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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2014
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Kurtis L. Geerlings, Zeeland, MI (US);
Donald L. Bareman, Zeeland, MI (US);
Henry A. Luten, Holland, MI (US);
Niels A. Olesen, Zeeland, MI (US);
David J. Cammenga, Zeeland, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A laser system is configured to form at least one laser induced channel in a substrate and includes a laser and a laser path. The laser produces a laser beam, and the laser path includes an optical assembly that receives the laser beam and emits a conditioned laser beam. The optical assembly is configured to emit the conditioned laser beam with a substantially uniform focal energy distribution in a focal region defined along the direction of propagation. An apparatus includes a laser induced channel edge with a plurality of laser induced channels spanning some or all of the thickness of the substrate, which can be greater than 4 mm.