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

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Updated 20 December 2000
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2000

1. 6,163,012 - Laser maintaining and repairing apparatus
2. 6,163,011 - Structure of and method for laser welding metal members and fuel injection valve
3. 6,163,010 - Method and apparatus for laser cutting materials
4. 6,160,835 - Hand-held marker with dual output laser
5. 6,160,240 - Method of producing microstructural medical implants
6. 6,160,239 - Laser soldering procedure applicable to the joining of pins over printed circuit boards
7. 6,159,619 - Ripstop laser shock peening
8. 6,156,997 - Laser processing method and laser processing apparatus
9. 6,156,996 - Process for transportation of sheet metal to a processing device cutting and/or welding of sheet metal, and an arrangement for implementing the process
10. 6,156,030 - Method and apparatus for high precision variable rate material removal and modification
11. 6,153,854 - Aluminum sheet product and method of welding structural components
12. 6,153,853 - Laser beam welding apparatus
13. 6,151,109 - Device for detecting and calculating the focus point position, shape and power distribution of a laser beam
14. 6,150,630 - Laser machining of explosives
15. 6,150,629 - Laser engraving system
16. 6,149,988 - Method and system of laser processing
17. 6,147,323 - Passive laser enclosure
18. 6,147,322 - Laser texturing magnetic recording medium with ultra-fine texture pattern
19. 6,147,321 - Configuration for the automatic inscription or reinscription of wafers
20. 6,147,320 - Apparatus for processing flat, card-like workpieces
21. 6,147,319 - Hole making device for web material
22. 6,146,813 - Method and shunting and deshunting an electrical component and a shuntable/shunted electrical component
23. 6,146,476 - Laser-clad composite cutting tool and method
24. 6,144,012 - Efficient laser peening
25. 6,144,011 - Laser marking apparatus and methods
26. 6,144,010 - Method of removing coating film with laser beam and laser processing system
27. 6,144,009 - Combination punch press and laser machine
28. 6,144,008 - Rapid manufacturing system for metal, metal matrix composite materials and ceramics
29. 6,144,007 - Method and apparatus for forming a perforated non-planar object using a pulsed energy beam
30. 6,140,606 - Laser cutting system
31. 6,140,605 - Method and device for treating the surfaces of component bores
32. 6,140,604 - Laser drilling breakthrough detector
33. 6,140,603 - Micro-cleavage method for specimen preparation
34. 6,140,602 - Marking of fabrics and other materials using a laser
35. 6,140,601 - Laser-welded steel pipe and method therefor
36. 6,139,049 - Air bag tear seam and method of manufacture
37. 6,136,141 - Method and apparatus for the fabrication of lightweight semiconductor devices
38. 6,133,544 - Laser weld disk cartridge
39. 6,131,266 - System and method for dual threshold sensing in a plasma ARC torch
40. 6,132,651 - Method for cutting Y bevels
41. 6,133,541 - Magnetic recording medium and process for producing same
42. 6,133,543 - Method and apparatus for direct laser cutting of metal stents
43. 6,130,406 - Method for forming a medical tubing device
44. 6,130,405 - Laser drilling holes in a cylindrical workpiece
45. 6,130,404 - Electro-optical removal of plastic layer bonded to a metal tube
46. 6,130,403 - Laser beam machining apparatus, control method therefor, and recording medium for recording a control program therefor
47. 6,130,402 - System and process for marking or perforating
48. 6,130,401 - Device and method for machining transparent medium by laser
49. 6,130,400 - Ballistic momentum apparatus and method for monitoring and controlling laser shock peening
50. 6,130,009 - Apparatus and process for nozzle production utilizing computer generated holograms
51. 6,128,546 - Method and apparatus for a cutting system for avoiding pre-cut features
52. 6,128,199 - Composite device and manufacturing method thereof
53. 6,127,649 - Process chamber for laser peening
54. 6,127,648 - Laser-equipped machine tool having a retractable scrap removal system
55. 6,127,647 - Methods of and apparatus for welding workpiece with laser beams
56. 6,127,646 - Apparatus for butting two workpieces together for a welding operation
57. 6,127,050 - Archival imaging medium and method therefor
58. 6,124,565 - Laser cutting machine
59. 6,123,803 - Laser processing chamber with cassette cell
