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Assignee: Celanese Corp
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Filing: 1990-02-16
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Granted: 1991-04-16
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Expires: 2010-02-16
Abstract
Abstract A light-sensitive composition for the preparation of printing plates is described, which contains a water-insoluble binder which is soluble in aqueous-alkaline solutions; a light-sensitive component which is an o- or p- quinone diazide, a diazonium salt polycondensation product or a mixture of (a) a compound which eliminates an acid on exposure to light and (b) a compound having at least one C--O--C group which can be split by acid; and a thermo-crosslinking compound which is a cyclical acid amide of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group. The printing plates can be baked at lower temperatures than plates without a crosslinking agent, but nevertheless have a long shelf life.
Inventors
- 👤 Shane Hsieh
- 👤 Paul Stahlhofen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 10:54
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A light-sensitive composition which comprises in admixture, a binding amount of a water-insoluble binder which is soluble in aqueous-alkaline solutions; and a light-sensitizing amount of a light-sensitive component selected from the group consisting of o- or p- quinone diazides, diazonium salt polycondensation products, or a mixture of (a) a compound which eliminates an acid on exposure to light and (b) a compound having at least one C--O--C-- group which can be split by acid; and a thermo-crosslinking amount of a thermo-crosslinking compound which thermo-crosslinking compound is a cyclical acid amide of the general formula: ##STR4## wherein R denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group whereby said composition is capable of forming a photographic element when coated on a suitable support, and said binding amount is that amount which produces a difference between the exposed and unexposed areas of said element upon development, and the amount of thermo-crosslinking compound present is an amount which does not substantially reduce the shelf life of said composition and which enables said composition to be baked at lower temperatures than a similar composition without the thermo-crosslinking compound and without substantially reducing the developer resistance of said composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
A light-sensitive composition which comprises in admixture, a binding amount of a water-insoluble binder which is soluble in aqueous-alkaline solutions; and a light-sensitizing amount of a light-sensitive component selected from the group consisting of o- or p- quinone diazides, diazonium salt polycondensation products, or a mixture of (a) a compound which eliminates an acid on exposure to light and (b) a compound having at least one C--O--C-- group which can be split by acid; and a thermo-crosslinking amount of a thermo-crosslinking compound which thermo-crosslinking compound is a cyclical acid amide of the general formula: ##STR4## wherein R denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group whereby said composition is capable of forming a photographic element when coated on a suitable support, and said binding amount is that amount which produces a difference between the exposed and unexposed areas of said element upon development, and the amount of thermo-crosslinking compound present is an amount which does not substantially reduce the shelf life of said composition and which enables said composition to be baked at lower temperatures than a similar composition without the thermo-crosslinking compound and without substantially reducing the developer resistance of said composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The light-sensitive composition of claim 1, wherein the cyclical acid amide is present in an amount of between 1 and 20 percent by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The light-sensitive mixture of claim 1, wherein the binder which is soluble in aqueous-alkaline solutions is a novolak resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the binder is present in an amount of from about 50% to about 90% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the light sensitive component is an o-quinone diazide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the o-quinone diazide is present in an amount of from about 3% to about 50% by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the light sensitive component is a mixture of compounds (a) and (b) wherein (a) is present in an amount of from about 8% to about 65% by weight of said composition and (b) is present in an amount of from about 0.1% to about 10% of said composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein R has from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein R has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the light sensitive component is selected from the group consisting of naphthoquinone-(1,2)-diazide-(2)-4 or 5-sulfonic acid esters or amides.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the cross-linking agent is hexamethylol melamine hexamethyl ether.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
189 words
A photographic element which comprises a support and a light-sensitive layer on said support, said layer comprising in admixture, a binding amount of a water-insoluble binder, which is soluble in aqueous-alkaline solutions; and a light sensitizing amount of a light-sensitive component selected from the group consisting of o- or p- quinone-diazides, diazonium salt polycondensation products or a mixture of (a) a compound which eliminates an acid on exposure to light and (b) a compound having at least one C--O--C group which can be split by acid; and a thermo-crosslinking amount of a thermo-crosslinking compound, which thermo-crosslinking compound is a cyclical acid amide of the general formula: ##STR5## wherein R denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and said binding amount is that amount which produces a difference between the exposed and unexposed areas of said element upon development, and the amount of thermo-crosslinking compound present is an amount which does not substantially reduce the shelf life of said composition and which enables said composition to be baked at lower temperatures than a similar composition without the thermo-crosslinking compound and without substantially reducing the developer resistance of said composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
189 words
A photographic element which comprises a support and a light-sensitive layer on said support, said layer comprising in admixture, a binding amount of a water-insoluble binder, which is soluble in aqueous-alkaline solutions; and a light sensitizing amount of a light-sensitive component selected from the group consisting of o- or p- quinone-diazides, diazonium salt polycondensation products or a mixture of (a) a compound which eliminates an acid on exposure to light and (b) a compound having at least one C--O--C group which can be split by acid; and a thermo-crosslinking amount of a thermo-crosslinking compound, which thermo-crosslinking compound is a cyclical acid amide of the general formula: ##STR5## wherein R denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and said binding amount is that amount which produces a difference between the exposed and unexposed areas of said element upon development, and the amount of thermo-crosslinking compound present is an amount which does not substantially reduce the shelf life of said composition and which enables said composition to be baked at lower temperatures than a similar composition without the thermo-crosslinking compound and without substantially reducing the developer resistance of said composition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The element of claim 12 wherein said support comprises aluminum, silicon or polyester.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
The element of claim 13 wherein the surface of said aluminum support bearing said layer has been treated by one or more processes selected from the group consisting of bright rolling, mechanical roughening, electrochemical roughening, anodization and hydrophilization.
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