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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthias Klockhaus, Gelsenkirchen, DE;
Dieter Jestel, Castrop-Rauxel, DE;
Assignee:
Institut fur Angewandte Photovoltaik GmbH, Gelsenkirchen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/620 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/620 ;
Abstract
A method for welding the surfaces of materials, of which at least one is glass, during which the energy that is required for the welding process is provided by with a laser beam, characterized by the fact that an intermediate sealing glass is applied between the surfaces that are to be welded and that the laser beam is adjusted in such a way that only the intermediate sealing glass melts.