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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2003
Applicants:
Yoel Wazana, Northridge, CA (US);
Joda Paulus, Palmdale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yoel Wazana, Northridge, CA (US);
Joda Paulus, Palmdale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Wazana Brothers International, Inc., Van Nuys, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/14 (2006.01); B23K 26/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for disassembling a container having sections joined at sealed thermoplastic joining surfaces, such as toner cartridges, by cutting between the joined sections with a computer controlled laser beam, the beam being variable in intensity and/or in speed of travel along the joining surfaces. The technique may be applied to other articles, such as inkjet cartridges and any thermoplastic container that should be opened with precision.