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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7321105 | Laser peening of dovetail slots by fiber optical and articulate arm beam delivery A laser peening apparatus is available for laser peening a hidden surface of a workpiece, the hidden surface not being line-of-sight accessible to laser energy for treatment thereof. The apparatus includes a pulsed laser system and a laser directing unit. The pulsed... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7245412 | On-the-fly laser beam path error correction for specimen target location processing A laser-based workpiece processing system includes sensors connected to a sensor controller that converts sensor signals into focused spot motion commands for actuating a beam steering device, such as a two-axis steering mirror. The sensors may include a beam positi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7230964 | Lithography laser with beam delivery and beam pointing control The present invention provides a modular high repetition rate ultraviolet gas discharge laser light source with a beam delivery to a production line machine. The system includes an enclosed and purged beam path with beam pointing control for delivery the laser beam ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7218649 | Laser beam containment system A laser beam containment system includes a number of optics that direct a laser beam produced by a laser beam source along a path to a point of application of the laser beam. One or more hollow tubes are positioned in an arrangement such that the laser beam passes t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7164099 | Multi-axis laser machine, method for machining with the same, and recording medium recording computer program for controlling the same A multi-axis laser machine in which the working efficiency can be improved even when machining positions in respective systems are different from each other. The positioning operation of a laser positioning unit for positioning an optical path of a laser beam in an ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7012216 | Hand-held laser welding wand having internal coolant and gas delivery conduits A hand-held laser welding wand includes internal flow passages through which filler media, gas, and coolant may flow. The wand is dimensioned to be grasped with a single hand, thus filler media of various types and forms, gas, and coolant may be supplied to the hand... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6960740 | Laser modification of complex objects An apparatus and method for perforating, cutting, or engraving a workpiece using a focused laser system to produce a focused laser. The apparatus includes a workpiece former having a complex shape to which the workpiece substantially conforms. The apparatus also inc... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6949147 | 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 ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6920375 | Optical arm for guiding a laser beam on a robot arm This optical arm applicable to robots is comprised of: some bent tubular parts (1, 6, 16, 18), a straight tubular length (21) and an outlet part (23), coupled together with the possibility of rotation; also including some means (7) to sec... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6880646 | Laser wellbore completion apparatus and method A method and apparatus for providing fluid flow into a wellbore in which an apparatus having at least one laser energy output is lowered into the wellbore and the at least one laser energy output is directed at a wall of the wellbore. At least a portion of the wall ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6835912 | Laser cutting machine with two Y-axis drives A tool for machining workpieces by motion of the machining tool relative to the workpiece has a support extending in the X-axis over a work support table and movable in the Y-axis. A machining tool housing is movable on the support in the Y-axis. A portion of the ho... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6781092 | Method for drilling holes in a substrate When holes are being drilled in an electric circuit substrate, a laser beam is moved on concentric circular tracks in the region of the hole to be drilled. The transition from one circular track to the next takes place in each case on an arc that departs approximate... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6770843 | Laser processing apparatus and method In a laser processing apparatus including a laser oscillator for emitting laser light onto a workpiece through an fθ lens for drilling a hole in the workpiece, a wavelength selector for passing only a light ray having a specific wavelength is disposed between the l... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6723949 | Laser beam machine A sharp corner judgment means judges as to whether a corner of cut shape in a workpiece is a sharp corner is not on the basis of a machining program. When the corner is regarded as the sharp corner, an additional locus producing means for producing sharp corner prod... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6680461 | Nozzle system for laser machining A nozzle system for laser machining capable of maintaining an interference region of a robot in a teaching operation to be substantially the same as that in a laser machining operation. An optical fiber supporting unit is attached to a nozzle body unit ha... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6670575 | Method and apparatus for removing substance from the surface of a workpiece A method of removing substance from the surface of a workpiece in which the removal of substance is effected layer-wise by irradiating a working site on the workpiece surface with a laser beam from a working head, the layer-wise removal of substance being... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6617544 | Control apparatus for a three-dimensional laser working machine and three-dimensional laser working machine The control apparatus for a three dimensional laser working machine teaches a tip position and an attitude of a nozzle and carries out working based on the teaching in a three-dimensional laser working machine having a head structure that a working point ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6592690 | Method for hardening ring-shaped grooves by means of laser beams A method for hardening the grooves of steel pistons of steel piston heads whereby hardening of the bottom of the grooves is avoided. The laser beam is directed onto the sides of the groove in an approximately tangential direction in relation to the outer ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6578583 | Apparatus for making and inspecting multi-component wrapped article In an apparatus for making and inspecting a multi-component cigarettes, each cigarette including two or more different components arranged relative to one another, the apparatus includes a device for advancing a web in a first direction. The apparatus fur... