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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:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
William E. Lawson, Somerset, WI (US);
Assignee:
Preco Laser Systems, Inc., Somerset, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/636 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/636 ;
Abstract
An apparatus which selectively directs cutting debris in selected directions while a laser beam separates a workpiece in a multi-directional relation. The apparatus comprises a positionable member rotatable about the laser beam, a nozzle attachable to the positionable member, and a programmable logic controller integrated with the positionable member to selectively position the direction of the nozzle.