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5760369 Method of laser cutting paper cards for use in paper sculpture  
Paper cards for use in three-dimensional paper sculpture, wherein the cards have perforated images thereon produced by a laser beam directed by a computer-controlled movable mirror to the back...
5760370 Image display method for liquid crystal mask laser marker  
An image display method for a liquid crystal mask marker displays an image of a high sharpness even when the marking speed is high. To this end, when the display image of a liquid crystal mask (4)...
5747771 Method and apparatus for forming blind slots including laser melting and gas vortex  
A method of machining a blind slot 3 in a workpiece 2 comprises heating the surface of the workpiece 2 above its melting temperature with, for example, a beam of laser energy and directing at least...
5747772 Laser marking method including raster scanning of rapidly rewritten liquid crystal mask  
The invention relates to a laser marking method in which a laser beam is used for raster scanning of a liquid-crystal mask, on which a desired marking pattern is formed and the laser beam passing...
5742026 Processes for polishing glass and glass-ceramic surfaces using excimer laser radiation  
A method for polishing glass, ceramic, and glass-ceramic surfaces. The method includes exposing the surface to ultraviolet laser radiation under conditions effective to smooth the surface. Methods...
5742025 Laser reflow soldering process with lead-tin solder pads  
An optic module contains a flexible circuit board forming a cable which connects between an optical sub-assembly and a rigid interconnect structure within the optic module. One end of the cable...
5734145 Laser marking method using laser heated liquid crystal mask  
A method of driving a liquid crystal mask marker increases a marking speed, by reducing the time required for producing an image, and maintains marking accuracy at a high level. For this purpose, a...
5730925 Method and apparatus for producing a three-dimensional object  
In an apparatus for producing a three-dimensional object by laser sintering the object is produced by successive solidification of layers of a powder material at points corresponding to a...
5719374 Method of bending metal objects with an energy beam  
A method for bending metal objects along a straight bending line comprises a local heating of a selected strip of a metal object with an impinging broad energy beam. Thereupon, the selected strip...
5719376 Method for laser heating a surface formed by a circular bore extending through a workpiece  
A a method for laser heating a surface formed by a circular bore extending in a workpiece along a longitudinal bore axis includes providing a holder for holding a workpiece; directing a laser beam...
5708251 Method for embedding resistance heating wire in an electrofusion saddle coupler  
A method and apparatuses for embedding a resistance heating wire in a thermoplastic element having a surface such as an electrofusion saddle coupler by providing an operating head including heat...
5705708 Inhibition of discoloration of cumene hydroperoxide  
Discoloration of cumene hydroperoxide is reduced or inhibited by adding to the cumene hydroperoxide an effective amount on the order of 30 to 1000 ppm of a stabilizer of the formula R'C(O)OM...
5705788 Process for treatment of materials with diode radiation  
The invention relates to a process for material treatment with diode radiation, especially laser diode radiation. To match the radiation profile to the treatment process, the process is so carried...
5695591 Apparatus and method for manufacturing laminated product by press  
An apparatus and a method are disclosed for manufacturing a laminated product. The method includes the steps of punching out components from a plate with a punch and a die and accommodating the...
5689327 Laser processing device  
A laser processing device for collecting a laser beam from laser beam radiating means using an objective lens and irradiating a surface of a sample with the collected laser beam to form a fine...
5683601 Laser ablation forward metal deposition with electrostatic assisted bonding  
Apparatus and method for metal line deposition on a substrate. Laser ablation of a metal film coated on a first substrate removes metal ions from the film. The ions travel forward to a surface of a...
5679202 Process for removing fluorocarbon resin-based coatings  
A process for removing fluorocarbon resin-based coatings from a metal substratum, in which the coating is treated with a laser beam for progressively impinging on the whole coating surface until...
5674329 Adhesive tape covered laser shock peening  
A method of laser shock peening a metallic part by firing a laser on a laser shock peening surface of the part which has been adhesively covered by tape having an ablative medium, preferably a self...
5674328 Dry tape covered laser shock peening  
A method of laser shock peening a metallic part by firing a laser on a laser shock peening surface of the part which has been adhesively covered by tape having an ablative medium, preferably, a...
5665050 Apparatus for medical endoscopy with a superelastic element and method of making the same  
A medical endoscope has a superelastic-alloy force-transmitting element having at least one recess in its surface at a coupling site and being positively connected to a load-receiving component,...
5658474 Method and apparatus for forming dispenser delivery ports  
A method of laser drilling a delivery port (37) in a beneficial agent dispenser (30) is disclosed. A dispenser (30) has a compartment (32) formed by a wall (31) for containing a beneficial agent...
5659656 Semiconductor electrical heater and method for making same  
A method is disclosed for mechanically and electrically bonding metallic materials and semiconductor materials. The method according to the invention may be used, for example, in forming a...
5645739 Method of manufacturing a light source unit  
A plurality of light emitting units are prepared each of which is provided with a laser diode having a laser diode chip which emits one beam and a collimator lens for converting a beam emitted from...
5637169 Method of building three dimensional objects with sheets  
The instant invention is directed to related methods of producing a three-dimensional object by dispensing sheets of a material, capable of physical transformation upon exposure to synergistic...
5637245 Method and apparatus for minimizing degradation of equipment in a laser cleaning technique  
A method and apparatus for cleaning equipment surfaces using a laser. A barrier layer is provided at a surface to be cleaned prior to being impinged by light from a laser in order to avoid...
