US Patent 8493451 Imaging devices operable with multiple aspect ratios

Patent 8493451 was granted and assigned to Quantum Semiconductor LLC on July, 2013 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Quantum Semiconductor LLC

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

8493451

Patent Inventor Names

Carlos J. R. P. Augusto0

Date of Patent

July 23, 2013

Patent Application Number

13528266

Date Filed

June 20, 2012

Patent Primary Examiner

Sinh Tran

Patent abstract

Imaging devices including a novel imaging system wherein a 2-dimensional pixel array has a diagonal dimension larger than the diameter measurement of the image circle, thereby being capable of handling rectangular images with multiple aspect ratios. These new imaging devices can be used in various electronic imaging apparatus with or without a lens system.