Back to results
US 2023/0405718 A1Published application
Material processing utilizing a laser having a variable beam shape
OwnerParviz TAYEBATI, Francisco VILLARREAL-SAUCEDO +2inventors
InventorsParviz TAYEBATI, Francisco VILLARREAL-SAUCEDO, Wang-Long ZHOU, Bien CHANN
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
In various embodiments, workpieces are processed, e.g., via welding or cutting, while the shape and/or one or more other parameters of the laser processing beam are altered. The shape and/or one or more other parameters of the laser processing beam may be varied based on one or more characteristics of the workpiece.
Claims18
-20. (canceled)
A system for processing a workpiece, the system comprising:
- a beam emitter for emission of a laser output beam;
- a positioning device for varying a position of the laser output beam with respect to the workpiece;
- means for altering a shape of the laser output beam;
- and
- a controller, coupled to the positioning device and the shape-altering means, configured to (i) operate the beam emitter to cause the laser output beam to traverse a path across at least a portion of the workpiece to physically alter a surface thereof and (ii) alter the shape of the laser output beam based at least in part on a thickness of the workpiece along the path.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.