60. 6,122,884 - Selective metal matrix composite reinforcement by laser deposition
61. 6,121,574 - Two-dimensional bar code laser marking method
62. 6,121,573 - Fiber-laser Winchester slider for micro-to-nano machining on data storage media surfaces
63. 6,120,976 - Laser ablated feature formation method
64. 6,120,725 - Method of forming a complex profile of uneven depressions in the surface of a workpiece by energy beam ablation
65. 6,118,527 - Method for monitoring the functionality of the transparent protective element of a transparent laser optical system, and a device for carrying out this method
66. 6,118,097 - Machining head and laser machining apparatus
67. 6,118,096 - Laser marking of phosphorescent plastic articles
68. 6,114,654 - Split-beam laser apparatus for making a nozzle member
69. 6,114,653 - Method of cutting hollow workpieces with a laser
70. 6,114,652 - Method of forming acoustic attenuation chambers using laser processing of multi-layered polymer films
71. 6,114,651 - Laser beam apparatus and workpiece machining process
72. 6,113,835 - Method of processing a resin sheet with a laser beam
73. 6,113,707 - Method and apparatus for cleaning vulcanization molds for elastomer material articles
74. 6,112,967 - Method and apparatus for cutting through a flat workpiece made of brittle material, especially glass
75. 6,111,214 - Laser welding apparatus
76. 6,111,213 - Welding fittings on a hydraulic cylinder
77. 6,109,682 - Motor vehicle door or hatch
78. 6,107,600 - Laser machining apparatus
79. 6,107,599 - Method and tool for laser texturing of glass substrates
80. 6,107,598 - Maskant for use during laser welding or drilling
81. 6,107,597 - Laser beam welding device with radiation trap
82. 6,106,878 - Method for separating sausages
83. 6,103,993 - Hollow rotor blade of columnar structure having a single crystal column in which a series of holes are laser drilled
84. 6,103,992 - Multiple frequency processing to minimize manufacturing variability of high aspect ratio micro through-vias
85. 6,103,991 - Laser machining apparatus
86. 6,103,990 - Laser texturing system providing even heating of textured spots on a rotating disk
87. 6,103,989 - System and method for forming discrete laser-etched labels from continuous label stock
88. 6,103,988 - Apparatus and method for bonding optical elements by non-contact soldering
89. 6,103,395 - Composite multilayer bearing material
90. 6,103,177 - Mastering apparatus for recording onto a glass master and method for recording onto a glass master
91. 6,100,498 - Method of reducing time for laser piercing and cutting
92. 6,100,497 - Method of and apparatus for welding workpiece
93. 6,098,533 - Conveyor for stabilizing packets of cigarettes coming off a packing machine
94. 6,097,153 - Superconducting accelerator cavity with a heat affected zone having a higher RRR
95. 6,097,020 - Laser control system having a diffraction grating for use in laser processing machine utilizing laser-induced plasma detecting system
96. 6,091,047 - Laser texture processing apparatus and method
97. 6,090,330 - Laser processing method
98. 6,089,698 - Nozzles and methods of and apparatus for forming nozzles
99. 6,087,827 - Incremental sensor of speed and/or position for detecting low and null speeds
100. 6,087,625 - Laser machining apparatus
101. 6,087,624 - Programmable fiber chopper and method therefor
102. 6,087,623 - Semiconductor device marking apparatus using a rotating stopper
103. 6,087,622 - Low cost assembly of wireless load beam suspensions
104. 6,087,621 - Method for laser hammering a multi-channel optoelectronic device module
105. 6,087,620 - Method of fabricating a composite actuator arm assembly
106. 6,087,619 - Dual intensity multi-beam welding system
107. 6,087,618 - X-ray imaging array detector and laser micro-milling method for fabricating array
108. 6,087,617 - Computer graphics system for generating an image reproducible inside optically transparent material
109. 6,086,204 - Methods and devices to design and fabricate surfaces on contact lenses and on corneal tissue that correct the eye's optical aberrations
110. 6,084,223 - Method of welding workpieces and apparatus for carrying it out
111. 6,084,204 - Leadframe manufacturing apparatus using laser beams
112. 6,084,203 - Method and device for welding with welding beam control
113. 6,084,202 - Underwater laser processing method and apparatus
114. 6,083,411 - Method for forming a hole and method for forming nozzle in orifice plate of printing head
