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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119950 | Laser apparatus for hard surface coatings The present invention relates to hard coating of ferrous metal substrates using a laser beam with diamond particles in a metal matrix produced from precursor powders of metals which bond to the diamond particles and to the ferrous substrate. The hard coating is part... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7919727 | Laser processing apparatus and laser processing method A laser processing apparatus includes: a laser beam radiation part that radiates a laser beam to a target position on a substrate; a liquid supply source; a liquid supply nozzle that is connected to the liquid supply source through a liquid supply channel; a guide m... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7893386 | Laser micromachining and methods of same The described embodiments relate to laser micromachining a substrate. One exemplary method includes forming a feature into a substrate, at least in part, by directing a laser beam at the substrate. During at least a portion of said forming, the method includes suppl... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7741579 | Flushing lines or cavities of a laser processing machine Flushing gas lines of a laser processing machine, by supplying a flushing gas to the system in a series of pressure impulses greater than a residual processing gas pressure after completion of a processing sequence, and allowing the supplied flushing gas to expand a... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7728258 | Laser machining of a workpiece The invention relates to a device (1) for cutting wafers (2) into a number of chips with a laser beam (6) injected into a liquid jet (7). A thin flowing liquid layer (9) having a blasting effect is produced on the surface (5... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7692115 | Laser processing device, laser processing head and laser processing method Disclosed is a laser processing device. The laser processing device includes a laser beam source irradiating a laser beam, and a laser processing head. The laser processing head includes a transmitting window through which the laser beam passes, an aperture formed i... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7629556 | Laser nozzle methods and apparatus for surface cleaning Apparatuses and methods for cleaning a surface comprising contaminate particles are provided. In one respect, plasma and/or a shockwave may be created in a fluid flowing through a nozzle. The nozzle, coupled to a laser source and a fluid feed may be configured to de... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7605346 | Powder delivery nozzle A powder delivery nozzle (32), for a laser cladding delivery head (38), includes inner and outer sleeves (52, 54). The inner sleeve (52) defines a central passage enabling a laser beam to pass along the nozzle axis. The sleeves (52, 54... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7605345 | Method and device for prevention of adhesion of dirt and contamination on optical parts in laser beam machine In a laser machining system, gas is injected while air is inducted from the rear of a plurality of injection nozzles (9c) disposed in the space between the machining head (3) and the workpiece (M) and disposed at stipulated intervals in the dire... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7566844 | Laser-machining device A laser-machining device (1) for machining a workpiece (W) by radiating it with the laser beam output from a nozzle (42) of a laser oscillator (31) is disclosed. A gap amount sensor (43) detects the gap amount between the workpiece and th... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7521652 | Controlled cooling methods and apparatus for laser sintering part-cake The invention is a method for controllably cooling at least a portion of a part-cake from a laser sintering system to minimize cool down time, maximize throughput, and minimize thermal gradients within the part-cake. The method generally comprises forming one or mor... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7438676 | Automatic tool changer of laser beam machine The invention provides a torch changer with a large capacity for a flying optics-type laser beam machine. A table 15 of the laser beam machine is fixed, and a laser beam working head 50 moves in three axial directions. A torch changing unit 300 ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7412762 | Method and device for introducing weakened lines into a component rigid per se For introducing a weakened line into a component 10, which is rigid per se and does not conform to a supporting mold or a receiving means in correspondence with the true shape, especially into an injection-molded part such as an instrument panel of an automob... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7385158 | Method and installation for laser welding with a N/He gas mixture, the N/He content being controlled according to the laser power A method and an apparatus for welding with a laser beam. A shielding gas mixture of nitrogen and helium is used and the proportions of the component gases are modified depending on the laser beam's power or power density. Plasma formation in the shield gas is minimi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371993 | Method for laser micromachining A method of laser micro-machining a work piece, with a laser, including the steps of: locating the workpiece on a carrier forming a part of a transport system, the carrier can be displaced along a path parallel to an X-axis of the workpiece, a Y-axis lying transvers... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358457 | Nozzle for laser net shape manufacturing Methods, apparatuses, devices, and/or systems for laser net shape manufacturing may make use of a nozzle that includes a main body with a thermal channel, a conducting channel and a gas distribution head. The thermal channel is at least partially within the main bod... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7335530 | Freeform substrates and devices An implantable medical device substrate is free form cut to the shape of the interior of the device. The free form shape allows more efficient use of not only the interior space of the device but also of the substrate itself. Integrated circuit components are formed... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326878 | Laser beam processing machine A laser beam processing machine includes a dust discharger which includes a first cover member mounted to the lower end of the condenser and a first opening for letting a laser beam applied from the condenser pass therethrough in the bottom wall, a second cover memb... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321104 | Cooling duct of a laser processing machine An apparatus for the removal of waste heat and material during laser cutting of a hollow workpiece by a laser beam includes a duct with external dimensions that permit insertion of at least a portion of the duct within the hollow workpiece, a chamber within the duct... