US Patent Issued to Kawasaki Jukogyo on Oct. 27 for "Laser beam scanning device and laser beam scanning method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,775,159, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Kawasaki Jukogyo K.K. (Kobe, Japan).

"Laser beam scanning device and laser beam scanning method" was invented by Osami Oogushi (Kobe, Japan) and Mutsuhiro Nakazawa (Kobe, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laser scanning device includes a first light guide part, a polygon mirror, and a second light guide part. The first light guide part reflects and guides a laser generated by a laser generator. The polygon mirror has reflective surfaces arranged in a polygonal shape and reflects the laser guided by the first light guide part on the reflective surface while rotating. The second light guide ...