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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glen Roeters, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Boris Moldavsky, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 1/00 ;
Abstract
A worktable that can be used to support a substrate while forming a hole therein. The worktable may include one or more actuators that stretch the substrate. The worktable may also have a control unit that is connected to the actuators and strain gauges that sense the strain in the substrate. The control unit, actuators and strain gauges may provide a closed loop control system for tensioning the substrate. The center portion of the substrate may be supported by wires that extend across an opening in the worktable. The opening eliminates a backing surface that may interfere with a laser hold forming process.