Patents by Inventor Joan Pendleton

Joan Pendleton 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).

  • Serpentine charge transfer device
    Patent number: 4446473
    Abstract: A serpentine charge transfer device is disclosed in which two parallel series of charge transfer wells are disposed adjacent to each other. Channel stops and electrically controllable barriers are suitably introduced into the two series to cause charge to flow in a serpentine fashion along the two series of charge transfer wells. The invention doubles the resolution of linear imaging devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1984
    Assignee: Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corporation
    Inventor: Joan Pendleton