ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,709, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Arete Associates (Northridge, Calif.).
"Laser imaging" was invented by Paul Bryan Lundquist (Longmont, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, an imaging system includes a laser operable to diverge laser light to a surface. An imaging element is configured in a bistatic arrangement with respect to the laser and is operable to image laser light returns from the surface. A detector is in optical communication with the imaging element to generate one or more digital images of the laser light returns. And, a processor generates mapping data of the surface from the one or more digita...