Laser marking method and system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9290008
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13236949

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A laser marking method and system, and laser marked object are disclosed. The method includes directing a pulsed laser beam towards an object such that an interface between an oxidized layer and non-oxidized substrate is in a mark zone of the pulsed laser beam, and scanning the pulsed laser beam across the object in a predetermined pattern to create a mark having an L value of less than 40 and a surface roughness that is substantially unchanged compared to adjacent unmarked areas. The system includes a fiber laser generating amplified pulses that are directed towards a galvo-scanner and focusing optic, while the object includes an oxidized surface layer, an underlying non-oxidized substrate, and a mark having an L value of less than 40 with substantially unchanged roughness features.

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NLIGHT INC5408 NE 88TH STREET BUILDING E VANCOUVER WA 98665

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Farmer, Jason Vancouver, US 10 83
Li, Xiaojun Shanghai, CN 64 1175
McGrath, Ethan Springfield, US 1 2
Price, Kirk Battle Ground, US 11 109

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