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20080203618 | Non-Contact Devices and Methods for Preparation of a Hybridization Substrate - The present application relates to an apparatus and method for non-contact collapsing of a porous material on a nonporous substrate. | 08-28-2008 |
20080224356 | Method for Producing a Matrix Used for Producing Decorating Dressing - The invention relates to a process for the production of a die for the production of a surface-structured coating which can be bonded to a sheet-like substrate, in particular a leather or a textile material, and which is formed by application of a liquid plastic material to the surface of the die and subsequent solidification of the plastic material, the die having a surface structure corresponding to the surface structure of the coating, wherein the surface structure of the die is produced by laser engraving. | 09-18-2008 |
20080258344 | ABLATABLE ELEMENTS FOR MAKING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES - Flexographic printing plates and other relief images can be formed from a laser-ablatable element having a laser-ablatable layer that is at least 20 μm in thickness. The laser-ablatable layer includes a film-forming material that is a laser-laser-ablatable material or the film-forming material has dispersed therein a laser-ablatable material. The laser-ablatable material is a polymeric material that when heated to 300° C. at a rate of 10° C./minute, loses at least 60% of its mass to form at least one predominant low molecular weight product. The element can be imaged by ablation at an energy of at least 1 J/cm2 to provide a relief image. | 10-23-2008 |
20080290563 | High Resolution Cold Processing Of Ceramics - A method, material and apparatus for cold processing of ceramics wherein the ceramic contains a binder material which decomposes or otherwise produces large amounts of a gas upon heating so as to remove ablated material from the ceramic. The method, material and apparatus therefore provide self-cleaning ablation which allows for machining of ceramics at scales unachievable in the prior art. | 11-27-2008 |
20090008827 | Aperture adapters for laser-based coating removal end-effector - A coating removal device, comprising a head component and a body component, removes a coating from a surface. The head component has a means for detachably engaging a removable aperture adapter and for enabling an operator to change and use another aperture adapter for a different application of the device. Aperture adapters are configured for specified deflections of laser beams. In some embodiments, the device is coupled to a waste collection shroud, which achieves 100% collection of waste products without surface contact by establishing a suction flow normal to and in a direction toward a centerline of the device, despite presence of a purge flow that is ejected along with laser beams from the aperture adapter. In other embodiments, the device has a camera for enabling the operator to view an ablation processing region on a display when the device is in operation within a confined space. | 01-08-2009 |
20090020918 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a honeycomb structure having a plugged portion, which is faster and cheaper to manufacture, and a manufacturing apparatus thereof. A film is attached to an end face of a honeycomb structure in a state where the honeycomb structure is positioned in a table portion having a through hole into which the end face portion of the honeycomb structure is to be inserted, and the film is held in a flat state where a remaining portion of the film which is not attached to the end face is attached to the table portion. Then, holes opened so as to correspond to the openings of a part of cells are formed in the film to form the film as a mask, and a plugging material having fluidity is supplied onto the mask or onto the same plane as the mask to fill the cells with the plugging material. | 01-22-2009 |
20090026661 | Method and Apparatus for Shaping of Fabrics - In the field of shaping fabrics there is a need for a method and apparatus for the shaping of fabrics which utilises ultrasonic techniques while improving the versatility of being able to change the profile to be cut/embossed. A method of shaping fabric comprises creating a former having a surface relief which defines the desired profile and/or surface pattern, placing the fabric to be shaped onto the former to overlie said surface relief and remain in a fixed position relative thereto, and sweeping an ultrasonic head in at least two dimensions over the area of fabric overlying the former whilst pressing the fabric between said head and the former such that the profile and/or surface pattern on said former is transferred to said fabric. | 01-29-2009 |
20090039559 | Laser Beam Machining Method - To provide a laser processing method which can highly accurately cut a planar object to be processed having an irregular surface as an entrance surface for processing laser light. | 02-12-2009 |
20090057959 | Method for Embellishing Customized Label on Handle via Laser-Engraving - A method for embellishing customized label on a handle via laser-engraving comprises: first step: preparing a body of the handle injected from a mold, with the body provided to be colored; second step: injecting a surface layer surrounding the body, with the surface layer having different color from the body; third step: laser-engraving with a label on the surface layer and removing parts of the surface layer relative to the shape of the label, with parts of the colored body being exposed thereafter, with getting a finished handle. | 03-05-2009 |
20090072446 | Process of making a vehicle airbag cover - The present invention provides for an automobile-use interior cover for accommodating an airbag apparatus, the said cover | 03-19-2009 |
20090085254 | Laser scoring with flat profile beam - Disclosed are systems and methods for scoring glass sheets. A laser beam can be generated having a substantially uniform peak energy density along at least a portion of its length. The laser beam is moved across the glass sheet to create a score line. Further, the glass sheet can be separated along the score line. In some aspects, the laser beam is bimodal and comprises approximately 60-70% TEM00 mode and approximately 30-40% TEM01* mode. | 04-02-2009 |
20090096133 | MICROPATTERNING OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES USING LASER ABLATION - The present invention employs the natural hydrophilic properties of a macromolecular film such as a hydrogel and in combination with localized photo-ablation of monolayers created with the hydrogel using multi-photon laser excitation, provides a stampless, versatile method of micropattern fabrication. | 04-16-2009 |
20090108502 | LASER PROCESSING MASK AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD - In a laser processing mask, apertures formed thereon as laser light passing apertures are shaped so that a plurality of protrusions extend radially from the center of each of the apertures to the peripheral portion thereof. By using this laser processing mask, a recess pattern with dimensions of several micrometers to several tens of micrometers and high dimensional precision and shape precision can be formed on the surface of a workpiece made of, for example, a metal material by laser processing. | 04-30-2009 |
20090121392 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WRITING GRATING STRUCTURES USING CONTROLLED PHASE DELAY BETWEEN BEAMS - A method of writing a grating structure with at least one of predetermined amplitude, period and phase properties in a photosensitive waveguide, the method comprising providing at least two light beams which overlap in an overlap region to form an interference pattern; moving the photosensitive waveguide through the overlap region; and modulating the phase of at least one of the light beams relative to the phase of the other light beams using a non-mechanical beam modulator so that the interference pattern appears to move through the overlap region, the apparent movement being variably controlled in response to the movement of the photosensitive waveguide such that a grating structure is written with the at least one of predetermined amplitude, period and phase properties. The apparent movement of the interference pattern may be variably controlled to match the movement of the waveguide, or to be deliberately detuned. The grating structure may be chirped or apodized. | 05-14-2009 |
20090179353 | Method of manufacturing a three-dimensional object - A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional object is provided, in which the object is solidified layer by layer by solidifying a building material by means of a beam of a gas laser at locations in each layer corresponding to the cross section of the object, wherein the power of the laser is measured and the power of the laser is controlled according to the measured value, characterized in that the power measurement takes place in a time window, in which a change of the power occurs, and an input control signal of the laser is controlled according to the measured values. | 07-16-2009 |
20090179354 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE DIMENSIONAL ELECTRODE ELEMENTS FOR MICRO-BATTERIES - A method for forming an array of three dimensional electrode elements for micro-batteries, including forming a plurality of first parallel channels in a substrate, filling the plurality of first channels with a sacrificial filler material, forming at least one plurality of second parallel channels, each of the pluralities of channels being oriented in a different direction, and removing the sacrificial filler material to leave a grid array of electrode elements. The method may further include a preliminary step of depositing a sacrificial coating onto the surface of the substrate and a final step of removing the sacrificial coating and any debris resulting from the channel forming steps deposited thereon. | 07-16-2009 |
20090212465 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A COMPENSATING ELEMENT FOR WAVEFRONT CORRECTION USING SPATIALLY LOCALIZED CURING OF RESIN MIXTURES - An optical wavefront correction plate incorporates a unique, three-dimensional spatial retardation distribution utilizing the index of refraction change of resin mixture in its cured state. The optical wave plate comprises a pair of transparent plates, containing a layer of a monomers and polymerization initiators, such as resin mixture. This resin mixture exhibits a variable index of refraction as a function of the extent of its curing. Curing of the resin mixture may be made by exposure to light, such as ultraviolet light, and may be varied across and through the surface of the resin mixture to create a particular and unique three-dimensional wavefront retardation profile. The optical wave plate provides improved performance in large area mirrors, lenses, telescopes, microscopes, and ophthalmic diagnostic systems. | 08-27-2009 |
20090230592 | Laser-Perforated Skin Substitute - The Temporary Skin Substitute of this invention consists of three components: The top component is a thin (approximately 0.001″ thick) silicone elastomer in which laser holes have been drilled; physically attached to the silicone elastomer is a fine knitted nylon fabric (12/1, 15/1 denier); incorporated into the silicone/nylon structure are collagen peptides [about 10 micrograms per square centimeter of Porcine type 1—“the active component”] without cross-linking agent to enable a quick interaction with fibrin in the wound to achieve acute adherence. The laser drilled holes provide a wide range of porosity to ensure minimum fluid accumulation beneath the Temporary Skin Substitute without wound desiccation. The range of hole diameters preferred in the present invention is 0.75 mm to 1.05 mm and at holes centered at ¼″-⅓″. Providing a structure that has better acute adherence and minimal fluid accumulation beneath the Temporary Skin Substitute, which will reduce infection complications and maximize wound healing. Larger pieces of this skin substitute can be made to cover larger wounds, unlike previous skin substitutes. | 09-17-2009 |
20090243155 | METHOD OF STORING IMAGES AND CORRESPONDING STORAGE MEDIUM - The invention relates to a method of storing images on a medium able to be etched on the basis of a writing procedure using a laser beam, in which a substrate, preferably flexible, comprises a multiplicity of expanses of lateral dimensions less than 10 millimetres, each reserved for an image, and an expanse reserved for an image comprises as many elementary zones as there are image pixels to be stored, the image stored in an expanse being able to be read by optical magnification means. Each elementary zone comprises an engraved pattern whose diameter represents one respective grey level out of n possible levels. | 10-01-2009 |
20090302503 | Coating Method - The subject of the invention is a coating method based on laser ablation where the distance between the substrate and the target being ablated is exceptionally small. The short distance allows coating the substrate even in industrial scale preferably also under a low-vacuum or even non-vacuum atmosphere. The invention is preferable in conjunction with the optimal coating of all large-size objects or objects with varying shapes. | 12-10-2009 |
20090315222 | Apparatus, System And Method For Manufacturing A Plugging Mask For A Honeycomb Substrate - A method and system for manufacturing a mask for plugging cells in a honeycomb substrate includes capturing an image of the substrate's end through an end-adhered transparent or translucent film using a camera, forming openings using a laser, wherein a working distance, WD | 12-24-2009 |
20100019414 | Method and Device for the Production of Plastic Packaging Containers - A method and a device for the manufacture of plastic packagings, the same being manufactured by stretch blowing a bottle-like preliminary packaging which is, after completion, treated by means of a laser and thus reshaped to the final packaging. Also, a plastic container manufactured according to this method and with this device. | 01-28-2010 |
20100019415 | METHOD FOR MAKING A FORMING STRUCTURE - A method for making a forming structure. The steps of the method include providing a forming unit, providing a backing film, providing a foraminous element, employing liquid photosensitive resin to form the forming structure, and laser machining a plurality of generally columnar protrusions into the forming structure. | 01-28-2010 |
20100038825 | METHODS OF FORMING MICROCHANNELS BY ULTRAFAST PULSED LASER DIRECT-WRITE PROCESSING - Microscale and/or nanoscale structural features are formed in material by using an ultrashort pulsed laser (e.g., a femtosecond pulsed laser). Methods of forming such structures comprise applying laser energy generated by an ultrashort pulsed laser to a surface of a substrate having a first layer and a distinct second layer. The first layer has a first ablation threshold that is less than the applied laser energy and the second layer has a second ablation threshold that is greater than the applied laser energy. The laser energy penetrates through the second layer to the first layer. The applied laser energy results in damage (or an ablation event) at the first layer that exerts force sufficient to delaminate the second layer, thereby forming a void space that is a channel having a major elongate axis or alternately forming an open groove. | 02-18-2010 |
20100078857 | DIODE-LASER MARKER WITH ONE-AXIS SCANNING MIRROR MOUNTED ON A TRANSLATABLE CARRIAGE - Apparatus for marking a bitmap image on tape includes a source of a modulatable laser-beam. The beam is directed to an oscillating mirror on a carriage translatable across the width direction of the tape. The oscillating mirror directs the beam to a focusing lens mounted on the carriage. The focusing lens is arranged to focus the beam to a focal-spot on the tape. As the carriage is translated, the focal-spot is swept reciprocally in a wave-like path across the tape. Modulation of the beam is arranged such that pixels of a plurality of rows of the bitmap image are printed in one traverse of the carriage. The tape is advanced incrementally and repeated traverses of the carriage are made to complete printing of the bitmap image. Light from the laser can be delivered to the oscillating mirror via an optical fiber. | 04-01-2010 |
