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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. 06, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carlos F. Rezende, Rochester, NY (US);
Craig E. Arnold, Brockport, NY (US);
Mark A. Harland, Hilton, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/10203 ; H01L 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/10203 ; H01L 2/700 ;
Abstract
A cover and method of protecting and testing an image sensor. The cover is designed to be mounted on a supporting substrate in which the sensor is mounted. The substrate has a generally planer surface with the image sensor being mounted below the generally planer surface. Cover includes a body portion which extends over the image sensor and has means for removably mounting and demounting the cover from the substrate. The cover further includes a window area such that use and/or test of said sensor may occur through said window when the cover is mounted to said substrate.