US Patent Issued to STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL on Sept. 8 for "Retroreflective mechanisms on optical ranging, proximity, and image sensors to reduce optical noise from unwanted sources" (Singaporean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,730,193, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V. (Geneva).

"Retroreflective mechanisms on optical ranging, proximity, and image sensors to reduce optical noise from unwanted sources" was invented by Wei Liang Keith Nguyen (Singapore) and Jelah Nieva Caceres (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example electronic system utilizing an optical ranging, proximity, and/or image sensor configured with retroreflective mechanisms to reduce unwanted optical noise at an optical radiation receiver are provided. The example ranging, proximity, and/or image sensor is configured to include a housing cap having a...