Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Solid state light source
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-15
2008-07-15
Berman, Susan W. (Department: 1796)
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Solid state light source
C250S494100, C250S50400H, C427S492000, C427S493000, C427S510000, C427S511000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10908651
ABSTRACT:
A special method is provided for more uniformly and quickly curing products with a scratch-resistant UV curable coating or UV curable printing thereon with high intensity UV light, such as for wires, cables, tubes, tubing, hoses, pipes, CDs, DVDs, golf balls, golf tees, eye glass lenses, contact lenses, string instruments, decorative labels, peelable labels, peelable stamps, doors, countertops, etc. The method can also be operated with one or more special UV curing apparatus equipped with a controller and one or more super high power UV-LED modules.
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Berman Susan W.
Con-Trol-Cure, Inc
Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
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