Television – Camera – system and detail – Optics
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-02
2010-06-15
Villecco, John M (Department: 2622)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Optics
C359S707000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07738026
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are systems, devices, and methodologies that facilitate increasing the effective fill-factor of digital sensors. In general, fill-factor relates to the active area or photosensor region of the sensor with respect to the inactive area/deadzone or space between pixels. By increasing the effective fill-factor, transmission of optical information is increased to the sensor while mitigating information loss between pixels. A digital camera may contain a sensor that is responsive to electromagnetic radiation and a coherent scattering medium between the sensor and a lens that diffuses the electromagnetic radiation with respect to the sensor in order to increase the effective fill-factor.
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Amin Himanshu S.
Bortnick Daniel B.
Cartlidge Andrew G.
Turocy Gregory
Turocy & Watson LLP
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