ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,135, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to HI LLC (Culver City, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for calibration of an optical measurement system" was invented by Alex Borisevich (Lancaster, Calif.), Ryan Field (Culver City, Calif.) and Han Yong Ban (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illustrative optical measurement system includes a light source configured to emit light directed at a target. The system further includes a detector configured to detect arrival times for photons of the light after the light is scattered by the target. The system further includes a temperature sensor configured to output a temperature signal repre...