Invention Application
- Patent Title: Apparatus, System, Method of Post-Curing an Article, and Post-Cured Article
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Application No.: US17637488Application Date: 2020-09-08
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Publication No.: US20220273409A1Publication Date: 2022-09-01
- Inventor: Rudolf Schmid , Ralf Kelz , Christian A. Richter , Anja Friedrich , James D. Hansen , Saswata Chakraborty , Benjamin C. Mac Murray , Daniel D. Oberpertinger
- Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- International Application: PCT/IB2020/058330 WO 20200908
- Main IPC: A61C13/15
- IPC: A61C13/15 ; B29C64/135 ; B29C71/04 ; A61C13/00

Abstract:
The apparatus (1000) includes a housing (110), a chamber (120) disposed in the housing, at least two light emitting diodes (LEDs) (130) disposed within the housing (110), and a user interface (140) disposed on an exterior (112) of the housing. The chamber (120) is adaptable to each of an open, closed, and hermetically sealed configuration. The chamber (120) includes a material transparent to actinic radiation and light from the LEDs (130) enters the chamber from more than one direction. The user interface (140) includes a display (142) and program switches (144) configured to adjust at least three operational parameters of the apparatus. The apparatus (1000) further includes a vacuum pump (150) operatively coupled to the chamber (120). The system includes the apparatus (1000) and an article (180). An article includes layers of at least one photopolymerized crosslinked composition and a low extractable component content. A method of post-curing an article includes obtaining an article (180), placing the article in an apparatus (1000),
Public/Granted literature
- US12268567B2 Apparatus, system, method of post-curing an article, and post-cured article Public/Granted day:2025-04-08
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