Patents by Inventor Bruce Burkey

Bruce Burkey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Reducing dark current in charge coupled devices
    Patent number: 5115458
    Abstract: In a CCD in which a pixel is defined by at least two adjacent gate electrodes, voltages are applied to both gate electrodes to simultaneously place both gates of each pixel in a mode of operation whereby holes are accumulated at the surface of a substrate in which the CCD is formed. Preferably one of these voltages is at a higher potential level than the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Bruce Burkey, Win-Chyi Chang, Teh-Hsuang Lee