Patents by Inventor Dave Pitou

Dave Pitou 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).

  • Telecentric singlet having a small height requirement
    Patent number: 7102826
    Abstract: A single lens that has a small spot size across a large field of view and a small height. The lens has a first surface for performing color correction functions and a second surface for primarily performing light ray bending functions. The first surface has diffraction efficiency improvement mechanism for improving the resolution of the lens. The lens also has a vignetting reducing mechanism for reducing the amount of vignetting in the corners of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Avago Technologies Sensor IP Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Guolin Ma, Dave Pitou
  • Telecentric singlet having a small height requirement
    Publication number: 20030165023
    Abstract: A single lens that has a small spot size across a large field of view and a small height. The lens has a first surface for performing color correction functions and a second surface for primarily performing light ray bending functions. The first surface has diffraction efficiency improvement mechanism for improving the resolution of the lens. The lens also has a vignetting reducing mechanism for reducing the amount of vignetting in the corners of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Guolin Ma, Dave Pitou