Systems and methods for laser marking work pieces

• Main Authors: PAGRYZINSKI WILLIAM V, ZIEBOLD CALEB A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.11.2013
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; COLOUR PRINTING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; DECORATIVE ARTS; LINING MACHINES; MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOSAICS; PAPERHANGING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES; STAMPS; TARSIA WORK; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS; WELDING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A method of laser marking a work piece involves reproducing a pattern having a surface marked portion and a depth engraved portion from a digital image of the pattern. The grayscale shades of pixels in one portion of the image are adjusted while maintaining grayscale shades of pixels in the other po...