Patents by Inventor Zerol Smith, III

Zerol Smith, III 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).

  • Patent number: 5037201
    Abstract: A compact, self contained image resolving and sensing apparatus of the type used in electronic imaging applications includes a plurality of sensing devices such as photodetectors formed on a transparent substrate capable of resolving a polychromatic image incident thereupon. The mechanism by which the substrate resolves the incident image may be refraction, diffraction or other suitable mechanism. The sensing devices are sized and located on the substrate such that they are capable of detecting one or more wavelength components of the resolved polychromatic image. Logic and select circuitry may be formed on the substrate generally contemporaneously and of similar materials as the sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Zerol Smith, III, Robert F. Tow, Robert A. Street