Ultraviolet light-emitting diode device
AssigneeSummit Business Products, Inc.
InventorEric Custer
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Abstract
An ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) device for curing fluids such as inks, coatings, and adhesives, for example. In one embodiment, LEDs are positioned on faces defined by an inverted recess in a base portion. The LEDs are configured such that the light beams emitted from the LEDs converge at a single area or point to provide a single, focused area or point of amplified power from the LEDs. An optical culmination device may be used to further intensify the power output from the LEDs. The optical culmination device provides enhanced power output from the UV LED device which makes the curing process more efficient than previous curing systems.
Claims20
A system for curing a quantity of curable material, comprising:
- a dispenser in communication with the quantity of curable material, said dispenser capable of dispensing a dispensed portion of the curable material;
- at least one light-emitting diode;
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- at least one optical culmination device positioned to intercept a light emitted from said at least one light-emitting diode and at least one of intensify and direct said light emitted from said at least one light-emitting diode to cure said dispensed portion of the curable material.
A system for curing a quantity of curable material, comprising:
- a dispenser in communication with the quantity of curable material, said dispenser capable of dispensing a dispensed portion of the curable material;
- at least one light-emitting diode;
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- culmination means for at least one of intensifying and directing a light emitted from said at least one light-emitting diode to cure said dispensed portion of the curable material.
A system for curing a quantity of curable material, comprising:
- a dispenser in communication with the quantity of curable material, said dispenser capable of dispensing a dispensed portion of the curable material;
- at least one light-emitting diode;
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- a base portion including a recess defining a plurality of faces, at least one said light-emitting diode positioned on at least one of said faces, said faces configured to focus a light emitted from each said at least one light-emitting diode to cure said dispensed portion of the curable material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.