Patent ID: 9250516
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B41C,G03F

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming an imaging blanket for a printing apparatus, comprising: depositing a photolithographically patternable material over a substrate; exposing said photolithographically patternable material to a desired exposure pattern; etching said photolithographically patternable material according to said desired exposure pattern to thereby form a template surface comprising a desired template pattern of texture features; forming a layer of curable liquid polymer over and in physical contact with said template surface; curing said liquid polymer to thereby form said imaging blanket; removing said imaging blanket from said template surface to thereby expose an imaging surface having a pattern of image blanket features formed therein; and further comprising securing said imaging blanket to an image forming member of a variable data lithography system, wherein said desired exposure pattern comprises a repeating pattern of said texture features, each texture feature having a substantially similar cross-sectional shape selected from the group consisting of: polygons, ovals, and circles.