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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2015
Applicant:

Hamamatsu Photonics K.k., Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, JP;

Inventors:

Mitsuhito Mase, Hamamatsu, JP;

Jun Hiramitsu, Hamamatsu, JP;

Akihiro Shimada, Hamamatsu, JP;

Assignee:

HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 17/36 (2006.01); G01S 7/491 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 7/4914 (2013.01); G01S 7/4915 (2013.01); G01S 17/36 (2013.01); H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a range image sensor, a plurality of range sensors are disposed in a one-dimensional direction. The plurality of range sensors include a photogate electrode, first and second signal charge accumulating regions disposed on one side of the photogate electrode, third and fourth signal charge accumulating regions disposed on the other side, first transfer electrodes for making charge flow into the first and fourth signal charge accumulating regions in response to a first transfer signal, and second transfer electrodes for making charge flow into the second and third signal charge accumulating regions in response to a second transfer signal.


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