C03B 33/091
Using at least one focussed radiation beam
Official title: {using at least one focussed radiation beam, e.g. laser beam (C03B33/0955 takes precedence)}
C03B33/091 (Using at least one focussed radiation beam) appears on 310 US grants and 430 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C03B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 23 Jun 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Annular glass plate, method for manufacturing glass substrate for magnetic disk, glass substrate for magnetic disk, and magnetic disk23 Jun 2026US 12,662,418 B2Hoya Corporation
- Assembly and method for cleaving a glass body with a laser9 Jun 2026US 12,649,682 B2OpTek Systems, Inc.
- Method for manufacturing glass plate including processing for chamfering edge surface7 Apr 2026US 12,595,202 B2Hoya Corporation
- Method and apparatus for processing glass elements31 Mar 2026US 12,590,025 B2Schott AG
- Method for treatment of a glass substrate with improved edge strength31 Mar 2026US 12,590,028 B2Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Method for manufacturing glass plate including processing for chamfering edge surface16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200785 A1Hoya Corporation
- Method for treatment of a glass substrate with improved edge strength18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167560 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Methods for separating a glass ribbon and simultaneously shape-forming a separated edge thereof4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152428 A1Corning Incorporated
- Method and laser system for separating a workpiece28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269470 A1Trumpf Laser GmbH
- Method for making an opening in a glass or sapphire timepiece component19 Jun 2025US 2025/0197270 A1Nivvarox-FAR S.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for breaking brittle materials201US 5,776,220 ACorning Incorporated · 1998
- Crack and scratch resistant glass and enclosures made therefrom172US 8,586,492 B2Corning Incorporated · 2013
- Method and apparatus for separating non-metallic substrates utilizing a laser initiated scribe157US 6,211,488 B1Accudyne Display and Semiconductor Systems, Inc. · 2001
- Method of splitting non-metallic materials155US 5,609,284 AFonon Technology Limited · 1997
- Laser cutting apparatus and method154US 6,407,360 B1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2002