US Patent Issued to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS on April 15 for "Laser processing apparatus and laser processing method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,091, issued on April 15, was assigned to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. (Hamamatsu, Japan).

"Laser processing apparatus and laser processing method" was invented by Katsuhiro Korematsu (Hamamatsu, Japan) and Takeshi Sakamoto (Hamamatsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laser processing apparatus irradiates a target with a laser light to form a modified region along a virtual plane in the target. The laser processing apparatus includes a support portion, an irradiation portion, a movement mechanism, and a controller. The controller performs a first processing process of irradiating a first portion in the target with the laser light und...