Patents by Inventor CONON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

CONON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 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).

  • IMAGING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130214128
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit, and an amplification element to amplify signals based on signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, in which the plurality of pixels output signals for performing a phase contrast detection type of focal point detection; and a signal holding unit in an electrical pathway between an output node of the photoelectric conversion unit and an input node of the amplification element, in which signals for performing the phase contrast detection type of focal point detection are held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: CONON KABUSHIKI KAISHA