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6548125 | Method of internally coating a weapon barrel by means of a laser beam A method of coating an inner surface of a weapon barrel includes the following steps: directing a laser beam against the inner barrel surface to cause melting of regions thereof; introducing a coating material in one of powder, wire and ribbon form into t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6528762 | Laser beam position control apparatus for a CNC laser equipped machine tool A laser beam position control apparatus for a CNC laser equipped machine tool, that will automatically maintain precise alignment of the beam path, though the machine may be operating in a non-uniform temperature environment. The apparatus compensates for... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6509547 | Method for laser stripping of optical fiber and flat cable This invention results from the realization that a laser can remove the protective layer(s) from the glass or fused silica optical fiber core and cladding more effectively and more reliably than chemical or mechanical means. This invention teaches methods... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6495237 | Denim design from laser scribing A number of new laser patterns are defined by laser scribing the material. This produces new laser patterns which have not previously been known.... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6479790 | Dual laser shock peening A method and system for dual laser shock peening an article are provided. The method allows for defining a spot pattern comprising a plurality of spots on a first surface of the article to be peened. The method further allows for defining a spot pattern c... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6470712 | Method of changing the surface of a glass substrate containing silver, by using a laser beam A laser processing method for removing glass by melting, evaporation or ablation from sheet-like glass substrate for forming microscopic concavities and convexities. Diffraction grating and planar microlens array obtained thereby.... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6465767 | Photomultiplier tube reprocessing A photomultiplier tube includes dynodes electrically joined to corresponding leads. The tube, containing a loose debris particle, may be reprocessed by positioning the particle at an accessible site inside the tube. A power laser is aimed at the particle ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6394158 | Method and device for thermally bonding connecting surfaces of two substrates A method for the thermal connection of overlapping connecting surfaces (19, 20) of two substrates (17, 18), at least one substrate (18) being 5 transparent and laser energy being applied to the connecting surfaces (19, 20) from a rear side (26) of the tra... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6384371 | Laser beam machining apparatus A laser beam machining apparatus capable of highly accurate machining at a high speed. A parallel link mechanism including a plurality of links is fixed to a frame and a workpiece holder having moving means is provided thereunder. The links of the paralle... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6331691 | Precision guiding apparatus for laser marking system An x-y axis guiding apparatus is utilized as the guiding mechanism for a laser marking device. Wear compensating bearings are utilized in conjunction with the x-y axis guiding apparatus so that the gaps between the bearings and the guide components which ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6327875 | Control of median crack depth in laser scoring A glass sheet is separated by propagating a crack in the glass sheet by moving a laser beam across the surface of the glass sheet along a desired line of separation and then streaming coolant at the glass sheet at a predetermined distance behind the laser... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6289153 | Laser aided tilt adjustment of an optical lens A fiber optic apparatus and a method for altering the orientation of a mirror of the fiber optic apparatus using a laser. The fiber optic apparatus comprises an optical wave guide with at least one optical fiber, a retaining structure, and a mirror. The r... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6288359 | Welding device for two work pieces to be joined together by a weld seam which is closed in itself The invention relates to a welding device operating by laser for two workpieces (1, 2) to be connected to one another via a self-contained, continuously extending weld seam (N). The welding device comprises a focusing optical system (7) having a seam foll... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6284999 | Laser cutting system A laser cutting system has a specially designed frame that allows the laser cutting head to be mounted to the underside of a cross beam for a more efficient movement. The frame is further designed so as to allow the accessing of the work area of the laser... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6274843 | Installation for laser welding of overlapping parts This installation (2) for laser welding at least two overlapping parts (4, 5) comprises a laser source (16), a head (18) for focusing, in the zone of overlap (6), a laser beam emitted by the source, a mechanism (24) for pressing on a first (4) of the part... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6201214 | Laser drilling with optical feedback The invention provides a method of drilling holes sequentially through a workpiece using a laser gun with a camera positioned axially in-line with the drilling beam of the laser gun. Each image from the camera is analysed by digital image processing techn... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6193833 | Method of laser welding transmission filter housing components A preferred transmission filter (10) includes a first flange (18) transparent to a laser beam (58) and includes a second flange (20) opaque to the laser beam (58) and meltable upon exposure thereto. The flanges (18,20) are in registered, abutting relation... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6130402 | System and process for marking or perforating The invention relates to a system for marking or perforating by laser and to a marking or perforation process in said system, which is comprised of at least one laser (19) which produces a beam, a supply unit for at least one laser (19), a control means (... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6103990 | Laser texturing system providing even heating of textured spots on a rotating disk Laser texturing apparatus includes an acousto-optical modulator which deflects a continuous laser beam into a first optical projection path to texture a first side of a disk or into a second optical projection path to texture a second side of the disk. Th... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6018135 | Laser machine with gas volume compensation A laser processing machine has a laser beam generator (2), a processing head (4) movable relative thereto, and a gas chamber (10) connected to a gas compensating chamber (15). The gas chamber (10) provides at least part of the beam guidance chamber (6) fo... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5988982 | Altering vibration frequencies of workpieces, such as gas turbine engine blades A method of modifying the vibration resonance characteristics of a workpiece includes the steps of determining a vibratory resonance condition frequency of the workpiece, determining the mode shape of said vibratory resonance condition, locating an area o... | 11/23/1999 |
