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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2002
Melvin E. Kamen, Edison, NJ (US);
Marvin Wells, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Jerry Schuler, Hamilton, IL (US);
Deco Patents, Inc., Edison, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a rotary printing assembly operative for directly printing a layer of radiation curable material onto the cylindrical surface of individual articles. The rotary printing assembly includes a rotationally supported belt defining an interior region, the belt having a planar portion for contact with the cylindrical surface of the articles for directly printing a layer of the radiation curable material thereon. At least one squeegee is arranged within the interior region of the belt having a portion engaging the belt for contacting the planar portion of the belt with the cylindrical surface of the article. The squeegee is moveable longitudinally within the interior region of the belt during the printing operation. A radiation emitting device can be positioned adjacent the rotary printing assembly for at least partially curing the layer of radiation curable material applied to the articles.