115. 6,080,961 - Blank material positioning device and blank material positioning method
116. 6,080,959 - System and method for feature compensation of an ablated inkjet nozzle plate
117. 6,080,958 - Method and apparatus for marking containers using laser light
118. 6,080,957 - Micromechanical tool
119. 6,080,956 - Fiber optic light beam heating apparatus with adjustable lens position
120. 6,080,955 - Plasma producer with a holder
121. 6,078,022 - Laser peening hollow core gas turbine engine blades
122. 6,078,021 - Apparatus and method of laser welding inside bellows joints and spacer for manufacturing bellows
123. 6,075,223 - High contrast surface marking
124. 6,075,222 - Method for manufacturing a liquid jet recording head
125. 6,075,221 - Mechanism and method of making anti-slip handles
126. 6,075,220 - Optical penetration sensor for pulsed laser welding
127. 6,073,464 - Laser surface treatment device and method
128. 6,072,151 - Method for adjusting head suspension load
129. 6,072,150 - Apparatus and method for in-line soldering
130. 6,072,149 - Laser beam welding apparatus
131. 6,072,148 - Device for producing connections between two respective contact elements by means of laser energy
132. 6,070,781 - System for bringing the joint edges of sheet material into butting relationship for welding
133. 6,070,592 - Filter assembly machine for producing ventilated tobacco products
134. 6,068,966 - Method for printing bar-codes
135. 6,068,728 - Laser texturing with reverse lens focusing system
136. 6,066,830 - Laser etching of electroluminescent lamp electrode structures, and electroluminescent lamps produced thereby
137. 6,066,829 - Apparatus for entering, formatting, and storing a variety of characters, symbols, and figures for use in a laser marking system
138. 6,066,828 - Laser beam welding method for carbon steels
139. 6,065,668 - Process for the construction of pre-protected steel sheet structures, made stable by welding
140. 6,064,035 - Process chamber for laser peening
141. 6,064,034 - Laser marking process for vitrification of bricks and other vitrescent objects
142. 6,064,033 - Operative head for a laser machine
143. 6,064,032 - Apparatus in a filter tipping machine for manipulating a web
144. 6,064,031 - Selective metal matrix composite reinforcement by laser deposition
145. 6,064,030 - Manufacturing method of rotary shaft with hard faced journal
146. 6,062,590 - Air bag tear seam and method of manufacture
147. 6,060,687 - Method of laser cutting metal workpieces
148. 6,060,686 - Underwater laser welding nozzle
149. 6,060,685 - Method for monitoring laser weld quality via plasma light intensity measurements
150. 6,060,684 - Laser beam machine with mode conversion
151. 6,060,683 - Selective laser removal of dielectric coating
152. 6,060,682 - Overlapping joint for laser welding of tailored blanks
153. 6,060,681 - Process and apparatus for laser welding
154. 6,059,555 - Optical apparatus for dual-beam laser texturing
155. 6,059,176 - Device and a method for applying a plurality of solder globules to a substrate
156. 6,058,132 - Laser beam machining apparatus using a plurality of galvanoscanners
157. 6,057,525 - Method and apparatus for precision laser micromachining
158. 6,056,827 - Laser decontamination method
159. 6,055,829 - Process for producing a desired breaking point on a glass body
160. 6,054,673 - Method and apparatus for laser drilling
161. 6,054,672 - Laser welding superalloy articles
162. 6,054,671 - Methods of making a chain saw guide bar with high wear resistance strips
163. 6,053,397 - Method for the manufacture of micro solder bumps on copper pads
164. 6,053,392 - Method and apparatus for connecting two metallic workpieces together
165. 6,049,058 - Laser peening process and apparatus with uniform pressure pulse confinement
166. 6,049,057 - Laser piercing apparatus for moving web material
167. 6,049,056 - Method of laser cutting a metal line on an MR head with a laser
168. 6,049,055 - Method of producing a smart card
169. 6,049,054 - Method of making an orthopaedic implant having a porous metal pad
170. 6,048,588 - Method for enhancing chemisorption of material
171. 6,046,430 - Bearing having micropores, and design method therefor
172. 6,046,429 - Laser repair process for printed wiring boards
173. 6,046,428 - Laser cutting device with parallel-plate cutting table
174. 6,046,427 - Process and device to cut, perforate or inscribe repeating patterns in continuously-moving flat material
