Patent ID: 7913417
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: F26B

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling energy that is input to a film of paint for the controlled removal of moisture from the film of paint, said method comprising: blowing a controlled air flow, said controlled air flow having a specified humidity level at a specified temperature level, across a film of paint, wherein said film of paint exists on a surface, at a specified air flow rate over at least one specified time period such that said film of paint absorbs thermal energy from said controlled air flow via an outer surface of said film of paint, thereby causing said film of paint to lose moisture in a controlled manner; exhausting said controlled air flow as said controlled airflow blows across said film of paint; and irradiating said film of paint with microwave energy at a first specified power level for at least a first specified time duration such that said film of paint absorbs at least a part of said microwave energy and converts said absorbed microwave energy to thermal energy within said film of paint, thereby causing at least an internal volume of said film of paint to lose moisture in a controlled manner.