Laser Materials Processing Patents 1997!

The Laser Materials Processing Patent Database is provided by Cordula Seitz.

The archive comprises a collection of US patents dealing with laser materials processing.

Part I: 1997
Part II: 1998
Part III: 1999
Part IV: 2000
Part V: 2001
Part VI: 2002

The abstracts of the patents from 1997 to 2002 can be displayed. Note that you will need a table-capable browser (such as Netscape Navigator) in order to properly display the abstracts.

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Updated 28 July 1998
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1997

  1. 5,703,631 - Method of forming an orifice array for a high density ink jet printhead
  2. 5,703,341 - Method for adhesion of metal films to ceramics
  3. 5,702,622 - Terminal head for processing a workpiece by means of a laser beam
  4. 5,702,565 - Process for laser scribing a pattern in a planar laminate
  5. 5,701,725 - Method and machine for producing wrappings for products
  6. 5,700,990 - Method for repairing a closure fault of a metal tube containing at least one optical fiber by laser welding
  7. 5,700,989 - Combined laser and plasma arc welding torch
  8. 5,699,185 - Use of fresnel zone plates for material processing
  9. 5,698,121 - Three-dimensional laser beam machining apparatus using YAG cutting tool
  10. 5,698,120 - Laser machining system with control based on machining state recognition
  11. 5,698,119 - Apparatus for forming dispenser delivery ports
  12. 5,695,591 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing laminated product by press
  13. 5,690,846 - Laser processing method
  14. 5,690,845 - Optical device for laser machining
  15. 5,690,125 - Apparatus for imparting combined sidewise and rotary movements to receptacles for rod-shaped smokers' products
  16. 5,689,327 - Laser processing device
  17. 5,688,463 - Laser processing of discrete sheets of material
  18. 5,688,418 - Method and apparatus for laser cutting
  19. 5,685,999 - Compact laser machining head with integrated on-line path control for laser machining of material
  20. 5,685,998 - Method of minimizing diffraction groove formation on laser etched surfaces
  21. 5,685,995 - Method for laser functional trimming of films and devices
  22. 5,684,617 - Device for treating substrates, in particular for perforating paper
  23. 5,683,758 - Method of forming vias
  24. 5,683,601 - Laser ablation forward metal deposition with electrostatic assisted bonding
  25. 5,683,600 - Gas turbine engine component with compound cooling holes and method for making the same
  26. 5,683,598 - Terminal unit for resistance welding or laser beam processing, control apparatus for resistance welding or laser beam processing, and method for operating terminal unit
  27. 5,682,331 - Motion tracking using applied thermal gradients
  28. 5,681,491 - Chip card having information elements etched in a metal contact of a chip card connector
  29. 5,681,490 - Laser weld quality monitoring system
  30. 5,681,395 - Method for the removal of a surface layer by a laser beam
  31. 5,680,698 - Method for precise alignment and placement of optoelectric components
  32. 5,679,435 - Vision control panels with perforations and method of making
  33. 5,679,202 - Process for removing fluorocarbon resin-based coatings
  34. 5,676,866 - Apparatus for laser machining with a plurality of beams
  35. 5,676,865 - Method of and apparatus for providing welded joints
  36. 5,674,415 - Method and apparatus for real time weld monitoring
  37. 5,674,414 - Method and apparatus of irradiating a surface of a workpiece with a plurality of beams
  38. 5,674,329 - Adhesive tape covered laser shock peening
  39. 5,674,328 - Dry tape covered laser shock peening
  40. 5,672,285 - Laser casting apparatus and method
  41. 5,672,284 - Method of making orthopaedic implant by welding
  42. 5,671,628 - Laser shock peened dies
  43. 5,670,773 - Process for the space localization of the focal point of a laser beam of a machining machine and equipment for performing this process
  44. 5,670,069 - Laser processing method
  45. 5,670,068 - Apparatus for laser processing and monitoring
  46. 5,670,067 - Apparatus for laser cutting wiring in accordance with a measured size of the wiring
  47. 5,670,064 - Laser beam machine using optical component to modify laser beam as desired
  48. 5,668,731 - Method and apparatus for plotting a trace pattern on the tread band of a tire
  49. 5,667,708 - Laser beam deflector for protection of underlying portions of an item during laser cutting of overlaying stock
  50. 5,667,707 - Laser cutting machine with focus maintaining beam delivery
  51. 5,667,706 - Apparatus and method for laser welding the inner surface of a tube
  52. 5,667,705 - Discharge chamber and method of manufacturing the same
  53. 5,665,255 - Laser welding apparatus and method for high temperature gradient cooling alloys
  54. 5,665,136 - Process for producing micro lenses using a laser beam