20100127431 | IMAGE READING AND WRITING USING A COMPLEX TWO-DIMENSIONAL INTERLACE SCHEME - The current invention relates to writing or reading a pattern on a surface, such as in microlithography or inspection of mircrolithographic patterns. In particular, Applicant discloses systems recording or reading images by scanning sparse 2D point arrays or grids across the surface, e.g., multiple optical, electron or particle beams modulated in parallel. The scanning and repeated reading or writing creates a dense pixel or spot grid on the workpiece. The grid may be created by various arrays: arrays of light sources, e.g., laser or LED arrays, by lenslet arrays where each lenslet has its own modulator, by aperture plates for particle beams, or arrays of near-field emitters or mechanical probes. For reading systems, the point grid may be created by a sparse point matrix illumination and/or a detector array where each detector element sees only one spot. The idea behind the use of large arrays is to improve throughput. However, the throughput does not scale with the array size, since above a certain size of arrays, previously known schemes fall into in their own tracks and start repeating the same data over and over again. This application discloses methods to scan workpieces with large arrays while preserving the scaling of throughput proportional to array size, even for very large arrays, in fact essentially without limits. | 05-27-2010 |
20100156001 | Method of combining laser-engraving and in-mold decoration techniques to laser-engrave pattern on plastic product and the product thereof - In a method of combining laser-engraving and in-mold decoration (IMD) techniques to laser-engrave a pattern on a plastic product, a transfer-printing film having a print layer and a protective layer is placed in a mold cavity of an injection mold; a plastic material is then injected into the mold cavity to form an injection-molded plastic product with the print layer of the transfer-printing film attached to a surface thereof through the IMD technique; irradiating the transfer-printing film with ultraviolet light to cure the protective layer; and operating a laser-engraving machine to project a laser beam, so that the laser beam passes through the protective layer and the print layer to focus on and accordingly engrave a pattern on the surface of the injection-molded plastic product. | 06-24-2010 |
20100156002 | High-throughput asymmetric membrane - A microporous asymmetrical membrane formed of one or more layers wherein the “tight” side of the membrane has an “opened” face or otherwise highly-porous reticulated surface is described. The microporous asymmetrical membrane has high throughput and high flux, even when used for filtering viscous materials, such as serum or plasma. The membrane's surface can be formed by ablation or solvation, or in a two or more layered structure, through an appropriate selection of casting dopes. | 06-24-2010 |
20100181706 | Radiation Arrangement - The invention relates in general level to radiation transference techniques as applied for utilisation of material handling. The invention relates to a radiation source arrangement comprising a path of radiation transference, or an improved path of radiation transference, which path comprises a turbine scanner or an improved turbine scanner. The invention also concerns a target material suitable for vaporization and/or ablation. The invention concerns an improved turbine scanner. The invention concerns also to a vacuum vaporization/ablation arrangement that has a radiation source arrangement according to invention. The invention concerns also a target material unit, to be used in coating and/or manufacturing target material. | 07-22-2010 |
20100193997 | METHOD OF MAKING A MOLD AND MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention is directed to a method of forming a mold for use in making molded articles having a plurality of microprojections. Additionally, the present invention provides a method of forming a molded article having a plurality of microprojections. In one aspect, a mold workpiece is provided, a tool having a tip with a shape corresponding to the microprojection, wherein the hardness of the tool is greater than that of the mold workpiece, is pressed into the mold workpiece and removed, thereby creating a mold with a microprojection cavity suitable for use in making the molded article. | 08-05-2010 |
20100201038 | METHOD FOR THE TRANSFER OF STRUCTURAL DATA, AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The invention relates to a method for transferring structural information into a functional layer, the functional layer being provided on a support layer in a first step. In a second step, energy is transferred locally through the support layer into the functional layer, so as to cause a modification of the physical and/or chemical properties of the functional layer in the region of this zone. The invention furthermore relates to a device for carrying out the method. | 08-12-2010 |
20100207299 | METHODS OF FABRICATING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS - A method of fabricating structural elements on the surface of a component is provided. The structural elements are configured to modify flow of a fluid passing over the surface. Conveniently, the fabrication is performed using a Direct Write technique. A three dimensional element is formed by depositing material on the surface, and subsequently curing the deposited material. | 08-19-2010 |
20100225027 | OPTICAL PROCESSING METHOD AND MASK - An optical processing method includes the steps of: moving an irradiation region of light in a direction orthogonal to a width direction of a mask having openings aligned in the width direction while irradiating the light to a processing object via the mask; and when irradiating light across one width of the mask and moving the irradiation region in a latter stage after irradiation of light across one width of the mask and movement of the irradiation region in a former stage end, superimposing a part of a light irradiation portion by the irradiation of light across one width of the mask and the movement in the former stage and a part of a light irradiation portion by the irradiation of light across one width of the mask and the movement in the latter stage to make an irradiation amount equal in each irradiation line corresponding to the respective openings. | 09-09-2010 |
20100244325 | BISTABLE DISPLAY - A bistable display having one or more permanent hideable mark, and a method of forming the permanent hideable mark, are described. The permanent hideable mark can be hidden and revealed numerous times without loss of information. | 09-30-2010 |
20100252959 | METHOD FOR IMPROVED BRITTLE MATERIALS PROCESSING - An improved method for laser machining features in brittle materials such as glass is presented, wherein a tool path related to a feature is analyzed to determine how many passes are required to laser machine the feature using non-adjacent laser pulses. Laser pulses applied during subsequent passes are located so as to overlap previous laser spot locations by a predetermined overlap amount. In this way no single spot receives excessive laser radiation caused by immediately subsequent laser pulses being applied adjacent to a previous pulse location. | 10-07-2010 |
20100276844 | PROCESS OF MAKING MOLD FOR OPTICAL FILM - There is provided a process of making a mold for optical films. The process of making a mold for optical films comprises: etching a stereostructure in a surface of the mold having a flat surface or an engraved convex and concave surface, by using a laser beam. The process of making a mold for optical films may be useful to easily mark spots, to control the height of protrusions and the position where the protrusions are formed, and also to form the protrusions having constant depths even in a curved surface such as a convex and concave surface. | 11-04-2010 |
20100283187 | NOVEL MATERIAL FOR INFRARED LASER ABLATED ENGRAVED FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES - A non-photosensitive flexographic liquid or paste precursor comprising a mixture of acrylate oligomers and acrylic or methacrylate monomers, infrared absorbing material, fillers and heat decomposable peroxide, which when heated forms a non-thermoplastic elastomeric solid material in the form of a flexographic printing blank engraveable by infrared laser ablation. | 11-11-2010 |
20100289186 | ENHANCED QUALITY OF LASER ABLATION BY CONTROLLING LASER REPETITION RATE - A method of enhancing the quality of laser ablation by controlling the laser repetition rate during the ablation process, wherein the method enhances the quality of laser ablation of a photomask in order to improve the optical quality thereof. Also provided is a system employing the method of enhancing the quality of laser ablation. | 11-18-2010 |
20100301521 | WORKING OBJECT CUTTING METHOD - A working object cutting method capable of cutting a working object precisely is provided. The working object cutting method comprises irradiating a working object | 12-02-2010 |
20110031655 | GAS-ASSISTED LASER ABLATION - An improved method for laser processing that prevents material redeposition during laser ablation but allows material to be removed at a high rate. In a preferred embodiment, laser ablation is performed in a chamber filled with high pressure precursor (etchant) gas so that sample particles ejected during laser ablation will react with the precursor gas in the gas atmosphere of the sample chamber. When the ejected particles collide with precursor gas particles, the precursor is dissociated, forming a reactive component that binds the ablated material. In turn, the reaction between the reactive dissociation by-product and the ablated material forms a new, volatile compound that can be pumped away in a gaseous state rather than redepositing onto the sample. | 02-10-2011 |
20110049764 | Substrate cutting apparatus and method for cutting substrate using the same - A substrate cutting apparatus includes a stage configured to support a substrate, a first laser generator configured to emit a first laser beam toward the substrate, the first laser beam being a short-pulse laser beam, and a beam swing unit disposed on a beam path of the first laser beam, the beam swing unit being configured to swing the first laser beam in a predetermined light irradiating section on the substrate, the light irradiating section on the substrate including at least one of a curved line section and a straight line section. | 03-03-2011 |
20110049765 | Methods for Laser Cutting Glass Substrates - A method for cutting a glass article from a strengthened glass substrate having a surface compression layer and a tensile layer includes forming an edge defect in the surface compression layer on a first edge of the strengthened glass substrate. The method further includes propagating a through vent through the surface compression and tensile layers at the edge defect. The through vent precedes a region of separation along a cut line between the glass article and the strengthened glass substrate. | 03-03-2011 |
20110049766 | METHODS OF FORMING GRAPHICS ON A SUBSTRATE AND LASER ACTIVE COATINGS - Methods, articles, and systems for forming a graphic on a substrate and laser-active coatings are provided. One method comprises applying a laser beam to a laser-active coating on a surface of an article to mark a graphic in the laser-active coating, the laser active coating comprising a polymer binder and a pigment. | 03-03-2011 |
20110057356 | Setting Laser Power For Laser Machining Stents From Polymer Tubing - Laser machining polymer tubing sections to form stents such that the power of the laser machining is adjusted for each tubing section to obtain repeatable strut widths for stents formed from different tubing sections is disclosed. A threshold power for laser machining each section is determined and the power used for machining each section is based on the threshold power. | 03-10-2011 |
20110062632 | TEMPLATE WITH IDENTIFICATION MARK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a template with an identification mark for use in SFIL includes a pattern formation template including a main pattern region where a desired pattern is formed as a convex/concave pattern on the upper surface of a light-transmitting substrate, and an identification mark that is formed on the lower surface of the substrate to partially overlap the main pattern region, and makes the template identifiable. | 03-17-2011 |
20110068509 | Method and System for Manufacturing Intaglio Printing Plates for the Production of Security Papers - There is described a method for manufacturing intaglio printing plates for the production of security papers, wherein a laser beam ( | 03-24-2011 |
20110089609 | LASER-ABLATABLE ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USE - A laser-ablatable element for direct laser engraving has a laser-ablatable, relief-forming layer that has a relief-image forming surface and a bottom surface. This relief-forming layer includes a laser-ablatable polymeric binder and an infrared radiation absorbing compound that is present at a concentration profile such that its concentration is greater near the bottom surface than the image-forming surface. This arrangement of the infrared radiation absorbing compound provides improved ablation efficiency, particularly when laser exposure is carried out adiabatically. | 04-21-2011 |
20110115129 | Method and Apparatus for Laser Machining - A charged particle beam and a laser beam are used together to micromachine a substrate. A first beam alters the state of a region of the work piece, and the second beam removes material whose state was altered. In one embodiment, an ion beam can create photon absorbing defects to lower the local ablation threshold, allowing the laser beam to remove material in a region defined by the ion beam. The combination of laser beam and charged particle beam allows the creation of features similar in size to the charged particle beam spot size, at milling rates greater than charged particle processing because of the increased energy provided by the laser beam. | 05-19-2011 |
20110127697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE SIZE OF A LASER BEAM FOCAL SPOT - A method and apparatus is described that allows the width of fine line structures ablated or cured by a focussed laser beam on the surface of flat substrates to be dynamically changed while the beam is in motion over the substrate surface while simultaneously maintaining the beam focal point accurately on the surface. A three-component variable optical telescope is used to independently control the beam diameter and collimation by movement of first and second optical components relative to the third optical component. The method allows different focal spot diameters and different ablated or cured line widths to be rapidly selected and ensures that the beam shape in the focal spot remains constant and the depth of focus is always maximized. | 06-02-2011 |
20110133365 | Film substrate processing method and film substrate processing aparatus - A method of processing a film substrate includes removing a portion of the film substrate; and fusing a part of the film substrate around the removed portion to seal scraps of the film substrate, which are generated when removing the portion of the film substrate, in the fused part of the film substrate. | 06-09-2011 |
20110140309 | METHOD FOR MAKING CARBON NANOTUBE STRUCTURE - The present disclosure relates to a method for making a carbon nanotube structure. The method includes steps of providing a tubular carbon nanotube array; selecting a carbon nanotube segment having a predetermined width from the tubular carbon nanotube array using a drawing tool; and drawing the carbon nanotube segment along a radial direction of the tubular carbon nanotube array to achieve the carbon nanotube structure. | 06-16-2011 |
20110148002 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a laser processing method and the like which use no wavelength conversion technique by nonlinear optical crystals when selectively removing an insulating layer of a printed board, while employing only one wavelength throughout the entire removal processing. A laser processing apparatus ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110156316 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An electrochemical cell, membrane, and method for making the membrane and electrochemical cell are disclosed in which ion passage channels of the membrane have advantageous characteristics relating to dimensions, positioning, and patterning. The ion passage channels are formed by selected means of radiation, many of which require post-radiation manipulation. | 06-30-2011 |
20110156317 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LASER ENGRAVING, RELIEF PRINTING STARTING PLATE FOR LASER ENGRAVING, PROCESS FOR MAKING RELIEF PRINTING PLATE, AND RELIEF PRINTING PLATE - A process for making a relief printing plate is provided that includes (1) a step of crosslinking by means of heat and/or light a relief-forming layer formed from a resin composition containing (Component A) a compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group and/or a silanol group, (Component B) a thermoplastic elastomer, and (Component C) a polymerizable compound, and (2) a step of forming a relief layer by laser-engraving the crosslinked relief-forming layer. | 06-30-2011 |
