ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,282,139, issued on April 22, was assigned to SOMAR Corp. (Tokyo).

"Distance measuring device" was invented by Naoki Sakazume (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A distance measuring device 1 capable of achieving high measurement accuracy is provided. The distance measuring device 1 comprises a LiDAR sensor unit 7 in a storage chamber 5 partitioned inside an exterior member 2. The LiDAR sensor unit 7 comprises a light emitting element 71 for emitting a detection light L1 for measuring a distance to an object, a light receiving element 73 for outputting a light-receiving signal S1 in accordance with an amount of an incident light, and a t...