ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,069, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to OMMATIDIA LIDAR S.L. (Madrid).
"Multi-directional adaptive optical device" was invented by Eduardo Margallo Balbas (Madrid) and Jose Luis Rubio Guivernau (Madrid).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multi-directional optical devices are disclosed. The optical device may employ a multiple input/multiple output optical coupling structure to determine propagation direction of received light (in receiver configuration), and/or control the propagation direction of transmitted light (in transmitter configuration). Propagation direction can be determined without the need for moving parts. In accordance with...