20110156318 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LASER ENGRAVING, RELIEF PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND RELIEF PRINTING PLATE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A process for making a relief printing plate is provided that includes a layer formation step of forming a relief-forming layer from a resin composition that contains (Component A) a compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group and/or a silanol group and a polyurethane as (Component B) a binder polymer, a crosslinking step of crosslinking the relief-forming layer by heat and/or light to thus obtain a relief printing plate precursor having a crosslinked relief-forming layer, and an engraving step of laser-engraving the relief printing plate precursor having a crosslinked relief-forming layer to thus form a relief layer. | 06-30-2011 |
20110187025 | LASER ETCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of laser etching materials is provided. A series of optical elements are used to reduce the spot size of a laser for a given field size, allowing fine detailed graphics associated with small spot sizes to be etched with larger field sizes. This may be accomplished, for example, by increasing the size of a laser beam beyond its natural state before passing the beam through a focusing lens, such expander lens, focus lens and mirror system increased in size so as to generate a laser spot size less than or equal to 0.5 mm at a field size equal to or larger than 1500 mm square. | 08-04-2011 |
20110187026 | Method of Production of a Holographic Sensor - A method for the production of a holographic sensor which comprises a support medium supporting a reflection hologram wherein the support medium interacts with its physical or chemical environment to create an optical response which is a change in one or more optical properties of the hologram, the method comprising the steps of: a) introducing a colloidal dispersion of a recording material into the support medium; and b) ablating the colloidal particles of the recording material using a pulsed laser to form the holographic element in the support medium. The method of production can be used to introduce a reflection holographic grating into a hydrophobic support medium, in particular, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), which possesses an extraordinary ability to swell in the presence of both liquid and/or gaseous low molecular weight hydrocarbons and organic solvents and thus has many applications as a holographic sensor. | 08-04-2011 |
20110193268 | PROCESSING METHOD - In a processing method using laser light, light energy is effectively used and a time necessary for processing is shortened. The processing method includes a basic shape formation step of forming a recess pattern smaller in depth than a recess shape on a surface of a workpiece; and a shape growth step of irradiating the recess pattern with laser light which has a fluence such that the etching rate at a recess bottom surface of the recess pattern is larger than the etching rate on the workpiece surface and has a beam diameter larger than a width of the recess pattern so as to process the recess shape. | 08-11-2011 |
20110193269 | ABERRATION-CORRECTING METHOD, LASER PROCESSING METHOD USING SAID ABERRATION-CORRECTING METHOD, LASER IRRADIATION METHOD USING SAID ABERRATION-CORRECTING METHOD, ABERRATION-CORRECTING DEVICE AND ABERRATION-CORRECTING PROGRAM - In an aberration-correcting method according to an embodiment of the present invention, in an aberration-correcting method for a laser irradiation device | 08-11-2011 |
20110210479 | CONFINED PULSED LASER DEPOSITION METHOD FOR DEPOSITING METASTABLE THIN FILM - A confined pulsed laser deposition method and apparatus that includes an ablative coating between a transparent confinement layer and a backing plane, and a laser beam directed through the confinement layer to ablate the coating at generally ambient temperature and pressure, and using laser induced pressure to synthesize metaphase from the ablative coating. For example, diamond phase carbon can be synthesized from a graphite coating. The laser beam can be directed through a focus lens to control the final spot size, or through a beam diffuser to make the intensity more uniform. An XYZ-stage can position a desired target area of the ablative coating to be irradiated by the laser beam. The laser beam can have an intensity of less than about 6 GW/cm | 09-01-2011 |
20110221098 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ALIGNMENT SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE ALIGNMENT SUBSTRATE - A method of manufacturing an alignment substrate includes preparing a first substrate on which an alignment film aligned in a first alignment direction is formed; forming a plurality of fluoro-polymer patterns on the first substrate; changing the alignment direction of regions of the alignment film on which the fluoro-polymer patterns are not formed; and removing the fluoro-polymer patterns by using a fluoro-solvent. | 09-15-2011 |
20110227255 | Manufacturing method for a shaped article having a very fine uneven surface structure - Disclosed herein is a manufacturing method for a molded article having a very fine uneven surface structure wherein, while a laser irradiation region is successively moved with respect to a working face of a working object article for each one shot, a laser beam is repetitively irradiated upon the working face of the working object article, the manufacturing method including the steps of: setting an energy density for the laser beam; setting a number of shots with which a desired fine shape is to be formed; calculating a speed of movement of the laser irradiation region with respect to the working face; and irradiating the laser beam of the set energy density while the working face is moved relative to the laser irradiation region at the calculated speed of movement to form a very fine uneven structure formed from working marks on the working face on which the fine shape is formed. | 09-22-2011 |
20110241257 | Multi-beam exposure scanning method and apparatus, and method for manufacturing printing plate - In a multi-beam exposure scanning method, when an irradiation region, which is a region on an object to be irradiated with a single beam, is exposed, the light quantity of the beam is controlled based on an exposed state of another irradiation region around the irradiation region to be exposed. When the other irradiation region near a periphery of the irradiation region to be exposed has not been exposed, the irradiation region is irradiated with a beam having a first light quantity. When the other irradiation region has been exposed, the irradiation region is irradiated with a beam having a second light quantity smaller than the first light quantity. Accordingly, influence of heat due to an adjacent beam can be effectively reduced. | 10-06-2011 |
20110241258 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A POLISHING PAD - A polishing pad having a compressibility-aiding stripe buried therein is fabricated by assembling the compressibility-aiding stripe in a mold cavity, filling the mold cavity with a polymer material, and releasing the polishing pad from the mold. Embodiments include assembling a compressibility-aiding stripe comprising a solid pillar of material having a larger compressibility than that of the polishing pad body, and releasing a single layer polishing pad from the mold. | 10-06-2011 |
20110278766 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING OF FLEXOGRAPHIC MEDIA - A method for three-dimensional imaging on a surface of a flexible media mounted on a cylindrical drum ( | 11-17-2011 |
20110278767 | DIRECT ENGRAVING OF FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES - A method for engraving flexographic printing plates ( | 11-17-2011 |
20110285059 | Laser Ablation Process For Removing A Portion Of Dilation Element From A Balloon - A method is provided for a ablating dilation beads on a balloon with a laser. The laser removes integral dilation beads from the neck regions and/or the tapered regions of a blow molded balloon. Part of the neck portions of the dilation beads may remain on the body of the balloon after the dilation beads have been removed. | 11-24-2011 |
20110291329 | Method and apparatus for processing and/or inspecting pellet-shaped articles - A system for marking pellet shaped articles includes a conveyer to convey the pellet-shaped articles along a transport path, and a laser to generate at least one beam to print or etch information on one or more of the pellet-shaped articles. The information includes at least one of alphabetical characters, numeric characters, and/or logos. The information comprises at least one engraving, e.g., two engravings or holes, apertures, etc., that are adjacent one another and at least partially overlapping. The system includes a controller to control x and y or x, y and z coordinates of the beam of the laser relative to the transport path to align the beam with the one or more of the pellet-shaped articles. | 12-01-2011 |
20110298156 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LASER PROCESSING A WORKPIECE USING A PLURALITY OF TAILORED LASER PULSE SHAPES - Tailored laser pulse shapes are used for processing workpieces. Laser dicing of semiconductor device wafers on die-attach film (DAF), for example, may use different tailored laser pulse shapes for scribing device layers down to a semiconductor substrate, dicing the semiconductor substrate, cutting the underlying DAF, and/or post processing of the upper die edges to increase die break strength. Different mono-shape laser pulse trains may be used for respective recipe steps or passes of a laser beam over a scribe line. In another embodiment, scribing a semiconductor device wafer includes only a single pass of a laser beam along a scribe line using a mixed-shape laser pulse train that includes at least two laser pulses that are different than one another. In addition, or in other embodiments, one or more tailored pulse shapes may be selected and provided to the workpiece on-the-fly. The selection may be based on sensor feedback. | 12-08-2011 |
20110309553 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISION FABRICATION OF MICRO- AND NANO-DEVICES AND STRUCTURES - A system and method are disclosed for the precision fabrication of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems (NEMS), Microsytems, Nanosystems, Photonics, 3-D integration, heterogeneous integration, and Nanotechology devices and structures. The disclosed system and method can also be used in any fabrication technology to increase the precision and accuracy of the devices and structures being made compared to conventional means of implementation. A platform holds and moves a substrate to be machined during machining and a plurality of lasers and/or ion beams are provided that are capable of achieving predetermined levels of machining resolution and precision and machining rates for a predetermined application. The plurality of lasers and/or ion beams comprises a plurality of the same type of laser and/or ion beam. Alternatively, a close-loop control system can be used with one laser or ion beam that is controlled and operated by the close-loop control system so as to achieve the predetermined levels of machining resolution and precision and machining rates for the predetermined application. | 12-22-2011 |
20110316200 | METHOD OF CUTTING OBJECT TO BE PROCESSED, METHOD OF CUTTING STRENGTHENED GLASS SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STRENGTHENED GLASS MEMBER - A method of cutting an object to be processed comprises the steps of irradiating an object to be processed with a laser light which is an elliptically-polarized light having an ellipticity other than 1 such that a direction of polarization of the laser light intersects a line to cut the object and a thickness direction of the object, while locating a converging point of the laser light within the object, so as to form a modified region within the object along the line and generate a fracture from the modified region in the thickness direction of the object, and causing the fracture to reach front and rear faces of the object so as to cut the object along the line. | 12-29-2011 |
20120007285 | MOLD MAKING SYSTEM AND MOLD MAKING METHOD - A mold making system for surface patterning of a roller mold is provided. The roller mold includes a transparent hollow roller and a polymer layer disposed at an outer surface of the transparent hollow roller. The mold making system includes a laser generation device, an optical path changing device, and a control device connected to the optical path changing device. The laser generation device is used for generating an ultrafast laser. The optical path changing device is disposed at an inner space of the transparent hollow roller to receive the ultrafast laser. The control device controls the optical path changing device to guide the ultrafast laser to pass through the transparent hollow roller and to be focused at a focus position in the polymer layer. | 01-12-2012 |
20120007286 | LOW TRANSIENT AND STEADY STATE THERMAL STRESS DISK SHAPED COMPONENTS - A process for manufacturing a disk shaped component comprising fabricating a disk shaped component using a composite material having at least a first material and a second material, wherein the first material is disposed at and proximate to a center portion of the disk shaped component and the second material is disposed at and proximate to a rim of the disk shaped component, wherein the first material comprises a first coefficient of thermal expansion, a first stress value and a first oxidation resistance, and the second material comprises a second coefficient of thermal expansion, a second stress value and a second oxidation resistance, wherein the first coefficient of thermal expansion is greater than the second coefficient of thermal expansion, the first stress value is greater than the second stress value and the first oxidation resistance is less than the second oxidation resistance. | 01-12-2012 |
20120025427 | METHOD OF MAKING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM - A method of making a transparent conductive film includes providing a carbon nanotube array and a substrate. At least one carbon nanotube film is extracted from the carbon nanotube array, and stacked on the substrate to form a carbon nanotube film structure. The carbon nanotube film structure is irradiated by a laser beam along a predetermined path to obtain a predetermined pattern. The predetermined pattern is separated from the other portions of the carbon nanotube film, thereby forming the transparent conductive film from the predetermined pattern of the carbon nanotube film. | 02-02-2012 |
20120032375 | Fine-Grained Targets For Laser Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes - A mechanically robust, binder-free, inexpensive target for laser synthesis of carbon nanotubes and a method for making same, comprising the steps of mixing prismatic edge natural flake graphite with a metal powder catalyst and pressing the graphite and metal powder mixture into a mold having a desired target shape. | 02-09-2012 |
20120032376 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RE-IMAGING A PREVIOUSLY USED PRINTING FORM - In a method for re-imaging a printing form that has been used for printing in a prior printing process a substrate of the printing form is cleaned globally of ink or varnish and the substrate is treated abrasively globally in order to erase a preceding printing image. The substrate to be imaged with a new printing image is treated locally in image regions with a pulsed laser beam and, in the process, a nanoscopic and hydrophobic surface structure is produced locally. The substrate is treated globally with a hydrophilicity intensifier, as a result of which the substrate becomes hydrophilic locally in the previously hydrophobic image regions. An apparatus has a corresponding erasing unit and an imaging unit with a femtosecond laser. | 02-09-2012 |
20120038087 | FABRICATING A STENT FORMED FROM POLYMER-BIOCERAMIC COMPOSITE WITH RADIOPAQUE BIOCERAMIC PARTICLES - Fabricating a stent with a radiopaque layer including radiopaque bioceramic particles using coextrusion is disclosed. | 02-16-2012 |
20120043701 | METHOD FOR LASER ENGRAVING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING ARTICLES BASED ON MILLABLE POLYURETHANES - A flexographic printing sleeve or plate is made by a method that includes providing a millable polyurethane, crosslinking the millable polyurethane, and forming a relief by at least laser engraving the crosslinked millable polyurethane. For example, crosslinking may be accomplished by a peroxide-based process or by a vulcanization process using sulfur. A relief in one example is formed by extruding the millable polyurethane, thermally crosslinking the polyurethane after the extrusion step and laser engraving the crosslinked millable polyurethane. A printing article is formed into the shape of a flat printing plate or a continuous in-the-round printing sleeve. | 02-23-2012 |
20120061878 | Device And Method For Machining The Circumference Of A Materials By Means Of A Laser - The invention relates to a method and a device for machining the periphery of a workpiece ( | 03-15-2012 |
