Circulating Bed Patents (Class 101/259)
  • Patent number: 7049048
    Abstract: Substrates for lithographic printing plate precursors and lithographic printing plate precursors are disclosed. The substrates comprise an aluminum or aluminum alloy support and the a layer of interlayer material on the support. The interlayer material is a co-polymer that comprise (1) acid groups and/or phosphonic acid groups, and (2) silyl groups substituted with three alkoxy and/or phenoxy groups. The lithographic printing plate precursors additionally comprise an imageable layer over the interlayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joseph Hunter, Saraiya Shashikant, Ting Tao, Fredéric Eugene Mikell