ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,433, issued on March 17, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Heat transfer light detection and ranging device" was invented by Dustin Ryan Yautz (Wexford, Pa.) and Chris J. Trowbridge (Plainsboro, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods are provided for improved heat transfer LIDAR. A LIDAR device may comprise a LIDAR housing configured to attach to a vehicle to detect one or more objects in the field of view of the LIDAR device, wherein the LIDAR housing encloses one or more gases, wherein the one or more gases have a characteristic of being more thermal conductive than air. The LIDA...