ERIC R. FOSSUM
(as of 10/17/2009)
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1.
E.R.
Fossum, Charge-coupled device
differencer, U.S. Patent No. 4,686,648.
2.
P.R.
Prucnal, E.R. Fossum, R.M. Osgood, Integrated
fiber optic coupler for VHSIC/VLSI Interconnects, U.S. Patent No. 4,744,623.
3.
E.R.
Fossum, S.S. Todorov, Method of forming
dielectric thin films on silicon by low energy ion beam bombardment, U.S.
Patent No. 4,776,925.
4.
E.R.
Fossum, P.D. Kirchner, G.D. Pettit, A.C. Warren, J.M. Woodall, Submicron dimension compound semiconductor
fabrication using thermal etching,
U.S. Patent No. 4,920,069.
5.
E.R.
Fossum and S.E. Kemeny, Trench-defined CCD structure, U.S Patent
No. 5,055,900.
6.
E.R.
Fossum and F.J. Grunthaner, Method for
producing a hybridization of detector array and integrated circuit for readout,
U.S. Patent No. 5,236,871.
7.
E.R.
Fossum, T.J. Cunningham, T.Krabach, and C. Staller, Monolithic In-based
8.
E.R.
Fossum, S.E. Kemeny and S.K. Mendis, CMOS
active pixel image sensor, U.S. Patent No. 5,471,515.
9.
S.E.
Kemeny, E.R. Fossum, R. H. Nixon, Digital
parallel processor array for path planning, U.S. Patent No. 5,548,773.
10.
E.R.
Fossum, B. Pain, Solid-state image sensor
with focal-plane digital photon-counting pixel array, U.S. Patent No. 5,665,959.
11.
E.R.
Fossum, Z. Zhou, and B. Pain, Successive
approximation ADC for focal plane applications using balanced charge
integrating amplifiers, U.S. Patent No. 5,793,322.
12.
E.R.
Fossum and R. Nixon, CMOS active pixel
sensor type imaging system on a chip, U.S. Patent No. 5,841,126.
13.
E.R.
Fossum and Z. Zhou, Capacitively coupled
successive approximation ultra low power analog to digital converter, US
patent No. 5,880,691.
14.
B.
Pain, J. Nakamura and E.R. Fossum, On-focal-plane
analog to digital conversion for current-mode imaging devices,
15.
E.R.
Fossum, Self-triggered X-ray sensor, U.S. Patent No. 5,887,049.
16.
Z.
Zhou, B. Pain, and E.R. Fossum, Integrated
sensor with frame memory and programmable resolution for light adaptive
imaging, U.S. Patent No. 5,909,026.
17.
E.R.Fossum,
18.
Y.
Wang and E.R. Fossum, Light-sensing array
with wedge-like reflecitve optical concentrators, U.S. Patent No. 5,952,645.
19.
E.
R. Fossum, Active pixel sensors with substantially
planarized color filtering elements, U.S. Patent No. 5,990,506.
20.
E.R.
Fossum, Median filter with embedded
analog-to-digital converter, U.S. Patent No. 5,995,163
21.
E.R.
Fossum, Quantum efficiency improvements
in active pixel sensors, U.S. Patent No. 6,005,619.
22.
J.
Stam, J. Bechtel, E.R. Fossum, and S. Kemeny, Wide dynamic range optical sensor, U.S. Patent No. 6,008,486.
23.
E.R. Fossum,
24.
Z. Zhou, E.R. Fossum, B. Pain, Integrated sensor with frame memory and programmable
resolution for light adaptive imaging U.S.
Patent No. 6,057,539
25.
E.R. Fossum, B. Pain, Integrated
infrared and visible image sensors U.S.
Patent No. 6,107,618
26.
E.R. Fossum, S. Mendis,
27.
T.J. Cunningham, E. R. Fossun, S. Nikzad, B. Pain,
G.Soli, Delta-doped hybrid advanced detector
for low energy particle detection U.S.
Patent No. 6,107,619
1.
O. Yadid-Pecht, E.R. Fossum, Image sensor producing at least two integration times
from each sensing pixel U.S. Patent No. 6,115,065
2.
E.R.Fossum
and M. Kaplinsky, CMOS image sensor with
different pixel sizes for different colors, U.S. Patent 6,137,100.
3.
E.R.
Fossum,
4.
O. Yadid-Pecht, B. Pain, and E.R. Fossum,
Method and apparatus of high dynamic
range image sensor with individual pixel reset, U.S. Patent No. 6,175,383
B1.
5.
E.R
Fossum, A. Krymski, B. Mansoorian, Active
pixel image sensor with current mode readout, U.S. Patent No. 6,194,696.
6.
E.R.
