Boyd Albert Fowler

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Sunnyvale, CA, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Camera having video stream indicator
- Patent number 12,238,415
- Issue date Feb 25, 2025
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Sensor watermarking on raw images
- Patent number 12,189,727
- Issue date Jan 7, 2025
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Wenshou Chen
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Devices and methods for obtaining three-dimensional shape informati...
- Patent number 11,871,132
- Issue date Jan 9, 2024
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Badrinath Padmanabhan
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Signal-charge estimator and method
- Patent number 11,871,129
- Issue date Jan 9, 2024
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Image sensor with on-chip occlusion detection and methods thereof
- Patent number 11,683,598
- Issue date Jun 20, 2023
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Bo Mu
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Determining depth information from a single camera
- Patent number 11,647,175
- Issue date May 9, 2023
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Richard Mann
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Image-focusing method and associated image sensor
- Patent number 11,539,875
- Issue date Dec 27, 2022
- OmniVision Technologies Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Sensor comprising gate modulation with inductor to form a resonant...
- Patent number 11,211,421
- Issue date Dec 28, 2021
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Xianmin Yi
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Monolithic visible/IR fused low light level imaging sensor
- Patent number 10,277,838
- Issue date Apr 30, 2019
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Xinqiao Liu
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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RGBZ pixel unit cell with first and second Z transfer gates
- Patent number 10,263,022
- Issue date Apr 16, 2019
- Google LLC
- Chung Chun Wan
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
Physical layout and structure of RGBZ pixel cell unit for RGBZ imag...
- Patent number 10,128,287
- Issue date Nov 13, 2018
- Google LLC
- Chung Chun Wan
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
Imaging array with improved dynamic range utilizing parasitic photo...
- Patent number 10,128,286
- Issue date Nov 13, 2018
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
System and method for adjusting dental X-ray exposure
- Patent number 10,123,762
- Issue date Nov 13, 2018
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Xinqiao Liu
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Imaging array with improved dynamic range utilizing parasitic photo...
- Patent number 10,128,296
- Issue date Nov 13, 2018
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for estimating modulation transfer function in...
- Patent number 10,067,029
- Issue date Sep 4, 2018
- Google LLC
- Vlad Constantin Cardei
- H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Stacked image sensor with shield bumps between interconnects
- Patent number 10,062,722
- Issue date Aug 28, 2018
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Sohei Manabe
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Systems and methods for detecting light-emitting diode without flic...
- Patent number 10,044,960
- Issue date Aug 7, 2018
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Duli Mao
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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RGBZ pixel unit cell with first and second Z transfer gates
- Patent number 9,871,065
- Issue date Jan 16, 2018
- Google Inc.
- Chung Chun Wan
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Physical layout and structure of RGBZ pixel cell unit for RGBZ imag...
- Patent number 9,741,755
- Issue date Aug 22, 2017
- Google Inc.
- Chung Chun Wan
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Hybrid camera sensor for night vision and day color vision
- Patent number 9,591,275
- Issue date Mar 7, 2017
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Xinqiao Liu
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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CMOS imaging array with improved noise characteristics
- Patent number 9,426,390
- Issue date Aug 23, 2016
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
RGBZ pixel cell unit for an RGBZ image sensor
- Patent number 9,425,233
- Issue date Aug 23, 2016
- Google Inc.
- Chung Chun Wan
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Imaging array with improved dynamic range utilizing parasitic photo...
- Patent number 9,412,782
- Issue date Aug 9, 2016
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Amplifier adapted for CMOS imaging sensors
- Patent number 9,374,545
- Issue date Jun 21, 2016
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Variable gain column amplifier adapted for use in imaging arrays
- Patent number 9,253,396
- Issue date Feb 2, 2016
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Hung T. Do
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Sample and hold circuit with reduced noise
- Patent number 8,952,729
- Issue date Feb 10, 2015
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
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Hybrid CCD—CMOS camera adapted for forming images of moving scenes
- Patent number 8,817,145
- Issue date Aug 26, 2014
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Digital pixel sensor with reduced noise
- Patent number 8,779,346
- Issue date Jul 15, 2014
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Imaging array with modulated pixels
- Patent number 8,488,027
- Issue date Jul 16, 2013
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions, Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Imaging array with built-in exposure control
- Patent number 8,159,574
- Issue date Apr 17, 2012
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions, Inc.
- Xinqiao Liu
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
Camera Having Video Stream Indicator
- Publication number 20250030941
