Patents
US 9939251 B2: Three dimensional imaging utilizing stacked imager devices and associated methods
- Granted
- 2018-04-10
- Filed
- 2014-03-12 application 14206890
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Stacked imager devices that can determine distance and generate three dimensional representations of a subject and associated methods are provided. In one aspect, an imaging system can include a first imager array having a first light incident surface and a second imager array having a second light incident surface. The second imager array can be coupled to the first imager array at a surface that is opposite the first light incident surface, with the second light incident surface being oriented toward the first imager array and at least substantially uniformly spaced. The system can also include a system lens positioned to direct incident light along an optical pathway onto the first light incident surface. The first imager array is operable to detect a first portion of the light passing along the optical pathway and to pass through a second portion of the light, where the second imager array is operable to detect at least a part of the second portion of light.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180410.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homayoon Haddad | Beaverton, OR | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chen Feng | Snohomish, WA | 136 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Leonard Forbes | Corvallis, OR | 235 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01B | Measuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions; measuring angles; measuring areas; measuring irregularities of surfaces or contours | G01B11/026 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T7/557 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N13/236 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-06 | Name change Change of name | SIONYX, INC. signed 2015-08-02 | SIONYX, LLC BEVERLY, MA | 37449/884 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-12-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HADDAD, HOMAYOON signed 2014-05-05 FORBES, LEONARD signed 2014-06-30 FENG, CHEN signed 2015-07-18 | SIONYX, INC. BEVERLY, MA | 37347/659 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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