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EP 0219719 B1 19900117 - FOUNTAIN SOLUTION FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING

Title (en)

FOUNTAIN SOLUTION FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING

Publication

EP 0219719 B1 19900117 (DE)

Application

EP 86113359 A 19860929

Priority

DE 3536485 A 19851012

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4798627A] Dampening agents or dampening agent concentrates for offset printing are disclosed which contain copper ions as corrosion inhibitors. Such dampening agents exhibit virtually no corrosive action on the offset printing machine parts with which they come into contact, in particular the printing cylinders made of nickel metal.

IPC 1-7

B41N 3/08

IPC 8 full level

B41F 7/24 (2006.01); B41N 3/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41N 3/08 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0219719 A1 19870429; EP 0219719 B1 19900117; DE 3536485 A1 19870416; DE 3668282 D1 19900222; JP S6295292 A 19870501; US 4798627 A 19890117

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86113359 A 19860929; DE 3536485 A 19851012; DE 3668282 T 19860929; JP 23818486 A 19861008; US 91824586 A 19861014