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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348294 ; 348300 ;
Abstract
In an image sensor provided on a chip, there are a plurality of photodiodes for receiving light. The photodiodes are disposed in at least two rows which are spaced apart from one another. An elongated photodiode which is at least partially covered by a light shield is used to monitor the photodiodes in the first and second rows. The outputs from image sensor are amplified by first and second amplifiers which are also located on the same chip as the image sensor.