Patents by Inventor Gerrit Lükens

Gerrit Lükens 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).

  • Publication number: 20240175987
    Abstract: A light time-of-flight pixel comprising at least one modulation gate (GA, GB) having a mixing and a transfer region (TA, TB), and comprising at least one storage region (SGA, SGB), the transfer region (TA, TB) being arranged between the mixing region and the storage region (SGA, SGB), the transfer region being doped in such a way that a modulation gate voltage present at the modulation gate (GA, GB) opens or closes charge transfer to the storage region (SGA, SGB).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicants: IFM Electronic GmbH, PMDTechnologies AG
    Inventors: Gerrit Lükens, Robert Rössler
  • Publication number: 20240038790
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light transit time pixel comprising —at least one modulation gate (GA, GB) which has a photoactive region (FAB) and a storage region (MA, MB), said storage region (MA, MB) having a locally increased n-type doping below the modulation gate (GA, GB) and delimiting the photoactive region (FAB) of the modulation gate (GA, GB), —at least one transfer gate (TXA, TXB) which adjoins the storage region (MA, MB) of the modulation gate (GA, GB), —at least one reading diode (DA, DB) which follows the transfer gate (TXA, TXB), —at least one drain gate (DG) which adjoins one side of the light-sensitive region (FAB) of the modulation gate (GA, GB), and —at least one drain diode (DD) which follows the drain gate (DG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicants: IFM Electronic GmbH, PMDTechnologies AG
    Inventors: Matthias Franke, Robert Rössler, Gerrit Lükens, Ana-maria Teodoreanu