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Lithographic substrate and its process of manufacture

CA 1197408 A · Owner: Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company · Inventors: Cadwell, Donald E.

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Lithographic printing substrates ordinarily require a mechanical or chemical graining of aluminum surfaces. Such substrates are difficult and expensive to make. It has been found that a lithographically suitable substrate on an aluminum surface can be provided by the firing of at least one monobasic phosphate solution on substrates having an aluminum surface.

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  • Granted December 3, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 3, 2002.
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FiledSeptember 15, 1982
GrantedDecember 3, 1985
Term endedDecember 3, 2002
Patent numberCA 1197408 A
Classification (IPC)G03F7/00 +2 more

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1983198519871989199119931995199719992001Application filedSep 15, 1982Patent grantedDec 3, 1985Term endedDec 3, 2002

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