5637244 Method and apparatus for creating an image by a pulsed laser beam inside a transparent material  
A method of creating an image inside a transparent material with the aid of a pulsed laser beam involves use of a diffraction limited Q-switched laser, in particular, a solid-state single-mode TEM...
5635243 Method of coating an organic substrate  
Energy, such as from one or more lasers, is directed at the surface of a substrate to mobilize and vaporize a constituent element (e.g., carbide) within the substrate (e.g., steel). The vaporized...
5632914 Motor vehicle air bag cover having a skin with a virtually invisible tear seam formed by miniature holes  
A cover for covering an air bag in a motor vehicle has a thin elastic plastic skin, a rigid substrate and an intermediate layer of soft plastic foam. The skin has a tear seam and the substrate...
5632916 Laser marking method and a metal surface marked by this method  
A method of providing by a laser beam on a bright metal surface (1) areas discernible from the surrounding surface as darker areas for producing for instance optically readable marks (5) and a...
5614338 Process for manufacturing backlit displays utilizing treated plastics and laser energy  
A method is provided for producing a graphic for a backlit component, such as a button for an illuminated graphic display of an automobile instrument panel. The method involves a process by which...
5614114 Laser system and method for plating vias  
The output of a continuously pumped, Q-switched, Nd:YAG laser (10) is frequency converted to provide ultraviolet light (62) for plating internal wall surfaces (79, 126) of vias (72, 74) in...
5614339 Object recycling by laser of coating material  
Coated objects are recycled by irradiation with a laser beam. The invention is applied to objects (such as documents) that include an entry surface, a surface coated with a coating (such as text or...
5609778 Process for high contrast marking on surfaces using lasers  
A process for forming parabolic micro-reflectors on an object includes the steps of placing the object proximate to a transfer lens system, shining a laser beam through the lens system, a mask and...
5601737 Surface treating process involving energy beam irradiation onto multilayered conductor parts of printed circuit board  
A surface treating process with respect to conductor parts on printed circuit board irradiates an energy beam onto the surface of the conductor parts each in a plurality of layers of different,...
5601738 Method and apparatus for treating material with a laser  
A method and apparatus for reducing unwanted pressure changes generated during treatment of a target material in a liquid-filled space with a laser. A pilot pulse is generated to produce a gas...
5593549 Method for changing solar energy distribution  
In a method for concentrating solar energy waveform energy is directed to a predetermined region of the atmosphere located a pre-established distance above a surface of the earth. The directing of...
5585020 Process for the production of nanoparticles  
Nanoparticles are produced by exposing microparticles to an energy beam, particularly to a beam of laser light, above the ablation threshold of the microparticles. Nanoparticles are produced having...
5575932 Method of making densely-packed electrical conductors  
Windings for an electric motor are formed by depositing successive layers of conductive material and etching into the conductive material with a precisely-controlled high-energy beam. A computer...
5573684 Methods for producing indicia on diamonds  
A method of producing a marking on diamond, pearl, precious or semi-precious stone. For producing the marking, the region on the surface to be marked is irradiated with an ArF excimer laser whose...
5569399 Lasing medium surface modification  
This invention relates to the modification of lasing medium surfaces, such as crystals, to reduce the internal reflections that contribute to amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) losses. A laser...
5554415 Substrate coating techniques, including fabricating materials on a surface of a substrate  
Energy, such as from one or more lasers, is directed at the surface of a substrate to mobilize and vaporize a constituent element (e.g., carbide) within the substrate (e.g., steel). The vaporized...
5552574 Method for the marking of a connector of a chip card with a laser beam  
Disclosed is a method for the marking of particulars on a connector of a card called an electronic chip card, said connector having metal contacts with a given thickness. Said method comprises a...
5539182 Process for increasing moisture permeability of leather, especially for seating in the automobile industry  
A leather layer is burned, preferably under a protective gas blanket, with a laser beam to increase the water vapor permeability for use of the leather in automotive vehicle seats.
5531570 Distortion control for laser shock peened gas turbine engine compressor blade edges  
A method for counteracting distortion of the airfoil caused by laser shock peening a gas turbine engine compressor metallic airfoil along its leading and/or trailing edge to form laser shock peened...
5523539 Process for manufacturing recording heads for magnetic storage devices  
A method for improving the manufacture of an arcuate scan drive. Such drives include a plurality of read/write heads, each head having a gap and being mounted to a rotating drum. The method for...
5521352 Laser cutting apparatus  
An apparatus for cutting a material having a thickness, T, defined by the distance between a first surface and a second surface of the material. The apparatus comprises an energy source for...
5516998 Laser beam machining process and apparatus  
A laser beam machining process and apparatus, applicable to laser beam perforation and cutting, in which a laser beam is directed onto a wall (4) of a component (6) to be machined from one side of...
5514850 Defect compensation method for smoothing a surface of a transparent plate with an ArF excimer laser beam  
A defect compensation method for smoothing a surface of a transparent plate by radiating an ArF excimer laser beam to a defect at the surface. The ArF excimer laser beam is radiated by use of a...
5510594 Method of manufacturing thick-film circuit component  
An electrode of a conductive material containing silver and a thick-film resistor of an electric resistive material containing cermet, which is electrically connected to the electrode, are formed...
5508491 Electronic mass airflow sensor circuit and method for manufacturing same  
An improved electronic mass airflow sensor circuit and method for manufacturing that circuit are disclosed. The circuit includes primary and secondary sensor elements having non-zero temperature...