Patents
US 8517750 B2: Interchangeable UV LED curing system
- Granted
- 2013-08-27
- Filed
- 2010-08-26 application 12868827
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Design and integration of a UV LED curing system into a multi-station UV-curing process, such as for inkjet or offset printing. Docking ports may be permanently mounted into various stations within the UV-curing process. The UV LED lamps may be modular and may therefore be inserted into any one of the desired docking ports at variable distances from the substrate to be cured without significant loss of optical uniformity or radiant intensity. The docking ports are designed such that they can accommodate UV LED lamps of differing wavelengths and, therefore, power requirements. The insertion of a UV LED lamp into a docking port is designed such that it is accomplished without tools and may be considered a “plug and play” operation. Multiple docking ports may be mounted into a single station in the UV-curing process to allow for the installation of multiple lamps at each station.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130827.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Motion Systems, Inc. 14 patents | US company or organization | River Falls, WI | Air Motion Systems, Inc. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron D. Martinez | Arvada, CO | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen Metcalf | Hudson, WI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B05D | Processes for applying fluent materials to surfaces, in general | B05D3/067 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B41F | Printing machines or presses | B41F23/0409 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H10H | Inorganic light-emitting semiconductor devices having potential barriers | H10H20/8586 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49002 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | METCALF, STEPHEN J signed 2010-12-20 MARTINEZ, AARON D signed 2011-01-25 | AIR MOTION SYSTEMS, INC. RIVER FALLS, WI | 25783/96 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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