Patents by Inventor Edward S. Tice

Edward S. Tice 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).

  • Laser annealing
    Patent number: 4151014
    Abstract: A selected portion of a nonferrous, metallic workpiece, such as a copper or copper alloy workpiece, is annealed to a controlled degree of temper by irradiating the selected portion of the workpiece with a pulsed laser beam, while so regulating a parameter of the pulsed laser beam as to effect the desired, controlled degree of temper. The regulated parameter may be the intensity and/or duration of a laser pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1979
    Assignee: Western Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidney S. Charschan, Edward S. Tice