AEye, Inc.
Software-defined lidar system for autonomous sensing and perception
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- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- PLEASANTON, CA
- Latest Form D
- $3.2M, Jan 2025
- Total capital
- $3.2M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $3.2M
- 2 Form D · last Jan 2025
- 21 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 30
- 10 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#7 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.2M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$50M
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Standing among 164 peers
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- Granted patents#7 · top 4%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Andrew S. HughesExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bernd B. GottschalkDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Blair C. LaCorteExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Conor B. TierneyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Huang C. LeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jonathon B. HusbyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Luis C. DussanExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Matthew FischExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ransom P. WullerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sue E. ZeifmanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Timothy J. DunnDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Wen C. HsiehDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 30 granted of 40- New patentSystems and Methods for High Precision Direct Time-of-Flight Lidar in the Presence of Strong Pile-UpUSPTOUS 12,768,958
- GrantedHyper Temporal Lidar Using Multiple Matched Filters to Determine Target Retro-ReflectivityUSPTOUS 12,736,637
- PendingDigital Control Of Lasers And Associated Systems, Methods, And DevicesUSPTOApplication 19464549
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- Systems and Methods for High Precision Direct Time-of-Flight Lidar in the Presence of Strong Pile-UpOct 20, 2026 · US 12,768,958Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar Using Multiple Matched Filters to Determine Target Retro-ReflectivitySep 15, 2026 · US 12,736,637Granted
- Digital Control Of Lasers And Associated Systems, Methods, And DevicesAug 6, 2026 · Application 19464549Pending
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Switching Between a Baseline Scan Mode and a Pulse Burst ModeJun 23, 2026 · US 12,663,518Granted
- Method And System For Swath Width Normalization During Airborne Collection Of Terrain DataMar 3, 2026 · US 12,567,337Granted
- Glare-resistant LIDARFeb 19, 2026 · Application 19103527Pending
- Systems And Methods Of Calibration Of Low Fill-factor Sensor Devices And Object Detection TherewithDec 4, 2025 · Application 19296752Pending
- Systems and Methods for Memory-Efficient Pixel HistogrammingNov 25, 2025 · US 12,482,055Granted
- Systems And Methods Of Calibration Of Low Fill-factor Sensor Devices And Object Detection TherewithAug 12, 2025 · US 12,386,047Granted
- Adaptive Control of Ladar Systems Using Spatial Index of Prior Ladar Return DataJul 29, 2025 · US 12,372,654Granted
- Method and System for Optical Data Communication via LadarApr 1, 2025 · US 12,265,182Granted
- Imaging System And Method With Adaptive Scanning Active IlluminationJan 2, 2025 · Application 18711873Pending
- Ladar Transmitter with Ellipsoidal ReimagerSep 3, 2024 · US 12,078,798Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Dynamic Shot Scheduling Using a Laser Energy ModelJul 30, 2024 · US 12,050,286Granted
- Method and System for Ladar Pulse DeconflictionDec 5, 2023 · US 11,835,658Granted
- Ladar System with Intelligent Selection of Shot Patterns Based on Field of View DataNov 21, 2023 · US 11,821,988Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar Using Multiple Matched Filters to Orient a Lidar System to a Frame of ReferenceNov 21, 2023 · US 11,822,016Granted
- Adaptive Ladar Receiver Control Using Spatial Index of Prior Ladar Return DataAug 22, 2023 · US 11,733,387Granted
- Ladar Transmitter with Ellipsoidal ReimagerAug 15, 2023 · US 11,726,315Granted
- Systems and Methods for High Precision Direct Time-of-Flight Lidar in the Presence of Strong Pile-UpJul 27, 2023 · Application 18157125Pending
- Systems And Methods Of Multispectral Scanning LIDARJul 13, 2023 · Application 17570916Pending
- Method and Apparatus for an Adaptive Ladar ReceiverJul 4, 2023 · US 11,693,099Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Controllable Detection Intervals Based on Regions of InterestJun 27, 2023 · US 11,686,845Granted
- Bistatic Lidar Architecture for Vehicle DeploymentsJun 27, 2023 · US 11,686,846Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Elevation-Prioritized Shot SchedulingJun 13, 2023 · US 11,675,059Granted
- Lidar Receiver with Adjustable LensMay 11, 2023 · Application 17554237Pending
- Systems and Methods for Spatially-Stepped ImagingApr 27, 2023 · Application 17970761Pending
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Controllable Tilt Amplitude for a Variable Amplitude Scan MirrorApr 25, 2023 · US 11,635,495Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Dynamic Laser Control Using Safety ModelsApr 18, 2023 · US 11,630,188Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Asynchronous Shot Intervals and Detection IntervalsApr 4, 2023 · US 11,619,740Granted
- Systems And Methods Of Real-time Detection Of And Geometry Generation For Physical Ground PlanesMar 23, 2023 · Application 17483548Pending
- Switchable Multi-Lens Lidar ReceiverMar 14, 2023 · US 11,604,264Granted
- Multi-Lens Lidar Receiver with Multiple Readout ChannelsFeb 9, 2023 · Application 17554256Pending
- Ladar System and Method with Cross-ReceiverNov 29, 2022 · US 11,513,223Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar Using Multiple Matched Filters to Determine Target ObliquityNov 15, 2022 · US 11,500,093Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Detection-Based Adaptive Shot SchedulingNov 8, 2022 · US 11,493,610Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Pulse Burst SchedulingNov 1, 2022 · US 11,486,977Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Multi-Processor Return DetectionOct 25, 2022 · US 11,480,680Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Dynamic Laser Control and Shot Order SimulationOct 18, 2022 · US 11,474,212Granted
- Hyper Temporal Lidar with Controllable Pulse Bursts to Resolve Angle to TargetOct 18, 2022 · US 11,474,214Granted
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Sources
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