ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,462, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to LASERSSEL Co. LTD. (Asan-si, South Korea).

"Laser reflow apparatus and method for electronic components with micron-class thickness" was invented by Nam Seong Kim (Anyang-si, South Korea) and Jae Joon Choi (Gwangju-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a laser reflow apparatus for reflowing electronic components on a substrate disposed on a stage, the apparatus including: a laser emission unit comprised of a plurality of laser modules for emitting a laser beam having a flat top output profile in at least one section of the substrate on which the electronic components are ...