20120080823 | ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER PRODUCT SUBSTRATES AND THEIR FORMATION BY LASER PROCESSING - A laser is used to a form information indicative of a pattern on a surface of a support piece formed from a compressed wood fiber product substrate. The pattern can be a wood grain. The field of the laser is increased, to allow lazing more of the material at once. According to an embodiment, the field is increased in a way that does not reduce the resolution of the lasing. | 04-05-2012 |
20120091630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMBOSSING/DEBOSSING IMPRESSIONABLE MATERIAL - An embossing/debossing system and method for embossing or debossing an impressionable material, such as paper. The system may comprise a laser cutting apparatus and a stamping apparatus. The laser cutting apparatus may comprise a laser configured for cutting and/or ablating one or more patterns into a stencil material. The stamping apparatus may be configured to receive the stencil material from the laser cutting apparatus and may have an actuatable elastomeric press pad configured to press the impressionable material into the patterns formed in the stencil material by the laser cutting apparatus. The system may also comprise various feeding devices configured to feed the stencil material from the laser cutting apparatus to the stamping apparatus and/or configured to feed the impressionable material through the stamping apparatus. | 04-19-2012 |
20120146264 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LASER ENGRAVING, RELIEF PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND PROCESS FOR MAKING RELIEF PRINTING PLATE - A resin composition for laser engraving is provided that includes a low molecular weight compound containing at least one type of polymerizable group selected from the group consisting of an ethylenically unsaturated group, an epoxy group, an oxetanyl group, a hydrolyzable silyl group, and a silanol group and further containing a sulfonamide group, a low molecular weight compound containing a residue selected from the group consisting of a maleimide group, a succinimide group, and a phthalimide group, or a polymer compound containing a constituent unit derived from a compound containing a maleimide group or a constituent unit containing a sulfonamide group. | 06-14-2012 |
20120153543 | Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method - A lithography apparatus comprises a projection system arranged to transfer a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate, a carrier, and a drive system for moving the carrier relative to the projection system in a plane defined by reference to orthogonal axes X and Y. The drive system comprises a shuttle moving parallel to the Y-axis, a shuttle connector connecting the shuttle to the carrier, the shuttle connector allowing movement of the carrier in a direction parallel to the X-axis relative to the shuttle, and a shuttle driver for driving movement of the shuttle parallel to the Y-axis. The shuttle is located to one side of the carrier in a direction parallel to the X-axis and it is desirable if only one of the shuttle is connected to the carrier. | 06-21-2012 |
20120187603 | LASER LEVELING HIGHLIGHT CONTROL - A method of preparing a flexographic printing member includes forming a relief image that consists of both fine-featured regions and coarse-featured regions; and leveling a top most surface of at least one of the coarse-featured regions by means of laser engravings. | 07-26-2012 |
20120187604 | Polymer Stents and Methods of Manufacture - Methods of forming and/or manufacturing polymeric stents are disclosed. Polymeric stents are also disclosed. | 07-26-2012 |
20120187605 | METHOD FOR FORMING VENTILATION HOLES IN AN ELECTRODE PLATE - This method for forming ventilation holes in an electrode plate includes: a roughening step of roughening a surface of an electrode plate for a plasma processing apparatus such that a center line average roughness Ra becomes in a range of 0.2 μm to 30 μm; and a ventilation hole forming step of irradiating a laser beam having a wavelength within a range of 200 nm to 600 nm on a roughened surface of the electrode plate so as to form ventilation holes in the electrode plate which pass through the electrode plate in a thickness direction, wherein in the ventilation hole forming step, a focus spot of the laser light is swirled along a planar direction of the electrode plate so as to form a circular irradiation area, and while moving the irradiation area along a planar direction of the electrode plate in a circular movement, the focus spot of the laser light is shifted in a thickness direction of the electrode plate. | 07-26-2012 |
20120187606 | BIODEGRADABLE ENDOPROSTHESES AND METHODS FOR THEIR FABRICATION - Biodegradable endoprostheses are formed from amorphous polymers having desirable biodegradation characteristics. The strength of such amorphous polymers is enhanced by annealing to increase crystallinity without substantially increasing the biodegradation time. | 07-26-2012 |
20120200007 | Charged Particle Beam Masking for Laser Ablation Micromachining - An improved method for substrate micromachining. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for the utilization of charged particle beam masking and laser ablation. A combination of the advantages of charged particle beam mask fabrication and ultra short pulse laser ablation are used to significantly reduce substrate processing time and improve lateral resolution and aspect ratio of features machined by laser ablation to preferably smaller than the diffraction limit of the machining laser. | 08-09-2012 |
20120211923 | LASER CUTTING METHOD - A method for cutting a sheet of material having a thickness of at most 400 μm using an electromagnetic wave beam (EWB) such as a laser. The method comprises forming a surface initiation defect and irradiating the sheet along a predetermined path within a short distance from the initiation defect a scanning EWB, such that the sheet is heated and cooled to allow for the propagation of the initiation defect into the predetermined path, and further along the predetermined path to result in a separation of the sheet along the predetermined irradiation path. This method can be advantageously used to cut glass sheets having a thin thickness to result in high-quality edge substantially free of major defects carried over from the initiation defect. | 08-23-2012 |
20120211924 | FLOOR RELIEF FOR DOT IMPROVEMENT - Preparing a flexographic member ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120211925 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RELIEF PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING RELIEF PRINTING PLATE - Disclosed are a method for producing a relief printing plate precursor, the method comprising a preparing step of preparing a composition comprising (Component A) a compound having two or more blocked isocyanate groups that are protected by a sequestering agent comprising a carboxylic acid ester bond and/or an amide bond; and (Component B) a compound having two or more hydroxyl groups, and thereafter a forming step of providing a relief-forming layer formed from the composition on a support, and a method for making a relief printing plate using the relief printing plate precursor, and a relief printing plate obtained by the method. | 08-23-2012 |
20120274001 | HYBRID STENT AND METHOD OF MAKING - A stent is formed by encasing or encapsulating metallic rings in an inner polymeric layer and an outer polymeric layer. At least one polymer link connects adjacent metallic rings. The stent is drug loaded with one or more therapeutic agent or drug, for example, to reduce the likelihood of the development of restenosis in the coronary arteries. The inner and outer polymeric materials can be of the same polymer or different polymer to achieve different results, such as enhancing flexibility and providing a stent that is visible under MRI, computer tomography and x-ray fluoroscopy. | 11-01-2012 |
20120280430 | COMPOSITE TOOLING CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBES AND PRODUCTION OF PARTS THEREFROM - Toolings containing a composite having a coefficient of thermal expansion of less than about 5 ppm/° C. are described. The composites contain a matrix material and a carbon nanotube material and are operable for forming a part thereon. Methods for forming such toolings and use of such toolings to form parts thereon are also described. The carbon nanotube material can be a carbon nanotube-infused fiber material. Use of the carbon nanotube material in the tooling allows decreased curing and consolidation process times of the part to be realized. | 11-08-2012 |
20120280431 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ETCHING A PATTERN - An apparatus for etching a pattern in an etching zone laid out on a substrate includes a pen that can be freely moved manually relative to the etching zone, the pen being equipped with an etching head able to etch the substrate at an etching point when etching is triggered, a measuring unit for measuring position and orientation of the etching head relative to the substrate, a control unit configured to calculate coordinates of the etching point as a function of the measured position and orientation of the etching head relative to the substrate, to trigger etching at the etching point if the calculated coordinates of the etching point correspond to coordinates of a point to be etched, the coordinates of the point to be etched being encoded in a prerecorded drawing of the pattern, and to automatically prevent etching otherwise. | 11-08-2012 |
20120280432 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BIOABSORBABLE STENTS - A method for manufacturing a bioabsorbable stent and an apparatus for doing the same are disclosed. The method includes providing a polymer resin, melting the polymer resin to form a molten hollow parison, cooling the molten hollow parison to form a hot hollow parison, elongating the hot hollow parison, expanding the hot hollow parison by feeding a compressed gas into the hot hollow parison to form a stent preform, and patterning the stent preform to form a bioabsorbable stent. | 11-08-2012 |
20120299219 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention provides a laser processing method which improves strength and quality of an object to be processed after working. In the present embodiment, after modified regions | 11-29-2012 |
20130001832 | LASER-IMAGEABLE FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PRECURSORS AND METHODS OF IMAGING - A laser-engraveable composition comprises one or more elastomeric rubbers including at least 10 parts of one or more CLCB EPDM elastomeric rubbers, based on parts per hundred of the total weight of elastomeric rubbers (phr). The laser-engraveable composition further comprises 2-30 phr of a near-infrared radiation absorber and either 1-80 phr of an inorganic, non-infrared radiation absorber filler, or a vulcanizing composition that comprises a mixture of at least two peroxides. One first peroxide has a t | 01-03-2013 |
20130001833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF UNIFORMLY SIZED NANOPARTICLES - An apparatus and process for creating uniformly sized, spherical nanoparticles from a solid target. The solid target surface is ablated to create an ejecta event containing nanoparticles moving away from the surface. Ablation may be caused by laser or electrostatic discharge. At least one electromagnetic field is placed in front of the solid target surface being ablated. The electromagnetic field manipulates at least a portion of the nanoparticles as they move away from the target surface through the electromagnetic field to increase size and spherical shape uniformity of the nanoparticles. The manipulated nanoparticles are collected. | 01-03-2013 |
20130009346 | LASER-IMAGEABLE FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PRECURSORS AND METHODS OF IMAGING - A laser-engraveable composition comprises one or more elastomeric rubbers and 2-30 phr of a near-infrared radiation absorber, such as carbon black and optionally 1-80 phr of an inorganic non-infrared radiation absorber filler. This laser-engraveable composition can be used to form various flexographic printing precursors that can be laser-engraved to provide relief images in flexographic printing plates, printing cylinders, or printing sleeves. | 01-10-2013 |
20130009347 | LAMINATED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT - A laminated identification document having a plurality of laminate layers and an identification image thereon. The document has a core laminate layer having an upper surface and lower surface, at least one surface of which is printed with a dot matrix pattern and at least one visually opaque or reflective laminate layer bonded to and overlaying the printed surface. Upon pitting the laminate layer portions, the dot matrix pattern printed on the core laminate is exposed to thereby form the identifying image. | 01-10-2013 |
20130020739 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING - The flexographic printing plate precursor for laser engraving of the present invention includes, above a support, a crosslinked relief-forming layer formed by subjecting a resin composition containing a chain-polymerizable monomer (A), a crosslinking agent (B) that crosslinks in a step-growth reaction, and a crosslinkable polymer (C) having a crosslinkable group that reacts with the crosslinking agent (B) to chain polymerization and step-growth crosslinking reactions, the crosslinked relief-forming layer having a storage modulus E′ (MPa) at a frequency of 100 Hz and 25° C. satisfying the relationship (a) below and having a maximum tensile elongation L (%) at break at 25° C. satisfying the relationship (b) below. | 01-24-2013 |
20130037992 | LASER SCRIBING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Apparatus, systems, and methods for forming a photovoltaic cell from a common layer on a substrate are provided. A first pass is made with a first laser beam over an area on the common layer. The first pass forms a groove in the common layer. The first pass forms within the common layer a first edge and a second edge. The first edge is separated from the second edge by the groove. The groove provides a first level of electrical isolation between the first edge and the second edge. A second pass is made with a second laser beam over approximately the same area on the common layer. The second pass provides a second level of electrical isolation between the first edge and the second edge. The second level of electrical isolation is greater than the first level of electrical isolation. | 02-14-2013 |
20130049264 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING, FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING AND PROCESS FOR MAKING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - Disclosed are a process for producing a flexographic printing plate precursor for laser engraving, the method comprising, in the following order:
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20130069284 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING PERFORATIONS IN A PACKAGING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING SUCH AN APPARATUS - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 03-21-2013 |
20130087947 | ABLATION METHOD - An ablation method of applying a laser beam to a workpiece to perform ablation. The ablation method includes a protective film forming step of applying a liquid resin containing a powder having absorptivity to the wavelength of the laser beam to at least a subject area of the workpiece to be ablated, thereby forming a protective film containing the powder on at least the subject area of the workpiece, and a laser processing step of applying the laser beam to the subject area coated with the protective film, thereby performing ablation through the protective film to the subject area of the workpiece after performing the protective film forming step. | 04-11-2013 |
20130087948 | ABLATION METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE ON WHICH PASSIVATION FILM IS FORMED - An ablation method of applying a laser beam to a substrate on which a passivation film of nitride is formed, thereby performing ablation. The ablation method includes a protective film forming step of applying a liquid resin containing a fine powder of oxide having absorptivity to the wavelength of the laser beam to at least a subject area of the substrate to be ablated, thereby forming a protective film containing the fine powder on at least the subject area of the substrate, and a laser processing step of applying the laser beam to the subject area coated with the protective film, thereby performing ablation through the protective film to the subject area of the substrate after performing the protective film forming step. | 04-11-2013 |
