Method and apparatus for material processing
First Claim
1. An apparatus for processing a surface of an inhabitable structure, the apparatus comprising:
- a laser head adapted to provide laser light to an interaction region and adapted to remove material from the interaction region; and
an anchoring mechanism adapted to be releasably coupled to the structure and releasably coupled to the laser head.
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Abstract
An apparatus processes a surface of an inhabitable structure. The apparatus includes a laser base unit adapted to provide laser light to an interaction region, the laser light removing material from the structure. The laser base unit includes a laser generator and a laser head coupled to the laser generator. The laser head is adapted to remove the material from the interaction region, thereby providing reduced disruption to activities within the structure. The apparatus further includes an anchoring mechanism adapted to be releasably coupled to the structure and releasably coupled to the laser head. The apparatus further includes a controller electrically coupled to the laser base unit. The controller is adapted to transmit control signals to the laser base unit in response to user input.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for processing a surface of an inhabitable structure, the apparatus comprising:
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a laser head adapted to provide laser light to an interaction region and adapted to remove material from the interaction region; and
an anchoring mechanism adapted to be releasably coupled to the structure and releasably coupled to the laser head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for processing a surface of an inhabitable structure with reduced disruption to activities within the structure, the apparatus comprising:
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means for providing laser light to an interaction region of the structure to remove material from the structure;
means for releasably anchoring the apparatus to the structure; and
means for releasably coupling the providing means to the anchoring means, means for controlling the laser light in response to user input. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of processing a surface of an inhabitable structure with reduced disruption to activities within the structure, the method comprising:
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providing an apparatus comprising;
a laser head adapted to provide laser light to an interaction region and adapted to remove material from the interaction region; and
an anchoring mechanism adapted to be releasably coupled to the structure and releasably coupled to the laser head;
releasably coupling the anchoring mechanism to the structure and to the laser head;
providing the laser light to the surface using the laser head, causing the laser light to interact with the structure in the interaction region to remove material from the structure; and
confining the material and removing the material from the interaction region.
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16. An apparatus for processing a surface of an inhabitable structure, the apparatus comprising:
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a head adapted to provide energy waves to an interaction region and adapted to remove material from the interaction region; and
an anchoring mechanism adapted to be releasably coupled to the structure and releasably coupled to the head. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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