ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,596,193, issued on April 7, was assigned to SEMES Co. LTD. (Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea).

"Distance measuring system and distance measuring method" was invented by Yong Seok Jang (Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a system for measuring a distance is disclosed. The system includes: an LED light source configured to apply light to a target of which a distance is desired to be measured; a first splitter configured to partially reflect light applied from the LED light source; optical fiber configured to apply light passing through the first splitte...