Patent ID: 8383981
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
1. A system for generating a laser machined tool, comprising: a laser producing a laser beam image; a substantially cylindrical work piece, wherein the system is capable of rotating the work piece and moving the work piece relative to the laser beam; and an optical system for imaging the laser beam image onto an outer surface of the work piece, wherein the system is capable of coordinating the rotational and translational movements of the work piece relative to the laser beam image with activation of the laser to use the laser beam image for ablating the outer surface of the work piece in order to create microstructures within the outer surface to form a substantially cylindrical tool, and wherein a width of the laser beam image perpendicular to a rotational axis of the work piece is selected based upon a diameter of the work piece in order to ablate the outer surface of the work piece within a depth of field of the laser beam image.