Fossum, Differential non-linearity
correction scheme, U.S. Patent No. 6,215,428.
7.
E.R.
Fossum, G. Waligorski, Pulse-controlled
light emitting diode source, U.S. Patent No. 6,222,172.
8.
V.
Berezin, A Krymski, and E.R. Fossum, Lock-in
pinned photodiode detector, U.S.
Patent No. 6,239,456.
9.
S.
Barna, D. Van Blerkom, E.R. Fossum, Nonlinear
flash analog to digital converter used in an active pixel system, U.S.
Patent No. 6,295,013.
10.
F.T.
Bauer, J.H. Bechtel, R.R. Turnbull, R. Nixon, and E.R. Fossum, Moisture detecting system using
semiconductor light sensor with integral charge collection, U.S. Patent No.
6,313,457.
11.
R.C.
Gee, P.P-K. Lee, T-H Lee, E.R. Fossum, Active pixel image sensor using a pinned
photodiode, U.S. Patent No. 6,320,617.
12.
T.J.
Cunningham, E.R. Fossum, S. Nikzad, B. Pain, G. Soli, Delta-doped hybrid
advanced detector for low energy particle detection, U.S. Patent No. 6,346,700.
13.
R.
Nixon, E.R. Fossum, J. Bechtel, Photodiode light sensor, U.S. Patent No.
6,359,274.
14.
J.H.
Bechtel, F.T. Bauer, J.S. Stam, R.C. Knapp, R. R. Trumbell, D.J. Schmidt, G.B.
Poe, D.L. Plangger, R.H. Nixon, E.R.
Fossum, T.E. Steenwyck, Vehicle
equipment controlwith semiconductor light sensors, U.S. Patent No. 6,379,013.
15.
V.
Berezin, E.R. Fossum, Active pixel sensor with fully depleted buried
photoreceptor, U.S. Patent No. 6,388,243.
16.
B.
Mansoorian, E.R. Fossum, Semiconductor
imaging sensor with on-chip encryption, U.S. Patent No. 6,400,824.
17.
J.
Bechtel, J. Stam, R. Turnbull, R. Nixon, and E.R. Fossum, Automatic dimming
mirror using semiconductor light sensor with integral charge collection,
U.S. Patent No. 6,402,328.
18.
R.
Nixon, N. Doudoumopoulos, E.R. Fossum, Backside
illumination of CMOS image sensor, U.S. Patent No. 6,429,036.
19.
S.
Barna, E. R. Fossum, Increasing pixel
conversion gain in CMOS image sensors, U.S. Patent No. 6,445,022.
20.
S.
Barna, E.R. Fossum, Optical range finder, U.S.Patent No. 6,452,666.
21.
E.R.
Fossum and R.H. Nixon, Single chip camera device having double sampling
operation, U.S. Patent No. 6,456,326.
22.
F.
Bauer, J. Bechtel, R. Turnbull, R. Nixon, and E.R. Fossum, Moisture
detecting system using semiconductor light sensor with integral charge
collection, U.S. Patent No. 6,469,291.
23.
R.
Panicacci, B. Mansoorian, and E.R. Fossum, RAM line storage for fixed
pattern noise correction, U.S. Patent No. 6,473,124.
24.
O.
Yadid-Pecht, B. Minch, B. Pain, and E.R. Fossum, Center of mass detection
with an active pixel sensor, U.S.
Patent No. 6,476, 860.
25.
E.R.
Fosum, Active pixel sensor array with electronic shuttering, U.S. Patent No. 6,486,503.
26.
R.H.
Nixon, E. R. Fossum, and J. Bechtel, Photodiode
light sensor, U.S. Patent No. 6,504,142.
27.
O.
Yadid-Pecht, E. R. Fossum, C. Mead, Active
pixel sensor with winner-take-all mode of operation, U.S. Patent No. 6,515,702.
28.
E.R.
Fossum and R.H. Nixon, Single substrate
camera device with CMOS image sensor, U.S. Patent No. 6,549,235.
29.
30.
E.R.
Fossum, S. Mendis, and S.E. Kemeny, Active
pixel sensor with intra-pixel charge transfer, U.S. Patent No. 6,555,842.
31.
E.R.
Fossum and R. Nixon, CMOS active pixel
sensor type imaging system on a chip, U. S. Patent No. 6,570,617.
32.
E.R.
Fossum and A. Kotlyar, Wide dynamic range
fusion using a lookup table, U.S.
Patent No. 6,584,235.
33.
T.
Shaw, B. Pain, B. Olson, R. Nixon, E.R.
Fossum, R. Panicacci, B. Mansoorian, Single
chip active pixel sensor, U.S. Patent No. 6,606,122.