20130087949 | ABLATION METHOD FOR DIE ATTACH FILM - An ablation method of applying a laser beam to a die attach film to perform ablation. The ablation method includes a protective film forming step of applying a liquid resin containing a fine powder of oxide having absorptivity to the wavelength of the laser beam to at least a subject area of the die attach film to be ablated, thereby forming a protective film containing the fine powder on at least the subject area of the die attach film, and a laser processing step of applying the laser beam to the subject area coated with the protective film, thereby performing ablation through the protective film to the subject area of the die attach film after performing the protective film forming step. | 04-11-2013 |
20130099422 | Process for Selectively Removing a Coating Layer - A method of at least partially removing at least one of a coating and a masking layer from an area of at least one part, including the steps of orienting the at least one part; and removing the area of the at least one of coa tmg and masking layer from the at least one part using at least one removal device. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes a plurality of parts, orienting the plurality of parts and removing the area of the at least one coating and masking layer from each of the plurality of parts using a plurality of removal devices. A system for at least partially removing at least one of a coating and masking layer from an area of at least one part is also provided. In a preferred embodiment, the removal device(s) are lasers. | 04-25-2013 |
20130113140 | CELL PORATION - A method for porating one or more cells comprising positioning a particle near each cell; and causing laser-induced breakdown of the particle to create one or more cavitations, wherein the cavitation(s) causes poration of the cell. | 05-09-2013 |
20130119586 | METHOD TO PREVENT STENT DAMAGE CAUSED BY LASER CUTTING - Apparatus, method and system for cutting a polymeric stent including the use of a polymeric mandrel as a laser shielding device. The polymeric mandrel is allowed to roll freely within a polymeric tube that is cut into a polymeric stent. | 05-16-2013 |
20130154159 | Drilling Holes with Minimal Taper in Cured Silicone - A laser machining system is used to precision laser drill holes in an elastomeric material, preferably silicone rubber, to form holes to support miniature electronic components temporarily while they are being processed or tested. The holes are formed by directing laser pulses from a laser to a top surface of the elastomeric material in a plurality of passes in a direction proceeding from a non-zero inner diameter to the desired diameter or from the desired diameter to the inner diameter. The plurality of passes forms a first pattern such that a successive pass of the plurality of passes overlaps a previous pass of the plurality of passes. The first pattern is repeated without changing direction or the first pattern is repeated while reversing the direction until the hole is formed through a bottom surface of the elastomeric material. | 06-20-2013 |
20130168901 | METHODS FOR MAKING PHOTOSTRUCTURED ACOUSTIC DEVICES - A photostructurable ceramic is processed using photostructuring process steps for embedding devices within a photostructurable ceramic volume, the devices may include one or more of chemical, mechanical, electronic, electromagnetic, optical, and acoustic devices, all made in part by creating device material within the ceramic or by disposing a device material through surface ports of the ceramic volume, with the devices being interconnected using internal connections and surface interfaces. | 07-04-2013 |
20130193617 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING NON-METALLIC MATERIALS - A non-metallic material is separated using a single laser beam that is converted into a scribe beam and a break beam. A system includes a single laser source for generating a laser beam and a beam separator for converting the laser beam into a scribe beam having a first average power and a break beam having second average power. The beam separator directs the scribe beam to a scribe line on a substrate and the break beam to the substrate at a location that is spaced apart from the scribe beam. The scribe beam rapidly heats the substrate along the scribe line. A quenching subsystem applies a stream of cooling fluid to the substrate to propagate a microcrack along the scribe line. The break beam rapidly reheats the substrate quenched by the stream of cooling fluid to separate the substrate along the microcrack. | 08-01-2013 |
20130193618 | Laser Machining System and Method for Machining Three-Dimensional Objects from a Plurality of Directions - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130193619 | MICRO-DISPENSING MULTI-LAYERED 3D OBJECTS WITH CURING STEPS - A method of building a three dimensional (3D) structure includes micro-dispensing a layer comprising a material using a syringe-based micro-dispensing tool, curing the layer, and repeating the steps of micro-dispensing and curing a plurality of times in order to build the three-dimensional structure. The material may be loaded with nano to micron sized particles, tubes, or strings. | 08-01-2013 |
20130221577 | System And Method For Making Golf Balls - A system and method for making golf balls is disclosed. The system may include laser cutting dimples into a golf ball cover layer. Laser cutting may also be used to add texture to the surface of a golf ball. Laser cutting dimples may provide flexibility in quickly creating different shapes, sizes, and patterns of dimples. Thus, during golf ball testing, a certain pattern of dimples may be made, tested, and then quickly adjusted. For example, the dimples may be adjusted by cutting away more cover material to make the dimples larger, deeper, and/or in a different shape. After further testing, the golf ball dimples may be adjusted again multiple times. | 08-29-2013 |
20130234368 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FINE PATTERN USING INTERFEROGRAM OF OPTICAL AXIS DIRECTION - The fine pattern manufacturing apparatus, which can improve height direction resolution in a laser irradiation method. More specifically, the invention relates to a fine pattern manufacturing apparatus using interference and a fine pattern manufacturing method using the manufacturing apparatus, in which a height direction interference generation unit is included to interfere laser beams respectively having a different plane direction width, and height direction line width can be improved by irradiating an interference laser beam having an interference fringe direction of height direction on a photosensitive film. | 09-12-2013 |
20130241112 | SETTING LASER POWER FOR LASER MACHINING STENTS FROM POLYMER TUBING - Laser machining polymer tubing sections to form stents such that the quality and dimensions of stents from the different tubing sections are sensitive to the laser power is disclosed. The average power of the laser machining is the same for each tubing section which yields stents with different quality and strut widths. | 09-19-2013 |
20130249145 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MOLDED ARTICLE - A method of manufacturing a composite molded article including a metal molded article and a resin molded article, the method including steps of: performing laser scanning on a joint surface of the metal molded article so as to form markings including straight lines and/or curved lines in a certain direction or in the different direction, and performing laser scanning so that the markings including the respective straight lines and/or the respective curved lines do not intersect with each other; and positioning, in a die, a portion including the joint surface of the metal molded article in which the marking is formed, to thereby perform insert-molding of a resin serving as the resin molded article. | 09-26-2013 |
20130270744 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING COATING FROM AN EDGE OF A SUBSTRATE - A coating-removal apparatus may include a source positioned on a mounting plate, and operable to emit a laser beam at a first path, where the mounting plate is configured to receive an edge of a photovoltaic module in a designated region substantially proximate to the mounting plate, such that the first path intersects the designated region, and where the mounting plate is further configured to reposition the source to create an additional path that intersects with the designated region, where the additional path is distinct from the first path. | 10-17-2013 |
20130285289 | METHOD FOR MAKING CARBON NANOTUBE FILM - A method for making a carbon nanotube film includes the following steps. An original carbon nanotube film is provided and includes a number of carbon nanotubes substantially joined end-to-end by van der Waals force and oriented along a first direction. A patterned carbon nanotube film is formed and defines a number of through holes arranged in at least one row in the first direction, the through holes of the at least one row includes at least two spaced though holes. The patterned carbon nanotube film is treated with a solvent such that the patterned carbon nanotube film is shrunk into the carbon nanotube film includes a number of spaced carbon nanotube linear units and a number of carbon nanotube groups, and the carbon nanotube groups are joined with the carbon nanotube linear units by van der Waals force. | 10-31-2013 |
20130285290 | LASER IRRADIATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A laser irradiation device and a method of fabricating an organic light emitting display device (OLED) using the same are disclosed. The laser irradiation device includes: a laser source generating a laser beam; a mask disposed below the laser source and patterning the beam and a projection lens disposed below the mask and determining magnification of the laser beam through the mask, wherein the laser beam penetrating the mask has different doses in at least two regions. Thus, the laser irradiation device can maximize emission efficiency and enhance the quality of a transfer layer pattern when an organic layer of the OLED is formed using the laser irradiation device. | 10-31-2013 |
20130285291 | LASER ENGRAVABLE FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING ARTICLES BASED ON MILLABLE POLYURETHANES, AND METHOD - A flexographic printing sleeve or plate is made by a method that includes providing a millable polyurethane, crosslinking the millable polyurethane, and forming a relief by at least laser engraving the crosslinked millable polyurethane. For example, crosslinking may be accomplished by a peroxide-based process or by a vulcanization process using sulfur. A relief in one example is formed by extruding the millable polyurethane, thermally crosslinking the polyurethane after the extrusion step and laser engraving the crosslinked millable polyurethane. A printing article is formed into the shape of a flat printing plate or a continuous in-the-round printing sleeve. | 10-31-2013 |
20130320595 | LIQUID PHASE LASER ABLATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention provides a liquid phase laser ablation apparatus comprising: a vessel for storing liquid in which a component to be atomized is arranged; a laser oscillating device for oscillating a laser light irradiated to the component through the liquid; a reflecting mirror configured to freely change an angle of incidence of the laser light with respect to a surface of the liquid; a focusing lens for focusing the laser light oscillated from the laser oscillating device; a cover body for covering an upper surface of the vessel; and a laser light introduction port provided on the cover body or a side surface of the vessel above the surface of the liquid. Due to the above structure, the liquid would not adhere to the optical components constituting the apparatus, there is little contamination and damage to the optical components, the operation of the laser ablation can be continued in continuous and stable manner for a long period of time. | 12-05-2013 |
20130328246 | Lamella creation method and device using fixed-angle beam and rotating sample stage - A system for creating a substantially planar face in a substrate, the system including directing one or more beams at a first surface of a substrate to remove material from a first location, the beam being offset from a normal to the first surface by a curtaining angle; sweeping the one or more beams in a plane that is perpendicular to the first surface to mill one or more initial cuts, the initial cuts exposing a second surface that is substantially perpendicular to the first surface; rotating the substrate about an axis other than an axis normal to the first beam or parallel to the first beam; directing the first beam at the second surface to remove additional material from the substrate without changing the curtaining angle; and scanning the one or more beams in across the second surface to mill one or more finishing cuts. | 12-12-2013 |
20130334739 | LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A laser processing system includes a metal platform having a metal surface wherein at least a portion of the platform surface is substantially planar with a substantially smooth topography. A laser source is configured to generate a laser beam having a focal point that is directed toward a substantially planar portion of the platform surface. A motion mechanism is configured to move at least one of the metal platform and the focal point along at least one axis. A restraining mechanism restrains a film against the platform surface such that an adjoining surface of the restrained film remains in intimate contact with the surface. A controller is configured to operate the laser source, the motion mechanism or both to cut the restrained film in a predetermined pattern with a generated laser beam such that the cut does not extend through the adjoining surface of the restrained film. | 12-19-2013 |
20140001679 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD | 01-02-2014 |
20140015170 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MARKING AN ARTICLE - Numerous embodiments of methods and apparatus for marking articles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of marking an article includes providing an article having a preliminary visual appearance; modifying a region of the article; and directing a plurality of optical pulses into the modified region of the article. The plurality of optical pulses can be configured to produce a visible mark on the article. Generally, the mark can be characterized as having a modified visual appearance different from the preliminary visual appearance. | 01-16-2014 |
20140021654 | Method For Making A Biodegradable And Compostable Component For Cosmetic Packaging - A biodegradable component for a package for storing and dispensing a cosmetic product or a beauty care product is made by mechanically working a body of compressed fibrous biomass bound by a cosmetically compatible and compostable binder. | 01-23-2014 |
20140027951 | CUTTING OF BRITTLE MATERIALS WITH TAILORED EDGE SHAPE AND ROUGHNESS - The method of and device for cutting brittle materials with tailored edge shape and roughness are disclosed. The methods can include directing one or more tools to a portion of brittle material causing separation of the material into two or more portions, where the as-cut edge has a predetermined and controllable geometric shape and/or surface morphology. The one or more tools can comprise energy (e.g., a femtosecond laser beam or acoustic beam) delivered to the material without making a physical contact. | 01-30-2014 |
20140103580 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING COATING FROM AN EDGE OF A SUBSTRATE - A coating-removal apparatus may include a source positioned on a mounting plate, and operable to emit a laser beam at a first path, where the mounting plate is configured to receive an edge of a photovoltaic module in a designated region substantially proximate to the mounting plate, such that the first path intersects the designated region, and where the mounting plate is further configured to reposition the source to create an additional path that intersects with the designated region, where the additional path is distinct from the first path. | 04-17-2014 |
20140110886 | Method of Production of a Holographic Sensor - A method for the production of a holographic sensor which comprises a support medium supporting a reflection hologram wherein the support medium interacts with its physical or chemical environment to create an optical response which is a change in one or more optical properties of the hologram, the method comprising the steps of: a) introducing a colloidal dispersion of a recording material into the support medium; and b) ablating the colloidal particles of the recording material using a pulsed laser to form the holographic element in the support medium. The method of production can be used to introduce a reflection holographic grating into a hydrophobic support medium, in particular, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), which possesses an extraordinary ability to swell in the presence of both liquid and/or gaseous low molecular weight hydrocarbons and organic solvents and thus has many applications as a holographic sensor. | 04-24-2014 |
