Inventor

Xiaofeng Fan

Inventor

San Jose, CA, US

Overview

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Patents

2009–2020

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 67 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H01Lprimary

H01LSemiconductor devices18%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation18%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television14%

H10DInorganic electric semiconductor devices12%

G06FElectric digital data processing6%

H01SDevices using the process of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation [laser] to amplify or generate light6%

H02HEmergency protective circuit arrangements5%

H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h105%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes4%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication4%

PatentTitleYear

10,868,813Website login method and apparatus2020 10,762,195Protection and communication abstractions for web browsers2020 10,721,231Website login method and apparatus2020 10,700,493Creating arbitrary patterns on a 2-D uniform grid VCSEL array2020 10,686,785Website login method and apparatus2020 10,658,419Stacked backside illuminated SPAD array2020 10,462,402Image sensor having full well capacity beyond photodiode capacity2019 10,454,241VCSEL structure with embedded heat sink2019 10,438,987Stacked backside illuminated SPAD array2019 10,411,437Creating arbitrary patterns on a 2-D uniform grid VCSEL array2019 10,295,145Top-emission VCSEL-array with integrated diffuser2019 10,153,614Creating arbitrary patterns on a 2-D uniform grid VCSEL array2018 10,103,512VCSEL structure with embedded heat sink2018 10,079,487Clamp circuit for electrical overstress and electrostatic discharge2018 10,072,815Top-emission VCSEL-array with integrated diffuser2018 10,026,771Image sensor with a cross-wafer capacitor2018 10,019,570Protection and communication abstractions for web browsers2018 10,003,759Vertically stacked image sensor2018 9,979,915Pixel array with shared pixels in a single column and associated devices, systems, and methods2018 9,966,000Electro-static discharge and electric overstress protection strategy for micro-chip array on panel2018 9,929,139'Modular electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection'2018 9,906,549'Proxy engine for custom handling of web content'2018 9,842,875'Image sensor with buried light shield and vertical gate'2017 9,819,144'High-efficiency vertical emitters with improved heat sinking'2017 9,756,269'Pixel array with shared pixels in a single column and associated devices, systems, and methods'2017 9,741,754'Charge transfer circuit with storage nodes in image sensors'2017 9,735,539'VCSEL structure with embedded heat sink'2017 9,705,318'Over-limit electrical condition protection circuits for integrated circuits'2017 9,679,891'Optimized ESD clamp circuitry'2017 9,653,448'Electrostatic discharge (ESD) diode in FinFET technology'2017 9,601,480'Single junction bi-directional electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit'2017 9,596,420'Image sensor having pixels with different integration periods'2017 9,549,099'Hybrid image sensor'2017 9,524,344'User interface for online ads'2016 9,503,622'Preventing artifacts due to underfill in flip chip imager assembly'2016 9,490,631'Over-limit electrical condition protection circuits and methods'2016 9,406,713'Vertically stacked image sensor'2016 9,356,061'Image sensor with buried light shield and vertical gate'2016 9,319,611'Image sensor with flexible pixel summing'2016 9,318,479'Electrostatic discharge (ESD) silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) with lateral gated section'2016 9,293,500'Exposure control for image sensors'2016 9,245,917'Vertically stacked image sensor'2016 9,209,620'Combination ESD protection circuits and methods'2015 9,210,347'Vertical 4-way shared pixel in a single column with internal reset and no row select'2015 9,038,020'Detouring in scripting systems'2015 8,872,093'Calibrated image-sensor-based ambient light sensor'2014 8,862,975'Web-based workflow service visualization and navigation'2014 8,782,797'Lockbox for mitigating same origin policy failures'2014 8,773,562'Vertically stacked image sensor'2014 8,724,268'Over-limit electrical condition protection circuits and methods'2014 8,693,148'Over-limit electrical condition protection circuits for integrated circuits'2014 8,522,200'Detouring in scripting systems'2013 8,499,244'Automation-resistant, advertising-merged interactive services'2013 8,483,489'Edge based template matching'2013 8,350,939'Vertical 4-way shared pixel in a single column with internal reset and no row select'2013 8,129,761'Contacts for CMOS imagers and method of formation'2012 7,989,749'Method and apparatus providing shared pixel architecture'2011 7,985,658'Method of forming substrate for use in imager devices'2011 7,964,929'Method and apparatus providing imager pixels with shared pixel components'2011 7,924,333'Method and apparatus providing shared pixel straight gate architecture'2011 7,858,914'Method and apparatus for reducing dark current and hot pixels in CMOS image sensors'2010 7,786,294'Compositions and methods for amplification and cloning of near full-length viral genome samples'2010 7,763,913'Imaging method, apparatus, and system providing improved imager quantum efficiency'2010 7,741,210'Methods of forming a conductive interconnect in a pixel of an imager and in other integrated circuitry'2010 7,642,608'Dual isolation for image sensors'2010 7,531,373'Methods of forming a conductive interconnect in a pixel of an imager and in other integrated circuitry'2009 7,498,188'Contacts for CMOS imagers and method of formation'2009

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2009–2012Patents assigned to APTINA IMAGING CORP (10)· patent assignee history

2009–2018Patents assigned to MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC (10)· patent assignee history

2009–2017Based in Boise, ID, US· patent location history

2011–2020Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history

2012–2018Patents assigned to FAN XIAOFENG (13)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (6)· patent assignee history

2013–2020Based in Redmond, WA, US· patent location history

2014–2020Patents assigned to APPLE INC (33)· patent assignee history

2015–2018Based in Santa Clara, CA, US· patent location history

2016–2018Based in Cupertino, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
APPLE INC	33	2014–2020
FAN XIAOFENGself	13	2012–2018
APTINA IMAGING CORP	10	2009–2012
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC	10	2009–2018
MICROSOFT CORP	6	2013–2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
San Jose, California, US	27	2011–2020
Boise, ID, US	14	2009–2017
Redmond, Washington, US	8	2013–2020
Cupertino, California, US	7	2016–2018
Santa Clara, California, US	4	2015–2018