Patent ID: 8729498

Claim:
A fluorescent UV curing system comprising: a first light bank comprising a first plurality of fluorescent UV bulbs extending substantially parallel to one another and arranged side-by-side, the first light bank presenting a height, a length, and a width defined as extending between a first plane defined as the outermost extending portions of bulbs on a first side of the first light bank, to a second plane defined by the outermost extending portions of the bulbs on a second side of the first light bank, wherein the first plurality of fluorescent UV bulbs emits a first zone of substantially uniform curing energy at a first distance spaced from the first plane, and along at least a portion of the height and the length of the first light bank; further comprising: a second light bank comprising a second plurality of fluorescent UV bulbs extending substantially parallel to one another and arranged side-by-side, the second light bank presenting a height, a length, and a width defined as extending between a first plane defined as the outermost extending portions of bulbs on a first side of the second light bank, to a second plane defined by the outermost extending portions of the bulbs on a second side of the second light bank, wherein the second light bank is positioned substantially parallel to and spaced from the first light bank, wherein the second plurality of fluorescent UV bulbs emits a second zone of substantially uniform curing energy at a second distance spaced from the first plane of the second light bank, and along at least a portion of the height and the length of the second light bank; and wherein the first zone of substantially uniform curing energy and the second zone of substantially uniform curing energy define a curing zone.