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Class 219/121.73 - Shaping


Subclass of Class 219 - Electric heating
Definition: Subject matter including focusing of a coherent light beam.
No. of applications: 53
Last issue date: 02/23/2012


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Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20120043306METHOD 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
20120024465SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STATOR BAR PRESS TOOLING
Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for providing stator bar press tooling. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for pressing and curing insulation material on a shaped element. The method can include...
02/02/2012
20120012594METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STRUCTURING THE SURFACE OF A HARD MATERIAL COATED SOLID BODY BY MEANS OF A LASER
In the method for structuring at least one area of a solid body surface provided with a ta-C coating, a mask in the homogenous spot of the optical system is used in order to shape the beam in the mask projection technique and then a diaphragm in front of the imaging opt...
01/19/2012
20110266266LASER PROCESSING MACHINE
A laser processing machine is provided which includes a chuck table adapted to hold a workpiece; and a laser beam irradiation unit for emitting a laser beam to the workpiece held by the chuck table. The laser beam irradiation unit includes a single laser beam oscillatin...
11/03/2011
20110259862Additive Manufacturing Apparatus with a Chamber and a Removably-Mountable Optical Module; Method of Preparing a Laser Processing Apparatus with such Removably-Mountable Optical Module
An additive manufacturing apparatus comprises a processing chamber (100) defining a window (110) for receiving a laser beam and an optical module (10) The optical module is removably-mountable to the processing chamber for delivering the laser beam ...
10/27/2011
20110180521DEPTH AND BREAKTHROUGH DETECTION FOR LASER MACHINING
A system comprises a working laser beam, a sensing laser beam, first and second optical elements, an optical sensor, an aperture and a controller. The first optical element generates a coaxial beam from the working laser beam and the sensing laser beam. The second optic...
07/28/2011
20110183449APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE
An apparatus and method for manufacturing a light emitting devices by separating a semiconductor layer from a substrate includes a laser beam source for emitting a laser beam, a mesh-typed mask having a plurality of apertures through which the laser beam passes to provi...
07/28/2011
20110168679METHODS FOR TREATING SUPERALLOY ARTICLES, AND RELATED REPAIR PROCESSES
A method is described, for treating a superalloy substrate which includes at least one cavity containing adherent metal oxide material on its surface. A short-pulsed, high repetition rate laser beam is directed against the cavity surface for a period of time sufficient ...
07/14/2011
20110163077LASER THIN FILM POLY-SILICON ANNEALING OPTICAL SYSTEM
A high energy, high repetition rate workpiece surface heating apparatus is disclosed which comprise a XeF laser producing a laser output light pulse beam, an optical system narrowing the laser output light pulse beam in the short axis of the laser output light pulse bea...
07/07/2011
20110165814LASER 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 and method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display device using the same are disclosed. The laser beam irradiation apparatus is configured to irradiate a laser beam to an object extending in a first direction while moving th...
07/07/2011
20110147353LID FOR CLOSING A CUP
The invention relates to a lid (2) for closing a cup (1) along a peripheral sealing edge (10). Said lid comprises at least one aluminum film and an optionally multi-layered plastic layer which is co-extruded onto the aluminum film and has a closed p...
06/23/2011
20110139759FIBER-OPTIC BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR WAFER EDGE PROCESSING
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 fib...
06/16/2011
20110100967METHOD FOR REAL-TIME OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS IN LASER ABLATION AND LASER PROCESSING OF LAYERED AND STRUCTURED MATERIALS
A method for real-time optical diagnostics in laser ablation and laser processing of layered or structured materials or material structures. Diagnostics is provided during laser ablation that is utilized regularly in laser processing and/or chemical analysis of structur...
05/05/2011
20110097907LASER ANNEALING METHOD AND APPARATUS
Disclosed are a laser annealing method and apparatus capable of forming a crystalline semiconductor thin film on the entire surface of a substrate without sacrificing the uniformity of crystallinity in a seam portion in a long-axis direction of laser light, the crystall...
04/28/2011
20110086441LASER ANNEALING METHOD AND LASER ANNEALING APPARATUS
In laser annealing using a solid state laser, a focus position of a minor axial direction of a rectangular beam is easily corrected depending on positional variation of a laser irradiated portion of a semiconductor film. By using a minor-axis condenser lens 29 co...
04/14/2011
20110062128Multiple laser beam focusing head
An apparatus that divides a single laser beam into two or more beams that can be directed at an object, such as a work piece, to perform laser heat treatment is disclosed. An adapter stage is in optical communication with a light source, such as a laser source, and arra...
03/17/2011
20110039038METHOD 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
20110024406LASER IRRADIATION METHOD AND LASER IRRADIATION APPARATUS
An object of the present invention is to provide a laser irradiation method and a laser irradiation apparatus for irradiating an irradiation surface with a linear beam having more homogeneous intensity by blocking a low-intensity part of the linear beam without forming ...
02/03/2011
20110028003Substrate processing with reduced warpage and/or controlled strain
Provided are systems and methods for processing the surface of substrates that scan a laser beam at one or more selected orientation angles. The orientation angle or angles may be selected to reduce substrate warpage. When the substrates are semiconductor wafers having ...
02/03/2011
20110011840APPARATUS 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
20110008973LASER 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
20100320178DEVICE FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE BY MEANS OF PARALLEL LASER BEAMS
A device for processing a workpiece using a plurality of parallel laser beams includes a focusing optical system displaceable in a direction of an axis of symmetry configured to focus each of the plurality of parallel laser beams onto a common focusing plane, and wherei...
