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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 02, 2017
Applicant:

Ams Ag, Premstaetten, AT;

Inventors:

Harald Etschmaier, Graz, AT;

Rainer Minixhofer, Premstaetten, AT;

Georg Roehrer, Lebring, AT;

Assignee:

AMS AG, Premstaetten, AT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G02B 5/08 (2013.01); G02B 5/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optical sensor arrangement for time-of-flight comprises a first and a second cavity separated by an optical barrier and covered by a cover arrangement. An optical emitter is arranged in the first cavity, a measurement and a reference photodetector are arranged in the second cavity. The cover arrangement comprises a plate and layers of material arranged on an inner main surface thereof. The layers comprise an opaque coating with a first and second aperture above the first cavity, and with a third and fourth aperture above the second cavity. The measurement photodetector is configured to detect light entering the second cavity through the fourth aperture. The second and the third aperture establish a reference path for light from the emitter to the reference photodetector.


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