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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
May. 23, 2023
Applicants:
Francisco Villarreal-saucedo, Middleton, MA (US);
Wang-long Zhou, Andover, MA (US);
Parviz Tayebati, Sherborn, MA (US);
Inventors:
Francisco Villarreal-Saucedo, Middleton, MA (US);
Wang-Long Zhou, Andover, MA (US);
Parviz Tayebati, Sherborn, MA (US);
Assignee:
PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA, Newark, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/036 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01); G02B 6/34 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02042 (2013.01); G02B 6/03605 (2013.01); G02B 6/262 (2013.01); G02B 6/34 (2013.01); G02B 6/4296 (2013.01); G02B 6/32 (2013.01); G02B 6/3512 (2013.01); G02B 6/3524 (2013.01); G02B 6/3598 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments, the beam parameter product and/or beam shape of a laser beam is adjusted by directing the laser beam across a path along the input end of a cellular-core optical fiber. The beam emitted at the output end of the cellular-core optical fiber may be utilized to process a workpiece.