Patents by Inventor Steven W. Diderich

Steven W. Diderich 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).

  • System and method for tracking and removing coating from an edge of a substrate
    Patent number: 8334162
    Abstract: A method for removing coating from a substrate may include: locating an edge of a substrate; directing a laser beam along a first path to a first position on a surface of the substrate proximate to an edge of the substrate at an angle of incidence suitable to redirect the laser beam along a second path, through the substrate, to a second position on a second surface of the substrate corresponding to the located edge of the substrate, where the second surface can include a coating; and ablating at least a portion of coating at the second position on the second surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: First Solar, Inc
    Inventors: Michael Catalano, Stephen P. Murphy, Steven W. Diderich
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND REMOVING COATING FROM AN EDGE OF A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20110095004
    Abstract: A method for removing coating from a substrate may include: locating an edge of a substrate; directing a laser beam along a first path to a first position on a surface of the substrate proximate to an edge of the substrate at an angle of incidence suitable to redirect the laser beam along a second path, through the substrate, to a second position on a second surface of the substrate corresponding to the located edge of the substrate, where the second surface can include a coating; and ablating at least a portion of coating at the second position on the second surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Catalano, Stephen P. Murphy, Steven W. Diderich