ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,458, issued on July 7, was assigned to Amazon Technologies Inc. (Seattle).

"Polarization multiplexed structured light emitters" was invented by Scott Patrick Campbell (Belmont, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a housing and a light emission source positioned within the housing and including a first light emitter array characterized by a first polarization state and a second light emitter array characterized by a second polarization state. The light emitted by the light emission source is configured to propagate along an optical axis. The system also includes a lens positioned within the housing along the optical...