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| 20120125897 | STRESS TREATMENT DEVICE, OPERATING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MAKING TURBINE A stress treatment device has an operating unit including a head unit performing peening by irradiating an inside of a hole formed in a structure with laser to form a compressive stress region in the hole; a laser unit having an optical fiber guiding the laser to the he... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103945 | Method And Apparatus For Laser Machining Laser processing is enhanced by using endpointing or by using a charged particle beam together with a laser. End-pointing uses emissions, such as photons, electrons, ions, or neutral particles, from the substrate to determine when the material under the laser has change... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120080411 | LASER ILLUMINATION SYSTEM WITH REDUCED SPECKLE A despeckling device and method in which an optical path difference staircase element is disposed between a fly's eye lens array and the image plane in a position near the focus position of the fly's eye lens array, and a laser generating unit generates and transmits pu... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080410 | LASER MARKING MACHINE A laser marking machine includes a support portion, a laser marking device fixed on the support portion, a control chip and a fixing mechanism fixed on the support portion. The fixing mechanism includes a support board configured for supporting a workpiece, and four pos... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120048722 | System and/or method for heat treating conductive coatings using wavelength-tuned infrared radiation Certain example embodiments relate to systems and/or methods for preferentially and selectively heat treating conductive coatings such as ITO using specifically tuned near infrared-short wave infrared (NIR-SWIR) radiation. In certain example embodiments, the coating is ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120040192 | METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE OXIDATION OF VO(ACAC)2 IN SOLUTION The present invention provides a method to effectively inhibit the oxidization of VO(acac)2 in solution for months. It is believed that VO(acac)2 forms a π-complex with as many as three allylic alcohols which precludes reaction with any oxygen in ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035745 | PROCESSING INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM IN PROCESSING MACHINE SUPPLYING PROCESSING POINT WITH ENERGY OR MATERIAL A processing information acquisition system in a processing machine which feeds a processing point energy or material, the processing information acquisition system provided with a position information acquisition unit which acquires position information of a feed unit ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120021559 | HIGH SPEED LASER CRYSTALLIZATION OF PARTICLES OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS A system and method for enhancing the conversion efficiency of thin film photovoltaics. The thin film structure includes a photovoltaic absorbent layer covered by a confinement layer. A laser beam passes through the confinement layer and hits the photovoltaic absorbent ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015118 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE COLOR OF METALS A method and a device are disclosed for changing the color of a metal surface in a given part of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is achieved by creating a surface relief as an array of raised or indented repeated elements without breaking the continuity of the metal su... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110308610 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING AN ARTICLE AND A MODIFIED ARTICLE A system and method for modifying an article to increase resistance to crack propagation are disclosed. The method includes providing a system, positioning one or more lasers, and directing a predetermined energy to a topographical feature on a surface of an article.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110309370 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE CRYSTALLIZATION OF THIN FILMS Crystallization of thin films using pulsed irradiation The method includes continuously irradiating a film having an x-axis and a y-axis, in a first scan in the x-direction of the film with a plurality of line beam laser pulses to form a first set of irradiated regions,... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110284503 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEAT TREATING A WELD JOINT A system for heat treating a weld joint includes a beam generator that produces a beam directed at the weld joint. A beam splitter between the beam generator and the weld joint diverts a portion of the beam along a path. A reflector receives the diverted portion of the ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110278271 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER SHOCK PEENING A system for laser shock peening includes a laser positioned to direct a laser pulse at a first side of a work piece and a coupler on a second side of the work piece. The system further includes a Doppler shift detector positioned to measure a velocity of the coupler. A... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272385 | LASER IRRADIATING DEVICE, LASER IRRADIATING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for constantly setting the energy distribution of a laser beam on an irradiating face, and uniformly irradiating the laser beam to the entire irradiating face. Further, another object of the present ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110266261 | LASER MACHINING DEVICE A laser machining device which can suppress the aberration of a laser beam converged into an object to be machined is provided. The laser machining device (200) comprises a laser light source (202) for emitting a laser beam (L) and a reflective spatial lig... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110259856 | APPARATUSES FOR FABRICATING PATTERNS USING LASER DIODE An apparatus for fabricating patterns using a laser diode is presented. The apparatus includes at least one laser diode, at least one lens and a mask having at least one pin hole, wherein light emitted from the laser diode is emitted through the lens and the pin hole to... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110240619 | PULSE LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Provide a pulse laser processing device which facilitates stable microfabrication of the surface of a large target processing material, and an increase in the speed of microfabrication. The pulse laser processing device includes a reference clock oscillating circuit whi... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110233175 | PICK-AND-PLACE MACHINE A pick-and-place machine, comprising: a pick station; a place station; a pick/place head for transporting a die from the pick station along a transport path to the place station; wherein the machine further comprises a die-face processing means, comprising an inspection... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110220621 | Determining Powder Feed Nozzle Misalignment This invention relates to a method for determining misalignment of a powder feed nozzle and a laser beam. The method includes forming a test structure on a workpiece in at least two different directions by deposition laser welding with powder at substantially constant d... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110215075 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING A SURFACE A method for treating a surface is disclosed. According to some aspects, the method includes ejecting matter from the surface by projecting an ejection agent on the surface. The ejection agent is selected from gases, fluids in supercritical state, solid materials in div... