Patents by Inventor Gene Atlas

Gene Atlas 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 of amplifying charge in an imager
    Patent number: 7910874
    Abstract: A charge coupled device (CCD) includes a low noise charge gain circuit that amplifies charge of a cell dependent upon the charge accumulated by the cell. The low noise charge gain circuit receives clocking signals, such as from an input diode, which allow charge to accumulate in a reservoir well and then flow into a receiving well. The low noise charge gain circuit also receives a voltage signal corresponding to charge accumulated on an associated cell. The amount of charge flowing into the receiving well depends on this voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Imagerlabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Atlas, Mark Wadsworth, Richard H. Kullman, Sarit Neter
  • Low noise charge amplification CCD
    Publication number: 20060238635
    Abstract: A charge coupled device (CCD) includes a low noise charge gain circuit that amplifies charge of a cell dependent upon the charge accumulated by the cell. The low noise charge gain circuit receives clocking signals, such as from an input diode, which allow charge to accumulate in a reservoir well and then flow into a receiving well. The low noise charge gain circuit also receives a voltage signal corresponding to charge accumulated on an associated cell. The amount of charge flowing into the receiving well depends on this voltage signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Gene Atlas, Mark Wadsworth, Richard Kullman, Sarit Neter
  • Low noise charge gain circuit and CCD using same
    Patent number: 7078670
    Abstract: A charge coupled device (CCD) includes a low noise charge gain circuit that amplifies charge of a cell dependent upon the charge accumulated by the cell. The low noise charge gain circuit receives clocking signals, such as from an input diode, which allow charge to accumulate in a reservoir well and then flow into a receiving well. The low noise charge gain circuit also receives a voltage signal corresponding to charge accumulated on an associated cell. The amount of charge flowing into the receiving well depends on this voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Imagerlabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Atlas, Mark Wadsworth, Richard H. Kullman, Sarit Neter
  • Low noise charge amplification CCD
    Publication number: 20050056771
    Abstract: A charge coupled device (CCD) includes a low noise charge gain circuit that amplifies charge of a cell dependent upon the charge accumulated by the cell. The low noise charge gain circuit receives clocking signals, such as from an input diode, which allow charge to accumulate in a reservoir well and then flow into a receiving well. The low noise charge gain circuit also receives a voltage signal corresponding to charge accumulated on an associated cell. The amount of charge flowing into the receiving well depends on this voltage signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Gene Atlas, Mark Wadsworth, Richard Kullman, Sarit Neter
  • Fabricating a hybrid imaging device
    Patent number: 6590197
    Abstract: A hybrid detector or imager includes two substrates fabricated under incompatible processes. An array of detectors, such as charged-coupled devices, are formed on the first substrate using a CCD fabrication process, such as a buried channel or peristaltic process. One or more charge-converting amplifiers are formed on a second substrate using a CMOS fabrication process. The two substrates are then bonded together to form a hybrid detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Mark Wadsworth, Gene Atlas
  • Fabricating a hybrid imaging device
    Publication number: 20020020801
    Abstract: A hybrid detector or imager includes two substrates fabricated under incompatible processes. An array of detectors, such as charged-coupled devices, are formed on the first substrate using a CCD fabrication process, such as a buried channel or peristaltic process. One or more charge-converting amplifiers are formed on a second substrate using a CMOS fabrication process. The two substrates are then bonded together to form a hybrid detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Mark Wadsworth, Gene Atlas
  • Fabricating a hybrid imaging device having non-destructive sense nodes
    Patent number: 6303923
    Abstract: A hybrid detector or imager includes two substrates fabricated under incompatible processes. An array of detectors, such as charged-coupled devices, are formed on the first substrate using a CCD fabrication process, such as a buried channel or peristaltic process. One or more charge-converting amplifiers are formed on a second substrate using a CMOS fabrication process. The two substrates are then bonded together to form a hybrid detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Mark Wadsworth, Gene Atlas