ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,534, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Envisics Ltd (Milton Keynes, Great Britain).
"Light detection and ranging" was invented by Abdullah Asmari (Milton Keynes, Great Britain) and Timothy Smeeton (Milton Keynes, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for light detection and ranging that includes forming a first light pattern within a region of a scene by holographic projection. The first light pattern includes n light spots arranged in a regular array. A light return signal is received from each light detection element of an array of light detection elements directed at the region of the scene. The intensity of the l...