Patents Examined by Warren B. Perkey
  • Image sensor and image capturing device
    Patent number: 7715703
    Abstract: An image sensor includes: image capturing pixels and focus detection pixels disposed together on a single substrate; and adjacent pixels that are not equipped with a photoelectric conversion unit and are disposed adjacent to the focus detection pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Utagawa, Yosuke Kusaka