US Patent Issued to Trimble on May 12 for "Surveying target and method with light sector power optimization" (Swedish, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,945, issued on May 12, was assigned to Trimble Inc. (Westminster, Colo.).

"Surveying target and method with light sector power optimization" was invented by Christian Graesser (Vallentuna, Sweden) and Jacques Rondeau (Carquefou, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A target (100) for use in surveying applications is provided. The target comprises a plurality of light sources (106) arranged around a longitudinal axis (A) of a base element (108) of the target. The plurality of light sources is configured to emit light radially. The target further comprises a sensor unit (216) a control unit (214). The control unit is configured to obta...