Patents by Inventor Charles Eric LAPORTE

Charles Eric LAPORTE 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: 12325086
    Abstract: A laser ablation method for engraving a workpiece with a texture by a laser beam emitted by a laser head integrated in a machine tool comprising: a. generating a plurality of machining layers based on the geometry of the workpiece to be machined in succession; b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: GF Machining Solutions SA
    Inventors: David Conseil, Charles Eric Laporte
  • Publication number: 20240359262
    Abstract: A method for computing a machining toolpath applied for laser machining process, in which a laser beam is emitted by a laser head installed in a laser machine tool for ablating the material of a part for forming a pattern thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: David CONSEIL, Charles Eric LAPORTE
  • Publication number: 20220152739
    Abstract: A laser ablation method for engraving a workpiece with a texture by a laser beam emitted by a laser head integrated in a machine tool comprising: a. generating a plurality of machining layers based on the geometry of the workpiece to be machined in succession; b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: David Conseil, Charles Eric Laporte
  • Patent number: 10870171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for defining a sequence of relative positionings of a laser head 1 in relation to a part for the machining of a texture etched on the two-dimensional or three-dimensional surface 7 of the part modelled by a 3D meshing, comprising: a step 100 of definition of N machining layers intended to be performed in succession, a step 200 of definition, for each machining layer, of patches intended to be each machined from a single position of the laser head 1, comprising closed patches 15, the boundary of which is not affected by the laser ray 2, a step 300 of validation of the closed patches 15, successively from the machining layer 1 to the machining layer N. Open patches whose boundary is affected by the laser ray 2 being defined for any areas which could not be machined from validated closed patches 15. Optionally, the method also comprises a step 400 of merging of the validated closed patches 15 into groups 50 of patches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventors: David Conseil, Charles Eric Laporte
  • Publication number: 20190001436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for defining a sequence of relative positionings of a laser head 1 in relation to a part for the machining of a texture etched on the two-dimensional or three-dimensional surface 7 of the part modelled by a 3D meshing, comprising: a step 100 of definition of N machining layers intended to be performed in succession, a step 200 of definition, for each machining layer, of patches intended to be each machined from a single position of the laser head 1, comprising closed patches 15, the boundary of which is not affected by the laser ray 2, a step 300 of validation of the closed patches 15, successively from the machining layer 1 to the machining layer N. Open patches whose boundary is affected by the laser ray 2 being defined for any areas which could not be machined from validated closed patches 15. Optionally, the method also comprises a step 400 of merging of the validated closed patches 15 into groups 50 of patches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: David CONSEIL, Charles Eric LAPORTE