  55. 5,665,134 - Laser machining of glass-ceramic materials
  56. 5,665,050 - Apparatus for medical endoscopy with a superelastic element and method of making the same
  57. 5,662,822 - Dam bar cutting apparatus and dam bar cutting method
  58. 5,662,821 - Method and device for producing a screen printing stencil
  59. 5,662,762 - Laser-based system and method for stripping coatings from substrates
  60. 5,660,748 - Laser beam machine with an optical fiber cable
  61. 5,660,747 - Method of laser marking of produce
  62. 5,660,746 - Dual-laser process for film deposition
  63. 5,660,668 - Laser inlay engraving process
  64. 5,659,656 - Semiconductor electrical heater and method for making same
  65. 5,659,479 - Method and apparatus for real-time control of laser processing of materials
  66. 5,658,476 - Laser enclosure
  67. 5,658,475 - Apparatus for laser texturing disks
  68. 5,658,474 - Method and apparatus for forming dispenser delivery ports
  69. 5,658,473 - Method for producing lengthwise welded metal tubes
  70. 5,657,951 - Electrothermal de-icing system
  71. 5,657,539 - Process for producing an ink jet recording head
  72. 5,657,138 - Generating defined structures on materials using combined optical technologies for transforming the processing beam
  73. 5,656,229 - Method for removing a thin film layer
  74. 5,656,186 - Method for controlling configuration of laser induced breakdown and ablation
  75. 5,656,185 - Method and apparatus for repairing damaged tubes by interior laser clad welding
  76. 5,656,184 - Method of laser welding open receptacles
  77. 5,653,901 - Method of fabricating a nozzle plate
  78. 5,653,900 - Dynamic laser marking
  79. 5,653,899 - Method of making a steel pipe by electric resistance heating of opposing edges of a sheet prior to laser welding
  80. 5,653,898 - Method of manufacturing optical fiber cable covered with metal pipe, and apparatus for manufacturing this optical fiber cable
  81. 5,653,897 - Rotating fiber optic coupler for high power laser welding applications
  82. 5,653,896 - Process for high quality plasma arc and laser cutting of stainless steel and aluminum
  83. 5,653,021 - Production process of a piston
  84. 5,651,904 - Method for removing material from metal workpieces moved relative to the removal tool
  85. 5,651,903 - Method and apparatus for evaluating laser welding
  86. 5,650,077 - Process and device for laser welding
  87. 5,650,076 - Laser plotter
  88. 5,648,002 - Work transferring apparatus for thermal cutting machine
  89. 5,645,740 - System and assemblage for producing microtexturized substrates and implants
  90. 5,645,739 - Method of manufacturing a light source unit
  91. 5,643,477 - Laser enclosure
  92. 5,643,476 - Laser system for removal of graffiti
  93. 5,643,472 - Selective removal of material by irradiation
  94. 5,641,416 - Method for particulate-free energy beam cutting of a wafer of die assemblies
  95. 5,639,391 - Laser formed electrical component and method for making the same
  96. 5,639,390 - Conductor pattern check apparatus for locating and repairing open circuits
  97. 5,637,245 - Method and apparatus for minimizing degradation of equipment in a laser cleaning technique
  98. 5,637,244 - Method and apparatus for creating an image by a pulsed laser beam inside a transparent material
  99. 5,637,243 - Laser cutting machine
  100. 5,637,169 - Method of building three dimensional objects with sheets
  101. 5,636,683 - Heating device for embodying connections by a meltable material
  102. 5,635,243 - Method of coating an organic substrate
  103. 5,635,089 - Ceramic, metal and composite materials having increased surface area
  104. 5,635,086 - Laser-plasma arc metal cutting apparatus
  105. 5,635,735 - Use of fresnel zone plates for material processing
  106. 5,633,195 - Laser planarization of zone 1 deposited metal films for submicron metal interconnects
  107. 5,633,123 - System for ablative imaging by proximity lithography
  108. 5,633,916 - Laser marking method and a metal surface marked by this method
  109. 5,632,915 - Laser material processing apparatus and a work table therefor
  110. 5,632,914 - Motor vehicle air bag cover having a skin with a virtually invisible tear seam formed by miniature holes
  111. 5,633,913 - NC laser system
  112. 5,632,083 - Lead frame fabricating method and lead frame fabricating apparatus
  113. 5,630,953 - Method of fine-machining a workpiece surface to be supplied with a lubricant during operation of the workpiece
  114. 5,629,484 - Method and apparatus for monitoring a laser ablation operation involving multiple ablation sites on a workpiece
  115. 5,628,954 - Process for detecting fine particles
  116. 5,628,926 - Method of forming via holes in a insulation film and method of cutting the insulation film
  117. 5,628,925 - Process for manufacturing a coated, monolithic metal support
  118. 5,628,449 - Method of welding a carbon steel and an austenitic stainless steel together and resultant structure
