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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Bryan Humphreys, Durham, GB;
Inventor:
Bryan Humphreys, Durham, GB;
Assignee:
CAV Advanced Technologies Limited, Durham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/382 (2014.01); B23K 26/14 (2014.01); B23K 26/38 (2014.01); B23K 26/08 (2014.01); B23K 26/40 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/381 (2013.01); B23K 26/0823 (2013.01); B23K 26/0838 (2013.01); B23K 26/0846 (2013.01); B23K 2201/16 (2013.01); B23K 26/4005 (2013.01); B23K 26/4015 (2013.01); B23K 26/402 (2013.01); B23K 2203/04 (2013.01); B23K 2203/10 (2013.01); B23K 26/4085 (2013.01); B23K 2203/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for creating a hole in solid sheet material () by laser beam irradiation is described comprising a source of laser radiation; a focusing apparatus () for impinging a beam of laser radiation from the source onto a surface of solid sheet material () in which holes are to be formed in use; and a holding device () for holding said solid sheet material (); wherein the holding device () is structured to hold the sheet material () in use in an arcuate configuration. A method of creating a hole in solid sheet material making use of such an arcuate configuration is also described.