Patents by Inventor Ray Allen Mentzer

Ray Allen Mentzer 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).

  • Analog vertical sub-sampling in an active pixel sensor (APS) image sensor
    Patent number: 7342212
    Abstract: An active pixel sensor (APS) image sensor comprises an array of pixel circuits corresponding to rows and columns of pixels, a plurality of amplifiers that buffer signals output by the array of pixel circuits, and a plurality of sample and hold circuits that read the buffered signals. A routing mechanism is positioned between the array of pixel circuits and the plurality of amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray Allen Mentzer, Frank J. DeMonte, Jeffery Steven Beck, Matthew Michael Borg, Charles Grant Myers