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Patent No.:

US 9778104 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2016

Optical sensor for range finding and wind sensing measurements

Applicant:

Cubic Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Tony Maryfield, Poway, CA (US);

Mahyar Dadkhah, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

Cubic Corporation, San Diego, unknown;

Attorney:

Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Kevin Pyo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41G 3/06 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/105 (2006.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01); H01L 31/0203 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2013.01); F41G 3/06 (2013.01); G01S 7/486 (2013.01); G01S 17/023 (2013.01); H01L 31/0203 (2013.01); H01L 31/02005 (2013.01); H01L 31/02019 (2013.01); H01L 31/03046 (2013.01); H01L 31/105 (2013.01); G01J 2001/446 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4406 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for providing an optical sensor that can be used for wind sensing and an optical scope. The optical sensor can include a photodiode, an electrical switch, a trans-impedance amplifier (TIA), and a capacitive trans-impedance amplifier (CTIA), enabling the optical sensor to perform both wind-sensing and range-finding functions. Some embodiments may include some or all of these components in an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), depending on desired functionality.

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Maryfield, Tony. (2017). Optical sensor for range finding and wind sensing measurements (U.S. Patent No. 9778104). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9778104

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