PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR DRYING & CURING A CONTAINER COATING AND CONTAINERS PRODUCED THEREFROM
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to apparatus and methods of coating glass containers and the containers produced therefrom. In particular, embodiments of the invention provide a method of coating glass containers by at least partially drying and/or curing one or more organic coatings on a glass container using accelerated drying.
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1-41. -41. (canceled)
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42. An apparatus for coating glass containers comprising:
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a first optional pre-heating zone for pre-heating the glass container; an organic coating applicator for applying a protective organic coating to the glass container; a second optional pre-heating zone for pre-heating the glass container; an accelerated drying zone for at least partially drying the protective organic coating on the glass container using accelerated drying; cooling zone for cooling the protective organic coating on the glass container; and a curing zone for curing the at least partially dried protective organic coating on the glass container. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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