12/23/2010
20100301023ACOUSTO-OPTIC DEFLECTOR APPLICATIONS IN LASER PROCESSING OF DIELECTRIC OR OTHER MATERIALS
A laser processing system for micromachining a workpiece includes a laser source to generate laser pulses for processing a feature in a workpiece, a galvanometer-driven (galvo) subsystem to impart a first relative movement of a laser beam spot position along a processin...
12/02/2010
20100301024LASER PROCESSING SYSTEMS USING THROUGH-THE-LENS ALIGNMENT OF A LASER BEAM WITH A TARGET FEATURE
A laser processing system for micromachining a workpiece includes a laser source to generate laser pulses for processing a feature in a workpiece, a galvanometer-driven (galvo) subsystem to impart a first relative movement of a laser beam spot position along a processin...
12/02/2010
20100224604METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LASER BEAM PROCESSING OF AN ELEMENT WITH TOTAL TRANSMISSION FOR LIGHT OF A T LEAST 10-5
A method and an apparatus for laser beam processing of an element (12) that has a total transmittance for light of at least 10−5, comprising a laser unit (1) for generating a laser beam on one side of the to-be-processed element (12), a...
09/09/2010
20100219170ACTIVE BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE OPTICAL PATH SEGMENT THROUGH AIR
A laser energy delivery system includes a relay imaging system. Input optics arranged to receive the laser energy, a transmitting mirror having adjustable angle of incidence relative to the input optics, and a robot mounted optical assembly are configured to direct lase...
09/02/2010
20100221898LASER ANNEALING METHOD AND LASER ANNEALING DEVICE
The energy distribution in the short-side direction of a rectangular laser beam applied to an amorphous semiconductor film (amorphous silicon film) is uniformized. It is possible to the energy distribution in the short-side direction of the rectangular laser beam by the...
09/02/2010
20100163540Method for Laser Machining Transparent Materials
A method for machining a transparent material by the non-linear absorption of pulsed laser radiation, in the region of a laser focus, includes the following steps: a laser wavelength of between 300 and 1000 μm is selected; and laser impulses having a temporally flat be...
07/01/2010
20100147813METHOD FOR LASER PROCESSING GLASS WITH A CHAMFERED EDGE
A laser machining process is described for laser machining glass or glass-like materials. This process machines articles or features in articles with chamfered edges in one manufacturing operation. Chamfered edges are desirable in glass and glass-like materials because ...
06/17/2010
20100126975Method of Working Material with High-Energy Radiation
According to the present invention, a method of working material with high-energy radiation is provided, wherein a polymer matrix (1) is irradiated with high-energy radiation, in particular with a laser beam (9), wherein the radiation is focused onto a foc...
05/27/2010
20100089885LASER MACHINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH MULTIPLE BEAMLET LASER BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Multiple beamlet laser beam delivery systems and methods may be used in laser machining systems and methods to machine multiple regions on a workpiece simultaneously. One embodiment of a laser machining system and method may be used, for example, to scribe one or more l...
04/15/2010
20100059490ADAPTIVE OPTIC BEAMSHAPING IN LASER PROCESSING SYSTEMS
A laser processing system quickly and flexibly modifies a processing beam to determine and implement an improved or optimum beam profile for a particular application (or a subset of the application). The system reduces the sensitivity of beam shaping subsystems to varia...
03/11/2010
20100044357COLOR SENSING FOR LASER DECOATING
A coating removal apparatus utilizing a common optics path to provide laser pulses to a coated surface and to direct a light illumination reflected from the coated surface to a photosensitive detector and analyzer. The apparatus is an integrated device including a laser...
02/25/2010
20100032416Laser Processing Method and Processing Apparatus Based on Conventional Laser-Induced Material Changes
The present invention relates to a technique that remarkably increases the processing speed of a conventional ultra-fast laser micro process having a very high processing accuracy. According to the present invention, a laser processing method based on transient changes ...
02/11/2010
20100025387TRANSPARENT MATERIAL PROCESSING WITH AN ULTRASHORT PULSE LASER
Methods, devices, and systems for ultrashort pulse laser processing of optically transparent materials are disclosed, with example applications in scribing, marking, welding, and joining. For example, ultrashort laser pulses create scribe features with one pass of the l...
02/04/2010
20090291544WAFER LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS
A wafer laser processing method for forming deteriorated layers along a plurality of streets in the inside of a wafer having a device area where a plurality of areas are sectioned by the plurality of streets arranged in a lattice pattern on the front surface and devices...
11/26/2009
20090283507MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF COORDINATE DETECTING DEVICE
A coordinate detecting device includes a resistive film formed on a substrate and a common electrode for applying a voltage to the resistive film, wherein a potential distribution is created in the resistive film, an electric potential of the resistive film at a contact...
11/19/2009
20090223941PHASE SHIFTER FOR LASER ANNEALING
An object of the present invention is to provide a phase shifter for laser annealing which is capable of effectively preventing the sticking of particles. A first layer and a third layer are made of quartz glass, and a two-dimensional pattern of fine grooves is formed i...
09/10/2009
20090218577HIGH THROUGHPUT CRYSTALLIZATION OF THIN FILMS
Under one aspect, a method of processing a film includes defining a plurality of spaced-apart regions to be crystallized within a film, the film being disposed on a substrate and capable of laser-induced melting; generating a sequence of laser pulses having a fluence th...
09/03/2009
20090212030Autofocus for Ablation Laser
A laser ablation system is controlled by an autofocus subsystem particularly optimized for precision ablation of large workpieces, in an open factory environment where temperatures are not tightly controlled, where the workpieces may have high-spatial-frequency features...
08/27/2009
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