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7462808 |
Method and device for redundant distance measurement and mismatch cancellation in phase-measurement systems
The method serves for canceling errors caused by mismatch of different signal paths in a photodetector with a plurality (k) of storage elements for the photogenerated signals, as typically used in...
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7462809 |
Spectral filter system for infrared imaging of substrates through coatings
An improved system for visual inspection of substrates coated with paints and polymers is disclosed. Painted substrates can be inspected for environmental and physical damage such as corrosion and...
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7462810 |
Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image pickup system using photoelectric conversion apparatus
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion area in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged to convert incident light into electric charges,...
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7459667 |
Active pixel image sensor with common gate amplifier mode
A method and apparatus to operate a pixel circuit within an active pixel image sensor in a common gate amplifier mode. A bias voltage is applied to a row select transistor in a pixel circuit, and...
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7459664 |
Image sensing system for a vehicle
An image sensing system for a vehicle includes an imaging sensor and a logic and control circuit. The imaging sensor comprises a two-dimensional array of light sensing photosensor elements formed...
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7460164 |
Image capture device having amplification circuit for amplifying signal from photoelectric conversion portion
An image capture device includes a plurality of image capture elements for capturing an object image, a plurality of vertical output lines for reading signals out of the plurality of image capture...
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7459665 |
Solid-state image sensor with transparent film on micro-lenses by which oblique light is refracted towards light receiving elements
A solid-state image sensor includes a plurality of light-receiving elements arranged in a light-receiving area, and a plurality of micro-lenses corresponding to the light-receiving elements, and...
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7459663 |
Image sensor having parallel pixel value readout
The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, arranged in rows and columns to form a pixel array, each pixel having a pixel output. The image sensor includes at least two column bitlines for...
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7459712 |
Method and apparatus of measuring pattern dimension and controlling semiconductor device process having an error revising unit
A method of measuring pattern dimensions includes evaluating a relationship between cross-sectional shapes of a pattern and measurement errors of a pattern in a specified image processing...
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7456380 |
Asymmetrical microlenses on pixel arrays
An image sensor includes a plurality of photosensitive sites; a plurality of asymmetrical-shaped microlenses positioned spanning the photosensitive sites; wherein incoming light is directed in a...
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7456384 |
Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, light-receiving device and manufacturing method therefor, and solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method therefor
Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of a plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity...
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7456383 |
Surface plasmon-enhanced nano-optic devices and methods of making same
A nanostructured optical device includes a metal film or a plurality of metal islands having an array of a plurality of openings having a width that is less than at least one first predetermined...
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7456379 |
Printing plate registration and optical alignment device including locating at least a part of a reference edge in at least one digital camera image
A method and apparatus for determining the alignment of printing plate mounted on an imaging drum, and applying an image to a printing plate while maintaining registration and alignment between the...
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7456377 |
System and method for creating magnified images of a microscope slide
A method and system for creating a digital, virtual slide having optimum image quality characteristics. Multiple regions of a physical slide are identified as well as at least two focus z-positions...
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7456381 |
Solid-state image sensor, manufacturing method for solid-state image sensor, and camera having an offsetting arrangement between light receiving elements and micro-lenses
A solid-state image sensor includes a plurality of light-receiving elements arranged in a light-receiving area, and a plurality of micro-lenses corresponding to the light-receiving elements, and...
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7456889 |
Solid-state imaging device with gate contacts overlapping both an isolation region and an active region
A solid-state imaging device has an imaging region in which unit cells, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion section and a signal scanning circuit section, are disposed on a...
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7456887 |
APS soft reset circuit for reducing image lag
An improved active pixel sensor soft reset circuit for reducing image lag while maintaining low reset kTC noise. The circuit pulls down the sensor potential to a sufficiently low level before the...
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7453054 |
Method and apparatus for calibrating parallel readout paths in imagers
An imaging device with readout chain circuitry that uses multiple analog-to-digital converters and amplifiers, which are similarly calibrated using a stitching technique, to readout each color of a...
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7453055 |
Image reading apparatus
An image reading apparatus includes a document placing table having a transparent member, a document pressing member, an image reading unit, a scanning unit that is disposed on a side opposite to a...
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7453056 |
Compound-eye imaging device
A compound-eye imaging device comprises: an optical lens array with integrated optical lenses; a stop member; a photodetector array for imaging multiple images formed by the optical lenses; and a...
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7450161 |
System and method to enhance the uniformity of intensity distribution on digital imaging sensors
Systems, computer readable media and methods for digital processing of images captured by a sensor to enhance intensity uniformity of the images. The sensor captures an image of a white light...
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7449666 |
Color image sensor unit and image reading apparatus using the sensor unit and control method therefor
A color image sensor which uses a sensor array that has, as a lighting light source, 3-color light emitting elements capable of independently controlling light emitting timings respectively and at...
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7449690 |
Inspection method and inspection apparatus using charged particle beam
To establish a technique that enables sorting of the elevation and azimuth angle in the direction of emitting secondary electrons and obtaining images with emphasized contrast, in order to perform...
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7446806 |
Single chip, noise-resistant, one-dimensional, CMOS sensor for target imaging
A linear sensor array for imaging coded indicia includes an analog front end and a digital back end integrated on a single CMOS chip. A real-time, correlated double sampling circuit is used for...
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7446294 |
True color image by modified microlens array
An image sensor array includes a substrate having at least three image sensors located therein. The image sensor array also includes a blue filter positioned proximate to the first image sensor; a...
