ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,686, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Silanna Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore).

"Single-FET pulsed laser diode driver" was invented by Joseph H. Colles (Bonsall, Calif.), Steven E. Rosenbaum (San Diego) and Stuart B. Molin (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pulsed laser diode driver includes an inductor having a first terminal to receive a source voltage, and a second terminal, a source capacitor coupled between the first terminal of the inductor and ground, a bypass capacitor having a first terminal connected to the first terminal of the inductor and a second terminal connected to the second terminal of the inductor, a l...