Patent ID: 6723495
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B41C,G03F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for forming an image, the method comprising the steps of:(a) imaging an imageable element and forming an imaged imageable element, the imaged imageable element comprising imaged regions and unimaged regions in an imageable layer; in which: the imageable element is imaged either with ultraviolet radiation, with infrared radiation, or with heat, the imageable element comprises: a substrate comprising a hydrophilic surface, and the imageable layer over the hydrophilic surface, and the imageable layer comprises an imageable composition that comprises: a latent BrÃ¶nsted acid, a water-soluble or water-dispersible binder, and an acid-activated cross-linking agent; (b) heating the imaged imageable element; and (c) developing the imaged imageable element with water and removing the unimaged regions.