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7617061 Method and apparatus for accurately determining height coordinates in a satellite/laser positioning system  
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for processing signals in a satellite/laser positioning system capable of generating location coordinates from received satellite signals and a received laser...
7592566 Method for welding contact plates and contact elements obtained with the method  
A method for mutually welding a plate that has at least one layer based on Ag alloys and a copper body, comprising the use of laser means for performing the welding, its particularity consisting of...
7589297 Apparatus and method for cutting flat stent precursors  
An apparatus for cutting a planar medical component having a first surface and a second surface, comprising a clamp for fixing the component and applying a tensile force, a support having a surface...
7569794 Laser drilling system and method  
The present invention provides a laser drilling system for drilling holes or cavities in a solid, in particular a solid dosage form. The system includes a loading zone, firing zone, inspection zone...
7560661 Laser beam machine  
A laser beam machine for processing an article to be processed with a laser beam from a processing scanner 1 comprised of an optical system employing a laser oscillator 10 . Article position...
7543371 Apparatus for a disk drive actuator pivot set height tooling with an active servo compensation  
An automated system for setting the linear distance from a mounting surface of a pivot cartridge to critical features on actuator arms is disclosed. This distance is set to eliminate the tolerance...
7538296 High speed laser drilling machine and method  
A method of laser drillings a series of holes at spaced-apart hole locations in a workpiece comprising continually delivering laser pulses to the workpiece, and positioning the workpiece relative...
7501601 Automated laser engraver  
The invention pertains to a large format, plotter-style automated laser engraver which can be used to engrave various materials. A cabinet body supports a substantially flat work surface which can...
7482776 Controlling relative movement between a workpiece and a tool of a machine tool  
Devices and related methods of controlling relative movement between a tool of a machine tool and a work piece including dividing a total desired relative tool to workpiece movement in a direction...
7453051 System and process for heating semiconductor wafers by optimizing absorption of electromagnetic energy  
An apparatus for heat treating semiconductor wafers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a heating device which contains an assembly linear lamps for emitting light energy onto a wafer. The linear...
7429034 Apparatus and method for thermal cutting of a workpiece  
An apparatus for thermal cutting of workpieces includes a cutting means for separating a workpiece into a finished part and a residual part, a workpiece support, and support elements for supporting...
7426022 Liquid crystal module brightness measurement apparatus and brightness measurement apparatus  
A brightness measurement apparatus which includes a placement unit on which an object to be measured is placed, a measurement unit for measuring brightness or chromaticity from an upper surface of...
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...
7385157 Laser beam welding method and apparatus  
While steel sheets are positioned and held by a holding mechanism, a first laser beam is applied to a heating region of the steel sheet to space the steel sheet from the other steel sheet by a...
7368682 Processing apparatus  
A processing apparatus contains a holding member for holding a workpiece, and a laser beam shining member for shining a laser beam at the workpiece held on the holding member. The holding member...
7356240 Processing method of polymer crystal, processing system of polymer crystal, and observation system of polymer crystal  
The ultraviolet short-pulse laser light emitted from the ultraviolet short-pulse laser light source 1 is focused on and caused to irradiate a macromolecular crystal 8 contained in a sample...
7332689 Tacking method and apparatus  
An apparatus for tacking a multi-lumen tubular assembly together comprises a laser, an optical member and a placement tray for retaining the tubular assembly. A portion of the optical member...
7329830 High-rate laser marking machine  
A laser marking machine for objects, namely supports or cards carrying integrated circuits, has a laser chamber having two marking locations for receiving the objects to be marked on at least one...
7326877 Laser thermal processing chuck with a thermal compensating heater module  
Chuck methods and apparatus for supporting a semiconductor substrate and maintaining it at a substantially constant background temperature even when subject to a spatially and temporally varying...
7312418 Semiconductor thin film forming system  
In a semiconductor thin film forming system for modifying a predetermined region of a semiconductor thin film by exposing the semiconductor thin film to a projected light patterned through a...
7288738 Laser bruting machine  
A laser bruting machine has three sections: (i) a diamond holder, (ii) a set up device and (iii) a processing device. The diamond holder includes a rough diamond, a stitching die and a magnetic...
7282665 Method and apparatus for processing articles with a laser beam  
A method for joining workpieces by welding with laser light, in which a plurality of workpieces are arranged between a lower pressure plate and a translucent upper pressure plate on a multiplicity...
7283892 Hybrid compact sensing apparatus for adaptive robotic processes  
A hybrid compact sensing apparatus for generating signals usable for guiding a process robot as a function of an object detected in a scene. The apparatus comprises a laser light generator, two...
7271364 Laser welding fixture and method  
A laser welding fixture for holding a workpiece includes a base, a processing head adapted to magnetically couple to the base, and a collet. The processing head has at least one collet holder...
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,...
7216512 Method of making an optical fiber by laser cleaving  
A field-installable connector includes a connector housing and a ferrule having front and rear opposed faces and at least one fiber bore defined longitudinally therethrough. A laser processed stub...
