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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 22, 2018
Applicant:

Nlight, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);

Inventors:

Brian M. Victor, Camas, WA (US);

Ken Gross, Vancouver, WA (US);

Aaron W. Brown, Vancouver, WA (US);

Dahv A. V. Kliner, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

nLIGHT, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/34 (2014.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B28B 1/00 (2006.01); B29C 64/141 (2017.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B29C 64/371 (2017.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); B23K 26/12 (2014.01); B23K 26/04 (2014.01); B23K 26/06 (2014.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B23K 26/14 (2014.01); G02B 6/14 (2006.01); G02B 6/036 (2006.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); G02B 6/028 (2006.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B23K 26/043 (2013.01); B23K 26/06 (2013.01); B23K 26/123 (2013.01); B23K 26/1464 (2013.01); B28B 1/001 (2013.01); B29C 64/141 (2017.08); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B29C 64/371 (2017.08); G02B 6/14 (2013.01); G02B 6/262 (2013.01); G02B 27/0927 (2013.01); G02B 27/0994 (2013.01); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B22F 2003/1056 (2013.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); G02B 6/0281 (2013.01); G02B 6/0365 (2013.01); G02B 6/03611 (2013.01); G02B 6/03627 (2013.01); G02B 6/03633 (2013.01); G02B 6/03638 (2013.01); G02B 6/03666 (2013.01); G02B 6/03688 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for a multi-operation optical beam delivery device having a laser source to generate the optical beam. A beam characteristic conditioner that, in response to a control input indicating a change between the different laser process operations, controllably modifies the beam characteristics for a corresponding laser process operation of the different laser process operations. A delivery fiber has an input end coupled to the beam characteristic conditioner and an output end coupled to a process head for performing the corresponding laser process operation.


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