34.
E.
R. Fossum, N. Doudoumopoulos, and R. Panicacci, Dead pixel correction by row/column substitution, U.S. Patent No. 6,611,288.
35.
E.R.
Fossum, A. Krymski, R. Panicacci, C. Clark, Digital
exposure circuit for an image sensor, U.S. Patent No. 6,609,745.
36.
E.R.
Fossum and S. Barna, Frame shutter pixel
with isolated storage node, U.S. Patent No. 6,624,456.
37.
S.
Barna and E.R. Fossum, Increasing pixel
conversion gain in CMOS image sensors, U.S. Patent No. 6,627,474.
38.
E.R.
Fossum and
39.
E.R.
Fossum, S. Mendis, B. Pain, R. Nixon, Z. Zhou, Active pixel senor with intra pixel charge transfer and analog to
digital conversion, U.S. Patent No. 6,665,013.
40.
E.R.
Fossum, Photodiode-type pixel for global
electronic shutter and reduced lag, U.S. Patent No. 6,667,768.
41.
E.R.
Fossum, Differential non-linearity
correction scheme, U.S. Patent No. 6,677,872.
42.
E.R.
Fossum and A. Andersson, Stitched
circuits larger than the maximum reticle size in sub-micron process, U.S.
Patent No. 6,690,076.
43.
E.R.
Fossum, Interpolator for a CMOS sensor
using a digital register, U.S. Patent No. 6,704,049.
44.
V.
Berezin and E.R. Fossum, Multi-junction
APS with dual simultaneous integration, U.S. Patent No. 6,724,426.
45.
E.R.
Fossum, Dynamic range extension for CMOS
image sensor, U.S. Patent No. 6,734,905.
46.
R.Nixon,
E.R. Fossum, J. Bechtel, Light
47.
J.
Bechtel, F. Bauer, …., E.R. Fossum, Vehicle
equipment control with semiconductor light sensors, U.S. Patent No. 6,742,904.
48.
E.R.
Fossum, S. Mendis, S. Kemeny, Active
pixel sensor with intra-pixel charge transfer, U.S. Patent No. 6,744,068.
49.
E.R.
Fossum, Two-transistor pixel with buried
reset channel and method of formation, U.S. Patent No. 6,744,084.
50.
V.
Berezin, A. Krymski, E.R. Fossum, Lock-in
pinned photodiode photodetector, U.S. Patent No. 6,750,485.
51.
J.
Bechtel, J. Stam, R. Turnbull, R. Nixon, and E.R. Fossum, Automatic dimming
mirror using semiconductor light sensor with integral charge collection, U..S.
Patent No. 6,755,542.
52.
S.
Barna and E.R.Fossum, Low light sensor
signal to noise improvement, U.S. Patent No. 6,765,613.
53.
Z.
Zhou, E.R. Fossum, B. Pain, Integrated
sensor with frame memory and programmable resolution for light adaptive
imaging, U.S. Patent No. 6,787,749.
54.
V.
Berezin, A. Krymski, E.R. Fossum, Lock-in
pinned photodiode photodetector, U.S. Patent No. 6,794,214.
55.
B.
Pain, Z. Zhou, and E.R. Fossum,
56.
E.R.
Fossum, Active pixel sensor array with
electronic shuttering, U.S. Patent No. 6,825,059.
57.
S.P.
Campbell and E. R. Fossum, Shared
photodetector pixel image sensor, U.S. Patent No. 6,838,563.
58.
E.R.
Fossum, Latched row logic for a rolling
exposure snap, U.S. Patent No. 6,847,398.
59.
J.H.
Bechtel, J.S. Stam, R.R. Turnbull, R.H. Nixon, E.R. Fossum, Automatic dimming mirror using semiconductor
glare sensor, U.S. Patent No. 6,863,405.
60.
S.
Barna and E. R. Fossum, Technique for
flagging oversaturated pixels, U.S. Patent No. 6,873,363.
61.
E.R.
Fossum, High dynamic range cascaded
integration cell and method of operation, U.S. Patent No. 6,888,122.
62.
E.R.
Fossum, S. Barna, Analog to digital
converter using multiple staggered successive approximation cells, U.S.
Patent No. 6,909,392.
63.
E.R.
Fossum, A. Kotlyar, Wide dynamic range fusion
using memory lookup, U.S. Patent No. 6,912,324.
64.
E.R.
Fossum, J. Nakamura,
65.
S.
Barna, D. Van Blerkom, E.R. Fossum, Nonlinear
flash analog to digital converter used in an active pixel system, U.S.
Patent No. 6,977,603.
66.
O.
