Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for producing waterless offset printing plates, comprising the steps of: coating a support with a photosensitive layer based on a diazonium salt polycondensation product; coating said photosensitive layer with a layer of silicone elastomer; crosslinking said silicone elastomer to produce an unexposed printing plate; imagewise exposing said unexposed printing plate to radiation; and developing said exposed plate in a developer consisting essentially of from 50 to 100% by weight of at least one compound of the general formula R -- (O -- CH.sub.2 -- CH.sub.2 -- ).sub.n -- O -- R wherein R denotes C m H 2m+1' n denotes an integer form 1 to 25, and M denotes an integer form 1 to 5.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for producing waterless offset printing plates, comprising the steps of: coating a support with a photosensitive layer based on a diazonium salt polycondensation product; coating said photosensitive layer with a layer of silicone elastomer; crosslinking said silicone elastomer to produce an unexposed printing plate; imagewise exposing said unexposed printing plate to radiation; and developing said exposed plate in a developer consisting essentially of from 50 to 100% by weight of at least one compound of the general formula R -- (O -- CH.sub.2 -- CH.sub.2 -- ).sub.n -- O -- R wherein R denotes C m H 2m+1' n denotes an integer form 1 to 25, and M denotes an integer form 1 to 5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A developing method as claimed in claim 1, additionally consisting essentially of at least one surfactant.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A developing method as claimed in claim 2, said developer consisting essentially of not more than 15% by weight of said surfactant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A developing method as claimed in claim 1, additionally consisting essentially of at least one alcohol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A developing method as claimed in claim 4, said developer consisting essentially of 5 to 40% by weight of said alcohol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A developing method as claimed in claim 1, said developer additionally consisting essentially of not more than 20% by weight of water.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A developing method as claimed in claim 1, said developer additionally consisting essentially of at least one selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylacetamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, N-hexylpyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, butyrolactone and aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A developing method as claimed in claim 7, said developer comprising not more than 50% by weight of said at least one compound selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylacetamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, N-hexylpyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, butyrolactone and aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
73 words
A developing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said diazonium salt polycondensation product comprises recurrent A-N 2 X and B units that are mutually linked by bridge members that are derived from carbonyl compounds capable of condensation, A is the radical of an aromatic diazonium compound capable of condensation with formaldehyde, and B is the radical of a compound which is free of diazonium groups and is capable of condensation with formaldehyde.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
A developing method as claimed in claim 9, wherein B consists of at least one member selected from the group consisting of an aromatic amine, a phenol, a phenol ether, an aromatic thioether, an aromatic hydrocarbon, an aromatic heterocyclic compound and anorganic acid amide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A developing method as claim in claim 9, wherein said bridge members comprise methylene groups.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A developing method as claimed in claim 1, comprising a mixture of compounds corresponding to the general formula.