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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Flint Group Germany Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Uwe Stebani, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, DE;
Armin Becker, Groβniedesheim, DE;
Matthias Beyer, Pfinztal, DE;
Denis Riewe, Willstätt, DE;
Andreas Reifschneider, Mannheim, DE;
Assignee:
Flint Group Germany GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/40 (2006.01); B41C 1/00 (2006.01); G03F 7/09 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G03F 7/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41C 1/006 (2013.01); G03F 7/092 (2013.01); G03F 7/202 (2013.01); G03F 7/3057 (2013.01);
Abstract
Digitally imagable flexographic printing elements for producing flexographic printing plates, which comprise an organically soluble relief-forming layer, a water-soluble barrier layer for oxygen, and a water-soluble laser-ablatable mask layer. A method for producing flexographic printing plates using such flexographic printing elements, which comprises a two-stage washout procedure using aqueous and organic washout media.