Patents by Inventor Neil J. McCaffrey

Neil J. McCaffrey 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).

  • Extended dynamic range imaging system and method
    Patent number: 7020353
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an imager has an array of photodetectors, each of which accumulates charge during an integration period as a result of light detected during the integration period, the array having a charge capacity which increases during the integration period. A charge capacity controller coupled to the imager adjusts how the imager increases the charge capacity of the array based upon the brightness distribution detected by the imager during at least one previous integration period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation
    Inventors: Neil J. McCaffrey, Peter A. Levine, Frank P. Pantuso, Sr., Donald J. Sauer