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US3053179A US45942A US4594260A US3053179A US 3053179 A US3053179 A US 3053179A US 45942 A US45942 A US 45942A US 4594260 A US4594260 A US 4594260A US 3053179 A US3053179 A US 3053179A
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  • This invention relates to photoconductography.
  • Photoconductography forms a complete image at one time or at least a non-uniform part of an image as distinguished from facsimile which at any one time produces only a uniform dot.
  • Eleclectrophototrolytic photoconductography is also known and is de scribed in detail in British 188,030 von Bronk and British 464,112 Goldmann, modifications being described in British 789,309 Berchtold and Belgium 561,403 Johnson et ⁇ al.
  • This invention relates particularly to photoconductolithography wherein a lithographic plate is made by photoconductographic methods.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a much sturdier lithographic plate than has been produced by previous photoconductolithographic methods.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a lithographic plate having better discrimination between inkbearing and non ink-bearing areas.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a higher speed process for the manufacture of the litho plates.
  • Two factors affect speed.
  • One of these is of course the photo sensitivity of the photoconductor.
  • a photoconductor is said to be faster if a given amount of light (intensity times :time) produces a greater change in conductivity.
  • the intensity-time function is not linear.
  • one development process may be quite different from another in the amount of electrolytic eifect produced.
  • the density increase, or the solubility increase, or the hydrophilicity increase, or the pH change may be quite different for two electrolytes even though the electric current differential is the same.
  • one process may be faster than another even though the same photoconductor is used in both.
  • any of the standard photoconductographic methods may be used, except that the electrolytic development is from an electrolyte containing magnesium ions.
  • the photooonductographic image is magnesium hydroxide, which term here includes hydrated oxides of magnesium, and the image is deposited on a hydrophobic photoconductive layer such as the usual zinc oxide in resin binder.
  • This invention employs the photoconductive layer itself as the litho plate and hence differs from my cofiled applications (two of them jointly with Eastman) having to do respectively with Spongy Hydroxide Images, Electrolytic Images To Harden or Soften Colloids, and Spongy Images Containing Gelatin Hardeners since in each of these three cofiled cases, the litho plate is made on a sheet separate from the photoconductor.
  • magnesium hydroxide images on zinc oxide resin photoconductors given as examples in the above mentioned cofiled applications can be used for litho printing and when so used, constitute examples of the present invention.
  • a transparency 10 illuminated by a light source 11 is focused by a lens 12 on a zinc oxide, resin, photoconductive layer 15 carried on a conducting support 16.
  • Many such photoconductors are well known, including those discussed in the above mentioned cofiled applications.
  • the transparency is moved to the left as indicated by the arrow 17 and the photoconductive layer is moved to the right synchronously with the image of the transparency, as indicated by the arrow 18.
  • the zinc oxide layer retains temporarily the photoconductive image thus produced and this is electrolytically developed in a bath containing magnesium sulfate.
  • This electrolyte is applied by a brush 20 as the exposed layer passes over a roller 21, the diiference in potential between the brush 20 and roller 21 being provided by a DC. source 3 indicated schematically at 2.2.
  • This plate is then lithoprinted by standard methods indicated schematically in the drawing.
  • the fountain solution is applied by a wetting roller 30 to the hydrophilic image 23.
  • the plate is then inked with a greasy ink 32 by a roller 31.
  • the ink adheres to the areas of the zinc oxide layer 15 which are not covered by the image '23.
  • the plate is then pressed against an offset drum 40 so that some of the ink 41 transfers thereto and in turn is transferred to a sheet of paper 42 in the usual way. All of this lithoprinti-ng is conventional and is usually done in a standard oflice litho press.
  • One preferred example of the invention is as follows:
  • Example 1 A piece of the photoconductive material was exposed for 20 seconds to 15 ft. c. tungsten radiation incident upon a silver (neutral) step tablet in contact with the photoconductive surface, and then electrolytically developed, with an aqueous solution of 1.0 percent, by wei t, of magnesium sulfate hepta-hydrate.
  • the print surface was rinsed with water, wetted-out with a standard fountain solution and inked by hand.
  • the areas which received 300 ft. 0. seconds exposure repelled the ink; the unexposed areas, or those receiving less than 20 it. 0. seconds held the ink.
