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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:
Jun. 09, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard J Saunders, San Jose, CA (US);
Derek L Hine, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Gerald C Barker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Coherent, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2191 / ; 2191 / ; 2191 / ; 2191 / ;
Abstract
Apparatus is disclosed for forming plural rows of holes in a web of sheet material being advanced longitudinally along a unidirectional path of travel, the apparatus including a continuous wave laser and beam delivery apparatus. Beam delivering means delivers substantially the entire energy of the laser beam for predetermined periods of time to discrete web portions spaced apart across the web and includes means periodically interposed into and removed from the path of the laser beam for deflecting the beam periodically toward the web portions.