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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventors:
Raymond P. Mariella, Jr., Danville, CA (US);
Alexander M. Rubenchik, Livermore, CA (US);
Mary A. Norton, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/16 (2006.01); B23K 26/0622 (2014.01); B23K 26/40 (2014.01); B23K 26/36 (2014.01); B08B 7/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/12 (2014.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/16 (2013.01); B08B 7/0042 (2013.01); B23K 26/0622 (2015.10); B23K 26/1224 (2015.10); B23K 26/36 (2013.01); B23K 26/40 (2013.01); B23K 2103/50 (2018.08);
Abstract
Systems for processing a material by submerging the material in a fluid and directing laser pulses at the fluid and the material for processing the material. An embodiment removes the surface of concrete, brick, or rock or minerals in a relatively gentle, energy-efficient, and controlled manner that also confines the material that is removed.