Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20100059491 | APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING RESIDUAL STRESS IN TUBULAR BODY An aim is to provide a tubular-body residual-stress improving apparatus capable of reducing irradiation on unnecessary areas by controlling the optical paths of laser beams. In the tubular-body residual-stress improving apparatus, an optical control unit (5C) inc... | 03/11/2010 |
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| 20090188900 | METHOD OF CUTTING MATERIAL FOR USE IN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE A method of cutting material for use in an implantable medical device employs a plotted laser cutting system. The laser cutting system is computer controlled and includes a laser combined with a motion system. The laser precisely cuts segments out of source material acc... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090166812 | SEMICONDUCTOR AND AN ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR The present invention relates generally to semiconductors, material layers within semiconductors, a production method of semiconductors, and a manufacturing arrangement for producing semiconductors. A semiconductor according to the invention includes at least one layer ... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20080272096 | LASER MICRO-MACHINING SYSTEM WITH POST-SCAN LENS DEFLECTION A laser micro machining system includes a laser source positioned to direct a laser pulse through a scan lens to a work piece mounted on a work surface and a mirror positioned between the scan lens and the work piece and tilted with respect to the work surface to reflec... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080257873 | Method for Producing Two-Dimensional Periodic Structures in a Polymeric Medium A method for producing periodic structures at the surface of a sol-gel type, hybrid organic-inorganic or organic material, characterised in that it includes the step of directly illuminating the material with a laser beam having a uniform intensity profile at near-norma... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080185367 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MACHINING USING A BEAM OF PHOTONS Some embodiments include methods, and systems of machining using a beam of photons. In some embodiments, a machining method to remove material in a machined region may include reducing transparency of the region to at least a predefined wavelength by irradiating the reg... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080124526 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PROCESSING A PLURALITY OF SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILMS WHICH ARE CRYSTALLIZED USING SEQUENTIAL LATERAL SOLIDIFICATION TECHNIQUES A process and system are provided for processing at least one section of each of a plurality of semiconductor film samples. In these process and system, the irradiation beam source is controlled to emit successive irradiation beam pulses at a predetermined repetition ra... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080124433 | Food processing using laser radiation Processing food with a laser. In one embodiment, the system includes a laser that creates holes in a food item with an output beam, and includes a post processing module that enables a substance to pass through the holes. The substance may include a flavoring, a vitamin... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080076234 | Method of multi-processing object using polygon mirror A method of multi-processing an object using a polygon mirror according to an embodiment of the invention includes setting processing parameters for individual layers of an object having a multilayer structure, performing laser processing on exposed layers in a region t... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080053974 | Laser Machining Method and Laser Machining Apparatus A laser machining method and a laser machining apparatus by which holes excelling in form accuracy can be machined efficiently are to be provided. A first cylindrical lens and/or a second cylindrical lens to correct any deformation of reflective face of a first mirror a... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070145025 | OPTICAL PATH AXIS ALIGNING DEVICE OF LASER BEAM MACHINE The invention provides a device for improving the efficiency of operation for aligning the optical axis of mirrors disposed in an optical path for laser transmission in a laser beam machine. The laser beam LB output from a laser oscillator of a laser beam machine is tra... | 06/28/2007 |
