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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120103953 | LASER MACHINING OF FIRED CERAMIC AND OTHER HARD AND/OR THICK MATERIALS Laser machining fired ceramic and other hard and/or thick materials includes scribing a workpiece with a laser beam along a sequence of parallel laser paths within a cutout region of the workpiece. The scribing creates a kerf in the cutout region that widens as the lase... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120052605 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LASER SCRIBING Provided is an apparatus for laser scribing. The laser scribing apparatus may include: a first laser emitter to emit a laser for a thickness measurement while moving towards a first axial direction of a substrate where a plurality of light emitting devices is formed; a ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120043306 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMALLY LASER MARKING ARTICLES The invention is a method and apparatus for laser marking a stainless steel specimen with commercially desirable marks. The method includes providing a laser processing system having a laser, laser optics and a controller with pre-determined laser pulse parameters, sele... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120024829 | LASER MACHINING DEVICE A laser machining device for forming dots on a substrate includes a light-combining assembly having a first reflection surface and a second reflection surface, a first laser source module, and a second laser source module. The first laser source module emits a first las... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120000893 | Precision Laser Ablation Methods and systems for precisely removing selected layers of materials from a multi-layer work piece using laser ablation are disclosed. Precise removal of one or more selected layers of materials of a work piece may be performed by irradiating at least one location on... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120000529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL Disclosed is a photovoltaic cell, a method of forming the photovoltaic cell, and a system for forming the photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic cell includes a plurality of layers, at least one scribe disposed within the plurality of layers, and sidewalls delineating the ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110309072 | SELF-ASSEMBLABLE CONTAINER FOR GENERIC USE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF The present invention refers to a self-assemblable container, preferably manufactured from ecologic materials such as standard fiberboard, comprising as its main structural elements a bottom, two longitudinal sides and two transverse sides of a basically rectangular sha... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110291329 | Method and apparatus for processing and/or inspecting pellet-shaped articles A system for marking pellet shaped articles includes a conveyer to convey the pellet-shaped articles along a transport path, and a laser to generate at least one beam to print or etch information on one or more of the pellet-shaped articles. The information includes at ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110278269 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT REPAIR A system and method of repairing electrical circuits including employing a laser and at least one laser beam delivery pathway for laser pre-treatment of at least one conductor repair area of a conductor formed on a circuit substrate and employing the laser and at least ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110256689 | OPTICAL DEVICE WAFER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS An optical device wafer processing method including a laser processed groove forming step of applying a laser beam for performing ablation to the front side or back side of a substrate of an optical device wafer along streets, thereby forming a laser processed groove as... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110186553 | COATING LAYER REMOVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE SAME The present invention discloses a coating layer removing apparatus and a method for the same. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a transport device displacing an electrode plate; a laser device having a laser head arranged above the displacement path of th... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110186110 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL A method for manufacturing a thin-film solar cell includes providing a first conducting layer on a substrate that has an area at least 0.75 m2. The first conducting layer is located in a deposition portion of the area. An ultraviolet laser beam is applied through a lens... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110180519 | Laser scribing method and apparatus To form a deeper scribed groove with less energy or to improve the scribing speed, without making the apparatus configuration complicated is intended. The present invention relates to a laser scribing method which includes: forming on a workpiece a plurality of beam spo... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110174789 | PORTABLE ENGRAVING SYSTEM A portable engraving system comprises an enclosure adapted to operably accommodate an engraving device, wherein the enclosure comprises an adjustment system. The adjustment system comprises one or more adjustable devices, and the adjustable devices are adapted to adjust... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110174788 | LASER ENGRAVER WITH SCANNING FUNCTION A laser engraver with scanning function includes an engraving table, a control device, and a scanner. The engraving table includes a working platform and an engraving device disposed on the working platform. The engraving device is capable of moving above the working pl... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110159231 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER ETCHING CARPET Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for etching carpets and carpet substrates. More particularly, various embodiments direct a laser beam at a carpet substrate such that energy is transferred to the carpet substrate in the form of he... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110139757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE EDGES A method and apparatus for processing substrate edges is disclosed that overcomes the limitations of conventional edge processing methods and systems used in semiconductor manufacturing. The edge processing method and apparatus of this invention includes a laser and opt... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110139756 | DEVICE FOR STRUCTURING A SOLAR MODULE A device for structuring a solar module. A retainer device arranged above the solar modules to be machined comprises retainer means which retain the solar modules. The retention is achieved in a non-contact manner. In a region beneath the solar module a structuring tool... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110108531 | LASER BEAM SCRIBING SYSTEM Techniques are described for laser-scribing a feature on a surface in relation to a reference feature on that surface, such as a feature created by a previous placement of the laser beam. In particular, using a laser beam focusing and deflection system to direct a laser... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110111576 | LASER-SCRIBING SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURING SUBSTRATES FOR THIN LAYER SOLAR MODULES The invention relates to a laser scribing system (10) for structuring substrates, said system being characterised in that the planar rotor (56) together with the laser device (60) has a mass that is essentially less than the mass of the table (20... