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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew C. Johnson, Edgewood, WA (US);
Lisa Ann Cardon, Lake Tapps, WA (US);
Matthew W. Smith, Puyallup, WA (US);
Soren Mortvedt, Tacoma, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/082 (2014.01); B23K 26/06 (2014.01); B23K 26/064 (2014.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/082 (2015.10); B23K 26/0648 (2013.01); B25J 11/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laser module includes a laser source and at least one air knife. The laser source is configured to be coupled to a robotic arm of a robotic device, and emit a laser beam for processing a workpiece having a workpiece surface. The air knife is configured to be coupled to the robotic arm, and discharge an airflow sheet in a direction toward a laser spot where the laser beam impinges the workpiece surface, for clearing contaminants generated by impingement of the laser beam.