Patents by Inventor Kitamura Yasunori

Kitamura Yasunori 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).

  • Solid-state image capturing device, solid-state image capturing apparatus, and electronic information device
    Patent number: 8134218
    Abstract: A solid-state image capturing device is provided, and in a pixel section in the center of a chip where a plurality of light receiving elements are arranged in two dimensions, an on-chip lens for focusing incident light is provided on each of the plurality of light receiving elements in a corresponding manner; and a dummy pattern made of a material for the on-chip lens is provided on a peripheral circuit section on an outer circumference side of the chip in order to improve the heat-resisting property at the time of reflow soldering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kitamura Yasunori
  • Solid-state image capturing device, manufacturing method for solid-state image capturing device, solid-state image capturing apparatus, and electronic information device
    Publication number: 20090009639
    Abstract: A solid-state image capturing device is provided, and in a pixel section in the center of a chip where a plurality of light receiving elements are arranged in two dimensions, an on-chip lens for focusing incident light is provided on each of the plurality of light receiving elements in a corresponding manner; and a dummy pattern made of a material for the on-chip lens is provided on a peripheral circuit section on an outer circumference side of the chip in order to improve the heat-resisting property at the time of reflow soldering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kitamura Yasunori