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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 01, 2019
Foro Energy, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Brian O. Faircloth, Evergreen, CO (US);
John F. Volkmar, Boulder, CO (US);
Mark S. Zediker, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Shararth K Kolachalam, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Ryan J. Norton, Conifer, CO (US);
Mark S. Land, Houston, TX (US);
Daryl L. Grubb, Houston, TX (US);
Ronald A. De Witt, Katy, TX (US);
Foro Energy, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
There are provided high power laser and laser mechanical earth removing equipment, and operations using laser cutting tools having stand off distances. These equipment provide high power laser beams, greater than 1 kW to cut and volumetrically remove targeted materials and to remove laser affected material with gravity assistance, mechanical cutters, fluid jets, scrapers and wheels. There is also provided a method of using this equipment in mining, road resurfacing and other earth removing or working activities.