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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:
Mar. 01, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward K Kaprelian, Mendham, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Questar Corporation, New Hope, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2191 / ; 2191 / ; 2191 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for applying a laser beam to an area on a work surface includes means for viewing said area with visible light prior and subsequent to application of the laser beam. The laser beam system includes a stationary portion comprising a laser, condenser and pinhole and a movable portion comprising a large aperture objective. The visible light system comprises a fixed video camera and lens and a movable portion including an objective and a light source. The movable portions of the laser beam system and the visible light system are mounted on a common slidable carriage.