ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,711, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. (Hamamatsu, Japan).

"Laser irradiation head and laser irradiation device" was invented by Atsushi Fujihara (Hamamatsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laser irradiation head includes: a semiconductor laser module including a semiconductor laser element and a lens; a heat sink having a flow path of a refrigerant; and a first pipe connector that a first pipe for supplying the refrigerant to the flow path is attachable to and detachable from. The heat sink has an outer surface including a first area and a second area being in a relationship of intersecting with the fi...