Global Patent Index - EP 0099264 A2

EP 0099264 A2 19840125 - Improvements in or relating to printing plates.

Title (en)

Improvements in or relating to printing plates.

Title (de)

Druckplatten.

Title (fr)

Plaques d'impression.

Publication

EP 0099264 A2 19840125 (EN)

Application

EP 83304011 A 19830711

Priority

GB 8219940 A 19820709

Abstract (en)

A plate is prepared by uniformly coating a substrate with a powdered material which is capable of being melted by the action of laser light. The plate is then image-wise exposed with a laser to melt the coating in selected areas. The exposed plate is used in lithographic printing plate manufacture. Thus the non-melted powder may be removed from the substrate to leave a lithographic printing image constituted by the laser light struck areas of the plate. Alternatively, the non-melted powder may be transferred and fixed to a transparent substrate which is then used to expose radiation sensitive material to form a lithographic printing plate.

IPC 1-7

B41M 5/26; B41C 1/10

IPC 8 full level

B41C 1/10 (2006.01); B41M 5/26 (2006.01); B41M 5/398 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41C 1/1008 (2013.01); B41M 5/262 (2013.01); B41C 2210/02 (2013.01); B41C 2210/04 (2013.01); B41C 2210/24 (2013.01); B41C 2210/264 (2013.01); B41C 2210/266 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0099264 A2 19840125; EP 0099264 A3 19851127

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83304011 A 19830711