Abstract:
A print patterned mask is formed a digital lithographic process on the surface of a photoresist or similar material layer. The print patterned mask is then used as a development or etching mask, and the underlying layer overdeveloped or overetched to undercut the print patterned mask. The mask may be removed and the underlying structure used an etch mask or as a final structure. Fine feature widths, narrower the minimum width of the print patterned mask features, may be obtained while realizing the benefits of digital lithography in the manufacturing process.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for forming a stacked transparent structure comprising providing a support, coating one side of said support with a multicolored mask, coating the other side of the support with a layer curable by visible light, and exposing the light-curable layer through the mask with visible light to cure the layer curable by light in exposed portions to form a cured pattern.
Abstract:
Provided are an original printing plate for relief printing that solves both the problems of the prior-art negative film or its alternatives, and problems of mask pattern formation directly on the surface of the photosensitive resin layer by an ink composition, as well as a method for forming an relief printing plate using the same. Employing a photosensitive original printing plate for relief printing including a support substrate (A); a photosensitive resin layer (B) provided thereon and having a photosensitivity to light in a predetermined wavelength region; and an ink holding layer (C) provided thereon; wherein the layer (C) is capable of retaining a light-shielding ink, and capable of constituting a light-shielding pattern inside the layer (C), the light-shielding pattern being formed by applying the light-shielding ink to the (C) in accordance with the pattern; and wherein the (C) at the area to which the light-shielding ink is not applied is substantially transparent to the light in the predetermined wavelength region.
Abstract:
Lithographic printing plates are imaged using an inkjet printer to imagewise apply a chemical agent onto the plate surface. The chemical causes a change that facilitates lithographic printing.
Abstract:
A UV-mask, a system and method for making the mask and a method of using the mask for producing an image a print medium are disclosed. The system includes a donor element having a substrate coated with a layer of IR-sensitive material and a layers of UV-absorbing material, and a receptor element. The IR-sensitive material is capable of detaching a significant portion of the itself and the UV-absorbing material from the donor element and transfer the detached materials to the receptor element when irradiated by an IR radiation. The method for making a UV-mask includes irradiating such a donor element with an IR radiation. The method of using includes overlaying a digital UV mask on a UV-sensitive medium, exposing the medium to a UV radiation through the UV mask, and developing the UV-sensitive medium.
Abstract:
A process for imaging a lithographic printing plate by ink jet printing imagewise a near infrared absorbing material onto a coated plate. The plate is then exposed to near infrared emitters followed by developing the coating.
Abstract:
An inkjet method is used to make a negative working offset lithographic printing master by imagewise application of liquid inkjet droplets that form a mask on a layer of positive-working radiation imageable material pre-coated on a hydrophilic lithographic base. The masked layer is then subjected to a developer and developed. After development, only the masked areas of the positive working imageable material remain. Since this material is hydrophobic the resulting imaged layer on the hydrophilic lithographic base may be employed as a wet offset lithographic master. Since the image that is printed by the printing master coincides directly with the image printed by the inkjetting process on the imageable material, the method is inherently negative-working. By the method of the present invention positive-working radiation imageable media is therefore employed to make a negative-working printing master. The combination of positive working radiation-imageable medium and masking fluid of this invention may be used in the fully on-press fabrication of a negative working lithographic master, which may optionally may also be made on a re-usable base.
Abstract:
A method and system for masking a surface to be etched is described. A droplet source ejects droplets of a masking material for deposit on a thin-film or other substrate surface to be etched. The temperature of the thin-film or substrate surface is controlled such that the droplets rapidly freeze upon contact with the thin-film or substrate surface. The thin-film or substrate is then etched. After etching the masking material is removed.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for making a printing plate precursor by applying a coating solution onto a substrate by means of a valve-jet print head, thereby obtaining a heat- or light-sensitive image-recording layer. The method is preferably used for on-press coating and provides a high coating quality and yield.
Abstract:
An edge-covering material and a process for preventing undesirable ridges from exposure of laser-processible, photopolymerizable printing plates premounted on sleeves or cylinders is disclosed. The edge-covering material containing at least one soluble, film-forming polymer, at least one UV absorber, and a solvent or a solvent mixture is applied on the edges of the photo-polymerizable printing plate before imagewise exposure of the photopolymerizable printing plate.