EP3902648A4 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WELDING COPPER AND OTHER METALS USING BLUE LASERS - Google Patents

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WELDING COPPER AND OTHER METALS USING BLUE LASERS Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3902648A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: metals; systems; methods; blue lasers; welding copper
Prior art date: 2018-12-30
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Pending

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EP19907042.6A

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German (de)

English (en)

French (fr)

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EP3902648A1 (en

Inventor

Mark Zediker

Mathew Finuf

Robert D. FRITZ

Jean-Michel PELAPRAT

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Nuburu Inc

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Nuburu Inc

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2018-12-30

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2019-12-30

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2022-11-16

2019-12-30 Application filed by Nuburu Inc filed Critical Nuburu Inc

2021-11-03 Publication of EP3902648A1 publication Critical patent/EP3902648A1/en

2022-11-16 Publication of EP3902648A4 publication Critical patent/EP3902648A4/en

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RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copper Chemical compound [Cu] RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title 1
229910052802 copper Inorganic materials 0.000 title 1
239000010949 copper Substances 0.000 title 1
229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 title 1
239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 title 1
150000002739 metals Chemical class 0.000 title 1
238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title 1
238000003466 welding Methods 0.000 title 1

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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/20—Bonding
- B23K26/21—Bonding by welding
- B23K26/24—Seam welding
- B23K26/244—Overlap seam welding
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/14—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beam; Nozzles therefor
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K2103/00—Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
- B23K2103/08—Non-ferrous metals or alloys
- B23K2103/12—Copper or alloys thereof
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries

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EP19907042.6A 2018-12-30 2019-12-30 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WELDING COPPER AND OTHER METALS USING BLUE LASERS Pending EP3902648A4 (en)

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US201862786511P	2018-12-30	2018-12-30
PCT/US2019/068996 WO2020142458A1 (en)	2018-12-30	2019-12-30	Methods and systems for welding copper and other metals using blue lasers

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EP3902648A4 true EP3902648A4 (en)	2022-11-16

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EP (1)	EP3902648A4 (ja)
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KR (1)	KR20210106566A (ja)
CN (1)	CN113543921A (ja)
CA (1)	CA3125591A1 (ja)
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