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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Applicants:
R. Daniel Mcgrath, Pittsford, NY (US);
Ronald W. Wake, Hilton, NY (US);
Inventors:
R. Daniel McGrath, Pittsford, NY (US);
Ronald W. Wake, Hilton, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image sensor includes a plurality of photosensitive sites; a plurality of asymmetrical-shaped microlenses positioned spanning the photosensitive sites; wherein incoming light is directed in a predetermined direction by an asymmetrical surface of the asymmetrical-shaped microlenses onto the photosensitive sites for capturing the light in a substantially uniform manner.