US Patent Issued to Rofin-Sinar Technologies on Jan. 13 for "Scanning laser apparatus addressing two workstations" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,816, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Rofin-Sinar Technologies LLC (Plymouth, Mich.).

"Scanning laser apparatus addressing two workstations" was invented by Matthew R. Kole (Troy, Mich.) and David Beatson (Plymouth, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scanning laser apparatus for alternately processing two workstations includes a 2D laser beam scanner and a roof reflector. The roof reflector has two reflective surfaces located on the left and right sides, respectively, of the roof "ridge". The laser beam scanner directs the laser beam to either one of the left and right reflective surfaces of the roof reflector. When the laser b...