Lithographic plate
CA 1285417 C · Owner: Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company · Inventors: Brey, Larry A.; Cadwell, Donald E.
Overview
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Printing plates made from ceramic-coated steel-based, lithographic plate precursors. The printing plate of this invention is a lithographic plate comprising a steel substrate, an adhesion promoting layer overlying the steel substrate, a ceramic layer overlying the adhesion promoting layer, and a photosensitive layer coated over the ceramic layer. The steel-based plate is more durable than aluminum based plates.
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- Granted July 2, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 2, 2008.
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