US4510228A
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Lithographic printing plate with gelatin layers having pH values below isoelectric point
Assignee: Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd
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Filing: 1983-04-20
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Granted: 1985-04-09
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Expires: 2003-04-20
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a photosensitive element for the production of lithographic printing plates improved in printing endurance comprising a support, a physical development nuclei layer, and at least one gelatin-containing layer including a silver halide emulsion layer disposed under said nuclei layer, which is adapted to the silver complex diffusion transfer process to utilize the transferred silver image on said nuclei layer as ink-receptive areas, all of the gelatin-containing layers having a pH value below the isoelectric point of the gelatin used in each layer. Further improvement can be attained by using a photographic gelatin and a low molecular weight gelatin in at least one of said gelatin-containing layers.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuo Tsubai
- 👤 Yoshikazu Takaya
- 👤 Eiji Kanada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:07
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/06; G03F7/07; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/04; G03C1/047; G03C2001/0471
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A photosensitive element for the production of lithographic printing plates comprising a support, a physical development nuclei layer, and at least one gelatin-containing layer including a hardener and a silver halide emulsion layer disposed under said nuclei layer, which is adapted to the silver complex diffusion transfer process to utilize the transferred silver image on said nuclei layer as ink-receptive areas, all of the gelatin-containing layers having a pH value below the isoelectric point of the gelatin used in each layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
A photosensitive element for the production of lithographic printing plates comprising a support, a physical development nuclei layer, and at least one gelatin-containing layer including a hardener and a silver halide emulsion layer disposed under said nuclei layer, which is adapted to the silver complex diffusion transfer process to utilize the transferred silver image on said nuclei layer as ink-receptive areas, all of the gelatin-containing layers having a pH value below the isoelectric point of the gelatin used in each layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
128 words
A photosensitive element for the production of lithographic printing plate according to claim 1 comprising a support, a physical development nuclei layer, and at least one gelatin-containing layer including a hardener and a silver halide emulsion layer disposed under said nuclei layer, which is adapted to the silver complex diffusion transfer process to utilize the transferred silver image on said nuclei layer as ink-receptive areas, all of said gelatin-containing layer having a pH value below the isoelectric point of the gelatin used in each layer and at least one of said gelatin-containing layers containing both a photographic gelatin having an average molecular weight of about 70,000 to about 150,000 and also a separate low molecular weight gelatin having an average molecular weight of about 3,000 to about 30,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A photosensitive element according to claim 1, wherein the gelatin-containing layer has a pH value smaller than the isoelectric point of the gelatin contained in said layer by 0.3 or more.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A photosensitive element according to claim 2, wherein the gelatin-containing layer has a pH value smaller than the isoelectric point of the gelatin contained in said layer by 0.3 or more.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A photosensitive element according to claim 2, wherein the average molecular weight of the low molecular weight gelatin is about 5,000 to about 20,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A photosensitive element according to claim 2, wherein the gelatin-containing layer which contains photographic gelatin and a low molecular weight gelatin is an undercoating layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A photosensitive element according to claim 3, wherein the gelatin-containing layer has a pH value smaller than the isoelectric point of the gelatin contained in said layer by 0.5 or more.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A photosensitive element according to claim 4, wherein the gelatin-containing layer has a pH value smaller than the isoelectric point of the gelatin contained in said layer by 0.5 or more.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A photosensitive element according to claim 1, wherein an undercoat layer contains silica particles of 2 to 10 μm in average particle diameter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A photosensitive element according to claim 1, wherein the emulsion layer contains silica particles of 2 to 10 μm in average particle diameter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A photosensitive element according to claim 1, wherein an undercoat layer and the emulsion layer contain silica particles of 2 to 10 μm in average particle diameter.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for making a lithographic printing plate, which comprises imagewise exposing the photosensitive element according to claim 1 and developing the exposed element with a silver complex diffusion transfer developer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for making a lithographic printing plate, which comprises imagewise exposing the photosensitive element according to claim 2 and developing the exposed element with a silver complex diffusion transfer developer.
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