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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2022
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
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);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
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.