Patents by Inventor Henbert Heinz

Henbert Heinz 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).

  • Method for eye-safe laser welding
    Patent number: 9314874
    Abstract: A welding tool is configured with a housing enclosing a fiber laser system which is operative to produce a weld seam for connecting two workpieces. The fiber laser system includes a focusing optic configured to focus the output beam of the system so that it propagates through an elongated slit formed in the bottom of the housing. The fiber laser system is capable to move along a predetermined path extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the slit and limited by the perimeter thereof. The output beam od generated only when the slit sots upon at least one of the workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Berthold Kessler, Henbert Heinz
  • Method for Eye-Safe Laser Welding
    Publication number: 20130341312
    Abstract: A welding tool is configured with a housing enclosing a fiber laser system which is operative to produce a weld seam for connecting two workpieces. The fiber laser system includes a focusing optic configured to focus the output beam of the system so that it propagates through an elongated slit formed in the bottom of the housing. The fiber laser system is capable to move along a predetermined path extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the slit and limited by the perimeter thereof. The output beam od generated only when the slit sits upon at least one of the workpieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: IPG Photonics Corporation
    Inventors: Berthold Kessler, Henbert Heinz