Patents by Inventor Kristian Alber

Kristian Alber 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).

  • Methods and devices for monitoring a welding process for welding glass workpieces
    Patent number: 12157183
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for monitoring a welding process for welding at least one glass workpiece to another workpiece, e.g., also made of glass, wherein a weld seam is formed in the workpieces in a process zone that is exposed to a pulsed processing beam, e.g., to a pulsed laser beam, such as an ultra-short-pulse laser beam, wherein the radiation emitted by the process zone is detected in a time-resolved manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Hecker, Tim Hesse, Michael Scharun, Manuel Schindler, Kristian Alber
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING A WELDING PROCESS FOR WELDING GLASS WORKPIECES
    Publication number: 20210260698
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for monitoring a welding process for welding at least one glass workpiece to another workpiece, e.g., also made of glass, wherein a weld seam is formed in the workpieces in a process zone that is exposed to a pulsed processing beam, e.g., to a pulsed laser beam, such as an ultra-short-pulse laser beam, wherein the radiation emitted by the process zone is detected in a time-resolved manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastian Hecker, Tim Hesse, Michael Scharun, Manuel Schindler, Kristian Alber