20140131921 | PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE LASER MELTING AND SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SAID PROCESS - A component is manufactured by selective laser melting by a laser having an intensity profile set largely constant by a diffractive optical element, so that the treatment surface which has occurred as a result of this profile is melted uniformly on the surface of the component. Thermal load peaks, such as occur due to an intensity maximum of an unshaped laser, can therefore be advantageously avoided. Moreover, the treatment surface may, for example, have a square shape, so that, in the case of rectangular components, it becomes simpler to produce the corners of the cross section to be manufactured. Overall, as a result, components having improved surface quality can be produced. The system is equipped with suitable optics for generating the intensity profile described. | 05-15-2014 |
20140131922 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE, MORE PARTICULARLY FOR PRODUCING CUTTING TOOLS - A method for machining a workpiece by means of a laser beam, in which material of the workpiece is removed layer-by-layer according to predetermined definitions to produce a workpiece by traversing the exposed workpiece surface in lengths across the entire surface with a laser beam in order to vaporize and/or combust workpiece material. In a first material removal phase, the laser beam is guided relative to the workpiece over the workpiece surface by adjustable mirrors inside the laser tool, more particularly without mechanical control axes being moved to adjust the relative position between the laser tool and the workpiece. In a second material removal phase, the laser beam is guided relative to the workpiece over the workpiece surface by means of one or more control axes of the machine, the focal length being variably adjustable by means of a variable optical unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140151933 | ABRASIVE COATING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to an abrasive product and to a method of manufacturing same. Such an abrasive product comprises a structured abrasive coating provided on an upper side ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140151934 | Systems And Methods For Providing Micro-Aberrations On Film - Systems and methods for forming a vacuum formed, apertured film with micro-aberrations may be disclosed. For example, a polymer web such as a molten polymer web may be received at an engagement point between a screen with a positive aberration and a roller comprising a surface with a negative depression. The roller may have a diameter of no more than about 5.5 inches. A micro-aberration may be expanded, for example, on a land of the polymer web at the engagement point by inserting the positive aberration on the screen into the negative depression on the surface of the roller at a pressure of about 1.5 to about 3.5 pounds per linear inch (PLI). Additionally, one or more apertures are formed in the polymer web adjacent to a micro-aberration on a land. | 06-05-2014 |
20140175705 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE - A method for manufacturing a substrate includes manufacturing a substrate with an identifying mark having a plurality of elements, the substrate having a laminated construction including a plurality of resin insulating layers. The method includes the steps of: forming a first element of the identifying mark by irradiating the substrate with a laser to create a first plurality of projections in parallel at equal intervals; and forming another element of the identifying mark by irradiating the substrate with a laser to create a second plurality of projections in parallel at equal intervals that do not overlap the first plurality of projections. | 06-26-2014 |
20140197577 | DURABLE EARTHENWARE ENGRAVING PROCESS - A method of forming a detailed image on a surface of an earthenware item is disclosed. The method comprises: (a) processing a digital image to produce an output image; (b) etching a burnable material to create peaks, valleys and indents corresponding to the output image to form a mold; (c) casting a flexible template against the mold to obtain a mirror image of the output image in the flexible template; (d) casting a surface of the earthenware in an unsintered state against the flexible template to record the output image by peaks and valleys in the surface of the earthenware item; (e) bisque firing the earthenware item in the unsintered state to render the output image permanent; and (f) applying stain to the surface of the bisque fired earthenware item and removing excess stain from of the surface of the earthenware item. | 07-17-2014 |
20140217646 | MASK MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MASK USING LASER BEAM - A mask manufacturing apparatus includes a laser irradiator, a stage, a frame, and a heat spreader sheet. The laser irradiator divides a laser beam into a plurality of sub-laser beams and irradiates the sub-laser beams to a shadow mask material which is placed over a stage. The frame is disposed over the stage to support the shadow mask material. The heat spreader sheet makes contact with the shadow mask material, absorbs heat generated from the shadow mask material, and dissipates the heat to surroundings of the shadow mask material. Accordingly, the shadow mask material is protected from overheating. | 08-07-2014 |
20140239552 | SHAPING OF BRITTLE MATERIALS WITH CONTROLLED SURFACE AND BULK PROPERTIES - Methods of and devices for forming edge chamfers and through holes and slots on a material that is machined using a laser, such as an ultrafast laser. The shaped material has predetermined and highly controllable geometric shape and/or surface morphology. Further, a method of and a device for preventing re-deposition of the particles on a material that is machined using a laser, such as an ultrafast laser. A fluid is used to wash off the particles generated during the laser machining process. The fluid can be in a non-neutral condition, with one or more chemical salts added, or a condition allowing the coagulation of the particles in the fluid, such that the particles can be precipitated to avoid the reattachment to the machined substrate. | 08-28-2014 |
20140252683 | SURFACE TREATMENT OF A POLYMERIC STENT - Methods of treating the polymeric surfaces of a stent with a fluid including a solvent for the surface polymer are disclosed. | 09-11-2014 |
20140265029 | Fabric Cutting System and Method - A fabric cutting system and/or method can include a mandrel having a body and first and second legs, a chuck, the chuck configured to receive either one of the legs or body to rotatingly support the mandrel. The mandrel can be rotated and the fabric mounted on the mandrel can be cut about the leg at a location beyond the end of the other leg. One of the legs can include a leg extension removable from a leg base that when removed allows the other leg to be cut beyond the end of the leg base. The fabric can be cut with a cutting laser, which may be a multi-axis laser, and/or have low power. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265030 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SLOTTED VASCULAR TREATMENT DEVICES - Vascular treatment and methods include a plurality of self-expanding bulbs and a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Joints between woven structures and hypotubes include solder. Woven structures include patterns of radiopaque filaments measureable under x-ray. Structures are heat treated to include at least shapes at different temperatures. A catheter includes a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Heat treating systems include a detachable flange. Laser cutting systems include a fluid flow system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265031 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LASER ENGRAVING, FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND PROCESS FOR MAKING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A resin composition for laser engraving, comprises (Component A) an ethylenically unsaturated group-containing binder polymer; and (Component B) a tertiary ester group- and ethylenically unsaturated group-containing compound. The tertiary ester group in Component B is preferably a group represented by Formula (I). | 09-18-2014 |
20140306378 | HYBRID STENT AND METHOD OF MAKING - A stent is formed by encasing or encapsulating metallic rings in an inner polymeric layer and an outer polymeric layer. At least one polymer link connects adjacent metallic rings. The stent is drug loaded with one or more therapeutic agent or drug, for example, to reduce the likelihood of the development of restenosis in the coronary arteries. The inner and outer polymeric materials can be of the same polymer or different polymer to achieve different results, such as enhancing flexibility and providing a stent that is visible under MRI, computer tomography and x-ray fluoroscopy. | 10-16-2014 |
20140312534 | METHOD OF MAKING A DROPLET-GENERATING DEVICE - Method of making a droplet-generating device. In the method, a first droplet-generating device may be produced. The first droplet-generating device may include a molded portion created at least in part with a mold and also may include a plurality of droplet generators each formed at least in part by the molded portion. A set of droplets may be generated with each of one or more of the droplet generators. A property of at least one set of generated droplets may be determined. The mold may be modified based on the property. A second droplet-generating device may be produced that includes a molded portion created at least in part with the modified mold. | 10-23-2014 |
20140319734 | REAL TIME MANUFACTURING OF SOFTENING POLYMERS - Embodiments of the invention is directed to a manufacturing process to mold and cast custom softening polymers into complex shaped devices, said process comprising the steps of: creating a 3D mold or shell; injecting the shell with a polymer or pre-polymer; cooling or curing the polymer in a short period of time; and forming a device. | 10-30-2014 |
20140327185 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-BEAM DIRECT ENGRAVING OF ELASTOMERIC PRINTING PLATES AND SLEEVES - Described herein are an apparatus and a method for direct engraving an elastomeric printing plate by multiple laser beams simultaneously. In one embodiment, an elastomeric printing plate or sleeve is positioned on an imaging drum for direct engraving. The imaging drum is rotatable around its longitudinal axis. Such rotation defines a circumferential direction, also called the transverse direction. The axis of rotation defines an axial direction, also called the longitudinal direction. The printing plate has an body and a surface made of an elastomer (made of polymer or rubber). A drive mechanism provides relative motion between a plurality of laser beams and the plate in both the transverse and longitudinal directions. | 11-06-2014 |
20140339739 | SYSTEM FOR PREPARING AND PRODUCING A STAMP PLATE - The invention describes a system for preparing and producing a stamp plate, comprising at least one input device, a control device, and a processing device, with a processing insert and apertures arranged therein. The processing device, in particular a laser plotter, comprises a processing table, which is designed to accommodate and position the processing insert, in particular a tray or jig for at least one stamp plate blank, wherein a removal aid is allocated to at least one aperture of the processing insert, and/or this aperture preferably comprises means for guiding and positioning the insert. In particular the stamp plate blank and/or the workpiece. In order to attain an even surface of a base material of the stamp plate blank, for further processing the base material is positioned on a base plate in a removable manner. | 11-20-2014 |
20140339740 | MECHANISM FOR AND METHOD OF CORRECTING YAWING OF CONVEYED WORKPIECE - A holding device to hold a side portion of a conveyed workpiece; a running device to convey the holding device in a feeding direction along a rail; and a support mechanism to support the holding device at front portion and rear portions of the mechanism. Eccentric shafts are with the holding device at respective positions, at one position, one of front and rear portions is eccentric in the feeding direction by a predetermined amount relative to one drive shaft's axis included in the running device. At the other position, one of front and rear portions is eccentric crossing the workpiece feeding direction by a predetermined amount relative to one drive shaft's axis in the running device. The yawing occurring while the workpiece is conveyed, is corrected by rotating the axes of eccentric shafts axes such the holding device moves relative to the running device's position. | 11-20-2014 |
20140353877 | CONTROL OF DEGRADATION PROFILE OF BIOABSORBABLE POLY(L-LACTIDE) SCAFFOLD - Methods of controlling the degradation profile of a biodegradable stent scaffolding are disclosed. Disclosed methods include controlling features of the degradation profile including the time to loss of radial strength and the degradation time of the stent. | 12-04-2014 |
20150014888 | METHOD FOR FORMING A MASK PATTERN USING A LASER - A method of forming a pattern on a mask sheet using a laser beam includes determining a target scan line with respect to the mask sheet, which corresponds to a position of the pattern on a final mask sheet, determining a correction scan line with respect to the mask sheet, along which the laser beam is scanned to form the pattern of the final mask sheet, applying a counter force to the mask sheet, fixing the mask sheet onto a mask frame while the counter force is applied to the mask sheet, scanning the laser beam along the correction scan line, and releasing the counter force which is applied to the mask sheet. | 01-15-2015 |
20150014889 | MACHINING DEVICE, MACHINING UNIT, AND MACHINING METHOD - Provided are a machining device ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150035205 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING, FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING, PROCESS FOR MAKING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, AND FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - Objects of the present invention are to provide a process for producing a flexographic printing plate precursor for laser engraving that has excellent rinsing properties for engraving residue and can give a plate having excellent printing durability, to provide a flexographic printing plate precursor obtained by the process, and to provide a flexographic printing plate and a process for making the flexographic printing plate. Disclosed is a process for producing a flexographic printing plate precursor for laser engraving, comprising steps of: forming a relief-forming layer formed of a resin composition for laser engraving; and crosslinking the relief-forming layer by means of heat and/or light to thus obtain a flexographic printing plate precursor having a crosslinked relief-forming layer, wherein the resin composition for laser engraving comprises (Component A) an N-vinyl compound, (Component B) a polymerizable compound, (Component C) an ethylenically unsaturated bond-containing binder polymer, and (Component D) a polymerization initiator. | 02-05-2015 |
20150091215 | FABRICATING LIGHTWEIGHT SKIN SYSTEMS FOR LARGE SCALE ROBOTIC CHARACTERS - A method of fabricating a skin system or its elements using a laser cutter. The laser cutter is controlled to perform multiple passes to selectively cut away layers of material on a surface of a sheet of cellular foam materials. Each layer of material to be removed is defined by a cut or texture pattern. The laser cutter is operated to cut deeper with each layer of material removed by setting a different resolution for the laser cutter for each layer. For example, a laser cutter may be selectively controlled to operate within a resolution range, and each layer defined by the same or different cut pattern is cut using a different resolution. The method includes associating lower resolution settings for the first or outer layers to remove a first depth of material from the skin sheet's surface and associating higher and higher resolution settings for additional layers. | 04-02-2015 |
20150091216 | RESIN-SOLUBLE VEILS FOR COMPOSITE ARTICLE FABRICATION AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Embodiments of the invention are directed to resin-soluble thermoplastic veils for use in liquid resin infusion processes, methods of manufacturing resin-soluble thermoplastic veils for use in liquid resin infusion processes, and methods of manufacturing composite articles using resin-soluble thermoplastic veils for use in liquid resin infusion applications. The resin-soluble thermoplastic veils according to embodiments of the invention and of which function as a toughening agent in composites having the veil incorporated therein have improved characteristics including, but not limited to, increased uniformity and decreased thickness relative to prior art veils. These characteristics translate into improvements in the processing of a composite article including, but not limited to, a substantial or complete elimination in premature dissolution of the veil during cure. The resultant composite article also realizes improvements including, but not limited to, distribution evenness of the toughening agent throughout the composite. | 04-02-2015 |
