Patents by Inventor Sébastien ESTIVAL

Sébastien ESTIVAL 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).

  • Publication number: 20230150062
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical system for laser machining that enables simpler and more reliable machining of several patterns simultaneously on the same part. The system comprises an ultra-short pulse laser source for generating a source laser beam; a device with a separation means for separating a source laser beam into a plurality of separated laser beams, such that each of the separated laser beams is directed in a direction of propagation specific thereto; a spatial offsetting unit for obtaining, from the plurality of separated laser beams, a plurality of offset laser beams such that each offset laser beam can propagate around a main axis of propagation A specific thereto and is capable of describing a movement around the main axis of propagation A; and a focusing means configured to focus each offset laser beam on a workpiece in the direction of the axis of propagation specific thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Axel Stefan M KUPISIEWICZ, Jose Antonio RAMOS DE CAMPOS, Paul-Etienne MARTIN, Sébastien ESTIVAL
  • Patent number: 11344970
    Abstract: An optical device for detecting the drift of a light beam of a laser machining system includes a beam splitter for obtaining a first light beam along a first optical path and a second light beam along a second optical path. The optical device further includes a focal module positioned at least partially along the first optical path to obtain a focused light beam that is directed towards a first light beam matrix detection means positioned in a focusing plane associated with the focal module. The optical device also includes an afocal module positioned at least partially along the second optical path to obtain a collimated light beam that is directed towards a second light beam matrix detection means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LASER ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
    Inventors: Sébastien Estival, Paul-Etienne Martin
  • Patent number: 11267072
    Abstract: Method for structuring a substrate (11) and comprising the following steps: —providing a device (100) comprising a light source (33), an optical system (2) for obtaining an outgoing light beam (7) spatially offset in relation to the incoming light beam (1), and capable of modifying this spatial offset, focusing means (9) for focusing the outgoing light beam (7), a substrate holder (59), a movement device (60) for generating a movement (41) between the outgoing light beam (7) and the substrate (11); —providing and placing the substrate (11) on the substrate holder (59); —etching the substrate with the focused outgoing light beam (7) having an angle of attack (107) greater than 1° for any spatial offset between outgoing light beam (7) and incoming light beam (1) imposed by the optical system (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: LASER ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
    Inventors: Paul-Etienne Martin, Anne Henrottin, Sébastien Estival, Axel Stefan M. Kupisiewicz, Jose Ramos De Campos
  • Publication number: 20210260691
    Abstract: A method for providing a first and a second laser beam, which are spatially offset in relation to an input laser beam. The method includes: providing a laser source for generating the input laser beam; providing a spatial offsetting unit for providing an offset laser beam that can keep the same polarization between the input laser beam and the offset laser beam; providing a separating unit including a first module for separation by polarization in order to obtain, from the offset laser beam: the first laser beam spatially offset by transmission; and the second laser beam spatially offset by reflection, the first and second spatially offset laser beams being suitable for each describing a circle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: LASER ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
    Inventors: Paul-Etienne Martin, Sébastien Estival, Axel Kupisiewicz, Jose-Antonio Ramos De Campos
  • Publication number: 20210114137
    Abstract: An optical device for detecting the drift of a light beam of a laser machining system includes a beam splitter for obtaining a first light beam along a first optical path and a second light beam along a second optical path. The optical device further includes a focal module positioned at least partially along the first optical path to obtain a focused light beam that is directed towards a first light beam matrix detection means positioned in a focusing plane associated with the focal module. The optical device also includes an afocal module positioned at least partially along the second optical path to obtain a collimated light beam that is directed towards a second light beam matrix detection means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: LASER ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
    Inventors: Sébastien Estival, Paul-Etienne Martin
  • Publication number: 20200130099
    Abstract: Method for structuring a substrate (11) and comprising the following steps: —providing a device (100) comprising a light source (33), an optical system (2) for obtaining an outgoing light beam (7) spatially offset in relation to the incoming light beam (1), and capable of modifying this spatial offset, focusing means (9) for focusing the outgoing light beam (7), a substrate holder (59), a movement device (60) for generating a movement (41) between the outgoing light beam (7) and the substrate (11); —providing and placing the substrate (11) on the substrate holder (59); —etching the substrate with the focused outgoing light beam (7) having an angle of attack (107) greater than 1° for any spatial offset between outgoing light beam (7) and incoming light beam (1) imposed by the optical system (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: LASER ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
    Inventors: Paul-Etienne Martin, Anne Henrottin, Sébastien Estival, Axel Stefan M. Kupisiewicz, Jose Ramos De Campos
  • Patent number: 10279426
    Abstract: Machining device (100) comprising: a light source (33); an optical system (2) for obtaining a spatially offset outgoing light beam (7) remaining parallel to a given position upstream focusing means (9), said optical system (2) comprising: a movable mirror (19) such that its normal is able to depict a trajectory in a three-dimensional space, said optical system (2) being configured such that said first incident light beam (4) and said normal to the movable mirror (19) are separated by an angle (15) comprised between 0° and 15° for all possible positions and orientations of said movable mirror (19); driving means (6) for moving said movable mirror (19); a retro reflection system (21) able to provide a second incident light beam (8) parallel to a first reflected light beam (23) on said movable mirror (19); focusing means (9) for focusing outgoing light beam (7) on a target (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: LASER ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
    Inventors: Sébastien Estival, Paul-Etienne Martin, Axel Kupisiewicz
  • Publication number: 20170361401
    Abstract: Machining device (100) comprising: a light source (33); an optial system (2) for obtaining a spatially offest outgoing light beam (7) remaining parallel to a given position upstream focusing means (9), said optical system (2) comprising: a movable mirror (19) such that its normal is able to depict a trajectory in a three-dimensional space, said optical system (2) being configured such that said first incident light beam (4) and said normal to the movable mirror (19) are separated by an angle (15) comprised between 0° and 15° for all possible positions and orientations of said movable mirror (19); driving means (6) for moving said movable mirror (19); a retro refletion system (21) able to provide a second incident light beam (8) parallel to a first refelected light beam (23) on said movable mirror (19); focusing means (9) for focusing outgoing light beam (7) on a target (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Sébastien ESTIVAL, Paul-Etienne MARTIN, Axel KUPISIEWICZ