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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masayuki Shiraishi, Kumagaya, JP;
Kenta Sudo, Yokohama, JP;
Yosuke Tatsuzaki, Kumagaya, JP;
Baku Ogasawara, Kumagaya, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/359 (2014.01); B23K 26/067 (2006.01); B23K 26/082 (2014.01); B23K 26/362 (2014.01); B23K 101/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/359 (2015.10); B23K 26/0673 (2013.01); B23K 26/082 (2015.10); B23K 26/362 (2013.01); B23K 2101/34 (2018.08);
Abstract
A processing apparatus is a processing apparatus that irradiates a surface of an object with processing light to process an object and is provided with: a light irradiation apparatus that emits first processing light to form a first irradiation area on the surface and emits second processing light to form a second irradiation area, at least a part of which overlaps with the first irradiation area, on the surface, and has a change member that is configured to change a state of an overlap between the first and second irradiation areas.