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EP 0 849 090 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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01.07.1998 Bulletin 1998/27 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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24.06.1998 Bulletin 1998/26 |
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Date of filing: 19.12.1996 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE FR GB |
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Applicant: AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. |
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2640 Mortsel (BE) |
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Inventors: |
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- Vermeersch, Joan
2640 Mortsel (BE)
- Defieuw, Geert
2640 Mortsel (BE)
- Van Damme, Marc
2640 Mortsel (BE)
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Thermosensitive imaging element for the preparation of lithographic printing plates
with improved transporting properties |
(57) The present invention provides an imaging element for making a lithographic printing
plate comprising on a flexible support (i) an ink repellant layer containing a crosslinked
hydrophilic binder and (ii) a thermosensitive layer comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic
polymer particles dispersed in a hydrophilic binder, characterized in that an outermost
layer is present on top of said imaging element on the opposite side of the support,
said outermost layer comprising at least a solid or liquid lubricant in a hydrophilic
binder.