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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:
Aug. 15, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 09, 2022
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

David Scott Diwinsky, West Chester, OH (US);

Michael Dean Fullington, West Chester, OH (US);

Herbert Chidsey Roberts, Evendale, OH (US);

Jacob Cole Hay, Circleville, OH (US);

Stanley Louis Ream, Columbus, OH (US);

Craig Thompson Walters, Powell, OH (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/064 (2014.01); B23K 26/14 (2014.01); B23K 26/06 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/0643 (2013.01); B23K 26/0648 (2013.01); B23K 26/1436 (2015.10); B23K 26/1438 (2015.10);
Abstract

A system and method for automated laser ablation includes an end effector for performing laser ablation at a location with restricted access. The systems and methods of the present disclosure specifically provide for a miniature laser end effector which may be inserted through a port or bore in order to ablate the surface of an internal component of a complex assembly. In several embodiments of the present subject matter, the end effector is mounted on a machine and coupled to a laser system.


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