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US4062046A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Laser machining

Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
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Filing: 1976-11-05
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Granted: 1977-12-06
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Expires: 1996-11-05
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Abstract

Abstract The invention provides a closed television system for viewing the pulsed laser beam machining of a workpiece said system including a TV camera tube which, in use, is pointed at the area of incidence of the laser beam on said workpiece, a rotary shutter in the optical path of said TV camera tube for intercepting intermittently the light passing along said optical path, and means for synchronising the pulsing of the laser and the rotation of said shutter so that, in use, said shutter prevents light from reaching said TV camera tube each time said laser is pulsed. The invention can be applied to conventional closed circuit television systems to produce a system for viewing the machining a workpiece with a pulsed laser beam without the bright light produced during such a machining operation permanently overloading the TV camera tube.

Inventors

  • 👤 Norman Leslie Pratt
  • 👤 Michael Bowen Davies

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 01:41
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K26/00; B23K26/02; B23K26/03; B23K26/032; H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
A closed circuit television system for viewing the pulsed laser beam machining of a workpiece said system including a TV camera tube which, in use, is pointed at the area of incidence of the laser beam on said workpiece, a rotary shutter in the optical path of said TV camera tube for intercepting intermittenly the light passing along said optical path, and means for synchronising the pulsing of the laser and the rotation of said shutter so that, in use, said shutter prevents light from reaching said TV camera tube each time said laser is pulsed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 96 words
A closed circuit television system for viewing the pulsed laser beam machining of a workpiece said system including a TV camera tube which, in use, is pointed at the area of incidence of the laser beam on said workpiece, a rotary shutter in the optical path of said TV camera tube for intercepting intermittenly the light passing along said optical path, and means for synchronising the pulsing of the laser and the rotation of said shutter so that, in use, said shutter prevents light from reaching said TV camera tube each time said laser is pulsed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 88 words
A closed circuit television system as in claim 1, wherein the synchronisation of the pulsing of said laser and rotation of said shutter is achieved by means of a light source and a photodiode positioned on opposite sides of the rotary shutter, the shutter having an aperture through which light from said light source can pass to said photodiode and said photodiode being connected to said laser in a manner such that the laser is pulsed only when a pre-selected quantum of light has fallen on said photodiode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
A closed circuit television system as in claim 1, wherein said rotary shutter is an opaque disc having a number of projections which are sectors having a radius larger than that of the disc.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
A closed circuit television sysytem as in claim 3, wherein said rotary shutter has at least five said projections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
A closed circuit television system as in claim 1 wherein said rotary shutter is driven by a synchronous AC motor locked to the mains frequency.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-12-05 1981-06-06 1981-12-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-12-05 1985-06-06 1985-12-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-12-05 1989-06-06 1989-12-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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