Inventors:
Jack R. Caddell - Landenberg PA
Harvey H. Hoehn - Hockessin DE
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
B41C 110, B41M 524, B41N 114
Abstract:
The use of a laser beam to etch the surface of a printing plate made from a polymer composition on a metal or plastic base and a thin top coating of a hard hydrophilic material produces a lithographic printing plate capable of accepting ink in the etched region and accepting water in the unetched regions.