Patents by Inventor Rick ODEN

Rick ODEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING SOLID STATE BEAM STEERING
    Publication number: 20210356734
    Abstract: An optical distance measuring system includes a first transmitter, a first solid state device, and a receiver. The first transmitter is configured to generate a first optical waveform. The first solid state device is configured to receive the first optical waveform and steer the first optical waveform toward a target object. The receiver is configured to receive the first optical waveform reflected off of the first target object and determine a distance to the first target object based on a time of flight from the transmitter to the first target object and back to the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: David P. Magee, Nimal C. Warke, Stephen Aldridge Shaw, Terry Alan Bartlett, Rick Oden
  • Optical distance measurement system using solid state beam steering
    Patent number: 11106030
    Abstract: An optical distance measuring system includes a first transmitter, a first solid state device, and a receiver. The first transmitter is configured to generate a first optical waveform. The first solid state device is configured to receive the first optical waveform and steer the first optical waveform toward a target object. The receiver is configured to receive the first optical waveform reflected off of the first target object and determine a distance to the first target object based on a time of flight from the transmitter to the first target object and back to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: David P. Magee, Nirmal C. Warke, Stephen Aldridge Shaw, Terry Alan Bartlett, Rick Oden
  • SCALABLE FIELD OF VIEW SCANNING IN OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170328990
    Abstract: An optical distance measuring system includes a transmitter, a beam steering device, and a receiver. The transmitter is configured to generate a first plurality of optical waveforms. The beam steering device is configured to steer the first plurality of optical waveforms to a first plurality of scan points that form a non-uniform scan region within a field of view (FOV). The receiver is configured to receive the first plurality of optical waveforms reflected off of a first plurality of target objects within the non-uniform scan region and determine a distance to each target object of the first plurality of target objects based on a time of flight from the transmitter to each target object of the first plurality of target objects and back to the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: David P. MAGEE, Nirmal C. WARKE, Stephen Aldridge SHAW, Terry Alan BARTLETT, Rick ODEN
  • OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING SOLID STATE BEAM STEERING
    Publication number: 20170328988
    Abstract: An optical distance measuring system includes a first transmitter, a first solid state device, and a receiver. The first transmitter is configured to generate a first optical waveform. The first solid state device is configured to receive the first optical waveform and steer the first optical waveform toward a target object. The receiver is configured to receive the first optical waveform reflected off of the first target object and determine a distance to the first target object based on a time of flight from the transmitter to the first target object and back to the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: David P. MAGEE, Nirmal C. WARKE, Stephen Aldridge SHAW, Terry Alan BARTLETT, Rick ODEN