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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Paul Burt, Bristol, GB;
Anthony J. Griffith, Bristol, GB;
Andrew P. Green, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/24 (2006.01); B23K 26/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Laser welding apparatus, in which a laser beam is impinged upon a component to be welded at a laser beam impingement point, wherein a plasma suppressor is arranged to impinge a jet of gas on the component at an angle to its surface, flowing towards the laser beam impingement point.