Photoresists and method for making printing plates

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6037085
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08666169

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Printing plates having a photoresist layer thereon that can be exposed by a computer controller laser have improved sensitivity and do not require a photomask step. We have found photoresists that include a film forming polymer, an organo azide and a photosensitive dye that absorbs light at the frequency of the patterning laser and converts it to heat energy. The heat energy in turn elevates the temperature of the organo azide above its dissociation temperature, destroying the azide in areas exposed to the light source, and solubilizing those regions. A post pattern exposure flood exposure with ultraviolet light hardens the unexposed resist, improving its resistance to etch solvents.

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BANK OF AMERICA N A AS AGENTONE BRYANT PARK NEW YORK NY 10036

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Holman, III Bruce Milwaukee, WI 4 35
Mulvey, Merlin L Racine, WI 2 24
Sharkozy, Larry Racine, WI 2 24
Zaloom, Jeffrey G Waukesha, WI 4 26
Zhou, Peiguang Racine, WI 90 2379

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