Patents by Inventor Leonard Kandt

Leonard Kandt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7977601
    Abstract: An X & Y orthogonal cut apparatus for scribing a pair of parallel cuts on a planar workpiece, the workpiece plane having an X-axis and a Y-axis, where the apparatus includes a laser device generating at least two beams including a first beam and a second beam, the first beam and the second beam each having an impact point on the workpiece, the first and second impact points being positioned diagonally with respect to the X and Y axes of the workpiece, and at least one actuator to move at least one of the impact points relative to the workpiece and the workpiece relative to the impact points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Leonard Kandt
  • Publication number: 20070119831
    Abstract: An X & Y orthogonal cut apparatus for scribing a pair of parallel cuts on a planar workpiece, the workpiece plane having an X-axis and a Y-axis, where the apparatus includes a laser device generating at least two beams including a first beam and a second beam, the first beam and the second beam each having an impact point on the workpiece, the first and second impact points being positioned diagonally with respect to the X and Y axes of the workpiece, and at least one actuator to move at least one of the impact points relative to the workpiece and the workpiece relative to the impact points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Leonard Kandt