Patent ID: 7204884

Claim:
A laser marking system for glass, the laser marking system comprising: an ink spray device capable of depositing an ink layer upon the glass, said ink spray device comprises: a manifold; a solvent source in fluid communication with the manifold; a fluid pump in fluid communication with the manifold; an ink source in fluid communication with the fluid pump, the fluid pump operable to pump ink from the ink source to the manifold; and a moveable spray head in fluid communication with the manifold, the moveable spray head being selectively actuatable to form the ink layer; a drying system capable of accelerating the drying of the ink layer; a laser system operable to heat the glass and the ink layer to bond at least a portion of the ink layer to the glass in a predetermined pattern; a cleansing system operable to remove unbonded portions of the ink layer from the glass; and a controller operably coupled to at least the laser system for directing the laser system in the predetermined pattern.