US 12,216,004 B2
Sensor device and method of use
William D. Houck, Santa Rosa, CA (US); and Valton Smith, Novato, CA (US)
Assigned to VIAVI Solutions Inc., Chandler, AZ (US)
Filed by VIAVI Solutions Inc., Chandler, AZ (US)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/505,253.
Application 18/505,253 is a continuation of application No. 17/663,256, filed on May 13, 2022, granted, now 11,852,531.
Application 17/663,256 is a continuation of application No. 17/247,789, filed on Dec. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,340,111, issued on May 24, 2022.
Application 17/247,789 is a continuation of application No. 16/784,766, filed on Feb. 7, 2020, granted, now 10,876,889, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/804,609, filed on Feb. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0068868 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G01J 3/02 (2006.01); G01J 3/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01)
CPC G01J 3/027 (2013.01) [G01J 3/0229 (2013.01); G01J 3/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a light source;
a sensor;
a spectrometry filter; and
a plurality of time-of-flight (ToF) filters,
wherein the plurality of ToF filters include:
a first ToF filter,
a second ToF filter, and
a third ToF filter,
wherein a first axis connects the first ToF filter and the second ToF filter and a second axis, that is orthogonal to the first axis, connects the second ToF filter and the third ToF filter.