US3023099A
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Photographic process for etching scribing media
Assignee: Bjorksten Research Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1956-04-23
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Granted: 1962-02-27
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Expires: 1976-04-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Luther L Yaeger
- 👤 Risto P Lappala
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 07:57
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F1/00; G03F1/68; G03F3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A PROCESS FOR PHOTOCHEMICALLY ETCHING SCRIBING MEDIA HAVING A TRANSPARENT BASE, A TRANSLUCENT SAPONIFIABLE SCRIBING COAT SOLUBILIZABLE BY A SAPONIFYING SOLUTION AND A PHOTOSENSITIVE EMULSION LAYER OF WATER SOLUBLE COLLOID FREE OF HARDENING AGENTS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PHOTOGRAPHICALLY EXPOSING SAID EMULSION LAYER TO PROVIDE A PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF AN OBJECT THEREON, PHOTOGRAPHICALLY DEVELOPING AND FIXING SAID EMULSION LAYER WITHOUT INSOLUBILIZING SAID COLLOID, SCRIBING SAID EMULSION LAYER AND SAID SCRIBING COAT TO REMOVE A PORTION THEREOF DEFINED BY AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE THEREON, RESENSITIZING THE REMAINDER OF SAID EMULSION LAYER WITH A SENSITIZER WHICH WILL HARDEN SAID COLLOID ON EXPOSURE TO LIGHT, PHOTOGRAPHICALLY EXPOSING THE RESENSITIZED PORTION OF SAID EMULSION LAYER TO ACTINIC LIGHT TO PROVIDE A PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF A SECOND OBJECT, SOAKING SAID SCRIBING MEDIA IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION TO SOLUBILIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNEXPOSED PORTIONS OF THE RESENSITIZED EMULSION, SOAKING SAID SCRIBING MEDIA IN A SECOND SOLUTION TO OPERABLY SOLUBILIZE AND REMOVE ALL OF SAID SCRIBING COAT UNCOVERED BY REMOVAL OF SAID EMULSION THEREBY TO YIELD A COMPOSITE IMAGE IN RELIEF ON SAID SCRIBING MEDIA.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A PROCESS FOR PHOTOCHEMICALLY ETCHING SCRIBING MEDIA HAVING A TRANSPARENT BASE, A TRANSLUCENT SAPONIFIABLE SCRIBING COAT SOLUBILIZABLE BY A SAPONIFYING SOLUTION AND A PHOTOSENSITIVE EMULSION LAYER OF WATER SOLUBLE COLLOID FREE OF HARDENING AGENTS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PHOTOGRAPHICALLY EXPOSING SAID EMULSION LAYER TO PROVIDE A PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF AN OBJECT THEREON, PHOTOGRAPHICALLY DEVELOPING AND FIXING SAID EMULSION LAYER WITHOUT INSOLUBILIZING SAID COLLOID, SCRIBING SAID EMULSION LAYER AND SAID SCRIBING COAT TO REMOVE A PORTION THEREOF DEFINED BY AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE THEREON, RESENSITIZING THE REMAINDER OF SAID EMULSION LAYER WITH A SENSITIZER WHICH WILL HARDEN SAID COLLOID ON EXPOSURE TO LIGHT, PHOTOGRAPHICALLY EXPOSING THE RESENSITIZED PORTION OF SAID EMULSION LAYER TO ACTINIC LIGHT TO PROVIDE A PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF A SECOND OBJECT, SOAKING SAID SCRIBING MEDIA IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION TO SOLUBILIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNEXPOSED PORTIONS OF THE RESENSITIZED EMULSION, SOAKING SAID SCRIBING MEDIA IN A SECOND SOLUTION TO OPERABLY SOLUBILIZE AND REMOVE ALL OF SAID SCRIBING COAT UNCOVERED BY REMOVAL OF SAID EMULSION THEREBY TO YIELD A COMPOSITE IMAGE IN RELIEF ON SAID SCRIBING MEDIA.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1965-02-26 | 1965-08-28 | 1966-02-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1969-02-26 | 1969-08-28 | 1970-02-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1973-02-26 | 1973-08-28 | 1974-02-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |