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US4421784A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for producing textured coatings

Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Technology LLC
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Filing: 1982-02-12
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Granted: 1983-12-20
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Expires: 2002-02-12
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Abstract

Abstract In a process for curing a coating on a substrate, which coating has a thickness of about 0.1 mil to about 10 mils, with ultraviolet light comprising the following steps; (a) applying a coating, which is curable with ultraviolet light, to the substrate, said coating having a viscosity, as applied, of at least about 50 centipoises; (b) exposing the coated substrate to ultraviolet light having wavelengths in the range of about 1800 Angstroms to about 2750 Angstroms in an inert atmosphere for a period of time sufficient to initiate texturing at the surface of the coating; (c) maintaining the coated substrate from step (b) in a space essentially devoid of ultraviolet light for a period of time sufficient for the surface of the coating to texture; and (d) exposing the coated substrate from step (c) to ultraviolet light having wavelengths in the range of about 1800 to about 4000 Angstroms in an inert atmosphere or air until the coating is essentially cured, the improvement comprising, after step (a) and prior to step (b), increasing the viscosity of the coating by exposing the coating to ultraviolet light, said viscosity being increased to a viscosity no higher than that at which the coating is capable of being textured in steps (b) and (c), above.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harden H. Troue

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 14:08
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/20; G03F7/2022; B; B05; B05D; B05D3/00; B05D3/02; B05D3/0209; B05D3/06; B05D3/061; B05D3/065; B05D3/067; B05D5/00; B05D5/02; B05D5/06; B05D5/061

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 213 words
In a process for providing a textured or woven coating on a substrate, which coating has a thickness of about 0.1 mil to about 10 mils, comprising the following steps: (a) applying a coating, which is curable with ultraviolet light, to the substrate, said coating having a viscosity, as applied, of at least about 50 centipoises; (b) exposing the coated substrate to ultraviolet light having wavelengths in the range of about 1800 Angstroms to about 2750 Angstroms in an inert atmosphere for a period of time sufficient to initiate texturing at the surface of the coating; (c) maintaining the coated substrate from step (b) in a space essentially devoid of ultraviolet light for a period of time sufficient for the surface of the coating to texture; and (d) exposing the coated substrate from step (c) to ultraviolet light having wavelengths in the range of about 1800 Angstroms to about 4000 Angstroms in an inert atmosphere or air until the coating is essentially cured, the improvement comprising, after step (a) and prior to step (b), increasing the viscosity of the coating by exposing the coating to ultraviolet light, said viscosity being increased to a viscosity no higher than that at which the coating is capable of being textured in steps (b) and (c), above.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 213 words
In a process for providing a textured or woven coating on a substrate, which coating has a thickness of about 0.1 mil to about 10 mils, comprising the following steps: (a) applying a coating, which is curable with ultraviolet light, to the substrate, said coating having a viscosity, as applied, of at least about 50 centipoises; (b) exposing the coated substrate to ultraviolet light having wavelengths in the range of about 1800 Angstroms to about 2750 Angstroms in an inert atmosphere for a period of time sufficient to initiate texturing at the surface of the coating; (c) maintaining the coated substrate from step (b) in a space essentially devoid of ultraviolet light for a period of time sufficient for the surface of the coating to texture; and (d) exposing the coated substrate from step (c) to ultraviolet light having wavelengths in the range of about 1800 Angstroms to about 4000 Angstroms in an inert atmosphere or air until the coating is essentially cured, the improvement comprising, after step (a) and prior to step (b), increasing the viscosity of the coating by exposing the coating to ultraviolet light, said viscosity being increased to a viscosity no higher than that at which the coating is capable of being textured in steps (b) and (c), above.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The process defined in claim 1 wherein the ultraviolet light used in increasing the viscosity has wavelengths in the range of about 1800 to about 4000 Angstroms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
The process defined in claim 2 wherein the viscosity of the coating is increased at least about 25 percent over its applied viscosity.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1986-12-19 1987-06-20 1987-12-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1990-12-19 1991-06-20 1991-12-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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