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Water developable photopolymerizable composition and printing plate element containing same
Assignee: Napp Systems USA Inc
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Filing: 1984-09-12
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Granted: 1985-09-10
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Expires: 2004-09-12
Abstract
Abstract A water developable, photopolymerizable composition and printing plates prepared from such composition are disclosed. The photopolymerizable composition includes at least one water soluble polymer, such as polyvinyl alcohol or partially saponified polyvinyl acetate, at least one photopolymerization initiator, and the condensation reaction product of N-methylol acrylamide, N-methylol methacrylamide, N-alkyloxymethyl acrylamide or N-alkyloxymethyl methacrylamide with a melamine derivative of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein, R 1 is CH 2 OR, R 2 is H or CH 2 OR, and R is C 1 -C 4 alkyl. A thermal polymerization inhibitor may also be included in the composition. Plates prepared from the composition demonstrate improved hardness and water resistance, compared to previously known photopolymerizable compositions, and also achieve excellent image quality.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyomi Sakurai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:10
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/027; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/1053; Y10S430/1055; Y10S430/106; Y10S430/107; Y10S430/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A water developable, photopolymerizable composition, comprising about 20 to about 95% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of at least one water soluble polymer; about 5 to about 75 weight percent of the condensation reaction product of N-methylol acrylamide, N-methylol methacrylamide, N-alkyloxymethyl acrylamide or N-alkyloxymethyl methacrylamide and a melamine derivative of the following formula: ##STR4## wherein, R 1 is CH 2 OR, R 2 is H or CH 2 OR, and R is C 1 -C 4 alkyl; and at least one photopolymerization initiator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A water developable, photopolymerizable composition, comprising about 20 to about 95% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of at least one water soluble polymer; about 5 to about 75 weight percent of the condensation reaction product of N-methylol acrylamide, N-methylol methacrylamide, N-alkyloxymethyl acrylamide or N-alkyloxymethyl methacrylamide and a melamine derivative of the following formula: ##STR4## wherein, R 1 is CH 2 OR, R 2 is H or CH 2 OR, and R is C 1 -C 4 alkyl; and at least one photopolymerization initiator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The photopolymerizable composition of claim 1, wherein said condensation reaction product is the reaction product of one mol of said melamine derivative and from three to six mols of said N-methylol acrylamide, N-methylol methacrylamide, N-alkyloxymethyl acrylamide or N-alkyloxymethyl methacrylamide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The photopolymerizable composition of claim 1 or 2, wherein the alkyl substituent of said N-alkyloxymethyl acrylamide or N-alkyloxymethyl methacrylamide is methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl or isobutyl.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The photopolymerizable composition of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said water soluble polymer is at least one member of the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, partially saponified polyvinyl acetate, hydroxyalkylcelluouse and derivatives thereof, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylamide, polyethylene oxide, copolymers of acrylacid, copolymers of maleic acid or maleic anhydrous, and water soluble polyamide derivatives.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The photopolymerizable composition of claim 1 or 4, in which said photopolymerization initiator is present in an amount from 0.001 to about 10 weight percent, based on the weight of the condensation reaction product.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The photopolymerizable composition of claim 5 or 6, in which said photopolymerization initiator is an acetophenone, benzophenone or benzoin derivative.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The photopolymerizable composition of claim 1, in which a thermal polymerization inhibitor is also present.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The photopolymerizable composition of claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in which the composition comprises about 40 to about 90 weight percent of said water soluble polymer and from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of said condensation reaction product.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
107 words
A water developable, photopolymer printing plate which comprises a support material and a layer of water soluble photosensitive resin composition disposed thereon, said composition comprising from about 20 to about 95 weight percent, based on the total of said composition, of at least one water soluble polymer; about 5 to about 75 weight percent of a condensation reaction product of N-methylol acrylamide, N-methylol methacrylamide, N-alkyloxymethyl acrylamide or N-alkyloxymethyl methacrylamide and a melamine derivative of the following formula: ##STR5## wherein, R 1 is CH 2 OR, R 2 is H or CH 2 OR, and R is C 1 -C 4 alkyl; and at least one photopolymerization initiator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
107 words
A water developable, photopolymer printing plate which comprises a support material and a layer of water soluble photosensitive resin composition disposed thereon, said composition comprising from about 20 to about 95 weight percent, based on the total of said composition, of at least one water soluble polymer; about 5 to about 75 weight percent of a condensation reaction product of N-methylol acrylamide, N-methylol methacrylamide, N-alkyloxymethyl acrylamide or N-alkyloxymethyl methacrylamide and a melamine derivative of the following formula: ##STR5## wherein, R 1 is CH 2 OR, R 2 is H or CH 2 OR, and R is C 1 -C 4 alkyl; and at least one photopolymerization initiator.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The photopolymer printing plate of claim 9, in which said composition further comprises a thermal polymerization inhibitor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
The photopolymer printing plate of claim 9 or 10, in which said water soluble polymer is one or more of the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, partially saponified polyvinyl acetate, hydroxyalkylcelluouse and derivatives thereof, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylamide, polyethylene oxide, copolymers of acrylacid, copolymers of maleic acid or maleic anhydrous and water soluble polyamide derivatives.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
The photopolymer printing plate of claim 9, 10 or 11 in which said condensation reaction product of said composition comprises the condensation reaction product of one mol of said melamine derivative and about three to about six mols of said N-methylol acrylamide, N-methylol methacrylamide, N-alkyloxymethyl acrylamide or N-alkyloxymethyl methacrylamide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The photopolymer printing plate of claim 9, 10, 11 or 12, in which said the alkyl substituent of said N-alkyloxymethyl acrylamide or N-alkyoxymethyl methacrylamide is methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, or isobutyl.
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