Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensor with multiple focal zones
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Application No.: US16937397Application Date: 2020-07-23
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Publication No.: US11877041B2Publication Date: 2024-01-16
- Inventor: Russell Gruhlke , Ravindra Vaman Shenoy , Jon Lasiter , Donald William Kidwell , Khurshid Syed Alam , Kebin Li
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Main IPC: H04N23/45
- IPC: H04N23/45 ; H04N23/55 ; G01J1/42 ; G02B13/18

Abstract:
An image sensor including a planar sensor array, a lens configured to form an optical image on the planar sensor array and characterized by a locus of focal points on a curved surface, and a cover glass with multiple thickness levels or multiple cover glasses of different sizes. The one or more cover glasses are configured to shift the locus of focal points for large field angles, such that there are multiple intersections between the planar sensor array and the locus of focal points for a large FOV, and thus multiple zones with best focus on the planar sensor array.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220030148A1 SENSOR WITH MULTIPLE FOCAL ZONES Public/Granted day:2022-01-27
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