Patents by Inventor Roberto Gaggiano

Roberto Gaggiano 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 A LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR
    Publication number: 20100307360
    Abstract: A method for making a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising the steps of: (i) providing a grained and anodized aluminum support; (ii) treating the support with an aqueous solution comprising a salt of zirconium; (iii) treating the support with an aqueous solution comprising a compound comprising a phosphonic acid group and/or an ester or a salt thereof; (iv) applying a coating comprising hydrophobic particles and a binder; (v) drying said coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Hieronymus Andriessen, Paola Campestrini, Roberto Gaggiano