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110210099 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR FIRM BONDING OF MATERIALS A method and an arrangement for a firm bonding of a first material with a second material by means of soldering through focused laser radiation impacting on the first material, with the output controlled in dependence on the temperature measured in the area of the impac... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110165816 | Laser Beam Irradiation Apparatus for Substrate Sealing, Substrate Sealing Method, and Method of Manufacturing Organic Light Emitting Display Device Using the Same A laser beam irradiation apparatus irradiates a laser beam onto a sealing unit disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate so as to seal the first substrate and the second substrate. The laser beam has a beam intensity which increases from a center portion... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110155709 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD EMPLOYED THEREIN A laser processing apparatus 1 includes a processing light source 3 emitting processing light; an observation light emitting unit 4 emitting observation light; optical fibers 19 conducting light having a plurality of wavelengths generated at ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110139760 | FEMTOSECOND LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH PROCESS PARAMETERS CONTROLS AND FEEDBACK A femtosecond laser based laser processing system having a femtosecond laser, frequency conversion optics, beam manipulation optics, target motion control, processing chamber, diagnostic systems and system control modules. The femtosecond laser based laser processing sy... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110136303 | Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Thin-Film Transistor A method and apparatus of fabricating a thin film transistor is disclosed, which patterns an ohmic contact layer by a laser patterning process so that it is capable of preventing a semiconductor layer from being damaged, and reducing fabrication time, wherein the method... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110100968 | LASER MACHINE MONITORING A laser processing machine head, a laser processing machine head monitoring system, and a method of monitoring an optical element of a laser processing machine feature a light-transmissive optical element and an optical element holder defining a cavity in which the opti... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110089151 | LASER PROCESSING HEAD AND LASER CLADDING METHOD A laser processing head in accordance with the present invention comprises: a laser emitting unit for irradiating a workpiece with a laser light; and a powder feeder disposed around a periphery of the laser emitting unit for discharging filler material powder to the wor... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110073577 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT LEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE An electronic component lead manufacturing method includes irradiating a first laser beam to a second layer with a solder wettability higher than a first layer, the second layer being laminated on the outside of the first layer of the lead used by the electronic compone... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110056354 | CUTTING FRAME OF HIGH CUTTING EFFICIENCY Disclosed herein is a cutter frame including a plurality of cutters for cutting one or more kinds of rectangular unit pieces having a relatively small size from a rectangular base material at a predetermined inclination, the cutters being mounted or formed in the cutter... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110049114 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WORKING A SURFACE OF A WORKPIECE BY MEANS OF LASER RADIATION The present invention, among other things, relates to an apparatus (10) for working a surface (11) of a workpiece, in particular a metal workpiece, by means of laser radiation. The apparatus (10) is characterized by a scanner device (20), whi... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110053302 | METHOD OF FABRICATING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE USING LASER LIFT-OFF TECHNIQUE AND LASER LIFT-OFF APPARATUS HAVING HEATER Disclosed is a method of fabricating a light emitting diode using a laser lift-off apparatus. The method includes growing an epitaxial layer including a first conductive-type compound semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive-type compound semiconduct... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110048183 | MACHINING APPARATUS AND PROCESS A machining process and apparatus capable of increasing removal rates achievable when machining titanium and its alloys. The process includes heating a portion of a workpiece with a laser beam, cryogenically cooling a cutting tool with a cryogenic fluid without flowing ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110042364 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LASER SHOCK PEENING APPROACH ACCESSIBILITY A method for determining accessibility of a tool to an object is provided. The method provides for selecting one or more sections on the object to be laser shock peened, selecting a region of interest on the one or more sections and determining a set of feasible solutio... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045922 | ENGINEERED RESIDUAL STRESS IN GOLF CLUBS A method of manufacturing a driver, or other types of golf club, includes inducing residual compressive stress by high intensity laser shock peening to form an array of laser shock peened impact zones on the club face. Laser pulses having fluence greater than 4 GW/cm 02/24/2011 | |
| 20110039038 | METHOD FOR DECORATING PERFUME BOTTLE, AND DECORATING DEVICE A method of decorating a perfume bottle having a wall (11, 12, 13) that presents an outside surface (14) and an inside surface (15), at least one of the surfaces (14, 15) having a shape in relief that is complex, the method comprising at leas... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110008973 | LASER ANNEALING METHOD AND APPARATUS In the case of a lens array type homogenizer optical system, the incident angle and intensity of a laser beam 1 entering a large-sized lens (long-axis condenser lens 22) of a long-axis condensing optical system, which is provided on the rear side, are chan... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110009965 | BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTABLE MATERIAL AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME The present invention relates to improved biomedical implantable material comprising a plurality of pores, of which one or more of the pores are interconnected below the surface of the material. The improved biomedical implantable material may be used in biomedical impl... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110000899 | CONNECTING PIECE, MULTI-AXIS MACHINING CENTER, ELASTICITY CONTROL METHOD A connecting piece for a tool of a multi-axis machining center has a support on the machining center side, a holder at the tool side and a pushing device which elastically pushes the holder into a defined position against the support. The pushing force of the pushing de... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100320181 | MINERAL PROCESSING The present invention concerns itself with a dry, free of toxic chemicals, and thus, environmentally safe, mineral processing technique. It uses ore elements' specific heat differences as the basis for separating valuable minerals from ores. No EPA approval, no environm... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100301028 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYBRID RESOLUTION FEEDBACK OF A MOTION STAGE A method and apparatus is presented for obtaining high resolution positional feedback from motion stages 52 in indexing systems 10 without incurring the costs associated with providing high resolution positional feedback from the entire range of motion by ... | 12/02/2010 |
