Patents Assigned to Marc Van Damme
  • HEAT MODE SENSITIVE IMAGING ELEMENT FOR MAKING POSITIVE WORKING PRINTING PLATES
    Publication number: 20010001701
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a heat ode imaging element for providing a lithographic printing plate consisting of a lithographic base with a hydrophilic surface and a top layer that is sensitive to IR-radiation, comprises a polymer soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution, and is unpenetrable for an aqueous alkaline developer, characterized in that said top layer comprises a polysiloxane surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Publication date: May 24, 2001
    Applicant: Marc Van Damme
    Inventors: MARC VAN DAMME, JOAN VERMEERSCH, ERIC VERSCHUEREN, GUIDO HAUQUIER