20150102530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOLID-STATE MICROBATTERY PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC MANUFACTURE, SINGULATION AND PASSIVATION - A method for producing a thin film lithium battery is provided, comprising applying a cathode current collector, a cathode material, an anode current collector, and an electrolyte layer separating the cathode material from the anode current collector to a substrate, wherein at least one of the layers contains lithiated compounds that is patterned at least in part by a photolithography operation comprising removal of a photoresist material from the layer containing lithiated compounds by a process including a wet chemical treatment. Additionally, a method and apparatus for making lithium batteries by providing a first sheet that includes a substrate having a cathode material, an anode material, and a LiPON barrier/electrolyte layer separating the cathode material from the anode material; and removing a subset of first material to separate a plurality of cells from the first sheet. In some embodiments, the method further includes depositing second material on the sheet to cover the plurality of cells; and removing a subset of second material to separate a plurality of cells from the first sheet. | 04-16-2015 |
20150108691 | LASER WEAKENING OF LEATHER SKINS - A method for producing a linear weakening in a flat decorative material having a point-like or spot-like area of action progressing along a machining direction of a laser light beam on the decorative material. The decorative material is set transversely with respect to the machining direction in the area of action in order to obtain a different weakening depth profile on the left and right of the weakening line predefined by the machining direction. | 04-23-2015 |
20150108692 | HIGH THROUGHPUT LASER PROCESSING - A solar cell is formed using a solar cell ablation system. The ablation system includes a single laser source and several laser scanners. The laser scanners include a master laser scanner, with the rest of the laser scanners being slaved to the master laser scanner. A laser beam from the laser source is split into several laser beams, with the laser beams being scanned onto corresponding wafers using the laser scanners in accordance with one or more patterns. The laser beams may be scanned on the wafers using the same or different power levels of the laser source. | 04-23-2015 |
20150123317 | METHODS OF LASER SCORING MULTI-LAYER FILMS AND RELATED STRUCTURES - The present disclosure relates to methods of scoring packaging structures, including multi-layer polymeric films incorporating an encapsulated oxygen-impermeable layer, using laser energy. The methods are able to score structures which contain an oxygen-impermeable barrier without disrupting the permeability characteristics of the structure, and retain good printability, clarity, and gloss. | 05-07-2015 |
20150123318 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR MAKING LASER ENGRAVURES ON A MOVING WEB - A method for making laser engravings on a web of paper, including prearranging a paper web conveying device; defining a working area along a path of the web; prearranging an emitter of laser pulses; prearranging a movable pointing device, selecting an engraving pattern to be engraved on the web; calculating an instruction file containing pointing instructions; selecting an emission power of the emitter of laser pulses; emitting laser pulses through the emission power; and operating the movable pointing device according to the instruction file. | 05-07-2015 |
20150290744 | A METHOD OF SURFACE MARKING A MECHANICAL PART WITH A PREDEFINED GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE - The invention relates to a method of surface marking a mechanical part with a predefined graphical representation, the method comprising using a laser source to apply a single laser pulse to an outside surface of a part for marking, with a mask being interposed between the laser source and the outside surface of the part, the mask having a predefined graphical representation, and the laser pulse having power flux density of at least 20 MW/cm | 10-15-2015 |
20150291418 | METHOD FOR FORMING CARBON NANOTUBE FILM - A method for forming a carbon nanotube film is provided. An elastic substitute substrate and a carbon nanotube array transferred on a surface of the elastic substitute substrate are used. The carbon nanotube array is configured for drawing a carbon nanotube film therefrom. The carbon nanotube film has carbon nanotubes joined end to end. At least one groove is formed on the carbon nanotube array. A length direction of the at least one groove is along a second direction. The elastic substitute substrate is stretched along a first direction to increase a length of the carbon nanotube array along the first direction. The carbon nanotube film is drawn from the stretching carbon nanotube array along the second direction. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. | 10-15-2015 |
20150291426 | METHOD FOR FORMING CARBON NANOTUBE FILM - A method for forming a carbon nanotube film is provided. An elastic substitute substrate and a carbon nanotube array transferred on a surface of the elastic substitute substrate are used. The carbon nanotube array is configured for drawing a carbon nanotube film therefrom. The carbon nanotube film has carbon nanotubes joined end to end. The elastic substitute substrate is stretched along a plurality of directions to increase lengths of the carbon nanotube array along the plurality of directions. The carbon nanotube film is drawn from the stretching carbon nanotube array. | 10-15-2015 |
20150306704 | DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING BREATHABLE FILM BY USING LASER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed are a gas-penetration film which is fabricated by processing grooves by irradiating a pulsed laser beam onto a moving film, an apparatus of fabricating the same, and a method of fabricating the same. A method of fabricating a gas-penetration film which irradiates a pulsed laser beam onto a moving film to continuously process grooves, includes splitting the pulsed laser beam; irradiating split pulsed laser beams onto the moving film at a constant interval to process multi-grooves; and controlling a movement speed of the moving film so as to repeatedly process a groove, which is adjacent to the groove processed by the split pulsed laser beam, by the pulsed laser beam. Therefore, the groove processings are repeatedly performed on the same groove to increase a depth of the groove. | 10-29-2015 |
20150327371 | METHOD OF MAKING A FLEXIBLE MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of making a multilayer circuit board includes: forming and exposing a first polyimide photoresist layer; forming holes in the first polyimide photoresist layer; forming a second metal layer on the first polyimide photoresist layer; forming a first photoresist mask layer on the second metal layer; patterning the first photoresist mask layer and the second metal layer; forming a second polyimide photoresist layer on the patterned second metal layer; exposing the second polyimide photoresist layer; forming a hole in the second polyimide photoresist layer; forming a third metal layer on the second polyimide photoresist layer; and forming and patterning a second photoresist mask layer on the third metal layer. | 11-12-2015 |
20150336332 | METHOD FOR ROUNDING EDGES OF POLYMER MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENTS - A tool device for connecting a plastic pipe or composite metal/plastic pipe to a fitting by means of a sliding sleeve or compression sleeve. The device includes a housing; a flaring device for flaring the ends of the plastic pipe or composite metal/plastic pipe; a sliding device for sliding the sliding sleeve on or a pressing device for pressing the compression sleeve on; and a mechanically operable drive element. The drive element can be switched to drive the flaring device or to drive the sliding device or pressing device. The flaring device includes a first piston-cylinder unit, whose working piston has a piston axis and which has an inner end and an end oriented away from the tool device. The sliding device or pressing device includes a second piston-cylinder unit, whose working piston has a second piston axis and which has an inner end and an end oriented away from the tool device. The piston axes extend parallel to each other and a perpendicular projection of the inner end of the flaring device onto the piston axis of the sliding device or pressing device lies between the inner end of the sliding device or pressing device. The end oriented away from the tool device and/or a perpendicular projection of the inner end of the sliding device or pressing device onto the piston axis of the flaring device lies between the inner end of the flaring device and the end oriented away from the tool device. | 11-26-2015 |
20150343562 | LASER MACHINING DEVICE AND LASER MACHINING METHOD - A laser processing apparatus | 12-03-2015 |
20150343567 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMATION OF VERTICAL MICROVIAS IN OPAQUE CERAMIC THIN-PLATE BY FEMTOSECOND LASER PULSE - A method and system for formation of vertical microvias in an opaque ceramic thin-plate by femtosecond laser pulses are introduced. The method includes (a) thin an opaque ceramic substrate and reduce its thickness to a range of 20-100 μm to provide the ceramic thin-plate; (b) place the ceramic thin-plate on a carrier; and (c) drill the ceramic thin-plate by the femtosecond laser pulses, wherein the femtosecond laser pulses have the following parameters, including a pulse width <100 fs, a pulse frequency of 1,000˜10,000 Hz, a laser with a central wavelength of 800 nm, and a movable stage with a speed of 20-200 μm/s. Hence, vertical mirovias with high aspect ratio can be fabricated in an opaque ceramic thin-plate. | 12-03-2015 |
20150343568 | METHOD OF LASER ETCHING CLOTH - The present invention provides systems and methods for imparting designs and/or patterns on fabric by laser etching the fabric at an energy density of about 0.0398 to about 31.85 watts-sec/mm | 12-03-2015 |
20150352670 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A LINE OF WEAKNESS IN A COVER ELEMENT THROUGH REMOVAL OF MATERIAL - Process for producing a line of weakness in a cover element comprising at least one slit. This slit is produced through a plurality of machining cycles in which a pulsed laser beam is guided in each instance over the cover element along an imaginary line so that the energy of the laser pulses is introduced into the cover element. The slits are produced in two segments. More energy is introduced over the machining cycles in the first, comparatively short segments than in the second, comparatively long segments. The residual wall below the slits decreases with each machining cycle until the first residual wall segment thickness in the first segment is so small that energy portions transmit through the first residual wall segment and are detected by a sensor arrangement arranged downstream. Accordingly, the first residual wall segment thickness is detected, and inferences can be drawn from this about the second residual wall segment thickness. | 12-10-2015 |
20150352772 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MARKED CONTAINER COMPRISING A STEP FOR MARKING A PREFORM - A method for producing a marked container ( | 12-10-2015 |
20150364638 | THIN FILM STRUCTURES AND DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED LIGHT AND HEAT BLOCKING LAYERS FOR LASER PATTERNING - Selective removal of specified layers of thin film structures and devices, such as solar cells, electrochromics, and thin film batteries, by laser direct patterning is achieved by including heat and light blocking layers in the device/structure stack immediately adjacent to the specified layers which are to be removed by laser ablation. The light blocking layer is a layer of metal that absorbs or reflects a portion of the laser energy penetrating through the dielectric/semiconductor layers and the heat blocking layer is a conductive layer with thermal diffusivity low enough to reduce heat flow into underlying metal layer(s), such that the temperature of the underlying metal layer(s) does not reach the melting temperature, T | 12-17-2015 |
20150367443 | FORMING A TEXTURED PATTERN USING A LASER - Systems and methods for producing a textured pattern on a surface of a part using a laser. The part or laser may be rotated while forming the textured pattern to create a continuous textured pattern on a surface of a part. The continuous textured pattern may be substantially uniform over the entire pattern. A laser texturing system may also include an optical scanner. A first region of the surface of the part may be scanned using a first laser beam. One or more laser texturing parameters or a simulated geometric model may be created based on the scan of the first region. The textured pattern may be formed on the first region using a second laser beam. The textured pattern may be formed in accordance with the one or more laser texturing parameters or simulated geometric model. | 12-24-2015 |
20150367558 | Method for Nano-Structuring Polmer Materials Using Pulsed Laser Radiation in a Reactive Atmosphere - In a method for producing a surface with a solid polymeric material which has surface structures having dimensions in the sub-micrometer range, the untreated surface on which the structures are to be produced and which is accessible to laser irradiation is scanned with a pulsed laser beam one or more times in a reactive gas atmosphere in such a manner that adjacent light spots of the laser beam have unbroken abutment or overlap with one another, and a certain range of a predetermined relation between method parameters is met, whereby the surface is chemically modified. | 12-24-2015 |
20150375341 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR A CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR - A method of forming an electrode structure for a capacitive touch sensor in a first transparent conductive layer ( | 12-31-2015 |
20150375446 | LASER-ENGRAVEABLE ELEMENTS - A laser-engraveable layer is used in a laser-engraveable element to provide relief images. The resulting laser-engraved elements can take various forms and can be used to apply various inks to receiver materials in an imagewise fashion. The laser-engraveable element has a thermally crosslinked laser-engraveable layer containing a crosslinked elastomeric fluoropolymer and a fluoro-functionalized near-infrared radiation absorber. The crosslinked fluoropolymer has a glass transition temperature of less than and including 0° C. and the crosslinked laser-engraveable layer is formed from a reactive fluoropolymer composition comprising a reactive fluoropolymer, the fluoro-functionalized near-infrared radiation absorber, and a compound that causes crosslinking of the reactive fluoropolymer during thermal curing. The reactive fluoropolymer can have a reactive group selected from the group consisting of: poly(tetrafluoroethylene oxide-co-difluoromethylene oxide) α,ω-diol bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl ether), poly(tetrafluoroethylene oxide-co-dilfluoromethylene oxide) α,ω-diol, ethoxylated poly(tetrafluoroethylene oxide-co-difluoromethylene oxide) α,ω-diol, and a multifuncational (meth)acrylate end-functionalized derivative of one of such compounds. | 12-31-2015 |
20150376073 | METHOD FOR MACHINING CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE - A method for machining a ceramic matrix composite (CMC), the method enhancing a machining speed for the ceramic matrix composite (CMC), includes: a step of scanning an irradiated portion of a surface of a machining target material by a laser head to irradiate the irradiated portion with laser light from the laser head, and forming a deteriorated layer on the irradiated portion of the surface of the machining target material; and a step of sequentially removing the deteriorated layer by an end mill, the deteriorated layer being formed on the irradiated portion, wherein the deteriorated layer is formed by heating the irradiated portion up to a predetermined temperature by irradiation of continuous oscillation laser light, and by forming a crack by irradiation of pulsed oscillation laser light. | 12-31-2015 |
20160000654 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING FORMULATION ORIENTATION OF ASYMMETRIC MULTI-LAYERED OSMOTIC TABLETS - The present invention relates to a method for preparing asymmetric multi-layered osmotic tablets using rapid and accurate determination of the orientation of tablets with respect to different internal formulation layers proximate to the opposite curved surfaces. In particular, the invention relates to detect degree of curvature using an image recognition system and drill the desired surface using a laser beam. | 01-07-2016 |
