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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Assa Abloy Ab, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Michael Jon Woizeschke, Shakopee, MN (US);
Timothy Joel Wolf, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
ASSA ABLOY AB, Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/066 (2014.01); B23K 26/362 (2014.01); B23K 26/60 (2014.01); B44C 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/066 (2015.10); B23K 26/362 (2013.01); B23K 26/60 (2015.10); B44C 1/228 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laser marking system comprises a laser energy source that generates a laser beam, a laser controller configured to focus the laser beam over a field of view greater than a size of laser-markable items, and a start-up target that includes laser-safe material and is located within the field of view. The laser controller is further configured to point the laser beam at the start-up target during a start-up phase of the laser energy source and focus the laser beam on one of the laser-markable items after the start-up phase.