Patents by Inventor Alan Stanley Monk

Alan Stanley Monk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pattern formation
    Patent number: 6558869
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a precursor for preparing a resist pattern by heat mode imaging, the precursor comprising a heat sensitive composition, the solubility of which in an aqueous alkaline developer is arranged to increase in heated areas, and a means for increasing the resistance of non-heated areas of the heat sensitive composition to dissolution in an aqueous alkaline developer (the “developer resistance means”), wherein said developer resistance means comprises one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of: (A) compounds which include a poly(alkylene oxide) unit; (B) siloxanes; and (C) esters, ethers and amides of polyhydric alcohols, wherein said heat-sensitive composition comprises an aqueous alkaline developer soluble polymeric substance (i.e. the “active polymer”) and a compound which reduces the aqueous alkaline developer solubility of the polymeric substance (i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Kodak Polychrome Graphics LLC
    Inventors: Christopher David McCullough, Kevin Barry Ray, Alan Stanley Monk, John David Riches, Anthony Paul Kitson, Gareth Rhodri Parsons, David Stephen Riley, Peter Andrew Reath Bennett, Richard David Hoare, James Laurence Mulligan, John Andrew Hearson, Carole-Anne Smith, Stuart Bayes, Mark John Spowage
  • Polymeric compounds
    Patent number: 6475698
    Abstract: Polymeric compounds for lithographic printing plates, especially plates for use in printing utilizing UV curable inks, may include a structural unit (I) wherein R1 represents an optionally-substituted cyclic or alkyl group, x represents 0 or 1 and A represents an optionally-substituted alkylene group. A range of compounds having different solubilities in selected solvents may be prepared by varying the identity or group R1. Such components may be prepared by reacting an amine of formula R1NH2 with the maleic anhydride derivative corresponding to moiety 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Kodak Polychrome Graphics LLC
    Inventors: Alan Stanley Monk, James Laurence Mulligan
  • Manufacture of lithographic printing forms
    Patent number: 6461795
    Abstract: Phenolic resin compositions formulated for use in lithographic exposure processes are given a heat treatment at 40-90° C. for at least 4 hours shortly after their coating onto lithographic substrates, to produce lithographic printing forms. It is found that such a heat treatment improves later exposure processes, in particular by rendering the sensitivity of the compositions less variable, over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Kodak Polychrome Graphics LLC
    Inventors: Christopher David McCullough, Kevin Barry Ray, Alan Stanley Monk, John David Riches, Anthony Paul Kitson, Gareth Rhodri Parsons, David Stephen Riley
  • Polymeric compounds
    Publication number: 20010019809
    Abstract: Polymeric compounds for lithographic printing plates, especially plates for use in printing utilizing UV curable inks, may include a structural unit (I) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Applicant: KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS LLC.
    Inventors: Alan Stanley Monk, James Laurence Mulligan