US4396470A
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Lithographic printing plates
Assignee: Agfa Gevaert NV
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Filing: 1982-02-17
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Granted: 1983-08-02
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Expires: 2002-02-17
Abstract
Abstract Aluminium sheets for lithographic printing plate production are anodized firstly in a phosphoric acid electrolyte and secondly in an electrolyte containing a major amount of phosphoric acid and a minor amount of sulphuric acid.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip A. Atkinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:41
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25D; C25D11/00; C25D11/02; C25D11/04; C25D11/12; B; B41; B41N; B41N3/00; B41N3/03; B41N3/034; C25D11/06; C25D11/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
52 words
A method of treating aluminium or an alloy thereof for use as a substrate in lithographic printing plate production which comprises firstly anodising it in phosphoric acid electrolyte and secondly anodising it in an electrolyte comprising a mixture containing a major amount of phosphoric acid and a minor amount of sulphuric acid.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
52 words
A method of treating aluminium or an alloy thereof for use as a substrate in lithographic printing plate production which comprises firstly anodising it in phosphoric acid electrolyte and secondly anodising it in an electrolyte comprising a mixture containing a major amount of phosphoric acid and a minor amount of sulphuric acid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the first anodising is carried out for from 0.25 to 4.0 minutes, at a voltage of from 15 to 35 V, at a temperature of from 15° to 46° C., and using an electrolyte containing from 250 to 400 g/l phosphoric acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the electrolyte used in the first anodising contains from 328 to 380 g/l phosphoric acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the second anodising is carried out for from 0.25 to 4.0 minutes, at a temperature from 15° to 46° C., and using an electrolyte containing from 20 to 150 g/l sulphuric acid and from 250 to 380 g/l phosphoric acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein the electrolyte used in the second anodising contains at least 40 g/l sulphuric acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the voltage used in the second anodising is equal to or greater than the voltage used in the first anodising.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of manufacturing a radiation sensitive plate for lithographic printing plate production which comprises (i) anodising aluminium or aluminium alloy using an electrolyte consisting essentially of aqueous phosphoric acid solution, (ii) anodising the aluminium or aluminium alloy using an electrolyte consisting essentially of a major amount of phosphoric acid, a minor amount of sulphuric acid, and water, and (iii) coating the anodised aluminium or aluminium alloy with a radiation sensitive composition to obtain the desired radiation sensitive plate.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of manufacturing a radiation sensitive plate for lithographic printing plate production which comprises (i) anodising aluminium or aluminium alloy using an electrolyte consisting essentially of aqueous phosphoric acid solution, (ii) anodising the aluminium or aluminium alloy using an electrolyte consisting essentially of a major amount of phosphoric acid, a minor amount of sulphuric acid, and water, and (iii) coating the anodised aluminium or aluminium alloy with a radiation sensitive composition to obtain the desired radiation sensitive plate.
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