ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,753, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. (Hamamatsu, Japan).

"Laser processing device and laser processing method with surface-based control" was invented by Takeshi Sakamoto (Hamamatsu, Japan) and Koji Kuno (Hamamatsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The controller executes a first process of moving a support portion so that inside the peripheral edge of an object, a focusing position moves along the peripheral edge, thereby forming a first modified region, and following the first process, executes a second process of moving the support portion so that the focusing position moves, thereby forming a secon...