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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:
Jul. 23, 1985

Filed:

Dec. 01, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:

Jun-ichi Nishizawa, Komegafukuro, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref., JP;

Sohbe Suzuki, Sendai, JP;

Takashige Tamamushi, Sendai, JP;

Yasuo Arisawa, Matsumoto, JP;

Assignees:

Olympus Optical Company Limited, both of, JP;

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358213 ; 358212 ; 358209 ; 357 24 ;
Abstract

A solid state image pickup device having an electronic shutter function is disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of picture cells each having a static induction transistor and arranged in a matrix, a plurality of vertical and horizontal scanning lines for scanning the cells, vertical and horizontal registers for generating scanning pulses which drive the vertical and horizontal scanning lines, a readout signal line for reading out light information stored in the cells, a reset signal line for resetting the cells, and a shutter speed control circuit for optionally setting in one frame period the timing of reset scanning pulses generated from a vertical register.


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