US4076536A
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Dry photopolymer imaging article having a diazonium salt and epoxide copolymer
Assignee: Primerica Inc
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Filing: 1976-05-26
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Granted: 1978-02-28
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Expires: 1996-05-26
Abstract
Abstract Copolymers of glycidyl acrylate and allyl glycidyl ether and terpolymers derived from addition of glycidyl methacrylate to the polymerizable mixture, having an inherent viscosity within the range of about 0.09 to 0.28 and an epoxy equivalent of at least about 0.64 per 100 g. of polymer are provided which upon admixture with a catalyst which is a radiation-sensitive aryldiazonium salt of a complex halogenide, provides compositions suitable for use in a dry photopolymer positive imaging process. In the process, the polymer which is non-tacky at room temperature, together with the catalyst is applied to a substrate and exposed to an energy source for example, electromagnetic radiation through a transparency or mask. Following exposure, the coating is heated to the softening point of the unexposed portion of the coating and a powder or toner is applied thereto, the toner being adhered to only the tacky, nonexposed area of the coating, resulting in a pigmented image.
Inventors
- 👤 Sheldon Irwin Schlesinger
- 👤 Ronald J. Boszak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 00:40
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/016; G03F7/021; G03F7/0212; G03F7/0217; C; C08; C08G; C08G59/00; C08G59/18; C08G59/68; C08G59/686; G03F7/26; G03F7/28; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/1053; Y10S430/1055; Y10S430/114; Y10S430/115; Y10S430/12; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24835; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/24901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A presensitized plate capable of being imaged comprising a substrate having applied to at least one surface thereof, a composition comprising (1.) (a) a copolymer of glycidyl acrylate and allyl glycidyl ether of (b) a terpolymer of glycidyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate and allyl glycidyl ether containing up to about 0.25 mole of glycidyl methacrylate per mole of glycidyl acrylate, said copolymers and terpolymers having an inherent viscosity of from about 0.09 to about 0.28; an epoxide equivalent of at least about 0.64 per 100 l grams of polymer and being substantially non-tacky at room temperature, tacky at elevated temperature and convertible to a non-tacky condition upon exposure to irradiation and (2.) a radiation-sensitive aryl diazonium salt of a complex halogenide which decomposes upon exposure to irradiation to release a Lewis Acid effective to initiate polymerization of said copolymer or terpolymer, said radiation-sensitive salt being present in an amount sufficient to effect polymerization of said polymerizable material, the surface of said coated substrate being non-tacky at room temperature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A presensitized plate capable of being imaged comprising a substrate having applied to at least one surface thereof, a composition comprising (1.) (a) a copolymer of glycidyl acrylate and allyl glycidyl ether of (b) a terpolymer of glycidyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate and allyl glycidyl ether containing up to about 0.25 mole of glycidyl methacrylate per mole of glycidyl acrylate, said copolymers and terpolymers having an inherent viscosity of from about 0.09 to about 0.28; an epoxide equivalent of at least about 0.64 per 100 l grams of polymer and being substantially non-tacky at room temperature, tacky at elevated temperature and convertible to a non-tacky condition upon exposure to irradiation and (2.) a radiation-sensitive aryl diazonium salt of a complex halogenide which decomposes upon exposure to irradiation to release a Lewis Acid effective to initiate polymerization of said copolymer or terpolymer, said radiation-sensitive salt being present in an amount sufficient to effect polymerization of said polymerizable material, the surface of said coated substrate being non-tacky at room temperature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A presensitized printing plate as claimed in claim 1 wherein said substrate is aluminum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A presensitized printing plate as claimed in claim 1 wherein said composition comprises a copolymer of glycidyl acrylate and allyl glycidyl ether.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A presensitized printing plate as claimed in claim 3 wherein the inherent visocity of said copolymer is between about 0.15 and about 0.25.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
75 words
A presensitized printing plate as claimed in claim 1 in which said aromatic diazonium salt has the formula (ArN 2 ) m + (MX n+m ) -m wherein Ar is an aryl group, X is halogen, M is As, Sb, Bi, Fe, Sn, P or B, n is the oxidation state of M and m is the number of diazonium groups in the diazonium salt as determined by the net charge on the complex anion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A presensitized printing plate as claimed in claim 1 in which the anion of said aromatic diazonium salt is a hexafluorophosphate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A presensitized printing plate as claimed in claim 5 in which said diazonium salt is 2,5-diethoxy-4-(p-tolylthio) benzene diazonium hexafluorophosphate.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-02-27 | 1985-08-29 | 1986-02-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-02-27 | 1989-08-29 | 1990-02-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |