Exposing printing plates using light emitting diodes
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Dec 26, 2017
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Mar 31, 2016
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May 8, 2007
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises: (a) a rotatable drum configured to have a UV-curable printing plate with an ablatable layer thereon, placed thereon; (b) at least one laser beam to image the plate on the drum by ablating some of the ablatable layer according to image data to form an imaged plate; (c) an unloading area onto which a plate is movable when unloaded; and (d) a plurality of UV LEDs configured to apply UV radiation to the back of the UV-curable plate or to both the front and back of the UV-curable plate during or after the unloading of the imaged plate.
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International Classification(s)
- 2016 Application Filing Year
- B41C Class
- 62 Applications Filed
- 40 Patents Issued To-Date
- 64.52 % Issued To-Date
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- 4 Citation Count
- B41C Class
- 23.08 % this patent is cited more than
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