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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Salvatore F Nati, Jr, Dexter, MI (US);
Assignee:
IMRA America, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356-508 ; 356-507 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for detecting reflected pulses from multiple targets in a field of view such that range to each target can be detected with high resolution, even when the targets are located over a relatively wide measurement range. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention can provide real-time acquisition of ranging data, and can be implemented in a practical cost-effective manner suitable for reconfiguration.