US Patent Issued to PLX on May 19 for "Self-aligning active retroreflector system and method" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,843, issued on May 19, was assigned to PLX Inc. (Deer Park, N.Y.).

"Self-aligning active retroreflector system and method" was invented by Itai Vishnia (Setauket, N.Y.), Malcolm Humphrey (Hicksville, N.Y.) and Martin Rost (Islip Terrace, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus, system, and computer-implemented method that correct for thermal drift in one or more optical elements in an optical device and maintain high precision accuracy of the optical device during extreme temperature changes. The apparatus includes an optical device having an optical element configured to direct or reflect a light beam, a pivot support config...