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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:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Joseph S. Stam, Holland, MI (US);
Mark A. Pierce, Wyoming, MI (US);
Harold C. Ockerse, Holland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph S. Stam, Holland, MI (US);
Mark A. Pierce, Wyoming, MI (US);
Harold C. Ockerse, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging system of the invention includes an image array sensor including a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels generates a signal indicative of the amount of light received on the pixel. The imaging system further includes an analog to digital converter for quantizing the signals from the pixels into a digital value. The system further includes a memory including a plurality of allocated storage locations for storing the digital values from the analog to digital converter.