Patents
US 10985198 B2: Pixel isolation elements, devices and associated methods
- Granted
- 2021-04-20
- Filed
- 2019-03-01 application 16290740
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Light trapping pixels, devices incorporating such pixels, and various associated methods are provided. In one aspect, for example, a light trapping pixel device can include a light sensitive pixel having a light incident surface, a backside surface opposite the light incident surface, and a peripheral sidewall disposed into at least a portion of the pixel and extending at least substantially around the pixel periphery. The pixel can also include a backside light trapping material substantially covering the backside surface and a peripheral light trapping material substantially covering the peripheral sidewall. The light contacting the backside light trapping material or the peripheral light trapping material is thus reflected back toward the pixel.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210420.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiOnyx, LLC 58 patents | US company or organization | Beverly, MA | SIONYX Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin U. Pralle | Wayland, MA | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey McKee | Tualatin, OR | 44 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason W. Sickler | Arlington, MA | 45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H10F | Inorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation | H10F39/807 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-29 | Correction Conversion | SIONYX, INC. signed 2015-08-02 | SIONYX, LLC BEVERLY, MA | 54867/192 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-12-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PRALLE, MARTIN U. signed 2014-04-03 MCKEE, JEFFREY signed 2014-04-07 SICKLER, JASON signed 2014-04-03 | SIONYX, INC. BEVERLY, MA | 54768/807 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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