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Stephen C. Crouch
Also filed as: CROUCH STEPHEN C · CROUCH Stephen
62 granted patents·11 pending applications·286 citations·filing 2016–2025
98Inventor score
Files withBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC27AURORA OPERATIONS INC25AURORA INNOVATION INC12BLACKMORE SENSORS AND ANALYTICS INC3BRIDGER PHOTONICS INC3
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73 records- 0198US11536801B1Vehicle radar sensor utilizing non-uniform frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) chirpsAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 27, 2022·14 cites·19 claims
- 0298US11016197B1LIDAR systemAURORA INNOVATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 25, 2021·10 cites·20 claims
- 0398US11002837B2Method and system for sidelobe suppression in phase encoded doppler LIDARBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted May 11, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 0498US10960900B1Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle control using depolarization ratio of return signalAURORA INNOVATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 30, 2021·16 cites·20 claims
- 0598US10948600B1Systems and methods for IQ detectionAURORA INNOVATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 16, 2021·19 cites·20 claims
- 0697US11391567B2Gas-mapping 3D imager measurement techniques and method of data processingBRIDGER PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 19, 2022·8 cites·22 claims
- 0797US11041954B2Lidar system to detect doppler effectsBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 22, 2021·29 cites·24 claims
- 0896US11320516B1Phase-modulated continuous wave radar receiver with time division quadrature samplingAURORA INNOVATION INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 3, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 0996US10838061B1Method and system for enhanced velocity resolution and signal to noise ratio in optical phase-encoded range detectionBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 17, 2020·20 cites·20 claims
- 1095US11921210B2Method and system for classification of an object in a point cloud data setAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 5, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 1195US11500106B2LIDAR system for autonomous vehicleBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 15, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 1295US11249192B2Method and system for automatic real-time adaptive scanning with optical ranging systemsBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 15, 2022·21 cites·18 claims
- 1395US10036812B2Method and system for three dimensional digital holographic aperture synthesisBLACKMORE SENSORS AND ANALYTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 31, 2018·27 cites·16 claims
- 1493US11892543B2Systems and methods for IQ detectionAURORA INNOVATION INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 6, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 1593US11537808B2Method and system for classification of an object in a point cloud data setBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 27, 2022·13 cites·20 claims
- 1692US10921452B2Lidar systemBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALTYICS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 16, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 1792US10914841B2LIDAR system for autonomous vehicleBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 9, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 1892US10527412B2Gas-mapping 3D imager measurement techniques and method of data processingBRIDGER PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 7, 2020·3 cites·11 claims
- 1992US10401495B2Method and system for time separated quadrature detection of doppler effects in optical range measurementsBLACKMORE SENSORS AND ANALYTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 3, 2019·12 cites·13 claims
- 2091US11709267B2Method and system for enhanced velocity resolution and signal to noise ratio in optical phase-encoded range detectionBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 25, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 2191US10534084B2Method and system for using square wave digital chirp signal for optical chirped range detectionBLACKMORE SENSORS AND ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 14, 2020·19 cites·21 claims
- 2290US12072421B2Mixed multiple input multiple output (MIMO) radarAURORA INNOVATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 27, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 2389US10838045B2Method and system for optimizing scanning of coherent lidarBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 17, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 2488US11874375B2Method and system for automatic real-time adaptive scanning with optical ranging systemsBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 16, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 2586US10768282B2Method and system for laser phase tracking for internal reflection subtraction in phase-encoded LIDARBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 8, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 2686US2025276721A1Systems and Methods for Autonomous Vehicle Control Using Depolarization Ratio of Return SignalAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2785US12358535B2Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle control using depolarization ratio of return signalAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2885US12287409B2Systems and methods for IQ detectionAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 29, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 2985US11802965B2Method and system for doppler detection and doppler correction of optical chirped range detectionBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 31, 2023·5 cites·19 claims
- 3085US11366228B2Method and system for time separated quadrature detection of doppler effects in optical range measurementsBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 21, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 3185US2025035791A1Autonomous vehicle lidar system using a waveguide arrayAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3284US11181641B2Lidar system for autonomous vehicleBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 23, 2021·3 cites·16 claims
- 3384US10866312B2LIDAR system for autonomous vehicleBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 15, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 3484US2025044408A1Vehicle Radar Sensor Utilizing Non-Uniform Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) ChirpsAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3583US11585925B2LIDAR system to adjust doppler effectsBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 21, 2023·3 cites·15 claims
- 3683US2025189671A1Method and system for enhanced velocity resolution and signal to noise ratio in optical phase-encoded range detectionAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3782US12510354B2Gas-mapping 3D imager measurement techniques and method of data processingBRIDGER PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 3882US11656343B2Method and system for laser phase tracking for internal reflection subtraction in phase-encoded lidarBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted May 23, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 3982US10670720B2Method and system for using square wave digital chirp signal for optical chirped range detectionBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 2, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 4081US11921219B2Systems and methods for IQ detectionAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 5, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 4180US12461239B2Method and system for doppler detection and doppler correction of optical chirped range detectionAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 4, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 4280US12196854B2LIDAR system to adjust doppler effectsAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4380US11852724B2LIDAR systemBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4480US2024377541A1Mixed Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) RadarAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4580US2024288582A1Method and system for automatic real-time adaptive scanning with optical ranging systemsBLACKMORE SENSORS & ANALYTICS LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4679US12241978B2Method and system for enhanced velocity resolution and signal to noise ratio in optical phase-encoded range detectionAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4779US12032092B2Vehicle radar sensor utilizing non-uniform frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) chirpsAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4878US2024369708A1Method and System for Classification of an Object in a Point Cloud Data SetAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4978US2024361464A1Lidar Transmit/Receive SystemAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 5078US2024192379A1Lidar system for autonomous vehicleAURORA OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
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