Invention Grant
- Patent Title: LED modifying apparatus and method
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Application No.: US10869237Application Date: 2004-06-16
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Publication No.: US07189983B2Publication Date: 2007-03-13
- Inventor: Francis M. Aguirre , Peter T. Benson , Michele A. Craton , Gordon D. Henson , David L. Hofeldt , Jack W. Lai , Michael A. Meis , David L. Phillips
- Applicant: Francis M. Aguirre , Peter T. Benson , Michele A. Craton , Gordon D. Henson , David L. Hofeldt , Jack W. Lai , Michael A. Meis , David L. Phillips
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Main IPC: G01N21/33
- IPC: G01N21/33 ; G01N21/00 ; G02B6/43

Abstract:
A radiation modifying apparatus comprises a plurality of solid state radiation sources to generate radiation that modifies a first material such as by curing or creating alignment through polarization. The solid state radiation sources can be disposed in an array pattern. Optical concentrators, arranged in a corresponding array pattern, receive radiation from corresponding solid state radiation sources. The concentrated radiation is received by a plurality of optical waveguides, also arranged in a corresponding array pattern. Each optical waveguide includes a first end to receive the radiation and a second end to output the radiation. The radiation modifying apparatus can be utilized for continuous substrate, sheet, piece part, spot curing, and/or 3D radiation-cure processes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050116179A1 LED modifying apparatus and method Public/Granted day:2005-06-02
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