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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:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas S Dunn, Maplewood, MN (US);
Jeffrey B Hill, Stillwater, MN (US);
Andrew J Ouderkirk, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2504921 ; 25049221 ;
Abstract
The present invention includes a method of creating a shaped image in a workpiece using a flashlamp, the method comprising positioning a template proximate the workpiece and directing radiation emitted by the flashlamp during a short pulse of less than approximately 100 .mu.sec through the template toward the workpiece.