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319204 | Laser welding device and method A laser welding device includes a laser that generates a laser beam, an optics, and a limiting apparatus. The optics has a focal length of at least 200 nm and being configured to focus the laser beam onto a processing zone of a workpiece. The limiting apparatus limi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312416 | Apparatus and methods for underwater welding A lower housing having a lower chamber and a welding opening is fixed about an underwater weld site. The lower housing includes an upper opening, the lower housing being filled with water upon installation. A transport housing containing a welding unit in a dry stat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7307237 | Hand-held laser welding wand nozzle assembly including laser and feeder extension tips A hand-held laser welding wand includes a main body that is dimensioned to be grasped by a hand and a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly includes a laser extension tip and a feeder material extension tip in a configuration that provides the hand-held laser welding... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304266 | Laser shock peening coating with entrapped confinement medium An integrated laser shock peening coating includes film or a tape having an ablative medium layer spaced apart from a clear containment layer and a stationary clear liquid confining medium therebetween wherein the clear transparent to a laser beam used for laser sho... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301121 | Method and device for laser drilling in a process gas atmosphere A method and device for laser drilling in which the geometric form of the drill-hole wall is influenced by reciprocal action between a laser beam and a supplied process gas, which thereby is ionized to plasma. Furthermore, the outlet opening of the drill hole is inf... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302309 | Laser micromachining methods and systems A method of laser machining a fluid path is provided. The method comprises directing a first laser toward a first surface, directing a second laser toward a second surface of the substrate, and directing a third laser toward the second surface along at least a porti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301120 | Ion fusion formation process including precise heat input and temperature control An ion fusion formation method is used to manufacture a component from successive layers of feedstock material. A plasma stream is created by energizing a flowing gas using an arc electrode, the arc electrode having a variable magnitude current supplied thereto. The... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297895 | 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... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294807 | Method and device for drilling holes in workpieces by means of laser beams A method and a device for producing holes in workpieces by using at least one laser beam, in particular a short-pulse or ultrashort-pulse laser beam, whereby a process gas is supplied to the point of contact of the laser beam with the workpiece. At least one paramet... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294367 | Biological laser printing via indirect photon-biomaterial interactions A method of laser forward transfer is disclosed. Photon energy is directed through a photon-transparent support and absorbed by an interlayer coated thereon. The energized interlayer causes the transfer of a biological material coated thereon across a gap and onto a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276673 | Solder bonding method and solder bonding device A solder bonding method and a solder bonding device are provided, in which solder is melted, and heating of electrode portions is performed by irradiating laser light to an inner side of a region where electrodes portions are provided, making the temperature differe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273997 | Laser processing nozzle coupling A laser processing nozzle coupling assembly for connecting a laser processing nozzle to a laser processing head includes a hollow sleeve, a laser processing nozzle adapted to be removably coupled to the sleeve, and a collar for coupling the nozzle to the sleeve. The... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268316 | Method for cleaning a resonator A method for cleaning a resonator in an oscillator, a laser being first used for the adjustment of the resonator, in that, using the laser, a dielectric material of the resonator is removed until a specified frequency is attained; the resonator being cleaned using t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265317 | Method of cutting material with hybrid liquid-jet/laser system A hybrid liquid-jet/laser device may be used to remove material from a tube or sheet to form a medical device, such as a stent. The liquid-jet/laser stream may be impinged against the wall of the tube or sheet between the ends of the tube or sheet, wherein an apertu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266137 | Laser gas replenishment method Output beam parameters of a gas discharge laser are stabilized by maintaining a molecular fluorine component at a predetermined partial pressure using a gas supply unit and a processor. The molecular fluorine is subject to depletion within the discharge chamber. Gas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259353 | Compact coaxial nozzle for laser cladding The present invention provides a compact coaxial nozzle useful in laser welding operations where the welding piece has a restricted or confined geometry. The nozzle is generally conical in shape, terminating in a relatively small tip. The nozzle includes a central l... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257879 | Combination apparatus for machining material with a milling cutter and a laser The invention is directed to an apparatus for cutting material by means of a milling cutter and laser radiation. The apparatus comprises a milling unit, a work spindle, a milling cutter, a laser, deflecting elements, focusing optics, and a work table. According to t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247812 | Laser annealing apparatus An excimer laser annealing apparatus and the application of the same for stabilizing the atmosphere surrounding an area irradiated by an excimer laser. The apparatus includes a chamber, a gas diversion nozzle, an excimer laser and a gas supply device. The gas divers... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241965 | Method and apparatus for laser welding with plasma suppression Laser welding apparatus, in which a laser beam is impinged upon a component to be welded at a laser beam impingement point, wherein a plasma suppressor is arranged to impinge a jet of gas on the component at an angle to its surface, flowing towards the laser beam im... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238912 | Wafer characteristics via reflectometry and wafer processing apparatus and method An exemplary system includes a measuring device to acquire non-contact thickness measurements of a wafer and a laser beam to cut the wafer at a rate based at least in part on one or more thicknesses measurements. An exemplary method includes illuminating a substrate... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239656 | Closed-loop purging system for laser A method of minimizing contamination of optical components of a laser resonator is disclosed. The resonator components are located in an enclosure, which may contain contaminants including water vapor and organic favor released by the optical components, mounts of t... | 07/03/2007 |
