Patent ID: 8598489

Claim:
A system for etching an indicia onto a piece of glass, the system comprising: a compact laser etching device comprising: a delivery head having a beam steering mechanism, and a hood assembly positioned between the beam steering mechanism and the piece of glass, the hood assembly having a hood member for holding the beam steering mechanism a fixed distance from the piece of glass; an emitter housing having a laser for generating a laser beam, and a fold mirror positioned in an optical path of the laser beam, the fold mirror for redirecting the laser beam into the beam steering mechanism; a RF cable in electrical communication with the laser; and a communication cable in electrical communication with the beam steering mechanism; an RF electronics package in electrical communication with the RF cable for driving the laser, the RF electronics package located remote from the compact laser etching device; control electronics in electrical communication with the communication cable for causing the beam steering mechanism to steer the laser beam into a pattern of the indicia.