WO2001007197B1 - Apparatuses and methods for applying an indelible and contrasting pattern onto a carrier - Google Patents

Apparatuses and methods for applying an indelible and contrasting pattern onto a carrier

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Publication number
WO2001007197B1
WO2001007197B1 PCT/US2000/017862 US0017862W WO0107197B1 WO 2001007197 B1 WO2001007197 B1 WO 2001007197B1 US 0017862 W US0017862 W US 0017862W WO 0107197 B1 WO0107197 B1 WO 0107197B1
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Prior art keywords
carrier
pattern
laser
laser beam
marking media
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PCT/US2000/017862
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French (fr)
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WO2001007197A1 (en
WO2001007197A9 (en
Inventor
Donald L Roxby
Carl Sewell
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Robotic Vision Systems
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Priority to CA002379397A priority Critical patent/CA2379397A1/en
Priority to AU60579/00A priority patent/AU6057900A/en
Priority to EP00946891A priority patent/EP1214170A4/en
Publication of WO2001007197A1 publication Critical patent/WO2001007197A1/en
Publication of WO2001007197B1 publication Critical patent/WO2001007197B1/en
Publication of WO2001007197A9 publication Critical patent/WO2001007197A9/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/24—Ablative recording, e.g. by burning marks; Spark recording
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C14/00—Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material
    • C23C14/04—Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
    • C23C14/048—Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks using irradiation by energy or particles

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Toxicology (AREA)
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
  • Optical Recording Or Reproduction (AREA)

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided to apply permanent identification markings onto transparent carriers using laser induced vapor deposition technology. This is accomplished by vaporizing material from a marking media carried by a substrate using the heat generated from a laser and transferring the marking material onto a transparent carrier, the markings are dectectable using an optical reader or sensing device like x-ray, thermal imaging, ultrasound, magneto-optic, micro-power impulse radar, capacitance, or other similar sensing means.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 15 January 2001 (15.01.01); original claim 1 amended; remaining claims unchanged (1 page)]
1. Apparatus for applying a pattern, formed from a marking media, upon a predetermined surface of a carrier, comprising:
(a) a heat producing laser for providing a laser beam directed along a selected laser path;
(b) a media holder disposed to position the marking media in proximity to the predetermined surface of the carrier and within the laser beam path;
(c) a support for positioning said laser to direct its laser beam along said laser beam path towards and through a carrier, when positioned in the path of the laser beam, and upon the marking media, when disposed in proximity to the predetermined surface of the carrier, to vaporize the marking media in a selected manner such that the vaporized marking media condenses upon the predetermined surface of the carrier to apply a pattern thereupon.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pattern to be applied to the carrier is to include alphanumeric characters
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pattern to be applied to a carrier is to include information recorded in a bar-code configuration.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pattern to be applied to a carrier is to include information recorded in a two-dimensional symbology.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pattern to be applied to a carrier includes at least one strip of a metal.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pattern to be applied to a carrier includes at least one electrically conductive strip.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pattern to be applied includes a plurality of electrically conductive strips that are electrically interconnected.
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PCT/US2000/017862 1999-07-22 2000-07-24 Apparatuses and methods for applying an indelible and contrasting pattern onto a carrier WO2001007197A1 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA002379397A CA2379397A1 (en) 1999-07-22 2000-07-24 Apparatuses and methods for applying an indelible and contrasting pattern onto a carrier
AU60579/00A AU6057900A (en) 1999-07-22 2000-07-24 Apparatuses and methods for applying an indelible and contrasting pattern onto acarrier
EP00946891A EP1214170A4 (en) 1999-07-22 2000-07-24 Apparatuses and methods for applying an indelible and contrasting pattern onto a carrier

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US35923099A 1999-07-22 1999-07-22
US09/359,230 1999-07-22

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WO2001007197B1 true WO2001007197B1 (en) 2001-03-22
WO2001007197A9 WO2001007197A9 (en) 2002-07-25

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AU (1) AU6057900A (en)
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EP1704017A1 (en) 2003-12-18 2006-09-27 Retainagroup Limited Portable laser apparatus for marking an object
DE102017106672A1 (en) * 2017-01-17 2018-07-19 Fontaine Holdings Nv Method for marking and / or marking galvanized, in particular hot-dip galvanized components
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EP1214170A1 (en) 2002-06-19
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WO2001007197A9 (en) 2002-07-25
AU6057900A (en) 2001-02-13

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