ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,580, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Laser handheld trimming and welding device" was invented by Thierry Andre Marchione (Heber City, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld laser trimming and welding device can include a handheld laser trimming and welding wand a nozzle. The nozzle can extend from the handheld laser trimming and welding wand to a distal portion, and the nozzle can have an aperture on the distal portion. The distal portion of the nozzle can be configured to optically communicate a laser to the distal portion of the nozzle and fluidically communicate a pressurized gas to the...