ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,248,076, issued on March 11, was assigned to MICHIGAN AEROSPACE Corp. (Ypsilanti, Mich.).
"Scheimpflug correlation lidar" was invented by Will Johnson (Saline, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for determining the distance or range from a LIDAR device and the wind direction uses optics configured in the Scheimpflug condition to establish range from the LIDAR to the atmosphere being measured. This LIDAR embodiment uses correlation techniques to establish wind speed and direction. Multiple laser beam lines of sight are required to determine wind direction and speed."
The patent was filed on July 24, 2020, under Application No...