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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6919530 | Method and apparatus for laser scribing glass sheet substrate coatings A method and apparatus (42) for laser scribing coatings on glass sheet substrates by conveying the substrate adjacent a laser source (83) that provides a pulsed laser beam (84) with a wavelength at a near-infrared fundamental frequency and havin... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915569 | Method of manufacturing an anilox roller for a flexographic printing press A method of manufacturing an anilox roller, in particular for a flexographic printing press, the anilox roller comprising a cylindrical core and a sleeve detachably held on the core and having at its surface an anilox layer with a grid pattern of pits, including the... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6917011 | Method and apparatus for decapping integrated circuit packages The invention relates to a method and apparatus for decapping integrated circuit packages. The invention involves irradiating an IC package with laser radiation, typically in the UV-IR spectra and of short pulse duration. The irradiation results in ablation of the m... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911620 | System and method for unveiling targets embedded in a multi-layered electrical circuit A system for unveiling embedded targets in printed circuit board substrates includes a micro-machining device, a sensor, and a controller. The micro-machining device removes portions of an opaque layer overlaying an alignment target in a general region in which the ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6911622 | Laser processing The invention provides a system and method for vaporizing a target structure on a substrate. According to the invention, a calculation is performed, as a function of wavelength, of an incident beam energy necessary to deposit unit energy in the target structure. The... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907799 | Apparatus and method for non-destructive inspection of large structures An automated inspection system and method enables rapid, remote and non-contact inspection of large objects, utilizing non-destructive inspection techniques, that does not require continuous manual repositioning of the inspection equipment. The inspection system inc... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908866 | Epitaxial and polycrystalline growth of Si1-x-yGexCy and Si1-yCy alloy layers on Si by UHV-CVD A method and apparatus for depositing single crystal, epitaxial films of silicon carbon and silicon germanium carbon on a plurality of substrates in a hot wall, isothermal UHV-CVD system is described. In particular, a multiple wafer low temperature growth technique ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6909065 | Altering method of circuit pattern of printed-circuit board, cutting method of circuit pattern of printed-circuit board and printed-circuit board having altered circuit pattern A method for altering a circuit pattern of a printed-circuit board includes the steps of removing a portion of the printed-circuit board so that the circuit pattern inside the printed-circuit board is exposed, and connecting an exposed portion of the circuit pattern... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908567 | Contaminant removal by laser-accelerated fluid A method for removing a particle from a substrate includes forming a layer of a fluid on a surface of an optical element and positioning the optical element in proximity to a location of the particle on the substrate. A pulse of electromagnetic radiation is directed... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907145 | Image processing apparatus, certification photograph taking apparatus, and certification photograph creation system The image processing apparatus subjects input image data to predetermined image processing to create output image data to be output as a print. The processing apparatus includes an extracting device for extracting a main subject from the input image data and a first... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906282 | Laser processing apparatus, mask for laser processing, and method for making the mask A mask 10 comprises a mask member layer 12 having a laser processing pattern and comprising a metallic material and first and second substrate members 11 and 13 holding the mask member on two faces thereof and comprising a material that t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907058 | Energy monitor for molecular fluorine laser A beam parameter monitoring unit for coupling with a molecular fluorine (F2) or ArF laser resonator that produces an output beam having a wavelength below 200 nm includes a detector and a beam path enclosure. The unit may also include a beam splitter with... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902329 | Method and apparatus for the integration of parallel optical transceiver package A tool and method for the alignment and placement of optoelectronic devices with attached fiber optic connectors onto the electronic interface substrate of a parallel optical transceiver package. The optoelectronic devices are connected to the substrate through a fl... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6881924 | Structure of platform and air-collecting bin in a laser-cutting/engraving machine In a laser-cutting/carving machine, a structure of a platform and an air-collecting bin, wherein the machine body is provided therein with a laser-carving mechanism, the platform for a work piece and the air-collecting bin, the platform for the work piece is compose... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6878899 | Laser processing A controlled, switched laser system for vaporizing a target structure on a substrate includes a diode-pumped, solid-state laser for producing a laser output, a controllable switch for controlling the on/off state and power level of the laser, and a wavelength shifte... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875950 | Automated laser trimming of resistors In the laser trimming of passive circuit elements such as resistors, capacitors and inductors, various trimming parameters must be selected. To select a element is compared with a target value for the parameter to determine an offset value between the measured param... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6872913 | Marking of articles to be included in cans A laser unit, which provides markings on a surface of a continuous strip of metal, includes a laser for generating a beam of laser radiation. The laser unit further includes a lens arrangement for focusing the laser beam onto the surface of the strip, and a beam sca... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6870127 | Chip scale marker and marking method A chip scale marker includes a laser system performing laser marking, a wafer holder on which a wafer subject to the laser marking is mounted, the wafer holder comprising a vacuum plate disposed at a center of the wafer holder for sucking the wafer and a wafer rotat... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6867389 | Laser cutting of stents and other medical devices A desired pattern may be cut into a stent preform by impinging a laser beam onto the stent preform. The laser beam is formed using a laser system comprising a resonator cavity for resonating laser radiation, a gain medium contained in the resonator cavity, a pump fo... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6862799 | Method for changing an electrical resistance of a resistor A method for changing an electrical resistance of a resistor. Initially, the resistor is provided, wherein the resistor has a length L and an electrical resistance R1. A portion of the resistor is exposed to a laser radiation, wherein the portion includes... