US PATENT SUBCLASS 427 / 372.2
.~ Heating or drying (e.g., polymerizing, vulcanizing, curing, etc.)

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427 /   HD   COATING PROCESSES

331  DF  WITH POST-TREATMENT OF COATING OR COATING MATERIAL {14}
372.2.~ Heating or drying (e.g., polymerizing, vulcanizing, curing, etc.) {8}
373  DF  .~.~> Cells, foam, or bubbles formed
374.1  DF  .~.~> And cooling {2}
375  DF  .~.~> Fusion or softening of coating {1}
377  DF  .~.~> Modified condition of atmosphere (e.g., steam, air movement, etc.) {1}
379  DF  .~.~> Plural heating or drying steps {2}
383.1  DF  .~.~> Metal coating {1}
384  DF  .~.~> Organic coating {2}
397.7  DF  .~.~> Inorganic silicon-containing coating {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 427/372.2

Heating or drying (e.g., polymerizing, vulcanizing, curing,

etc.):

(under subclass 331) Processes wherein the temperature of the coating is raised above ambient or the moisture content of the coating is reduced.

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224, for contacting a coating with flame.

226+, for heat decomposition of a coating.

246, for coagulating a microporous coating.

366, and 370, for pressure and heat treating a coating.

591, for dielectric heating. 592, for resistance heating.

595, for infrared or radiant heating.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

148, Metal Treatment, appropriate subclasses for processes of heat treating a metal to modify or maintain the internal physical structure (i.e., microstructure) or chemical property of the metal combined with a coating operation. See the Class 427 definition, References to Other Classes, and the Class 148 definition, Lines With Other Clsases, Chemcial Coating, Cleaning, tching, etc." for further clarification.