Patents by Inventor Gilles De Lajarte

Gilles De Lajarte 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).

  • Image sensor having a pixel array and associated method
    Publication number: 20060170801
    Abstract: An image sensor may have a pixel array and an imaging lens for forming an image on the pixel array. The sensor may also include a pixel readout unit for enabling individual pixel values to be readout. The sensor may further include a pixel selection unit wherein at least one pixel sub-array is selected according to the pixel values readout and the at least one sub-array is used for reading the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Carl Dennis, Gilles De Lajarte
  • Optical device, and optical mouse incorporating the optical device
    Publication number: 20060016967
    Abstract: An optical mouse includes a base and a lens for forming an image on an image sensor package. An LED projects light into the field of view of the lens via a prism. The prism enables the LED to be set horizontally, which reduces optical losses. The prism and lens may form part of a single molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Ewan Findlay, Gilles De Lajarte