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110104396 | SUBSTRATE LASER OXIDE REMOVAL PROCESS FOLLOWED BY ELECTRO OR IMMERSION PLATING Method of ablating the surface of a substrate including providing a dry substrate and an electrolyte source, ablating the surface of the dry substrate to at least partially remove a native oxide layer, and immersing the ablated dry substrate in the electrolyte source, i... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110095004 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND REMOVING COATING FROM AN EDGE OF A SUBSTRATE A method for removing coating from a substrate may include: locating an edge of a substrate; directing a laser beam along a first path to a first position on a surface of the substrate proximate to an edge of the substrate at an angle of incidence suitable to redirect t... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110095005 | Laser machining apparatus and method for forming a surface on an unifinished product The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for the laser machining of an unfinished object (27). The unfinished object (27) is to be formed into a cutting tool with a cutting edge (60) and a free surface (62). A laser is provided which ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110089152 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXPOSING DELICATE STRUCTURES OF A DEVICE ENCAPSULATED IN A MOLD COMPOUND A system utilizes a laser to remove the mold compound of an IC without damaging the internal die, wire leads, solder connections and any other critical structures encapsulated within the mold compound, thereby leaving them available for the provisional and electrical an... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110062127 | LASER-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING ONE OR MORE TARGET LINK STRUCTURES Laser-based methods and systems for removing one or more target link structures of a circuit fabricated on a substrate includes generating a pulsed laser output at a predetermined wavelength less than an absorption edge of the substrate are provided. The laser output in... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110065227 | COMMON LASER MODULE FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTION LINE Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an automated production line using a common laser scribe module for providing consistent scribe lines in multiple layers during the formation of thin film photovoltaic modules. The common laser scribe module inclu... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110051250 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING REFLECTION An optical element includes: a pit forming portion of a material that forms a pit in the vicinity of each focal point of a predetermined light beam upon condensation, wherein the pits are formed in such a manner that the volume percentage of the pits with respect to the... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110031508 | Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing LED Devices using Laser Scribing A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device using laser scribing to improve overall light output is disclosed. Upon placing a semiconductor wafer having light emitting diode (“LED”) devices separated by streets on a wafer chuck, the process arranges a first su... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033970 | METHODS AND RELATED SYSTEMS FOR THIN FILM LASER SCRIBING DEVICES Methods and related systems for fabricating a solar-cell assembly are provided. An example method comprises forming a series of layers and scribing a series of aligned interconnect lines in the layers prior to forming any isolation line related features. The example met... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031227 | Device For Inscribing Identification Plates The invention relates to a device for inscribing identification plates (16) with a laser inscribing device, a support plane (14) for the identification plates (16), a writing head (20) for applying the inscription to the identification plates... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110011840 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING PATTERN ON LIGHT GUIDE PANEL A pattern forming apparatus for a light guide panel is provided. The apparatus includes a pattern design system, a control system, a header moving unit including an XY moving unit and a header unit, one or more laser systems, and two or more optical units. The pattern d... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011839 | Method and apparatus for laser micromachining a conical surface Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for micromachining a conical surface. In one embodiment, such a system may include a rotating platform for receiving a long line of laser illumination, a mask having a predetermined pattern compris... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110008947 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MULTIFUNCTION LASER PROCESSES Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a system used to form solar cell devices using processing modules adapted to perform one or more processes in the formation of the solar cell devices. In one embodiment, the system is adapted to form thin film sol... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008527 | Solid Medication Tracking The disclosed invention provides tools and techniques for marking data on the surface of solid medications and tracking the medication in various ways using the data. According to preferred embodiments, an optical reader may be used to discern the features of data recor... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005458 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING SCRIBE ACCURACY IN SOLAR CELL MODULES Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a process and apparatus for monitoring and controlling the accuracy and spacing of isolation trenches scribed in a solar module during the fabrication process. In one embodiment, encoder marks, and optionally, enc... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100332005 | APPARATUS AND AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A PERSONALIZED 3D OBJECT An apparatus for producing a personalized 3D object is disclosed. The apparatus, or kiosk, comprises a payment detector, a user input device and a display, an image acquisition system, calculators for calculating a 3D image, a manufacturing device and an exit for delive... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100314365 | Method and Apparatus for Using a Laser to Both Score and Emblazon a Wrapping Sheet A laser is used to both score and emblazon a sheet to thereby provide a scored, emblazoned sheet. That scored, emblazoned sheet is then used to wrap an item (such as, but not limited to, a foodstuff item). By one approach this can comprise providing a plurality of laser... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100317172 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD A laser processing apparatus including a laser beam applying unit. The laser beam applying unit includes a laser beam generating unit, a focusing unit, and an optical system for guiding a laser beam from the laser beam generating unit to the focusing unit. The optical s... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100308024 | Writing apparatuses and methods Patterns are written on workpieces, such as, glass sheets and/or plastic sheets used in, for example, electronic display devices such as LCDs. The workpiece may be larger than about 1500 mm may be used. An optical writing head with a plurality of writing units may be us... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100294746 | LASER SCRIBING PLATFORM WITH MOVING GANTRY Laser scribing can be performed on a workpiece such as a substrate with layers formed thereon for use in a solar cell without need to move the workpiece during the scribing process. A series of lasers can be used to concurrently remove material from multiple positions o... | 11/25/2010 |
