Patents by Inventor Lothar Morgenthal

Lothar Morgenthal 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: 9522442
    Abstract: A method is for cutting machining of a workpiece using a laser beam. The method includes (a) directing the focused laser beam onto a surface of the workpiece for a formation of a kerf; and (b) removing a material exclusively by ablation. The laser beam has a power density in a focal point of at least 1*107 W/cm2. The laser beam has a feed speed taking account of an absorption capability of the material to be removed of at least 150 m/min up to a maximum of 1200 m/min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Matthias Luetke, Lothar Morgenthal, Thomas Himmer, Eckhard Beyer
  • Publication number: 20110155708
    Abstract: A method is for cutting machining of a workpiece using a laser beam. The method includes (a) directing the focused laser beam onto a surface of the workpiece for a formation of a kerf; and (b) removing a material exclusively by ablation. The laser beam has a power density in a focal point of at least 1*107 W/cm2. The laser beam has a feed speed taking account of an absorption capability of the material to be removed of at least 150 m/min up to a maximum of 1200 m/min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Matthias Luetke, Lothar Morgenthal, Thomas Himmer, Eckhard Beyer
  • Publication number: 20080190903
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for machining workpieces by using laser radiation, wherein the workpieces to be machined are moved during the machining and at least one laser beam is deflected with respect to two axes aligned orthogonally to one another. It is therefore the object of the invention to form large-area machining contours with as high a machining speed and as great an accuracy as possible. In the method in accordance with the invention, a procedure is followed that a laser beam is deflected within a working field with respect to two axes aligned orthogonally to one another. Positional coordinates of the respective machining contour are moreover associated in an electronic evaluation and control unit with virtual machining segments in which the machining is carried out sequentially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewand
    Inventors: Annett Klotzbach, Veiko Fleischer, Lothar Morgenthal
  • Patent number: 6545250
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the laser machining of workpieces, a laser beam being two-dimensionally positionable with the aid of a laser machining head with respect to a surface of a workpiece and it being intended for the machining of the workpiece to take place with predeterminable contours. According to the object, it is to be possible for the forming of the contours to be realized with high positional accuracy at low cost and with little effort. To achieve this object, the laser beam is correspondingly guided by means of a laser machining head, in which at least one two-dimensionally pivotable scanner mirror is accommodated. The scanner mirror or two scanner mirrors is/are connected to an electronic evaluation and control unit. Before the actual machining, a set-actual value comparison is carried out with respect to the position of the workpiece with at least one predetermined contour with respect to the laser machining head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Hartmann, Frank Kretzschmar, Annett Klotzbach, Lothar Morgenthal, Dieter Pollack, Thomas Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20010023862
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the laser machining of workpieces, a laser beam being two-dimensionally positionable with the aid of a laser machining head with respect to a surface of a workpiece and it being intended for the machining of the workpiece to take place with predeterminable contours. According to the object, it is to be possible for the forming of the contours to be realized with high positional accuracy at low cost and with little effort. To achieve this object, the laser beam is correspondingly guided by means of a laser machining head, in which at least one two-dimensionally pivotable scanner mirror is accommodated. The scanner mirror or two scanner mirrors is/are connected to an electronic evaluation and control unit. Before the actual machining, a set-actual value comparison is carried out with respect to the position of the workpiece with at least one predetermined contour with respect to the laser machining head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Inventors: Andreas Hartmann, Frank Kretzschmar, Annett Klotzbach, Lothar Morgenthal, Dieter Pollack, Thomas Schwarz
  • Patent number: 5925271
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for laser beam shaping, and in particular to a device for laser beam surface machining. The device includes at least one stationary beam-shaping mirror and at least one rotary mirror that is rotatably supported about a rotational axis and can be selectively driven for rotation. As viewed in the direction of propagation of the laser beam, the at least one static beam shaping mirror is disposed first, followed by the at least one rotary mirror. A perpendicular to a beam deflecting surface of the rotary mirror is inclined at a particular angle relative to the rotational axis by a tapered disc. The tapered disc is fastened to the side of the rotary mirror remote from the laser beam to provide the desired angle of inclination, and the beam deflecting surface of the rotary mirror may be made smooth. One of the stationary and rotary mirrors is configured so that the resulting outline of the beam on the surface to be treated includes an ellipse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Karl H. Arnold
    Inventors: Dieter Pollack, Lothar Morgenthal, Rudiger Arnold Gnann
  • Patent number: 5685999
    Abstract: A compact laser machining head is used for laser machining of material, in particular for laser-supported material machining methods for 2D and 3d laser machining. This laser machining head includes a sensor for geometry recognition and/or following contours, one or a plurality of mirrors and/or mirror systems with a mirror housing and mirror holder, a defined interface with the beam guidance system of the machine, and further required structural elements, connections and lines. In this compact laser machining head, the sensor is structurally completely integrated into the laser machining head, is seated, together with other auxiliary devices of the laser machining head tied to the working direction, rotatable around the rotary shaft of the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignees: Dr. Klaus Barthel Sensorsysteme GmbH, Maschinenfabrik Arnold GmbH & Co., KG, Walter Schwabe
    Inventors: Guenter Wiedemann, Dirk Grueneberg, Lothar Morgenthal, Walter Schwabe, Klaus Barthel, Ruediger Arnold Gnann