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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
Steven W Lunsford, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Robert Dyrdek, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Charles R Conder, Glendale, KY (US);
Steven W Lunsford, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Robert Dyrdek, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Charles R Conder, Glendale, KY (US);
AGC Automotive Americas Co., Hebron, KY (US);
Abstract
A laser marking system for automotive glass having an ink spray device capable of depositing an ink layer upon the glass and a drying system is provided for accelerating the drying of the ink layer. A laser system is also provided to operably heat and bond at least a portion of the ink layer to the glass in a predetermined pattern. A cleansing system removes unbonded portions of the ink layer from the glass and a controller is provided to direct the laser system in the predetermined pattern.