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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:
Jan. 30, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald H Carter, Blue Springs, MO (US);
Brian F Walker, Blue Springs, MO (US);
Michael J West, Yukon, OK (US);
Randall T Wingerter, Blue Springs, MO (US);
Assignee:
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Technologies, Inc., Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
21912168 ; 21912178 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for removing debris caused during laser rimming of films. A vacuum scoop is attached to a movable head which contains the laser optical components. The scoop removes the debris as it is generated and therefore keeps the trimming apparatus essentially clean.