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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Shiraishi, Kumagaya, JP;
Shigeki Egami, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Kawabe, Kumagaya, JP;
Yosuke Tatsuzaki, Kumagaya, JP;
Yuichi Shibazaki, Kumagaya, JP;
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A processing apparatus has: a light irradiation apparatus that irradiates a surface of an object with a processing light; a first position change apparatus that changes a position of at least one of the object and an irradiation area that is formed on the surface of the object by the light irradiation apparatus; and a control apparatus that controls the first position change apparatus to form a structure for reducing a frictional resistance of the surface of the object to a fluid by irradiating the surface of the object with the processing light while changing the position of at least one of the irradiation area and the object to change a thickness of a part of the object.