7172376 Workpiece positioner  
A workpiece positioner includes a workpiece holder that is mounted to a chassis for rotation about a central axis, and further includes a first set of workpiece supports for retaining and...
7161114 Laser cutting installation with parts unloading unit  
A machine tool installation for laser cutting of sheet metal workpieces includes a workpiece support having a multiplicity of parallel spaced grid elements providing the upper surface thereof, and...
7157038 Ultraviolet laser ablative patterning of microstructures in semiconductors  
Patterns with feature sizes of less than 50 microns are rapidly formed directly in semiconductors, particularly silicon, GaAs, indium phosphide, or single crystalline sapphire, using ultraviolet...
7141758 Laser processing installation with readily accessible cutting unit  
A machine tool installation for laser cutting of sheet workpieces has a workpiece support, an elongated machine frame of generally C-shaped configuration providing an arm extending over the...
7132622 Laser machining apparatus and laser machining method  
There is provided a laser machining apparatus, and a laser machining method using the same. The laser machining apparatus has a body portion having a plurality of laser irradiating sections and...
7127309 Modeling apparatus with tray substrate  
A modeling apparatus includes a platform and a substrate, which are adapted to be releasably locked together to provide a surface for building up models in an additive-process three-dimensional...
7109436 Laser shock peening target  
A laser target includes a shank having a first wedge converging from a step to a distal end of the wedge. A complementary second wedge is mounted on the step and converges with the first wedge. The...
7098423 Laser machining apparatus  
There is provided a printed board machining apparatus having fewer restrictions in terms of the length of printed boards to be machined, that can be readily controlled in positioning a sheet-like...
7087858 Laser beam machining system and laser beam machining method using the same  
The object of this invention is to provide a laser beam machining system and a laser beam machining method, wherein the working environment for the laser beam machining in the safety cabin is not...
7059705 Workpiece processing and liquid droplet ejection inspection apparatus  
An apparatus for inspecting drawing accuracy in a liquid droplet ejection apparatus performs drawing by ejecting a function liquid droplet while moving a function liquid droplet ejection head...
7049542 Laser welding system  
Disclosed herein is a laser welding system having a travel path to carry a first blank and a second blank. An upstream clamp assembly and a downstream clamp assembly are positioned on the travel...
7045740 Laser processing installation with integrated loading/unloading of workpieces  
A machine tool installation for laser cutting of sheet workpieces has a workpiece support, an elongated machine frame providing an arm extending over the workpiece support, and a track on the arm...
7043330 System and method for closed-loop control of laser cladding by powder injection  
A system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling laser cladding process by powder injection in real-time. The invention combines laser cladding technique along with automated direct feedback...
7038174 Heating device for heating semiconductor wafers in thermal processing chambers  
A novel apparatus for heat treating semiconductor wafers includes a heating device which comprises an assembly of light energy sources for emitting light energy onto a wafer. The light energy...
7034248 Method and apparatus for customizing louvered blinds  
A clamping apparatus for holding a louvered blind assembly while applying a decorative graphic thereto includes a pair of rectangular frames hingedly connected together for pivoting movement...
7030338 Pharmaceutical laser drilling system  
A laser drilling system forms an opening in the coating of a pharmaceutical dosage form and includes an orienting assembly to correctly orient dosage forms, a debris removal assembly to reduce...
7019259 Laser welding system  
Disclosed herein is a laser welding system having a travel path to carry a first blank and a second blank. An upstream clamp assembly and a downstream clamp assembly are positioned on the travel...
7015422 System and process for heating semiconductor wafers by optimizing absorption of electromagnetic energy  
Various processes for heating semiconductor wafers is disclosed. In particular, the present invention is directed to configuring light sources emitting light energy onto a wafer in order to...
7005606 Laser machine tool with image sensor for registration of workhead guidance system  
A computer controlled laser machine tool is provided wherein the machine tool work zone is smaller than the size of the workpiece that can be processed. The machine tool has an apparatus to...
7005604 Operating method for a laser machining system  
The invention relates to an operating method and a trolley for a system used for machining objects by using laser beams, particularly for a system used for boring or structuring substrates. The...
6998571 Laser beam processing machine  
A laser beam processing machine comprising a chuck table for holding a workpiece and a laser beam application means for applying a laser beam to the workpiece held on the chuck table, wherein the...
6984803 Low profile laser assembly  
A laser assembly includes a removable work table defining a planar work surface. A frame is configured for supporting the removable work table with the work surface in a work surface plane. An X-Y...
6972393 Machining device and machining method  
A machining device for simultaneously machining a plurality of work pieces 71, 72 on one machining table 7 with high positional accuracy is provided. The machining device detects positions of...
6963047 Device for accommodating flat materials during separation by a separating device, and a separating method  
The invention relates to a device for accommodating flat materials when separated by laser, water-jet, cutting torch or milling. The slot provided under the separating device is displaced by...