ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,504, issued on April 21, was assigned to PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION (Busan, South Korea).

"Dual spectral variable-based optical frequency scanning laser light source and measurement device using the same and object angle-dependent distance measurement device using propagation angle switching for each optical frequency" was invented by Changseok Kim (Busan, South Korea), Hansol Jang (Busan, South Korea), Jeongwon Kim (Busan, South Korea) and Dawoon Jeong (Busan, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A measurement device includes: an optical gain unit for generating and amplifying light; ...