ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,896, issued on July 8, was assigned to Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Light detection apparatus and control method of light detection apparatus, and ranging apparatus" was invented by Osamu Ozawa (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light detection apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a light-receiving element, a load circuit connected to the light-receiving element, and a control portion configured to control a recharge current that flows through the load circuit in accordance with an element characteristic of the light-receiving element. In addition, a ranging apparatus according to the p...