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7446295 |
Image sensor module having an image signal processor being physically and electrically unconnected to a supporting board of an image sensor chip
An image sensor module including a substrate, an image signal processor, a supporting board, an image sensor chip and a cover is provided. A concavity is located on a surface of the substrate. The...
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7446427 |
Rearview mirror system for accommodating a rain sensor
A visual, rear viewing and rain sensing system for a vehicle comprising a windshield and a button connected to the windshield, with the button having a peripheral body defining an open area in a...
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7442910 |
High dynamic range cascaded integration pixel cell
A cascaded imaging storage system for a pixel is disclosed for improving intrascene dynamic range. Charges accumulated in a first capacitor spill over into a second capacitor when a charge storage...
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7439479 |
Photonic crystal-based filter for use in an image sensor
The invention, in various exemplary embodiments, incorporates a photonic crystal filter into an image sensor. The photonic crystal filter comprises a substrate and a plurality of pillars forming a...
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7439478 |
Imaging system, methodology, and applications employing reciprocal space optical design having at least one pixel being scaled to about a size of a diffraction-limited spot defined by a microscopic optical system
An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system includes a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer...
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7435937 |
Photodetection apparatus with operation-mode switching between current output mode and voltage output mode
A set of voltage output units outputs the light intensity detected by a photodetection device in the form of a voltage value. With the set of voltage output units, the capacitance of the cathode...
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7436443 |
Mounting plate for solid-state imaging device and method for bonding solid-state imaging device to mounting plate
A mounting plate has an opening provided for bonding a solid-state imaging device thereto. The opening of the mounting plate comprises a first edge portion and a second edge portion. The first edge...
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7436760 |
Method for reading sensor
A method for reading sensor that stores data in numerous separate memory cells, such as 1-D linear sensor or 2-D sensor composed of some 1-D linear sensor. To read the sensor, initially receiving a...
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7436442 |
Low light sensor signal to noise improvement
A number of different elements are added together in a staggered way to avoid the total loss of resolution caused by the binning process. The circuit for doing this includes a variable gain. In a...
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7436342 |
Numerical full well capacity extension for photo sensors with an integration capacitor in the readout circuit using two and four phase charge subtraction
A detector circuit having an integration capacitor coupled to an amplifier via a switch matrix and a comparator coupled to the amplifier, the integration capacitor operable in two or more phases,...
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7435986 |
System and method for detecting repeating defects in a light-management film
A system and a method for detecting defects in a light-management film are provided. The system includes a first light source configured to emit light onto a first side of the film in a first...
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7435935 |
Semiconductor image pickup device with dual current generation circuit capable of sensing light over wider range
A semiconductor image pickup device's pixel circuits each include a photodetection element, and first and second current mirror circuits provided as current generation circuit. The photodetection...
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7435936 |
Light analyzer device and method for detecting objects utilizing the light analyzer device
A light analyzer device and a method for detecting objects utilizing the light analyzer device are provided. The light analyzer device includes a focal plane array configured to receive the light...
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7435981 |
Electron beam sterilizer
A plurality of vessel holder means 14 are mounted around a revolving body 12 at an equal circumferential spacing. Each vessel holder means 14 includes two holders 26, 26 for carrying two...
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7432492 |
Image reading apparatus capable of reading infrared and visible images
An image reading apparatus includes a light source with a first luminescent portion that outputs light with a first wavelength range and a second luminescent portion that outputs light with a...
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7432540 |
Dual conversion gain gate and capacitor combination
A pixel cell array architecture having a dual conversion gain. A dual conversion gain element is coupled between a floating diffusion region and a respective storage capacitor. The dual conversion...
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7432485 |
Method and apparatus for detection of a speckle based physically unclonable function
An optical arrangement of at least a coherent light source ( 1 ), a strongly scattering object ( 5 ) (the PUF), and a pixe-lated photo-detector ( 6 ), wherein the pixels are comparable in size with...
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7433093 |
Method and apparatus for increasing signal to noise ratio
A method for increasing signal to noise ratio is disclosed. The method can automatically detect saturation output voltage of the photosensors via adjusting exposure time or illumination intensity...
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7432491 |
Pixel with spatially varying sensor positions
An image sensor including a substrate, at least one metal layer, and a plurality of pixels arranged in array. Each pixel includes a sense element disposed in the substrate and at least one metal...
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7432494 |
Color image forming apparatus and method of controlling the color image forming apparatus that efficiently perform position displacement detection operation and density detection operation
A color image forming apparatus including tandem type image forming units that form images of different colors, respectively. The image forming units form test marks of different colors on a...
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7432493 |
Solid-state image-pickup device with column-line amplifiers and limiter
The levels of the power supply and the ground are kept constant against a parasitic resistance by keeping the constant current of an amplifier irrespective of the size of a pixel signal and the...
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7432496 |
Encoder scale writing or calibration at an end-use installation based on correlation sensing
A method for writing or calibrating the scale of a scale-based position encoder. The scale is installed where it will be used to provide ongoing position measurements for a host system. The image...
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7429723 |
Conversion apparatus, radiation detection apparatus, and radiation detection system
A conversion apparatus includes pixels including switching elements provided on an insulating substrate and conversion elements disposed over the switching elements and connected to the switching...
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7429722 |
Pattern layout of CMOS image sensor
A solid-state image pickup device comprises pixels and output circuits. The pixels are arranged two-dimensionally with a vertical and a horizontal, with pixels vertically adjacent to each other...
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7427734 |
Multiple photosensor pixel
A multiple photosensor pixel image sensor sense differentiated color components of light. The multiple photosensor pixel image sensor has a plurality of photo-sensing devices formed with the...
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