Patents by Inventor Erik Eskerud

Erik Eskerud 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).

  • Method and apparatus for setting black level in an imager using both optically black and tied pixels
    Patent number: 7800042
    Abstract: An imaging pixel array includes an active area of pixels, organized into rows and columns of pixels. The array also includes a plurality of dark pixel columns adjacent to the active area of pixels such that rows of pixels in the active area of pixels extend across the plurality of dark pixel columns. The plurality of dark pixel columns are composed of tied pixels. The array also includes a plurality of dark pixel rows adjacent to the active area of pixels and the plurality of dark pixel columns such that columns of pixels in the active area of pixels extend across the plurality of dark pixel rows. The plurality of dark pixel rows are composed of both optically black pixels and tied pixels on the same row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Erik Eskerud
  • Method and apparatus for setting black level in an imager using both optically black and tied pixels
    Publication number: 20080315073
    Abstract: An imaging pixel array includes an active area of pixels, organized into rows and columns of pixels. The array also includes a plurality of dark pixel columns adjacent to the active area of pixels such that rows of pixels in the active area of pixels extend across the plurality of dark pixel columns. The plurality of dark pixel columns are composed of tied pixels. The array also includes a plurality of dark pixel rows adjacent to the active area of pixels and the plurality of dark pixel columns such that columns of pixels in the active area of pixels extend across the plurality of dark pixel rows. The plurality of dark pixel rows are composed of both optically black pixels and tied pixels on the same row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventor: Erik Eskerud
  • Method and apparatus for setting black level in an imager using both optically black and tied pixels
    Patent number: 7427735
    Abstract: An imaging pixel array includes an active area of pixels, organized into rows and columns of pixels. The array also includes a plurality of dark pixel columns adjacent to the active area of pixels such that rows of pixels in the active area of pixels extend across the plurality of dark pixel columns. The plurality of dark pixel columns are composed of tied pixels. The array also includes a plurality of dark pixel rows adjacent to the active area of pixels and the plurality of dark pixel columns such that columns of pixels in the active area of pixels extend across the plurality of dark pixel rows. The plurality of dark pixel rows are composed of both optically black pixels and tied pixels on the same row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Erik Eskerud
  • Method and apparatus for setting black level in an imager using both optically black and tied pixels
    Publication number: 20070131846
    Abstract: An imaging pixel array includes an active area of pixels, organized into rows and columns of pixels. The array also includes a plurality of dark pixel columns adjacent to the active area of pixels such that rows of pixels in the active area of pixels extend across the plurality of dark pixel columns. The plurality of dark pixel columns are composed of tied pixels. The array also includes a plurality of dark pixel rows adjacent to the active area of pixels and the plurality of dark pixel columns such that columns of pixels in the active area of pixels extend across the plurality of dark pixel rows. The plurality of dark pixel rows are composed of both optically black pixels and tied pixels on the same row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Erik Eskerud