Patents by Inventor Xiongze MEI

Xiongze MEI 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).

  • Publication number: 20210333374
    Abstract: A ranging apparatus includes an emitter and a detector. The emitter is configured to emit a light pulse sequence. The detector is configured to receive and convert a portion of return light reflected by an object into an electrical signal and determine at least one of a distance or an orientation of the object relative to the ranging apparatus according to the electrical signal. At least one of an anti-reflection material or a reflective surface with a predetermined inclined angle is arranged at a non-working surface off an emission optical path of the light pulse sequence and a reception optical path of the return light and is configured to reflect stray light to outside of the detector. The non-working surface includes a surface of the ranging apparatus that the light pulse sequence and the return light do not pass through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Shuai DONG, Li WANG, Xiongze MEI, Han CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210293929
    Abstract: A ranging system includes a plurality of ranging apparatuses. Each of the plurality of ranging apparatuses is configured to emit a laser pulse sequence, receive a laser pulse sequence reflected by an object, and detect the object according to the laser pulse sequence emitted and the laser pulse sequence received. The two or more ranging apparatuses of the plurality of ranging apparatuses are configured to emit laser pulse sequence with different time sequences and/or to emit different laser pulse sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Shuai DONG, Chenghui LONG, Xiongze MEI, Xiaoping HONG, Fu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210293928
    Abstract: A ranging apparatus includes an emitter, a scanner, a detector, and a controller. The emitter is configured to emit a light pulse sequence. The scanner is configured to change a transmission direction of the light pulse sequence to transmit in different directions in sequence to form a scan field. The detector is configured to receive a reflected light pulse sequence formed by an object reflecting the light pulse sequence and determine at least one of a distance or an orientation of the object relative to the ranging apparatus according to the reflected light pulse sequence. The controller is configured to control the emitter to emit the light pulse sequence at a first emission frequency when scanning the first region and at a second emission frequency higher than the first emission frequency when scanning the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Xiongze MEI, Shuai DONG, Chenghui LONG, Xiaoping HONG