  • magnesium hydroxide control images for alkaline dye formation having to do with magnesium hydroxide control images for alkaline dye formation and in my cofiled application having to do with spongy images (some of which are magnesium hydroxide) the magnesium examples given can be used according to the present invention as litho plates.
  • the direct dyeing of a photoconductographic image is of interest in comparison with Example 1 above.
  • An exposed zinc oxide in resin photoconductor was processed with a viscose sponge held at volts positive with respect to the aluminum support for the photoconductor.
  • the sponge was wet with a solution containing two percent by weight of aluminum sulfate octohydrate and one percent sodium chloride.
  • the aluminum hydroxide image deposited was not visible until it was rubbed with a wet sponge carrying a pigment-indigo. This colored the zinc oxide layer but did not adhere to the aluminum hydroxide.
  • dyes were applied which colored the aluminum hydroxide image but which did not affect the background.
  • the present invention using magnesium hydroxide and litho printing gives much better prints however.
  • a photoconductolithographic process comprising electrolytically depositing on a hydrophobic photoconductive layer a hydrophilic image consisting essentially of magnesium hydroxide and lithoprinting from the layer and hydrophilic image.

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Sept. 11, 1962 R. F. REITHEL 3,053,179
PHOTOCONDUCTOLITHOGRAPHY EMPLOYING MAGNESIUM SALTS Filed y 28. 1960 ELECTROLYTE I MAGNESIUM SULFATE i INVENTOR.
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ATTORNEYS ire 3,53,1Y9 Fatented Sept. 11, 1962 inc 3,053,179 PHOTOCONDUCTOLITHOGHY EMPLOYING MAGNESiUM SALTS Raymond F. Reither, Rochester, N.Y., assignor to Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y., a corporation of New .lersey Filed July 28, 1960, Ser. No. 45,942 3 Claims. (Cl. 101149.2)
This invention relates to photoconductography.
Photoconductography forms a complete image at one time or at least a non-uniform part of an image as distinguished from facsimile which at any one time produces only a uniform dot.
Cross reference is made to the following series of cofiled applications:
Serial No. 45,940, John W. Castle Jr, Photoconductography Employing Reducing Agents.
Serial No. 45,941, Raymond F. Reithel, Photocondutolithgraphy Employing Nickel Salts, Continuation-inpart Serial No. 120,863, filed June 7, 1961.
Serial No. 45,943, Raymond F. Reithel, Photoconductogr-aphy Empolying Spongy Hydroxide Images, Continuation-in-part Serial No. 120,035, filed June 27, 1961.
Serial No. 45,944, Raymond F. Reithel, Method for Making Transfer Prints Using a Pho-toconductographic Process.
Serial No. 45,945, Raymond F. Reithel, Photoconductography Employing Manganese Compounds.
Serial No. 45,946, Raymond F. Reithel, Photoconductography Employing Molybdenum or Ferrous Oxide, Continuation-in-part Serial No. 120,037, filed June 27, 1961.
Serial No. 45,947, Raymond F. Reithel, Photoconductography Employing Cobaltous or Nickelous Hydroxide, Continuation-impart Serial No. 120,047, filed June 27, 1961.
Serial No. 45,948, Donald R. Eastman, lithography.
Serial No. 45,949, Donald R. Eastman, Photoconductolithography Employing Hydrophobic Images.
Serial No. 45,950, Donald R. Eastman and Raymond F. Reithel, Photoconduotography Employing Electrolytic Images to Harden or Soften Films.
Serial No. 45,951, Donald R. Eastman and Raymond F. Reithel, Photoconductography Employing Absorbed Metal Ions, Continuation-impart Serial No. 120,038, filed June 27, 1961.
Serial No. 45,952, Donald R. Eastman and Raymond F. Reithel, Photocondnctography Employing Spongy Images Containing Gelatin Hardeners.
Serial No. 45,953, John J. Sagura, Photoconductography Employing Alkaline Dye Formation.
Serial No. 45,954, John J. Sagura and James A. Van- Allan, Photoconductography Employing Quaternary Salts.
Serial No. 45,955, Franz Urbach and Nelson R. Nail, Uniform Photoconductographic Recording on Flexible Sheets.
Serial No. 45,956, Franz Urbach and Nelson R. Nail, High Contrast Photoconductographic Recording.
