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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eli Jerby, Rishon L'Zion, IL;
Vladimir Dikhtiar, Ashdod, IL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219690 ; 219384 ; 219695 ; 219748 ; 83 15 ; 83170 ;
Abstract
A microwave device and corresponding method for cutting, and especially drilling into, a solid body of non-conductive material employ a microwave source which provides microwave radiation, typically through a waveguide, to a concentrator. The concentrator is configured to concentrate the microwave radiation onto a small region of solid body, thereby generating sufficient heat in that region to liquefy a volume of the material to form a hole. The device and method may be used to perform various drilling, cutting, nailing, joining and welding operations on a wide range of dielectric materials including ceramics, concrete and stone.