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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:
Jan. 03, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 09, 2020
Applicant:

Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;

Inventors:

Neale Dutton, Edinburgh, GB;

Christopher Townsend, Edinburgh, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G01B 11/22 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01B 11/22 (2013.01); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a time of flight sensing module that includes a reflected laser light detector formed on a printed circuit board, and a plurality of laser modules positioned about a periphery of the reflected laser light detector. Each laser module includes an interposer substrate vertically spaced apart from the printed circuit board, at least one laser diode carried by the interposer substrate, and a diffuser spaced apart from the interposer substrate and over the at least one laser diode. A lens may be positioned over the reflected laser light detector, and the plurality of laser modules are positioned about the periphery of the lens.


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