Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Carducci

Thomas R. Carducci 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).

  • Detecting hopping pixel defects in CCD image sensors
    Patent number: 6903769
    Abstract: A method for determining if there is a temperature dependent hopping pixel defect in an image sensor, including the steps of providing an image sensor in a heated environment having a temperature selected such that hopping pixel defects can be detected; and operating the image sensor and analyzing the output of the pixels of the image sensor to determine if there are hopping pixel defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Shen Wang, Thomas R. Carducci