METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN LASER SHOCK PEENING PROCESSES

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EP 3 242 768 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	23.10.2019 Bulletin 2019/43

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	11.09.2019 Bulletin 2019/37

(21)	Application number: 16735482.8

(22)	Date of filing: 08.01.2016

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01S 3/08^(2006.01)
H01S 3/00^(2006.01)
H01S 3/11^(2006.01)
H01S 3/16^(2006.01)
B23K 26/0622^(2014.01)
H01S 3/06^(2006.01)
H01S 3/105^(2006.01)

H01S 3/10^(2006.01)
H01S 3/0941^(2006.01)
H01S 3/139^(2006.01)
H01S 3/23^(2006.01)
B23K 26/356^(2014.01)
C21D 10/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2016/012666

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2016/112301 (14.07.2016 Gazette 2016/28)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN LASER SHOCK PEENING PROCESSES VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERWENDUNG IN LASERSCHOCKSTRAHLUNGSPROZESSEN PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DESTINÉS À ÊTRE UTILISÉS DANS DES PROCÉDÉS DE MARTELAGE AU LASER PAR CHOCS

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

09.01.2015 US 201562101442 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	15.11.2017 Bulletin 2017/46

(60)	Divisional application:
	19191239.3

(73)	Proprietor: LSP Technologies, Inc.
	Dublin, OH 43016-1284 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DULANEY, Jeff Delaware, Ohio 43015 (US) SOKOL, David Dublin, Ohio 43016 (US) O'LOUGHLIN, Mark E. Galloway, Ohio 43119 (US) GLOVER, Keith Dublin, Ohio 43017 (US) MAY, Gary Plain City, Ohio 43064 (US)

(74)	Representative: Barton, Matthew Thomas
	Forresters IP LLP Skygarden Erika-Mann-Strasse 11 80636 München 80636 München (DE)

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