ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,624, issued on April 7, was assigned to BYSTRONIC LASER AG (Niederonz, Switzerland).

"Machining apparatus for laser machining a workpiece, method for laser machining a workpiece" was invented by Colin Woratz (Bern, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machining apparatus for laser machining a work-piece, in particular for laser cutting, is provided, having a device for generating a machining laser beam, for rough machining the work-piece, in particular for producing cuts with cut edges in the workpiece, and having a device for splitting the machining laser beam into at least two energy intensity ranges, wherein a first energy...