Serial No. 45,957, Nicholas L. Weeks, Pho-toconductography Involving Transfer of Gelatin.
Serial No. 45,958, Donald R. Eastman, Photoconductolithography Employing Rubeanates.
Serial No. 45,959, Donald R. Eastman and Raymond F. Reithel, Electrolytic Recording With Organic Polymers.
Serial No. 46,034, Franz Urbach and Donald Pearlman, Electrolytic Recording.
Electrolytic facsimile systems are well known. Eleclectrophototrolytic photoconductography is also known and is de scribed in detail in British 188,030 von Bronk and British 464,112 Goldmann, modifications being described in British 789,309 Berchtold and Belgium 561,403 Johnson et \al.
This invention relates particularly to photoconductolithography wherein a lithographic plate is made by photoconductographic methods.
The object of the present invention is to provide a much sturdier lithographic plate than has been produced by previous photoconductolithographic methods.
Another object of the invention is to provide a lithographic plate having better discrimination between inkbearing and non ink-bearing areas.
Another object of the invention is to provide a higher speed process for the manufacture of the litho plates. Two factors affect speed. One of these is of course the photo sensitivity of the photoconductor. A photoconductor is said to be faster if a given amount of light (intensity times :time) produces a greater change in conductivity. The intensity-time function is not linear. However, there is a second factor involved in any photoconductography process. For a given change or difference in conductivity, one development process may be quite different from another in the amount of electrolytic eifect produced. For example, the density increase, or the solubility increase, or the hydrophilicity increase, or the pH change may be quite different for two electrolytes even though the electric current differential is the same. Thus one process may be faster than another even though the same photoconductor is used in both.
According to the invention any of the standard photoconductographic methods may be used, except that the electrolytic development is from an electrolyte containing magnesium ions. The photooonductographic image is magnesium hydroxide, which term here includes hydrated oxides of magnesium, and the image is deposited on a hydrophobic photoconductive layer such as the usual zinc oxide in resin binder.
This invention employs the photoconductive layer itself as the litho plate and hence differs from my cofiled applications (two of them jointly with Eastman) having to do respectively with Spongy Hydroxide Images, Electrolytic Images To Harden or Soften Colloids, and Spongy Images Containing Gelatin Hardeners since in each of these three cofiled cases, the litho plate is made on a sheet separate from the photoconductor.
However, the magnesium hydroxide images on zinc oxide resin photoconductors given as examples in the above mentioned cofiled applications can be used for litho printing and when so used, constitute examples of the present invention.
The present invention itself will be more fully understood from the accompanying drawing which shows:
A schematic flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the invention.
In the drawing a transparency 10 illuminated by a light source 11 is focused by a lens 12 on a zinc oxide, resin, photoconductive layer 15 carried on a conducting support 16. Many such photoconductors are well known, including those discussed in the above mentioned cofiled applications. The transparency is moved to the left as indicated by the arrow 17 and the photoconductive layer is moved to the right synchronously with the image of the transparency, as indicated by the arrow 18. The zinc oxide layer retains temporarily the photoconductive image thus produced and this is electrolytically developed in a bath containing magnesium sulfate. This electrolyte is applied by a brush 20 as the exposed layer passes over a roller 21, the diiference in potential between the brush 20 and roller 21 being provided by a DC. source 3 indicated schematically at 2.2. This deposits a magnesium hydroxide image 23 which is hydrophilic. Since the zinc oxide layer 15 is hydrophobic the sheet constitutes a lithographic plate. A.C. potential may be used since the zinc oxide layer in contact with the electrolyte acts as a rectifier.
This plate is then lithoprinted by standard methods indicated schematically in the drawing. The fountain solution is applied by a wetting roller 30 to the hydrophilic image 23. The plate is then inked with a greasy ink 32 by a roller 31. The ink adheres to the areas of the zinc oxide layer 15 which are not covered by the image '23.
The plate is then pressed against an offset drum 40 so that some of the ink 41 transfers thereto and in turn is transferred to a sheet of paper 42 in the usual way. All of this lithoprinti-ng is conventional and is usually done in a standard oflice litho press.
