Patents by Inventor Tom Baer

Tom Baer 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).

  • Diode-pumped, solid state laser-based workstation for precision materials processing and machining
    Patent number: 5059764
    Abstract: A diode laser pumped, solid state laser-based system and related method of operation for precision materials processing and machining is described. A component of the system is a diode laser pumped, q-switched, fiber-coupled, solid state laser which produces a pulsed beam having a pulse width of approximately 50 ns or less, which width is necessary for material removal by ablation. Other components of the system include an optical subsystem such as a microscope, a stepper-motor controlled workstation, an imaging subsystem such as a video camera coupled to a monitor, and control means such as a personal computer. The system can be operated in either a manual or an automatic mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: Spectra-Physics, Inc.
    Inventor: Tom Baer
  • Chair
    Patent number: D326961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Hannah, Tom Baer