The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Inventors:
Takuji Urata, Sakai, JP;
Yoshinao Morikawa, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H03M 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H03M 1/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
Pixels, a charge storage element, a comparison signal generator that generates comparison signals, and a first analog-to-digital converter circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion are included. The comparison signal generator generates the comparison signals such that a waveform having a voltage value that ranges from an upper limit to a lower limit and that has linearity and continuity is formed by connecting waveforms of the comparison signals to each other.