B23K 26/0673
Into independently operating sub-beams
Official title: {into independently operating sub-beams, e.g. beam multiplexing to provide laser beams for several stations}
B23K26/0673 (Into independently operating sub-beams) appears on 165 US grants and 184 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
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