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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:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Yaujen Wang, Arcadia, CA (US);
Brendan J. D. Irwin, Glendora, CA (US);
Raj K. Shori, Burbank, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yaujen Wang, Arcadia, CA (US);
Brendan J. D. Irwin, Glendora, CA (US);
Raj K. Shori, Burbank, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/486 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical sensor system and method includes a plurality of optical transceiver modules arranged across the surface of the optical sensor in a predetermined pattern. A given optical transceiver module includes an optical transmitter that produces at least one light beam and an optical receiver that detects reflected light from the at least one light beam. The optical transceiver module further includes housing for housing the optical transmitter and the optical receiver.