Patents by Inventor Steven Sansone

Steven Sansone 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).

  • Apparatus for laser processing foil material
    Patent number: 6365869
    Abstract: Apparatus for laser processing a foil material workpiece held to a workpiece holder by a vacuum while being processed by a laser. The foil material workpiece spans a recess in the workpiece holder and is held flat and taut across the recess. With the open space beneath the foil material workpiece defined by the recess, the laser beam can pass completely through the foil material workpiece to form a through hole or through cut in the foil material workpiece without impinging on the workpiece holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Swain, Xinbing Liu, Steven Sansone