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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Haibin Zhang, Portland, OR (US);
Glenn Simenson, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/36 (2014.01); B23K 26/53 (2014.01); B23K 26/352 (2014.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B23K 26/40 (2014.01); B23K 26/382 (2014.01); B23K 26/359 (2014.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01); B23K 103/04 (2006.01); B23K 103/08 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01); B23K 103/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/352 (2015.10); B23K 26/0006 (2013.01); B23K 26/359 (2015.10); B23K 26/389 (2015.10); B23K 26/40 (2013.01); B23K 2103/05 (2018.08); B23K 2103/08 (2018.08); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08); B23K 2103/14 (2018.08); B23K 2103/50 (2018.08); B23K 2103/52 (2018.08); B23K 2103/54 (2018.08); B23K 2103/56 (2018.08);
Abstract
The invention is method, and an apparatus for performing the method having the steps of providing a workpiece, generating a plurality of free electrons at a region of the exterior surface, and machining a portion of the workpiece adjoining the first region by directing laser energy onto the workpiece.