One preferred example of the invention is as follows:
Example 1 A piece of the photoconductive material was exposed for 20 seconds to 15 ft. c. tungsten radiation incident upon a silver (neutral) step tablet in contact with the photoconductive surface, and then electrolytically developed, with an aqueous solution of 1.0 percent, by wei t, of magnesium sulfate hepta-hydrate. The print surface was rinsed with water, wetted-out with a standard fountain solution and inked by hand. The areas which received 300 ft. 0. seconds exposure repelled the ink; the unexposed areas, or those receiving less than 20 it. 0. seconds held the ink.
In the cofiled Sagura application mentioned above, having to do with magnesium hydroxide control images for alkaline dye formation and in my cofiled application having to do with spongy images (some of which are magnesium hydroxide) the magnesium examples given can be used according to the present invention as litho plates.
The direct dyeing of a photoconductographic image is of interest in comparison with Example 1 above. An exposed zinc oxide in resin photoconductor was processed with a viscose sponge held at volts positive with respect to the aluminum support for the photoconductor. The sponge was wet with a solution containing two percent by weight of aluminum sulfate octohydrate and one percent sodium chloride. The aluminum hydroxide image deposited was not visible until it was rubbed with a wet sponge carrying a pigment-indigo. This colored the zinc oxide layer but did not adhere to the aluminum hydroxide.- In another example dyes were applied which colored the aluminum hydroxide image but which did not affect the background. The present invention using magnesium hydroxide and litho printing gives much better prints however.
Having described preferred arrangements of the invention, it is pointed out that the invention is not limited to these specific examples but is of the scope of the appended claims.
I claim:
1. In a photoconductolithographic process the steps comprising electrolytically depositing on a hydrophobic photoconductive layer a hydrophilic image consisting essentially of magnesium hydroxide and lithoprinting from the layer and hydrophilic image.
2. The process according to claim *1 in which the photoconductive layer is zinc oxide in resin binder.
3. The process according to claim 1 in which said depositing is from an electrolyte containing magnesium sulfate.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,759,956 Reed et al. May 27, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'QERTIFICATE 0F CORRECTION Patent Nos 3 05x179 September 11, 1962 Raymond F, Reithel fied that error appears in the above numbered pat- It is hereby certi n and that the said Letters Patent should read as ent requiring correctio corrected below In the grant line 1 and in the heading to the printed specification, line l, name of inventor fp r "Raymond F6 Bieither each occurrence read Raymond F Reithel column 1 line 32 for Serial N00 120 037" read Serial No. 120,036 line 36 for Serial No 120,047" read Serial No. 120,037
Signed and sealed this 8th day of January 19630 K SEAL) ERNEST W. SWIDER Commissioner of Patents Attesting Officer

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1. IN A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE PROCESS THE STEPS COMPRISING ELECTROLYTICALLY DEPOSITING ON A HYDROPHOBIC PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER A HYROPHILIC IMAGE ESSENTIALLY OF MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE AND LITHOPRINTING FROM THE LAYER AND HYDROPHILIC IMAGE.
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US3245784A (en) * 1961-10-16 1966-04-12 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Lithographic master and process of preparation
US3365324A (en) * 1963-03-18 1968-01-23 Bernice B Blake Solution development of xerographic latent images
US3418217A (en) * 1959-07-23 1968-12-24 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Electrolytic image formation
US3425829A (en) * 1960-11-08 1969-02-04 Agfa Gevaert Nv Electrophotographic recording process
US3462286A (en) * 1963-07-16 1969-08-19 Gevaert Photo Prod Nv Method of coating webs with photographic emulsions or other liquid compositions utilizing an electric field
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US3418217A (en) * 1959-07-23 1968-12-24 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Electrolytic image formation
US3425829A (en) * 1960-11-08 1969-02-04 Agfa Gevaert Nv Electrophotographic recording process
US3245784A (en) * 1961-10-16 1966-04-12 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Lithographic master and process of preparation
US3365324A (en) * 1963-03-18 1968-01-23 Bernice B Blake Solution development of xerographic latent images
US3462286A (en) * 1963-07-16 1969-08-19 Gevaert Photo Prod Nv Method of coating webs with photographic emulsions or other liquid compositions utilizing an electric field
US3486922A (en) * 1967-05-29 1969-12-30 Agfa Gevaert Nv Development of electrostatic patterns with aqueous conductive developing liquid

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