US4595651A
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Process for producing equidensity images using photohardenable materials
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1984-09-06
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Granted: 1986-06-17
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Expires: 2004-09-06
Abstract
Abstract Process for photographic recording of selective areas of an original image, e.g., as equidensities and/or contour images, on a photohardenable material, e.g., (a) nongaseous monomer compound, (b) organic photoinitiator or photoinitiator/sensitizer system and (c) photoinhibitor activatable by ultraviolet radiation, which comprises in either order (A) exposing the photohardenable layer with desensitizing radiation, and (B) photohardening the layer with photohardening radiatiion, exposures (A) and (B) being imagewise exposures with the proviso that if exposure (B) is the first imagewise exposure, a nonimagewise final exposure is utilized.
Inventors
- 👤 Mario Grossa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 03:29
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/20; G03F7/2022; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/1053; Y10S430/1055; Y10S430/114; Y10S430/118
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A process for photographic recording of selective areas of an original image on a layer of photohardenable material comprising (a) a nongaseous, ethylenically unsaturated monomeric compound, (b) an organic photoinitiator or photoinitiator/sensitizer system sensitive in visible light, and (c) a photoinhibitor activatable by ultraviolet radiation taken from the class consisting of nitroso dimers and o-nitroaromatic compounds, the process comprising, in either order, (A) exposing the photohardenable layer with radiation of a wavelength range which desensitizes the exposed areas, (B) photohardening the layer by exposure with radiation of a wavelength range which hardens the layer, the improvement wherein recording of the image is accomplished by two imagewise exposures through the same original image with radiation of different wavelengths (A) and (B), with the proviso that when the first imagewise exposure is the photohardening exposure a nonimagewise photohardening final exposure follows the second imagewise exposure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A process for photographic recording of selective areas of an original image on a layer of photohardenable material comprising (a) a nongaseous, ethylenically unsaturated monomeric compound, (b) an organic photoinitiator or photoinitiator/sensitizer system sensitive in visible light, and (c) a photoinhibitor activatable by ultraviolet radiation taken from the class consisting of nitroso dimers and o-nitroaromatic compounds, the process comprising, in either order, (A) exposing the photohardenable layer with radiation of a wavelength range which desensitizes the exposed areas, (B) photohardening the layer by exposure with radiation of a wavelength range which hardens the layer, the improvement wherein recording of the image is accomplished by two imagewise exposures through the same original image with radiation of different wavelengths (A) and (B), with the proviso that when the first imagewise exposure is the photohardening exposure a nonimagewise photohardening final exposure follows the second imagewise exposure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the imagewise exposures are carried out through a continuous tone original and the recorded selected ranges represent equidensities.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein the two imagewise exposures are repeated one or more times with respectively increasing exposure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the imagewise exposures are carried out through a line original whereby the first exposure is carried out with collimated radiation and the second exposure with diffused radiation, the recorded selective areas representing contour images.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process according to claim 4 wherein the exposure with diffused radiation is carried out by placing between the original and the photohardenable material a scattering film, 25 to 200 μm in thickness.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the photohardening exposure is carried out with visible light of wavelength greater than 400 nm and the desensitizing exposure is carried out with radiation of wavelength of 250 to 400 nm.
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