US PATENT SUBCLASS 427 / 508
.~.~ Low energy electromagnetic radiation utilized (e.g., UV, visible, IR, microwave, radio wave, actinic, laser, etc.)

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427 /   HD   COATING PROCESSES

457  DF  DIRECT APPLICATION OF ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, WAVE, OR PARTICULATE ENERGY {15}
487  DF  .~ Polymerization of coating utilizing direct application of electrical, magnetic, wave, or particulate energy (i.e., including cross-linking, curing, and hardening of organics) {8}
508.~.~ Low energy electromagnetic radiation utilized (e.g., UV, visible, IR, microwave, radio wave, actinic, laser, etc.) {10}
509  DF  .~.~.~> Vapor deposition utilized
510  DF  .~.~.~> Nonuniform or patterned coating (e.g., mask, printing, textured, etc.) {1}
512  DF  .~.~.~> Immersion, partial immersion, spraying, or spin coating utilized (e.g., dipping, etc.)
513  DF  .~.~.~> Textile or fiber coated or impregnated
514  DF  .~.~.~> Coating material includes colorant or pigment
515  DF  .~.~.~> Organosilicon containing coating material
516  DF  .~.~.~> Coating is adhesive or is intended to be made adhesive (e.g., release sheet or coating, etc.)
517  DF  .~.~.~> Coating includes specified rate affecting material {2}
520  DF  .~.~.~> Benzene ring or nitrogen containing coating material
521  DF  .~.~.~> Radiation as heat source (e.g., radiant energy, etc.)

DEFINITION

Classification: 427/508

Low energy electromagnetic radiation utilized (e.g., UV, visible, IR, microwave, radio wave, actinic, laser, etc.):

(under subclass 487) Processes wherein the energy used to effect the polymerization of the applied coating is low energy electromagnetic radiation.

(1) Note. The term "low energy electromagnetic radiation" as employed here and indented subclasses includes, e.g., ultraviolet, infrared, visible light, actinic, microwave, and radio waves. Electromagnetic wave energy measured above wavelengths of 100 Angstroms (10 to the minus 8 meters) will be considered low energy electromagnetic radiation. a. ultraviolet (101 ---4000 A); b. actinic light includes both UV & visible; c. visible (4000 A --7000 A); d. infrared (above 7000 A) e. microwave (1 mm ---1 m (includes 2.45 GHz)); f. radio wave (13.56 MHz is permitted frequency); g. laser. This list is not intended to be exhaustive and is not limited to the above examples.