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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Kenneth J. Woods, Lyme, NH (US);
Sanjay Garg, Hanover, NH (US);
Tate S. Picard, Enfield, NH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B23K 26/06 (2014.01); B23K 26/20 (2014.01); B23K 26/34 (2014.01); B23K 26/36 (2014.01); B23K 26/38 (2014.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/06 (2013.01); B23K 26/042 (2015.10); B23K 26/20 (2013.01); B23K 26/34 (2013.01); B23K 26/36 (2013.01); B23K 26/38 (2013.01); B23K 26/382 (2015.10); G02B 6/4206 (2013.01); G02B 6/4296 (2013.01); G02B 6/4226 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for adjusting a laser beam applied to a workpiece in a processing operation. A laser processing system receives the laser beam that is associated with a beam quality property. The laser processing system adjusts the laser beam to change the beam quality property based on a characteristic of the workpiece, a characteristic of the processing operation, or a combination thereof. The adjusted laser beam can also be delivered to the workpiece.