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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...
7345257 Nozzle presetter for laser machining tool of laser beam machine  
The invention provides a nozzle presetter for laser machining tool of laser beam machine for externally making position adjustments of nozzles for laser machining tools mounted on a laser beam...
7329832 Automated adaptive machining of obstructed passages  
An automated machining process for machining of an obstructed passage ( 5 ) of an article ( 1 ) includes the steps of deriving the position and orientation of the passage ( 5 ) from automated...
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...
7304265 Method and system for machining fragile material  
In a method for processing brittle material, a laser light from a laser light source irradiates the brittle material and transports an irradiating position of the laser light along a predetermined...
7301647 Method for regulating shape of floatation surface of slider floating above record carrier  
A method for manufacturing a slider including a head for recording data into and reproducing data from a record carrier, and a floatation surface that floats above the record carrier includes the...
7297897 Process for laser cutting a workpiece  
An apparatus is disclosed for cutting a workpiece. A laser beam is directed at successive points along a workpiece surface to be cut and a sensor emits a sensing beam directed at the same...
7288736 Connection between two components  
A method of connecting two components includes providing an assembly including a first component and a second component, optically sensing a connection region between the first component and the...
7265316 Laser marking system  
A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece;...
7265033 Laser beam processing method for a semiconductor wafer  
A laser beam processing method for a semiconductor wafer having a low-dielectric insulating film formed on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate thereof, a plurality of circuits sectioned...
7257136 Laser apparatus  
A laser apparatus ( 100 ) for performing the laser machining operation by condensing the laser light output from a laser oscillator ( 3 ) is disclosed. A laser output value calculation unit...
7247813 Crystallization apparatus using pulsed laser beam  
In a laser processing method and a laser processing apparatus which irradiate a processing target body with a laser beam pulse-oscillated from a laser beam source, a processing state is monitored...
7244906 Energy monitoring or control of individual vias formed during laser micromachining  
A method and system increase the quality of results achieved by laser micromachining systems. Data relating to parameters controlling laser micromachining process are recorded during the...
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...
7186947 Process monitor for laser and plasma materials processing of materials  
A method for monitoring the processing of a workpiece includes directing an incident laser beam onto the workpiece and measuring a signal emitted from the workpiece. At least two signals are...
7176408 Method for laser-cutting structural components to be joined  
In a method for cutting structural components to be joined by laser radiation that is guided by a computer-controlled manipulation system provided with a nominal path for each structural component...
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...
7148448 Monitored laser shock peening  
A pulse laser is configured for projecting a pulsed laser beam at a target site on a fluid film atop a workpiece for laser shock peening the workpiece. The fluid film is monitored by a probe laser...
7126082 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...
7107118 Laser welding control system  
A fully integrated automated laser weld process control system (LWPCS) and method of controlling the fabrication of structural parts, particularly for shipbuilding and other industries. The LWPCS...
7095495 Fluorescent inspection of airfoil cooling holes  
A system and method are provided for inspecting cooling holes of a completed, lasered, and deburred turbine airfoil. The cooling holes are covered with a very porous tape before placing the turbine...
7057135 Method of precise laser nanomachining with UV ultrafast laser pulses  
A method for manufacturing a microstructure, which includes at least one feature having a dimension less than 200 nm, on a work piece. Pulses of UV laser light having a duration of less than about...
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...
7044355 Bonding apparatus and bonding external appearance inspection device  
A wire bonder 50 in which light rays 66 that leave an object on a carrying stand 60 pass through a light path 80 that passes through a parallel flat plate and reach an imaging camera 70 ...
7038165 Laser machining robot  
If a machining program is reproduced in a robot controller and a robot is moved on a machining route, then a detection signal of a distance sensor is fetched through a distance sensor amplifier,...
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...
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...
7002100 Laser assisted machining method and device  
A laser assisted machining method and device comprise a tool mount on which a laser head is disposed. A digital thermometer is disposed in a machining tool or on the tool mount for feeding data to...
6998572 Light energy processing device and method  
A machining apparatus includes a light source ( 1 ) for generating light energy, an optical system ( 2, 3 ) for guiding the generated light energy to a joint position of a workpiece, a table ( 5 a...
