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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
May. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marvin H Duncan, Jr, Marblehead, MA (US);
Michael I Silverglate, Marblehead, MA (US);
Assignee:
Gerber Garment Technology, Inc., Tolland, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
21912168 ; 21912172 ; 21912178 ; 36447408 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for cleaning a support surface during successive cuts of a sheet material along a common cutting path by a laser. The method includes offsetting the location of the common cutting path with respect to the support surface for subsequent cuts. The offset distance is sufficient to align a portion of the common cutting path with a portion of the ridge of debris formed during a previous cut such that upon tracing the subsequent path with the laser, the previously formed ridge of debris is ablated.