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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8120690 | Imaging device An imaging device of the present invention includes a plurality of photosensors arranged in matrix on a light-receiving surface and a readout section for adding up photo signals on the photosensors for external output in each pixel block set on the light-receiving s... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8106989 | Solid-state image capturing apparatus, driving method of the solid-state image capturing apparatus, and electronic information device A solid-state image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of pixel sections, a vertical transfer section, and a horizontal transfer section, wherein the horizontal transfer section includes a plurality of transfer gates consecutively arranged in a horizontal dire... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8063968 | Device for detecting an image of a nonplanar surface An image sensing device for detecting an image of a nonplanar surface includes a plurality of pixels configured to detect the image of the nonplanar surface. The plurality of pixels are associated with a plurality of pixel pitches. The plurality of pixels are positi... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7944496 | Imaging apparatus and driving method for CCD type solid-state imaging device A driving method for driving a CCD type solid-state imaging device, includes: controlling, when taking dynamic images without a mechanical shutter, exposure time of a first pixel group and exposure time of a second pixel group separately by an electronic shutter fun... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7916200 | Image sensor with corner cuts The invention relates to image sensors using a chip with cut corners. The sensor comprises a chip with cut corners comprising a matrix (10) of horizontal lines and vertical columns of photosensitive members, the matrix having a generally rectangular shape of ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7791665 | Imaging apparatus and driving method of solid-state imaging device A driving method of a solid-state imaging device including plural high-sensitivity pixels and plural low-sensitivity pixels that are arranged in mixed form in a manner of a two-dimensional array on a semiconductor substrate, the method including driving the solid-st... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7705901 | Image pickup apparatus including photosensitive cells each having photosensitive regions partitioned In an image pickup apparatus, photosensitive devices each are allocated to particular one of pixels bidimensionally arranged on a photosensitive cell array and is divided into two photosensitive regions having substantially equal photosensitive area. Signal charges ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7663685 | Hybrid solid-state image pickup element and image pickup apparatus using the same A solid-state image pickup element has: a photoelectric converting film which is stacked above a semiconductor substrate; plural photoelectric converting elements which are arranged in the row direction and the column direction on the semiconductor substrate, and si... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7643079 | Control circuit for reading out signal charges from main and subsidiary pixels of a solid-state image sensor separately from each other in interlace scanning In a control circuit for controlling a solid-state image pickup device, two sorts of image data are read out separately with differing sensitivities. A timing generator control in a digital camera controls a timing signal generator to the interlace scanning or to al... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7602431 | Solid-state imaging element and solid-state imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging element includes: a plurality of light receiving elements provided within an imaging region on a semiconductor substrate; a color filter with a plurality of colors provided on the plurality of light receiving elements for filtering with a prede... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7551217 | Solid-state image sensor obviating degradation of image quality and apparatus using the same A solid-state image sensor includes photo-sensitive cells arranged in a bidimensional array for converting incident light to corresponding signal charges. Vertical transfer paths transfer the signal charges read out from the photo-sensitive cells in the vertical dir... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7515189 | Random-scan, random pixel size imaging system Described is a method of image dissection that utilizes random, non-rectangular scan patterns and irregular size and shape picture elements. To do this, matched faceplates would be cut from a fused scrambled fiber optic bundle with fibers of random diameters and cro... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7440019 | Solid-state image pick-up device A plurality of low-sensitivity pixels 10 and a plurality of high-sensitivity pixels 20 are arranged like a tetragonal grid respectively, and are provided in positions shifted by ½ of an array pitch from each other in a row direction X and a column dir... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432962 | Dynamic range broadening method for a solid-state image sensor including photosensitive cells each having a main and a subregion A method of broadening a dynamic range is applied to a solid-state image sensor of the type including photodiodes each being divided into a main and a subregion different in photosensitivity from each other. While the quantity of light to be incident on a photodiode... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420605 | Solid state imager arrangements A solid state imager arrangement includes an image area, an output register which receives signal charge from the image area, a separate multiplication register into which signal charge from the output register is transferred, means for obtaining signal charge multi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420607 | Solid-state imaging element and digital camera A solid-state imaging element contains a plurality of photoelectric converting regions, vertical transfer portions, a horizontal transfer portion, and an output portion. These photoelectric converting regions are arranged on a surface of a semiconductor substrate al... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414655 | Charge-coupled device having multiple readout paths for multiple outputs An image sensor comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in at least two sub-arrays; first and second delay areas respectively connected to each sub-array for respectively receiving charge from the sub-array; wherein a pitch of the first delay area is different fro... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7405758 | Image pickup device and driving method therefor In addition to transfer units for transferring electric charges generated from photo receiving units for every cell, a high-speed transfer unit is provided which transfers electric charges generated from the photo receiving units collectively on a unit basis of plur... | 07/29/2008 |
