EP1506857A3 - Positiv arbeitendes thermisches bilderzeugendes Element und positiv arbeitender lithographischer Druckplattenvorläufer - Google Patents

Positiv arbeitendes thermisches bilderzeugendes Element und positiv arbeitender lithographischer Druckplattenvorläufer Download PDF

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EP1506857A3
EP1506857A3 EP04078163A EP04078163A EP1506857A3 EP 1506857 A3 EP1506857 A3 EP 1506857A3 EP 04078163 A EP04078163 A EP 04078163A EP 04078163 A EP04078163 A EP 04078163A EP 1506857 A3 EP1506857 A3 EP 1506857A3
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Ken-Ichi Shimazu
Jayanti Patel
Shashikant Saraiya
Nishith Merchant
Celin Savariar-Hauck
Hans-Joachim Timpe
Christopher Mccullough
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EP04078163A 1998-06-23 1999-06-08 Positiv arbeitendes thermisches bilderzeugendes Element und positiv arbeitender lithographischer Druckplattenvorläufer Expired - Lifetime EP1506857B1 (de)

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US301866 1999-04-29
US09/301,866 US6352812B1 (en) 1998-06-23 1999-04-29 Thermal digital lithographic printing plate
EP99928429A EP1011970B1 (de) 1998-06-23 1999-06-08 Wärmeempfindliches bilderzeugendes element und flachdruckplattenvorläufer

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