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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Wende Zhang, Troy, MI (US);
Jinsong Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Kent S. Lybecker, Rochester, MI (US);
Jeffrey S. Piasecki, Rochester, MI (US);
Ryan M. Frakes, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Travis S. Hester, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2006.01); G02B 13/14 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G02B 13/18 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 13/14 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); G02B 5/208 (2013.01); G02B 13/18 (2013.01); G02B 19/009 (2013.01); G02B 19/0076 (2013.01); H01L 27/14618 (2013.01); H01L 27/14625 (2013.01); H04N 5/332 (2013.01); H04N 5/35563 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); H04N 9/00 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for capturing an image includes a plurality of lens elements coaxially encompassed within a lens housing. A split-sub-pixel imaging chip includes an IR-pass filter coating applied on selected sub-pixels. The sub-pixels include a long exposure sub-pixel and a short-exposure sub-pixel for each of a plurality of green blue and red pixels.