Patent ID: 8538569

Claim:
A method for forming marks in a component, wherein the method comprises: a. using a processor with data storage and computer instructions in the data storage to allow a user to select from: (i) drawing a custom mark in full size and producing a graphic file of a custom mark; (ii) selecting a pattern from a library of patterns for the component in a graphic file; or (iii) changing a photograph of an existing mark and changing the photograph into a vector based graphic file; b. converting the graphic file into computer code for operating a high speed laser; c. positioning the component to allow the high speed laser beam to impact the component; d. setting a desired intensity range for the high speed laser at from 20 percent to 95 percent of the total power output of the high speed laser, wherein the high speed laser is selected from the group: a carbon dioxide laser, a stroke Nd:YAG, (neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet) CW (continuous wave) diode-pumped laser, a Nd:YAG, CW lamp-pumped laser, a frequency-doubled ND:YAG laser, a helium-neon laser, a stroke CO.sub.2, sealed RF excited laser, a mask CO.sub.2, pulsed TEA laser and, a mask Excimer, pulsed laser; e. evaporating portions of the component using the high speed laser, forming a shape of a custom mark on the component using the converted graphic image vector file; f. cleaning and removing residue from the component; g. applying by a water soluble spraying assembly adjacent the high speed laser a first water based urethane glaze compound to the component; h. drying the first water based urethane glaze compound with an infrared lamp; i. applying by the water soluble spraying assembly adjacent the high speed laser a second water based urethane glaze compound to the component, wherein the second water based urethane glaze compound is in a chromatically contrasting color to the first water based urethane glaze compound; j. drying the second water based urethane glaze compound from 2 minutes to 5 minutes with an infrared lamp; k. applying by the water soluble spraying assembly adjacent the high speed laser a third water based urethane glaze compound to the component, wherein the third water based urethane glaze compound is in a chromatically contrasting color to the first water based urethane glaze compound and the second urethane water based glaze compound; l. removing at least a portion of the third water based urethane glaze compound, which did not fall within the custom mark formed by the high speed laser from the component; and m. drying the third water based urethane glaze compound with an infrared lamp.