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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 15, 2024
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tong Chen, Fremont, CA (US);
Yongkang Gao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Xiao Xiang, San Jose, CA (US);
David D. Dashevsky, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2022.01); G01B 9/02001 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02092 (2013.01); G01B 9/02007 (2013.01); G01B 2290/45 (2013.01); G01B 2290/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-channel SMI sensor includes an emitter configured to emit light having different polarizations and a polarization-selective lens for directing light having different polarizations towards different locations. The multi-channel SMI sensor is configured to measure physical phenomena at two different locations with a small footprint.