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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 20110297439 | Full Perimeter Laser Beam Button Weld of Dissimilar Materials Terminal pins comprising a refractory metal forming a full perimeter weld connected to a terminal block comprising a dissimilar metal incorporated into feedthrough filter capacitor assemblies are discussed. The feedthrough filter capacitor assemblies are particularly us... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297653 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING NANO-STRUCTURED SURFACES An apparatus and a method for producing nanostructured surfaces are particularly suited for producing surfaces having very low roughness over large lateral extents. The method includes the following steps: providing an article having a surface to be structured; generati... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290770 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING CRACK FORMATION AND FOR SLOWING DOWN THE ADVANCEMENT OF A CRACK IN METAL AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES BY MEANS OF LASER SHOCK RAYS The present invention provides a method for preventing the forming of cracks and slowing the crack propagation in metallic airplane structural parts by laser shock peening with the following steps: Providing an airplane structural part having a crack; irradiating a firs... | 12/01/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110272134 | HIGH FREQUENCY SURFACE TREATMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXTEND DOWNHOLE TOOL SURVIVABILITY A downhole device with compressive layer at the surface thereof. Such devices may be particularly well suited for survivability in the face of potentially long term exposure to a downhole environment. Techniques for forming protective compressive layers at the surfaces ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20110215076 | LASER ABLATION TECHNIQUE A method of manufacturing a shaped part, the method including: (I) providing a partially consolidated porous part that has been made from a powder; (II) permeating the porous part with a volatile liquid (e.g. water, ethanol), so that the liquid is present in the pores o... | 09/08/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110188535 | Method and Sensor for Determining the Hydrocarbon Dew Point in a Gas The invention relates to a method and a sensor for determining the hydrocarbon dew point in a gas, in particular in a gaseous fuel. According to the invention a roughened condensation surface is provided on a planar measurement surface of a transparent body. Light is sh... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110180184 | SURFACE LASER TREATMENT OF ZR-ALLOY FUEL BUNDLE MATERIAL A method for treating a Zr-alloy fuel bundle material in a nuclear reactor includes treating a surface of the Zr-alloy fuel bundle material with a laser beam generated by a solid-state laser, and a nuclear reactor including a treated Zr-alloy fuel bundle material. This ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110168679 | METHODS 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 |
| 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 |
| 20110163085 | Method for Soldering Contact Wires to Solar Cells In a method for soldering contact wires to a side of a solar cell for producing the electrical contact-making, the solar cells have at least one metallic strip-shaped region. A contact wire is soldered onto the latter for the electrical connection of the solar cell, whe... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110165432 | POWDER METALLURGICAL ARTICLE AND PROCESS A powder metallurgical article and process are disclosed. The article is a repaired or enlarged powder metallurgical article. The repaired or enlarged powder metallurgical article includes a formed article including a first alloy and a material including a second alloy.... | 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 |
| 20110132886 | Laser Peening Process and Apparatus Using a Liquid Erosion-Resistant Opaque Overlay Coating The invention relates to a method and apparatus for improving properties of a solid material by providing shockwaves there through. Laser shock processing is used to provide the shockwaves. The method includes applying a liquid energy-absorbing overlay, which is resista... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110111179 | LASER DRILLING TECHNIQUE FOR CREATING NANOSCALE HOLES A method of forming extremely small pores in a substrate that is used, for example, in patch clamp applications is provided that employs an energy absorbing material beyond a back side of the substrate to allow a laser to be focused adjacent the exit side of the substra... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110084051 | Method and Apparatus for Forming Visible Indicium on the Tab Portion of a Beverage Container A method and apparatus for forming a visible symbol or other indicium on a tab portion of a beverage container. The method comprises the steps of advancing a tab stock material through a series of tab-forming stations. The tab portion is at least partially formed from t... | 04/14/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110062129 | CARDIAC LEAD COIL STRIPPING An implantable lead may have a distal assembly including a coupler, a terminal pin and a conductive member rotatably secured to both the coupler and the terminal pin. The conductive member may include a coating that is at least partially removed before securing the cond... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110058171 | STRUCTURE, METHOD OF FORMING STRUCTURE, METHOD OF LASER PROCESSING, AND METHOD OF DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN TRUE AND FALSE OBJECTS Laser marking is surely conducted on the second and subsequent layers of a structural body with a multilayer structure, whereby a marked part can be prevented from being marred, fouled, falsified or erased, as well as marking can be conducted in a variety of colors.... | 03/10/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110043965 | Applying Optical Energy to Nanoparticles to Produce a Specified Nanostructure The instant article of manufacture is made by applying optical energy to one or more layers of nanoparticulate materials under predetermined conditions to produce a nanostructure. The nanostructure has layers of optically fused nanoparticles including a predetermined po... | 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 |
| 20110034802 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A method for imaging an implantable device is described. The method may include positioning an implantable device within a patient. Ultrasonic energy may be transmitted toward the implantable device. The returning ultrasonic energy may be analyzed to determine a first c... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110017713 | Methods and Apparatus for Initiating Scoring Methods and apparatus are provided for forming an initiation flaw (111) in the surface (114) of a glass sheet or glass ribbon (13). The initiation flaw (111) is used in connection with a laser light beam (121) and a cooling area produc... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019278 | OPTICAL FILTER FOR DISPLAY, PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE SAME, AND DISPLAY AND PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL PROVIDED WITH THE OPTICAL FILTER [Problem to be Solved] To provide an optical filter for display provided with an earth electrode which can be easily prepared, and a process for the preparation thereof. [Means for Solving Problem] 01/27/2011 | |
| 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 |
| 20100331829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-BEAM SCANNING System and method of photoaltering a material. The system includes a laser source operable to produce a primary pulsed beam, a holographic optical element configured to receive the primary pulsed beam and transmit a plurality of secondary beams, and a scanner operable t... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326974 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING RESIDUAL STRESS IN TUBULAR BODY An object is to provide a method and an apparatus for improving a residual stress in a tubular body, which are enabled to improve the residual stress reliably by clearly defining controlling rage for treatment conditions without depending on an installation state and co... | 12/30/2010 |
| 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 |
| 20100320171 | LASER-ASSISTED NANOMATERIAL DEPOSITION, NANOMANUFACTURING, IN SITU MONITORING AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS Laser-assisted apparatus and methods for performing nanoscale material processing, including nanodeposition of materials, can be controlled very precisely to yield both simple and complex structures with sizes less than 100 nm. Optical or thermal energy in the near fiel... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100315401 | Driver Circuit Structure and Method for Repairing the Same Disclosed is a driver circuit structure integrated in a display panel. The driver circuit structure includes a plurality of transistors and a backup transistor. After completing the driver circuit structure, the disclosure inspects it to find an inactive transistor. The... | 12/16/2010 |
| 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 |
| 20100294347 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING THIN METAL LAYERS A configuration and method for bonding a thin metal layer to two workpieces, e.g. solar cells and film-backed/reinforced small contact strips including: (i) the backing film is removed from the solar cell; (ii) the two films/layers are pressed together; and (iii) the tw... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100288741 | METHOD FOR HEATING A PLATE WITH A LIGHT STREAM The invention relates to a method for heating a wafer (1) comprising at least one layer to be heated (2) and a sub-layer (4), under the effect of at least one light flux pulse, comprising the following steps: selecting a light flux (7), a lay... | 11/18/2010 |
