Patents by Inventor Jefferey Howerton

Jefferey Howerton 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 and apparatus for marking an article
    Patent number: 10213871
    Abstract: The invention is a method and an apparatus for marking an article and the article thus marked. It includes providing the article. Generating a plurality of groups of laser pulses. At least one of the plurality of groups is generated by modulating a beam of laser pulses to form a plurality of beamlets. Each, of the plurality of beamlets, include at least one laser pulse. It also includes directing the plurality of groups of laser pulses onto the article such that laser pulses within the at least one of the plurality of groups impinge upon the article at spot areas that do not overlap one another, wherein laser pulses within the plurality of groups are configured to produce a visible mark on the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Kleinert, Robert Reichenbach, Mark Unrath, Hisashi Matsumoto, Jefferey Howerton, Mehmet E. Alpay, Andy Moore
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MARKING AN ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20140110384
    Abstract: The invention is a method and an apparatus for marking an article and the article thus marked. It includes providing the article. Generating a plurality of groups of laser pulses. At least one of the plurality of groups is generated by modulating a beam of laser pulses to form a plurality of beamlets. Each, of the plurality of beamlets, include at least one laser pulse. It also includes directing the plurality of groups of laser pulses onto the article such that laser pulses within the at least one of the plurality of groups impinge upon the article at spot areas that do not overlap one another, wherein laser pulses within the plurality of groups are configured to produce a visible mark on the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jan Kleinert, Robert Reichenbach, Mark Unrath, Hisashi Matsumoto, Jefferey Howerton, Mehmet E. Alpay, Andy MOORE