Patents Examined by Peter Radkwoski
  • Use of variable beam parameters to control solidification of a material
    Patent number: 10656330
    Abstract: A method for forming an article includes providing a material having a first material property; forming a melt pool by exposing the material to an optical beam having at least one beam characteristic, wherein the melt pool has at least one melt pool property determinative of a second material property of the material; and modifying the at least one beam characteristic in response to a change in the melt pool property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: NLIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Victor, Robert Martinsen, Lynn Sheehan, Dahv A. V. Kliner, Roger Farrow