- Publication date Jan 23, 2025
- OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
COLOR ROUTER BASED PHOTODIODES AND INTEGRATED PIXEL CIRCUIT
- Publication number 20250015101
- Publication date Jan 9, 2025
- OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Boyd Fowler
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
SIGNAL-CHARGE ESTIMATOR AND METHOD
- Publication number 20230224603
- Publication date Jul 13, 2023
- OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Boyd Fowler
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SENSOR WATERMARKING ON RAW IMAGES
- Publication number 20230087541
- Publication date Mar 23, 2023
- OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Wenshou Chen
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
PIXEL LEVEL EXPANDABLE MEMORY ARRAY FOR VOLTAGE DOMAIN GLOBAL SHUTTER
- Publication number 20220191416
- Publication date Jun 16, 2022
- OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Boyd Fowler
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE INFORMATI...
- Publication number 20210352234
- Publication date Nov 11, 2021
- OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Badrinath Padmanabhan
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
Determining Depth Information From A Single Camera
- Publication number 20210176447
- Publication date Jun 10, 2021
- OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Richard Mann
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
GATE MODULATION WITH INDUCTOR
- Publication number 20200235158
- Publication date Jul 23, 2020
- OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Xianmin Yi
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
STACKED IMAGE SENSOR WITH SHIELD BUMPS BETWEEN INTERCONNECTS
- Publication number 20180097030
- Publication date Apr 5, 2018
- OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Sohei Manabe
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
Monolithic Visible/IR Fused Low Light Level Imaging Sensor
- Publication number 20180035061
- Publication date Feb 1, 2018
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Xinqiao Liu
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE WITHOUT FLIC...
- Publication number 20170347047
- Publication date Nov 30, 2017
- OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Duli Mao
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Physical Layout and Structure of RGBZ Pixel Cell Unit For RGBZ Imag...
- Publication number 20170330909
- Publication date Nov 16, 2017
- Google Inc.
- Chung Chun Wan
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
RGBZ Pixel Unit Cell with First and Second Z Transfer Gates
- Publication number 20170317122
- Publication date Nov 2, 2017
- Google Inc.
- Chung Chun Wan
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION IN...
- Publication number 20170234765
- Publication date Aug 17, 2017
- Google Inc.
- Vlad Constantin Cardei
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
System and Method for Adjusting Dental X-ray Exposure
- Publication number 20170188987
- Publication date Jul 6, 2017
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Xinqiao Liu
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Methodologies for Mobile Camera Color Management
- Publication number 20170150112
- Publication date May 25, 2017
- Google Inc.
- Honglei Wu
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED AUTOFOCUS USING CURV...
- Publication number 20170099427
- Publication date Apr 6, 2017
- Google Inc.
- Honglei Wu
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Application
Imaging Array with Improved Dynamic Range Utilizing Parasitic Photo...
- Publication number 20170018582
- Publication date Jan 19, 2017
- BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC
- Boyd Fowler
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
PHYSICAL LAYOUT AND STRUCTURE OF RGBZ PIXEL CELL UNIT FOR RGBZ IMAG...
- Publication number 20160181314
- Publication date Jun 23, 2016
- Google Inc.
- Chung Chun Wan
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
RGBZ PIXEL CELL UNIT FOR AN RGBZ IMAGE SENSOR
- Publication number 20160181295
- Publication date Jun 23, 2016
- Google Inc.
- Chung Chun Wan
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
RGBZ PIXEL UNIT CELL WITH FIRST AND SECOND Z TRANSFER GATES
- Publication number 20160181298
- Publication date Jun 23, 2016
- Google Inc.
- Chung Chun Wan
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
Variable Gain Column Amplifier Adapted for Use in Imaging Arrays
- Publication number 20150156413
- Publication date Jun 4, 2015
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions, Inc.
- Hung T. Do
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Imaging Array with Improved Dynamic Range Utilizing Parasitic Photo...
- Publication number 20150122974
- Publication date May 7, 2015
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
Amplifier Adapted for CMOS Imaging Sensors
- Publication number 20150076321
- Publication date Mar 19, 2015
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions, Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Imaging Array with Improved Dynamic Range Utilizing Parasitic Photo...
- Publication number 20150008307
- Publication date Jan 8, 2015
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions, Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
Customizable Image Acquisition Sensor and Processing System
- Publication number 20140333808
- Publication date Nov 13, 2014
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions, Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Sample and Hold Circuit with Reduced Noise
- Publication number 20140300389
- Publication date Oct 9, 2014
- BAE Systems Imaging Solutions, Inc.
- Boyd Fowler
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
Digital Pixel Sensor with Reduced Noise
- Publication number 20130299674
- Publication date Nov 14, 2013
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Hybrid CCD-CMOS Camera Adapted for Forming Images of Moving Scenes
- Publication number 20130258153
- Publication date Oct 3, 2013
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Low Noise CMOS Pixel Array
- Publication number 20130070134
- Publication date Mar 21, 2013
- Boyd Fowler
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE

