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Method of forming images from liquid masses

CA 1203106 A · Owner: Ciba-Geigy Investments Ltd. · Inventors: Irving, Edward; Smith, Terence J.

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Images are prepared by a process in which a layer supported, on a substrate, of a liquid composition comprising (a) an anaerobically polymerisable material and (b) a photopolymerisable material, is maintained in a substantially oxygen-free environment such that the composition solidifies. It is then exposed imagewise to actinic radiation and treated with a developer to remove parts of the layer which have not been struck by the radiation. The anaerobically polymerisable and photopolymerisable materials may be a mixture of two or more materials having these different functions, such as an acrylate ester with an azido compound or, the two functions may be combined in a single molecule. The …

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  • Granted April 15, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 15, 2003.
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FiledAugust 2, 1983
GrantedApril 15, 1986
Term endedApril 15, 2003
Patent numberCA 1203106 A
Classification (IPC)G03C5/00 +2 more

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1984198619881990199219941996199820002002Application filedAug 2, 1983Patent grantedApril 15, 1986Term endedApril 15, 2003

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