The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2007
Applicant:
Shingo Hayakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Shingo Hayakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, each pixel including a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions disposed in the depth direction of a semiconductor; and a filter which is disposed on the incident side of the image pickup region and which has a characteristic wherein the transmittance of light in the visible wavelength region decreases as the wavelength of light becomes longer.