Boyd Albert Fowler

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Camera having video stream indicator

Sensor watermarking on raw images

Devices and methods for obtaining three-dimensional shape informati...

Signal-charge estimator and method

Image sensor with on-chip occlusion detection and methods thereof

Determining depth information from a single camera

Image-focusing method and associated image sensor

Sensor comprising gate modulation with inductor to form a resonant...

Monolithic visible/IR fused low light level imaging sensor

RGBZ pixel unit cell with first and second Z transfer gates

Physical layout and structure of RGBZ pixel cell unit for RGBZ imag...

Imaging array with improved dynamic range utilizing parasitic photo...

System and method for adjusting dental X-ray exposure

Imaging array with improved dynamic range utilizing parasitic photo...

Systems and methods for estimating modulation transfer function in...

Stacked image sensor with shield bumps between interconnects

Systems and methods for detecting light-emitting diode without flic...

RGBZ pixel unit cell with first and second Z transfer gates

Physical layout and structure of RGBZ pixel cell unit for RGBZ imag...

Hybrid camera sensor for night vision and day color vision

CMOS imaging array with improved noise characteristics

RGBZ pixel cell unit for an RGBZ image sensor

Imaging array with improved dynamic range utilizing parasitic photo...

Amplifier adapted for CMOS imaging sensors

Variable gain column amplifier adapted for use in imaging arrays

Sample and hold circuit with reduced noise

Hybrid CCD—CMOS camera adapted for forming images of moving scenes

Digital pixel sensor with reduced noise

Imaging array with modulated pixels

Imaging array with built-in exposure control

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Camera Having Video Stream Indicator

COLOR ROUTER BASED PHOTODIODES AND INTEGRATED PIXEL CIRCUIT

SIGNAL-CHARGE ESTIMATOR AND METHOD

SENSOR WATERMARKING ON RAW IMAGES

PIXEL LEVEL EXPANDABLE MEMORY ARRAY FOR VOLTAGE DOMAIN GLOBAL SHUTTER

DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE INFORMATI...

Determining Depth Information From A Single Camera

GATE MODULATION WITH INDUCTOR

STACKED IMAGE SENSOR WITH SHIELD BUMPS BETWEEN INTERCONNECTS

Monolithic Visible/IR Fused Low Light Level Imaging Sensor

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE WITHOUT FLIC...

Physical Layout and Structure of RGBZ Pixel Cell Unit For RGBZ Imag...

RGBZ Pixel Unit Cell with First and Second Z Transfer Gates

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION IN...

System and Method for Adjusting Dental X-ray Exposure

Methodologies for Mobile Camera Color Management

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED AUTOFOCUS USING CURV...

Imaging Array with Improved Dynamic Range Utilizing Parasitic Photo...

PHYSICAL LAYOUT AND STRUCTURE OF RGBZ PIXEL CELL UNIT FOR RGBZ IMAG...

RGBZ PIXEL CELL UNIT FOR AN RGBZ IMAGE SENSOR

RGBZ PIXEL UNIT CELL WITH FIRST AND SECOND Z TRANSFER GATES

Variable Gain Column Amplifier Adapted for Use in Imaging Arrays

Imaging Array with Improved Dynamic Range Utilizing Parasitic Photo...

Amplifier Adapted for CMOS Imaging Sensors

Imaging Array with Improved Dynamic Range Utilizing Parasitic Photo...

Customizable Image Acquisition Sensor and Processing System

Sample and Hold Circuit with Reduced Noise

Digital Pixel Sensor with Reduced Noise

Hybrid CCD-CMOS Camera Adapted for Forming Images of Moving Scenes

Low Noise CMOS Pixel Array