175. 6,046,426 - Method and system for producing complex-shape objects
176. 6,045,944 - Battery and method of manufacturing the same
177. 6,043,454 - Apparatus and method for in-line soldering
178. 6,043,453 - Apparatus for laser processing with a mechanical cutter
179. 6,043,452 - Method and device for processing arbitrary 3D shaped surfaces by means of a laser, in particular for polishing and texturing workpieces, and for producing sealing surfaces on dies
180. 6,042,445 - Method for affixing spacers in a field emission display
181. 6,040,553 - Method of manufacturing air conveyor panels by laser ablation drilling
182. 6,040,552 - High-speed drilling system for micro-via pattern formation, and resulting structure
183. 6,040,551 - Apparatus for hardening the inside contour of a gun barrel with laser radiation
184. 6,040,550 - Apparatus and method for laser welding the outer joints of metal bellows
185. 6,040,549 - Laser beam machining apparatus and corresponding method which employs a laser beam to pretreat and machine a workpiece
186. 6,040,546 - Method and apparatus for cutting a tendon used in a post-tension anchor system
187. 6,038,487 - Cross direction web processor
188. 6,037,565 - Laser illuminator and optical system for disk patterning
189. 6,037,564 - Method for scanning a beam and an apparatus therefor
190. 6,037,563 - Protective gas shroud for welding
191. 6,034,349 - Laser machining system for sequential irradiation of machining points
192. 6,034,348 - Micro etching system using laser ablation
193. 6,034,347 - Continuous butt-welding process and device for metal sheets, in particular for building car bodies in the car industry
194. 6,034,343 - Hybrid welding apparatus
195. 6,033,515 - Use of a laser to fusion-splice optical components of substantially different cross-sectional areas
196. 6,031,202 - Laser marking apparatus and method for controlling same
197. 6,031,201 - Laser machining apparatus with rotatable phase grating
198. 6,031,200 - In-process kerf measurement system
199. 6,031,199 - Combination laser cutting and blank welding apparatus and method
200. 6,030,687 - Vision control panels for displaying discrete images observable from one side of the panel and method of making
201. 6,028,289 - Laser processing of discrete sheets of material
202. 6,028,288 - Laser beam machine and liquid crystal display device fabrication method using the machine
203. 6,025,572 - Laser piercing apparatus for a web material
204. 6,025,571 - Nozzle assembly for laser cutting head
205. 6,023,042 - Apparatus for the production of exposed and metallized substrates
206. 6,023,041 - Method for using photoabsorptive coatings and consumable copper to control exit via redeposit as well as diameter variance
207. 6,023,040 - Laser assisted polishing
208. 6,023,039 - Method of cleaving a brittle material using a point heat source for providing a thermal stress
209. 6,022,905 - Controlled color laser marking of plastics
210. 6,020,573 - Laser beam machining apparatus
211. 6,019,589 - Laser processing apparatus and method for manufacturing a liquid jet recording head by use of such laser processing apparatus
212. 6,018,729 - Neural network control of spot welding
213. 6,018,135 - Laser machine with gas volume compensation
214. 6,017,972 - Controlled color laser marking of plastics
215. 6,017,630 - Ultrafine particle and production method thereof, production method of ultrafine particle bonded body, and fullerene and production method thereof
216. 6,017,410 - Method to anchor foils for green-tape circuits
217. 6,016,227 - Apparatus and method for producing an improved laser beam
218. 6,014,401 - Device for controlling a laser source with multiple laser units for the energy and spatial optimization of a laser surface treatment
219. 6,013,897 - Electric circuit board having protective part against light beam soldering
220. 6,013,895 - System and method for perforating sheet material
221. 6,013,894 - Method and apparatus for laser texturing a magnetic recording disk substrate
222. 6,013,336 - Procedure employing a diode-pumped laser for controllably texturing a disk surface
223. 6,013,220 - Method of manufacturing a magnetic tape
224. 6,011,240 - Method and apparatus for butt welding together sheet blanks
225. 6,011,239 - Laser apparatus and method adjusting the gram load, static attitude and flying height in a head suspension assembly

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