Patents by Inventor Donald B. Hondongwa

Donald B. Hondongwa 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).

  • Counting and integrating pixels, detectors, and methods
    Patent number: 10473798
    Abstract: Embodiments include a device, comprising: a column line; a plurality of pixels; each pixel coupled to the column line; a comparator having an input coupled to the column line and configured to compare a signal from the column line to a threshold; and control logic coupled to the pixels and configured to selectively couple each pixel to the column line after a sampling period for each pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: Varex Imaging Corporation, The Trustees of Dartmouth College
    Inventors: Donald B. Hondongwa, Eric R. Fossum
  • COUNTING AND INTEGRATING PIXELS, DETECTORS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180364373
    Abstract: Embodiments include a device, comprising: a column line; a plurality of pixels; each pixel coupled to the column line; a comparator having an input coupled to the column line and configured to compare a signal from the column line to a threshold; and control logic coupled to the pixels and configured to selectively couple each pixel to the column line after a sampling period for each pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Donald B. Hondongwa, Eric R. Fossum