20160001396 | Method for Nano-Structuring Polmer Materials Using Pulsed Laser Radiation in an Inert Atmosphere - In a method for generating a surface having a solid polymeric material, which has surface structures with dimensions in the sub-micrometer range, the untreated surface, on which the structures are to be generated and which are accessible to laser radiation, is scanned once or multiple times using a pulsed laser beam in an inert gas atmosphere in such a way that adjacent light spots of the laser beam adjoin each other in a gapless manner or overlap and a certain range of a specified relation between process parameters is observed. | 01-07-2016 |
20160001402 | PATTERNING CONDUCTIVE FILMS USING VARIABLE FOCAL PLANE TO CONTROL FEATURE SIZE - A processing system directs a laser beam to a composite including a substrate, a conductive layer, and a conductive border. The location of a focus of the laser beam can be controlled to bring the laser beam into focus on the surfaces of the conductive materials. The laser beam can be used to ablatively process the conductive border and non-ablatively process the conductive layer by translating a focus-adjust optical system so as to vary laser beam diameter. | 01-07-2016 |
20160059354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER BEVELING AND/OR POLISHING - Laser processing of hard dielectric materials may include cutting a part from a hard dielectric material using a continuous wave laser operating in a quasi-continuous wave (QCW) mode to emit consecutive laser light pulses in a wavelength range of about 1060 nm to 1070 nm. Cutting using a QCW laser may be performed with a lower duty cycle (e.g., between about 1% and 15%) and in an inert gas atmosphere such as nitrogen, argon or helium. Laser processing of hard dielectric materials may further include post-cut processing the cut edges of the part cut from the dielectric material, for example, by beveling and/or polishing the edges to reduce edge defects. The post-cut processing may be performed using a laser beam with different laser parameters than the beam used for cutting, for example, by using a shorter wavelength (e.g., 193 nm excimer laser) and/or a shorter pulse width (e.g., picosecond laser). | 03-03-2016 |
20160060807 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING A PATTERN OR IMAGE ON FABRIC WITH LINEAR LASER IRRADIATION, FABRIC MADE BY SAID METHOD, AND PRODUCTS MADE WITH SAID FABRIC - A method of scribing abrasion aesthetics, patterns, images, serial numbers, ply markings and/or other information, such as sizing or care information, on fabric such as denim, before or during the fabric cutting process is provided. The method comprises loading the panel abrasion software, pattern marker software, and fabric scribing software; placing the fabric on a flat surface under at least one laser; laser scribing ply numbers, serial labels, fabric markers, and panel abrasions on the fabric; cutting the fabric into fabric lengths; spreading the pre-abraded and pre-marked fabric lengths on top of each other to create multiple plies in precise alignment; cutting shaped panels along the lines of the pattern marker with a conventional knife, laser, or other appropriate cutting tool; and stacking the abraded, labeled and shaped panels robotically or manually for sewing. | 03-03-2016 |
20160096345 | LAMINATE, METHOD FOR CUTTING LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING LAMINATE, AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING BRITTLE PLATE-LIKE OBJECT - Provided is a laminate ( | 04-07-2016 |
20160114222 | METHOD OF MAKING A GOLF BALL WITH COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION - A method and system is described for making a golf ball. The method comprises providing at least two or more dissimilar materials. Next, the at least two or more dissimilar materials are applied onto a substrate to provide one or more heterogeneous preforms. The one or more heterogeneous preforms are then formed into a golf ball component. | 04-28-2016 |
20160114522 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes forming a flexible substrate on a first surface of a carrier substrate, forming a display device on the flexible substrate, and ablating the carrier substrate by radiating a plurality of laser beams on a second surface of the carrier substrate, the second surface being opposite the first surface, such that the plurality of laser beams is incident on the second surface at different angles, passes through the carrier substrate, and is overlappingly focused on a first region of a boundary surface between the carrier substrate and the flexible substrate. | 04-28-2016 |
20160128433 | Method of Providing Decorative Designs and Structural Features on an Article of Footwear - The invention relates to footwear and portions thereof having structural features and decorative designs thereon, and related systems and methods for manufacturing same. An example method for providing a feature on a surface of an object includes positioning a laser proximate the surface of the object, directing a laser beam from the laser to the surface of the object to mark or engrave at least a portion of the surface of the object, and moving at least one of the laser or the object to create a pattern on the surface of the object, the pattern providing at least one of an aesthetic or a structural feature on the surface of the object. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128874 | Process and Apparatus for Manufacturing an Absorbent Article Using a Laser Source - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for assembling absorbent articles, and more particularly, methods and apparatuses for imparting a line of weakness into one or more layers of an advancing substrate. The advancing substrate may be a belt assembly including an outer layer, an inner layer, and one or more elastic strands disposed between the outer layer and the inner layer. The belt assembly may be rotated on a process member about a longitudinal axis of rotation. The process member may advance the belt assembly to a first laser source. The first laser source imparts a line of weakness into the belt assembly. A trim removal member may be used to separate the line of weakness forming a trim portion and a separation edge. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129526 | Ablation Cutting of a Workpiece by a Pulsed Laser Beam - A method for ablating a workpiece by a pulsed laser beam includes pretreating a workpiece surface of the workpiece by moving the pulsed laser beam over the workpiece surface along a surface path, first consecutive laser pulses of the pulsed laser beam having a first pulse overlap on the workpiece surface in a path direction, and ablating the pretreated workpiece surface by moving the pulsed laser beam over the workpiece surface along the surface path multiple times. The second consecutive laser pulses of the pulsed laser beam have a second pulse overlap on the workpiece surface in the path direction, and the second pulse overlap is less than the first pulse overlap. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129639 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS AND THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD - A three dimensional printing (3D) apparatus and a three dimensional (3D) printing method are used for forming and stacking a plurality of modeling layers into a 3D object. The 3D printing apparatus includes a body having a modeling platform, a transmission module disposed on the body, a printing module, a curing module and a laser module. The printing module, the curing module and the laser module are disposed at and controlled by the transmission module to move relative to the body, respectively. A liquid modeling material is jetted from the printing module to the modeling platform and cured by the curing module to form the modeling layers. The laser module moves along a normal direction of the modeling platform according to a condition parameter and provides a laser beam along at least one plane parallel to the modeling platform to cut and trim at least one modeling layer. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131557 | METHOD FOR CREATING NON-INSERTED ARTIFICIAL DISBONDS OR DELAMINATIONS FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION TEST STANDARDS - A method for creation of a non-destructive inspection (NDI) standard employs a coupon of bonded layers or a composite structure having a predetermined thickness. A predetermined pulse width is defined. The coupon and a laser source are positioned with respect to one another and the laser source is used to create a laser pulse having the predetermined pulse width to create a disbond or delamination in the bond layer at a predetermined location. The coupon may then be used as a standard for calibration of NDI inspection tools by scanning the coupon with the tool to provide an inspection output. The output is then examined to confirm that the disbond or delamination in the coupon is properly identified in the output. | 05-12-2016 |
20160136760 | FORMING ONE OR MORE APERTURES IN A FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE OBJECT WITH A LASER - A process is provided for forming a plurality of apertures in a fiber-reinforced composite object using a laser. The apertures include at least a first aperture and a second aperture. During the process, a scanner head of the laser is operated from a location to selectively scan a laser beam over the object to form a first portion of the first aperture and to form a first portion of the second aperture. The scanner head is also operated from the location to selectively scan the laser beam over the object to form a second portion of the first aperture and to fowl a second portion of the second aperture. | 05-19-2016 |
20160136875 | SYSTEM TO PREVENT STENT DAMAGE CAUSED BY LASER CUTTING - Apparatus, method and system for cutting a polymeric stent including the use of a polymeric mandrel as a laser shielding device. The polymeric mandrel is allowed to roll freely within a polymeric tube that is cut into a polymeric stent. | 05-19-2016 |
20160137360 | CONTAINER HINGE - A plastic container includes a first portion including an outwardly extending peripheral flange and a second portion including an outwardly extending peripheral flange. The first portion and the second portion define a container volume. The plastic container also includes a hinge joining the peripheral flange of the first portion and the peripheral flange of the second portion. The hinge includes a pivot line and two arcuate segments proximate to respective ends of the pivot line. The pivot line is tangent the peripheral flange of the first portion and tangent to at least a portion of each arcuate segment. The flange of the first portion can extend further than the flange of the second portion proximate each end of the pivot line to create a seamless periphery about the hinge relative to a periphery of the first portion when the container is closed. | 05-19-2016 |
20160144454 | ENCLOSURE FOR LASER CUTTING OF HUMAN TISSUE - There is disclosed a system and method for laser cutting of human allograft tissue. One embodiment includes a laser canister having a housing fabricated with a sterilizable material. The housing defines an interior portion, an exterior portion, and a selectively operable opening into the interior portion. The selectively operable opening includes a hermetic seal to maintain a sterile environment from the exterior portion when the selectively operable opening is closed. The canister includes an infrared (IR) transmissive optical window disposed in the housing and configured to allow a laser beam to penetrate therethrough to the interior portion. The canister also includes an insert within the interior portion configured to support human allograft tissue in a sterile environment, the insert being removable from the housing to move the human allograft tissue into another sterile environment after the housing has been exposed to a non-sterile environment. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 05-26-2016 |
20160158036 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMPLANTS - A method of manufacturing a tubular medical implant, such as a stent, includes introducing a liquid polymer material into an axial lumen of an elongate metal tube, the metal tube having an inner wall defining the lumen; allowing the polymer material to solidify within the metal tube lumen, the solidified polymer forming a high friction surface in contact with the inner wall of the metal tube; securing the metal tube, including the solidified polymer material therein, to a collet of a laser etching system; and laser etching a predetermined pattern of openings in the metal tube. | 06-09-2016 |
20160158880 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING A FLAT WORKPIECE INTO A PLURALITY OF SECTIONS - A method of separating a workpiece into a plurality of sections includes generating one or a plurality of lines of modified material along one or a plurality of predefined separating lines in the workpiece in a first step by local material processing using a laser beam through a surface of the workpiece, which results in a reduction of breaking stress of the workpiece along the separating lines, and dividing, in a second step, the workpiece into the sections along the separating lines by thermal laser beam separation, wherein the one or the plurality of lines are generated completely or at least in portions at a distance from the surface in the workpiece. | 06-09-2016 |
20160175987 | CUTTING METHOD OF FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL, CONTROLLING DEVICE IN THE CUTTING METHOD, AND CUTTING APPARATUS OF FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL | 06-23-2016 |
20160181133 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | 06-23-2016 |
20160185087 | Films and Film Laser Converting - Various methods of laser cutting polyolefin films are described, and particularly using carbon dioxide lasers. Also described are modified polyolefin materials which can be subjected to laser cutting. | 06-30-2016 |
20160185098 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING ORIGINAL PLATE FOR LASER ENGRAVING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, AND LASER ENGRAVING RESIN COMPOSITION - A resin composition for laser engraving has excellent roll detachability and sheet appearance when the resin composition is subjected to calender processing. A method produces a flexographic printing plate precursor for laser engraving, and a method produces a flexographic printing plate and uses the resin composition for laser engraving. A method for producing a flexographic printing plate precursor for laser engraving, includes, in the following order, forming a relief forming layer using a resin composition for laser engraving, through sheet molding using a calender roll; and crosslinking the relief forming layer by means of heat, and obtaining a flexographic printing plate precursor for laser engraving having a crosslinked relief forming layer, in which the resin composition for laser engraving is a resin composition including a diene-based polymer, a thermal polymerization initiator, carbon black, and a filler other than carbon black. | 06-30-2016 |
20160250809 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PHYSICAL VOLUMETRIC REPRESENTATION OF A VIRTUAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT | 09-01-2016 |
20160377981 | SELECTIVE LASER ABLATION IN RESISTS AND BLOCK COPOLYMERS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION LITHOGRAPHIC PATTERNING - Various embodiments of the invention demonstrate selective laser ablation processes as a means to create a block copolymer derived lithographic pattern through the selective removal of one block. Three block copolymer systems described PS-b-PHOST, P2VP-b-PS-b-P2VP, and P2VP-b-PS-b-P2VP where the P2VP is infiltrated with platinum Pt. The selective laser ablation processes on block copolymers offers an alternative to plasma etching when plasma etching is not effective. | 12-29-2016 |
20160379528 | FIBERS WITH SURFACE MARKINGS USED FOR CODING - Disclosed are fibers comprising one or more branded fibers which exhibit surface markings in a repeated pattern along the length of the branded fibers. The branded fibers can be incorporated into yarns or fiber bands to represent supply chain information of the yarns, fiber bands, and/or articles made from the yards or fiber bands. In a specific example, branded fibers can be incorporated into an acetate tow band The branded fibers can be recovered from a cigarette filter, the repeated pattern decoded, and supply chain information associated with the acetate tow used to make the cigarette filter, such as manufacturer, customer, ship to location, and even the acetate tow bale, can be obtained. | 12-29-2016 |