Yadid-Pecht, B. Minch, B. Pain, and E.R. Fossum, Center of mass detection via an active pixel sensor, U.S. Patent
No. 6,980,230.
67.
E.R.
Fossum, Method of forming two-transistor
pixel with buried reset channel, U.S. Patent No. 6,984,537.
68.
E.R.
Fossum, D. Schick, S. Xue, Three-side
buttable CMOS image sensors, U.S. Patent No. 7,009,646.
69.
E.R.
Fossum, High-low sensitivity pixel, U.S. Patent No. 7,026,596.
70.
O.
Yadid-Pecht, B. Minch, B. Pain, E.R. Fossum, Center of mass detection via an active pixel sensor, U.S. Patent
No. 7,053,929.
71.
R.H.
Nixon, E.R. Fossum, J.H. Bectel, Rearview
assembly for a vehicle including a light sensor having first and second light
transducers that are not exposed to the same optical spectrum, U.S. Patent
No. 7,087,878.
72.
E.R.
Fossum, S.L. Barna, Frame shuttering
scheme for increased frame rate
U.S. Patent No. 7,092,021.
73.
E.R.
Fossum, Photodiode-type pixel for global
electronic shutter and reduced lag,
U.S. Patent No. 7,095,440.
74. E.R. Fossum, S.K.
Mendis, S.E. Kemeny, Method of acquiring an
image from an optical structure having pixels with dedicated readout circuits, U.S.
Patent No. 7,105,371.
75. Olsen, E.R. Fossum,
and G. Rossi, Amplification with feedback
capacitance for photodetector signals, U.S. Patent No. 7,183,531.
76. O. Yadid-Pecht and
E.R. Fossum, Image sensor wih high
dynamic range linear output, U.S.
Patent No. 7,190,398.
77. Olsen, E.R. Fossum,
and G. Rossi, Amplification with feedback
capacitance for photodetector signals, U.S. Patent No. 7,199,349.
78. E.R. Fossum, Methods of operating photodiode-type pixel
and imager device, U.S. Patent No. 7,209,173.
79. P.O. Pahr, A. Olsen,
and E.R. Fossum, Double sampling active
pixel sensor with double sampling temperature sensor, U.S. Patent No. 7,280,139.
80. Olsen, E. R. Fossum,
G. Rossi, Amplification with feedback
capacitance for photodetector signals, U.S. Patent No. 7,291,822.
81.
E.R.
Fossum, In-pixel kTC noise suppression
using circuit techniques, U.S. Patent No. 7,326,904.
82. T.Tang, R. Guttierez,
R. Calvet, J. Xu, and E.R. Fossum, Lens
barrel, U.S. Patent No. 7,345,827.
83. S. P. Campbell, R.H.
Tsai, G.A. Agranov, and E.R. Fossum, Alignment
among elements in an image sensor, U.S. Patent 7,351,945.
84. J.H. Bechtel, F.T. Bauer,
J. Stam, R. Knapp, R. Turnbull, D. Schmidt, G.B. Poe, D. Plangger, R.H. Nixon,
E.R. Fossum, T. Steenwyk, Vehicle
headlamp control utilizing a light sensor having at least two transducers, U.S.
Patent No. 7,361,875.
85. E.R. Fossum, Two-transistor pixel with buried reset
channel and method of formation, U.S. Patent No. 7,365,409.
86. E.R. Fossum, and R.
Nixon, Single substrate camera device
with CMOS image sensor, U.S. Patent
No. 7,369,166.
87. V. Berezin and E.R.
Fossum, Multi junction APS with dual
simultaneous integration, U.S. Patent No. 7,372,490.
88. R.H. Nixon, E.R.
Fossum, J. Bechtel, Vehicle rearview
assembly having a light sensor with two or more transducers U.S. Patent No.
7,378,633
89. E.R. Fossum, In-pixel kTC noise suppression using circuit
techniques, U.S. Patent No. 7,385,166.
90.
E.R.
Fossum,
91.
S.L.
Barna and E.R. Fossum, Low light sensor
signal to noise improvement, U..S. Patent No. 7,436,442.
92.
E.R.
Fossum, High dynamic range cascaded
integration pixel cell, U.S. Patent No. 7,442,910.
93.
A.
Olsen, E.R. Fossum, and G. Rossi, Amplification
with feedback capacitance for photodetector signals, U.S. Patent No. 7,473,883.
94.
J.
Bechtel, J. Stam, R. Turnbull, R. Nixon, and E.R. Fossum, Apparatus including at least one light sensor with an input pin for
receiving an integration period signal, U.S. Patent No. 7,550,703.
95.
J.
Bechtel, J. Stam, E.R. Fossum, and S. Kemeny, Vehicle vision system, U.S. Patent No. 7,567,291.