ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,481,066, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Zoox Inc. (Foster City, Calif.).
"Lidar sensor with embedded photodetector" was invented by Jesse Sol Levinson (Redwood City, Calif.), Ryan McMichael (San Francisco), Robert Nicholas Moor (San Mateo, Calif.) and Mohammad Umar Piracha (Union City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light sensor and apparatus capable of determining depth and image data simultaneously from a target in an environment is discussed herein. The apparatus includes an array of photodetector elements comprising a first portion to detect frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signals from the reflected light sign...