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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Lawrence Y. Wissman, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Lawrence Y. Wissman, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mentor Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention concerns methods for joining flexible polymer workpieces using light energy. These methods, referred to as laser welding, can be used to join thermoplastic or thermoset polymers. The laser welding method of the invention is applicable to the creation or repair of any article requiring the bonding of two flexible polymer components or a flexible polymer component and an inflexible polymer component.