Patents by Inventor Fred Marland

Fred Marland 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).

  • Method for making an lithographic printing plate with improved ink-uptake
    Patent number: 6071369
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the image-wise exposure of a heat-sensitive imaging element with a laser and developing said imaging element by rinsing it with plain water or an aqueous solution. To improve ink-uptake the imaging element is exposed on an external drum recorder whereby the pixel dwell time of the laser is above 0.1 .mu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert, N.V.
    Inventors: Joan Vermeersch, Marc Van Damme, Johan Van Hunsel, Fred Marland