6998570 Beam welding apparatus and methods  
An apparatus and method may be used for welding a first panel to a second panel, the first panel having an inboard side partially contacting the second panel and an opposite outboard side. The...
6998569 Apparatus and method for regulating the weld seam position during laser welding of a butt-jointed workpiece  
To regulate a laser welding process, an optical sensor detects the seam flank angle and/or the seam position of the laser welded seam directly following its formation, the resulting actual measured...
6998568 Method for fabricating, modifying or repairing of single crystal or directionally solidified articles  
It is disclosed a method for fabricating, modifying or repairing of single crystal or directionally solidified articles. Two single crystal or directionally solidified prefabricated parts are joint...
6998567 Generation and application of efficient solid-state laser pulse trains  
A method and devices for generating laser pulse trains for delivery to a target including the use of a single laser generator which produces a plurality of pulse groupings of two or more individual...
6977356 Stereovision guided laser drilling system  
A method for assisting the laser drilling of a hole in a part comprises the steps of providing a camera mounted to the laser, providing a target hole at a first position, capturing a first image of...
6969821 Airfoil qualification system and method  
A method for qualifying airfoil blades includes securing an airfoil blade into a fixture, taking digital measurements of the airfoil blade, comparing the digital measurements of the airfoil blade...
6951994 System for thermal shaping of optical fibers  
A system for shaping an optical fiber with various geometries while minimizing unwanted artifacts in the core of the optical fiber. The system facilitates control of sag in the region of the core...
6951627 Method of drilling holes with precision laser micromachining  
The invention is an apparatus and a method for drilling holes in a work piece with a laser. A laser beam is received by the optical system and directed along an optical path. The system directs the...
6946091 Laser drilling  
When drilling a multi layered sheet-like material, drilling is first made with pulses having energy that generates an inter-layer pull-off force smaller than the adhesion force between the layers....
6934014 Device with at least one light source, comprising several individual light sources  
A device with at least one light source, comprising several individual light sources ( 3, 3′ ) and an optical arrangement. At least two individual light sources ( 3, 3′ ) comprise a...
6933464 Laser-driven cleaning using reactive gases  
A method and apparatus for removing contaminants from the surface of a substrate. An explosive medium is introduced into a vicinity of the substrate, and a beam of electromagnetic energy is...
6930278 Continuous calibration of a non-contact thermal sensor for laser sintering  
An apparatus and a method of using the apparatus wherein a radiation emitter is positioned adjacent a sensor apparatus within a process chamber in a laser sinter system that emits radiation to the...
6930276 Wafer cutting using laser marking  
An embodiment of the present invention includes a chuck, an imaging sensor, and a laser. The chuck holds a wafer having a front side attached to a tape. The imaging sensor obtains a scribe pattern...
6929768 Method of making a catheter balloon by laser fusing wrapped material  
A method of making a catheter balloon or other expandable medical device, and a balloon or other device formed thereby, in which at least a portion of a tubular, wrapped sheet of polymeric material...
6924458 Auxiliary focusing tool for laser marker  
An auxiliary focusing tool for a laser marker for adjusting a distance between a laser focal lens and a work piece before laser marking, the tool comprises: a holding member provided on the laser...
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...
6894248 Laser beam machining apparatus  
A laser beam machining apparatus includes a laser oscillator, a machining head which that machines a workpiece using the laser beam. An optical duct has an optical system to guide the laser beam...
6878900 Method and apparatus for repair of defects in materials with short laser pulses  
A method of accurately and precisely providing desired functionality to an electronic or opto-electronic component is disclosed in which a Femtosecond laser pulse is used to ablate material from a...
6870130 Laser machining method and apparatus therefor  
An apparatus and a method for laser machining with a gap or tracing control, capable of shortening time required for moving a machining head from a machining end point of one machining shape to a...
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...
6859990 Characteristics evaluation method of intermediate layer circuit  
The circuit characteristics of an intermediate layer between an uppermost layer and a lowermost layer of a ceramic multilayer substrate with substrates laminated can be evaluated. A method for...