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861616 | Depth measurement and depth control or automatic depth control for a hollow to be produced by a laser processing device According to a method for a depth measurement the depths of measuring points on a calibration surface are measured and correction values depending on differences between the measured values and known values are used and stored for a later correction. According to a ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6862490 | DLL circuit taking acount of external load Apparatus (10) for performing patterned cleaning of substrate surfaces (11) includes substrate (11), energetic beam (12) directed to the substrate (11), material carrier element (14) having a deposition layer (16), an... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6852946 | Laser-induced plasma micromachining A method and system for laser ablating a target material in an ambient atmosphere are disclosed. The method includes generating one or more laser pulses, each of the laser pulses having a pulse width of 1 picosecond (ps) or less and a pulse energy of 50 micro joules... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6844523 | Laser apparatus, laser irradiation method, manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, semiconductor device and electronic equipment To provide a continuous oscillation laser apparatus, and a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device using the continuous oscillation laser apparatus, which can enhance processing efficiency. A laser apparatus according to the present invention includes: a lase... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6838637 | Method and apparatus for deflashing of integrated circuit packages This invention relates to a method and apparatus for deflashing integrated circuit (IC) packages by laser irradiation. The method and apparatus include two lasers scanning flash area for performing deflashing operation. CO2 laser is used to remove top lay... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6835911 | Method and system for optically sorting and/or manipulating carbon nanotubes A method, apparatus, and system for optically sorting and/or manipulating carbon nanotubes by creating an optical dipole trap with a focused light source (e.g., a laser) are described in detail herein. In one representative embodiment, light from the light source ma... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834429 | Ablative method for forming RF ceramic block filters A method of forming metallization patterns on a block of dielectric material wherein the entire surface area of the dielectric block is encased with a conductive material and unwanted conductive metal is ablatively etched from a designated surface area of the dielec... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6829816 | Method of manufacturing nonreciprocal circuit device A compact and highly reliable nonreciprocal circuit device can be manufactured at low cost. Marking is clearly performed on a surface of the nonreciprocal circuit device. In a method of manufacturing the nonreciprocal circuit device, after components constituting th... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6827867 | Method for manufacturing printed wiring board A printed wiring board manufacturing method is provided which is so consitituted that when a carbon dioxide leaser is used to form holes such as via holes in a copper clad laminate, copper foils and resin layers may be processed at the same time, without having to p... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6827816 | In situ module for particle removal from solid-state surfaces Apparatus and a method for removing particles from the surface of a substrate include determining respective position coordinates of the particles on the surface. A beam of electromagnetic energy is directed via an optical cleaning arm at the coordinates of each of ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6825440 | Laser beam machining method and apparatus Disclosed is a laser beam machining method and apparatus for irradiating a work with a laser beam, to melt-evaporate the irradiated region of the work at the irradiation spot. According to the invention, a work such as an optical fiber can be machined into a complic... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6822189 | Method of laser marking and apparatus therefor A method of laser marking, suitable for the marking of hard transparent materials without causing microcracking, includes arranging a sample of target material and a sample of markable material such that they are spaced apart; directing irradiation having an energy ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6822186 | Laser processing apparatus for plasma-induced ablation The present invention relates to a laser processing apparatus for plasma-induced ablation having a laser light source for generating a processing laser beam, a focussing means for focussing the processing laser beam and an optical detection device for detecting the ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821472 | Method of laser machining materials with minimal thermal loading A method of controlling thermal loading of an electronic component material during ablation thereof provides a first laser light beam 42 at a certain power density and fluence and uses the first laser light beam to remove a portion of a first side 47 o... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6818854 | Laser peening with fiber optic delivery A system for processing a workpiece using a laser. The laser produces at least one laser pulse. A laser processing unit is used to process the workpiece using the at least one laser pulse. A fiber optic cable is used for transmitting the at least one laser pulse fro... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6809291 | Process for laser machining and surface treatment An improved method and apparatus increasing the accuracy and reducing the time required to machine materials, surface treat materials, and allow better control of defects such as particulates in pulsed laser deposition. The speed and quality of machining is improved... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6808648 | Multibeam laser servowriting of magnetic data storage media Methods and systems for laser etching of optical servo patterns on magnetic data storage media using two or more beams of laser energy produced from a single source of laser energy to produce a servo pattern on the magnetic data storage media. By using two or more e... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6805751 | Method and apparatus for removal of minute particles from a surface using thermophoresis to prevent particle redeposition A method and apparatus for removing minute particles from a surface of a sample are provided that prevent redeposition of the particles onto the surface. By combining thermophoresis with laser assisted particle removal (LAPR), the methods and apparatus remove minute... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6802927 | Method for cutting a member to form a desired structure A method and apparatus for improved cutting of an object is provided. The object can take the form of many different structures including thin formations that require cutting precision, support, and dimensional control. In accordance with one example embodiment of t... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6797918 | Rail cleaning method and apparatus A method of cleaning a rail by removing contaminants from the surface of the rail comprises generating a high intensity pulsed laser beam and directing the laser beam onto the surface of the rail so as to destroy at least part of the contaminants. Preferably the par... | 09/28/2004 |
