ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,443, issued on March 17, was assigned to SiLC Technologies Inc. (Monrovia, Calif.).

"Data refinement in optical imaging systems" was invented by Majid Boloorian (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The imaging system is configured to output a system output signal during multiple associated data periods. A pattern of a frequency of the system output signal as a function of time is repeated during each of the associated data periods. The LIDAR system includes a light-combiner that combines light that returns to the LIDAR system from the system output signal with light from a reference signal so as to generate beating signals that...