| RE40409 | Photoelectric converter having a light receiving portion with an improved readout gate A photoelectric converter with improved charge transfer efficiency from a light receiving portion. The photoelectric converter includes a light receiving portion having an output end and a gate portion having a first side and a second side that both define a readout... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7372491 | CMOS image sensor Provided is a photographing apparatus (CMOS image sensor) that enables enlarging the area that the PD occupies by making simple the layout within a pixel wherein a photo-electric conversion element and a plurality of CMOS transistors are laid out. The photographing ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365442 | Encapsulation of thin-film electronic devices One embodiment of this invention pertains to multiple encapsulated thin-film electronic devices. These encapsulated devices include a substrate and multiple thin-film electronic devices are on this substrate. Each of the multiple thin-film electronic devices has an ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365779 | Image processing apparatus for selectively storing specific regions of an image The invention provides an image processing apparatus that can reduce the memory capacity of a memory forming part of the image processing apparatus and can correct the optical axis misalignment of a video camera in a simple manner. The image processing apparatus ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361877 | Pinned-photodiode pixel with global shutter An image sensor includes a two-dimensional array of pixels having a photodetector for collecting charge in response to incident light; a storage region adjacent the photodetector that receives the charge from the photodetector; a sense node adjacent the storage regi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358533 | Electronic device, thin film transistor structure and flat panel display having the same The present invention provides an electronic device having more than two conductive layers that cross but not in contact with each other. At least one of the conductive layers comprises a width change part, a width of which changes in a length direction of at least ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349129 | Controller for photosensor array with multiple different sensor areas A controller controls selection of rows of photosensors residing in a photosensor array having at least one row of photosensors with a first sensor size, and at least one row of photosensors with a second sensor size. In a first example embodiment, the controller ma... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336306 | Solid-state image sensor efficiently utilizing its dynamic range and image pickup apparatus using the same A solid-state image sensor includes photodiodes, which constitute pixels, shifted in position from each other and red (R), green (G) and blue (B) filter segments fitted on the photodiodes in a preselected pattern. R transfer gates, G transfer gates and B transfer ga... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336305 | Solid-state image capturing device, smear correcting method thereof and digital still camera using the same In a solid-state image capturing device 100 comprising pixel arrays 11r, 11g and 11b arranged in a row direction and a column direction which is orthogonal thereto and a vertical register 12 including a plurali... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7317488 | Method of and system for autofocus An image of a subject is taken by a solid image taking device including a first image taking element having a plurality of pixels and a second image taking element having a plurality of pixels smaller than those of the first image taking element. First and second ev... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316937 | Method for manufacturing a solid-state image sensing device, such as a CCD Light detecting elements are formed in areas marked off by scribe lines on a semiconductor substrate, and color filters are deposited in such a manner as to cover the formed areas of the light detecting elements, and then an infrared cut-off filter, on which an infr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7307660 | Method for driving solid-state image pickup apparatus, solid-state image pickup device and camera There are provided a method for driving a solid-state image pickup apparatus, a solid-state image pickup device and a camera which enables fast operation and makes applicable of the conventional algorithm in signal processings by reducing the number of samples in th... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301574 | Charge coupled device for outputting image data A solid-state imaging element comprising a plurality of light-receiving sensors that convert optical signals into electrical signals and a memory storing the electrical signals. The memory is formed of a plurality of line buffers corresponding to the pixel units pro... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292277 | Solid-state image pick-up device and digital still camera In a solid-state image pick-up device comprising photoelectric converting devices 3r, 3g and 3b formed at a predetermined array interval in row and column directions on a semiconductor substrate, vertical transfer paths 4... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292279 | Solid state image sensing device and photographing apparatus The present invention provides a solid state image sensing device capable of performing high-speed focal point adjustment without using a special optical system and a photographing apparatus including the device. Multiple photoelectric conversion elements are arrang... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7280146 | Image pickup apparatus having its peripheral conversion elements shifted outwardly as compared to converging lenses In order to prevent an image quality from being lowered by shading and or the like, an image pickup apparatus is provided which includes an image pickup area including a plurality of photoelectric conversion areas, a plurality of converging lenses for converging lig... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274381 | Panoramic imaging and display system with canonical magnifier The present invention provides an image acquisition and viewing system that employs a fish-eye lens and an imager, such as, a CCD array, to obtain a wide angle image, e.g., an image of a hemispherical field of view. The system of the invention further includes a pri... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274399 | Solid-state image pickup apparatus reducing false signals and a solid-state image sensor for the same A solid-state image sensor for a solid-state image pickup apparatus includes photosensitive cells each having a photosensitive area divided into a main region and a subregion. The subregion is extended to include the position of a virtual pixel. A light-screening la... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7262799 | Image sensing apparatus and its control method, control program, and storage medium This invention has as its object to provide an image sensing apparatus which can satisfactorily correct misregistration among images, and can composite the images. To achieve this object, an image sensing apparatus includes: a plurality of apertures that receives ex... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262400 | Image sensor device having an active layer overlying a substrate and an isolating region in the active layer An image sensing device. An active layer is disposed overlying a substrate, wherein the active layer has different conductivity with the substrate. A plurality of photodiodes is disposed in the active layer. An isolating region is interposed between two adjacent pho... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259912 | Fresnel lens having reduced distortions A display device for displaying images in a rear projection display device is provided. The display device may include, amongst other structure, a screen including a lens portion and a frame portion. A tensioner may be operatively associated with the screen and may ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256830 | Solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method for solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device comprises a semi-conductor substrate demarcating a two-dimensional surface, a multiplicity of photoelectric conversion units formed at grid points of a first grid of a first tetragonal matrix and a second tetragonal matrix having grid po... | 08/14/2007 |