  119. 5,626,778 - Multi-wavelength programmable laser processing mechanisms and apparatus utilizing spectrometer verification
  120. 5,626,777 - Process for producing dividable plates of brittle material with high accuracy and apparatus for receiving and precision-grinding the end faces of a plate
  121. 5,626,776 - Flangeless fuel tank
  122. 5,624,587 - Laser machining apparatus and method of setting focus thereof
  123. 5,624,585 - Method and apparatus for welding material by laser beam
  124. 5,624,436 - Laser beam and ablating apparatus and related method
  125. 5,622,638 - Method for forming an environmentally resistant blade tip
  126. 5,620,618 - Multi-wavelength programmable laser processing mechanisms and apparatus
  127. 5,620,307 - Laser shock peened gas turbine engine blade tip
  128. 5,618,461 - Reflectance method for accurate process calibration in semiconductor wafer heat treatment
  129. 5,618,454 - Multi-wavelength programmable laser processing mechanisms and apparatus utilizing design data translation system
  130. 5,618,453 - Combined cutting and welding method and relative apparatus for manufacturing structural sheet metal products
  131. 5,618,452 - Method and apparatus for laser welding with an assist gas including dried air and the assist gas composition
  132. 5,616,261 - Laser welding system
  133. 5,614,339 - Object recycling by laser of coating material
  134. 5,614,338 - Process for manufacturing backlit displays utilizing treated plastics and laser energy
  135. 5,614,115 - Computer-controlled laser cutter with optical sensor
  136. 5,614,114 - Laser system and method for plating vias
  137. 5,614,113 - Method and apparatus for performing microelectronic bonding using a laser
  138. 5,614,112 - Installation for positioning edge to edge and welding by means of a laser beam at least two sheet blanks
  139. 5,613,631 - Method for producing a lengthwise welded metal tube
  140. 5,611,949 - Method and apparatus for laser cutting separate items carried on a continuously moving web
  141. 5,611,948 - Apparatus and method for remotely positioning a probe in a tubular member
  142. 5,611,946 - Multi-wavelength laser system, probe station and laser cutter system using the same
  143. 5,611,883 - Joining ceramics and attaching fasteners to ceramics by gas phase selective beam deposition
  144. 5,609,781 - Machining head and laser machining apparatus
  145. 5,609,780 - Laser system
  146. 5,609,779 - Laser drilling of non-circular apertures
  147. 5,609,778 - Process for high contrast marking on surfaces using lasers
  148. 5,609,288 - Honeycomb core structure and method and apparatus relating thereto
  149. 5,609,284 - Method of splitting non-metallic materials
  150. 5,607,607 - System and assemblage for producing microtexturized substrates and implants
  151. 5,607,606 - Laser beam machine for performing piercing and cutting via focus change
  152. 5,607,605 - Laser welding device, a method of checking welding condition and a method of making a center electrode for a spark plug
  153. 5,605,641 - Method and apparatus for laser marking a continuously moving workpiece
  154. 5,605,097 - Method for producing a screen printing stencil with a laser
  155. 5,604,831 - Optical module with fluxless laser reflow soldered joints
  156. 5,603,853 - Method of high energy density radiation beam lap welding
  157. 5,602,079 - Method and apparatus for fabricating superconductor device
  158. 5,601,738 - Method and apparatus for treating material with a laser
  159. 5,601,737 - Surface treating process involving energy beam irradiation onto multilayered conductor parts of printed circuit board
  160. 5,601,736 - Butt welding process using high density energy beam
  161. 5,601,735 - Long-sized tubular grounding container unit for gas-insulated electrical device and laser welding device for manufacturing the same
  162. 5,601,733 - Full field mask illumination enhancement methods and apparatus
  163. RE35,446 - Laser marker system
  164. 5,598,855 - Method and machine for producing ventilated cigarettes
  165. 5,597,590 - Apparatus for removing a thin film layer
  166. 5,597,140 - Infrared deicers for aircraft positioned on a taxiway and methods for using same
  167. 5,595,670 - Method of high speed high power welding
  168. 5,595,583 - Apparatus for localized surface glazing of ceramic articles
  169. 5,594,479 - Method for manufacturing ink jet recording head having water-repellent material
  170. 5,593,606 - Ultraviolet laser system and method for forming vias in multi-layered targets
  171. 5,593,605 - Internal laser welder for pipeline
  172. 5,593,549 - Method for changing solar energy distribution
  173. 5,591,361 - Sealing arrangement for a laser enclosure
  174. 5,591,360 - Method of butt welding
  175. 5,591,359 - High-density energy beam welding process and welded structure
  176. 5,591,358 - Apparatus for clamping and laser welding
  177. 5,591,009 - Laser shock peened gas turbine engine fan blade edges

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