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Method and device for drilling, cutting, nailing and joining solid non-conductive materials using microwave radiation

  • US 6,114,676 A
  • Filed: 01/19/1999
  • Issued: 09/05/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for drilling a hole in a non-conductive solid body, the method comprising:

  • (a) generating microwave radiation; and

    (b) concentrating the microwave radiation onto a small region of the solid body so as to generate heat sufficient to remove a volume of the solid body, thereby forming a hole in the solid body.

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