Inventor

David N. Nichols

Inventor
Fairport, NY, US

Overview

32→
Patents
1988–2021
Patent span
Electricity
Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 32 as inventor

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

H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television43%
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation36%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution7%
H10DInorganic electric semiconductor devices5%
G01VGeophysics2%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus2%
G06FElectric digital data processing2%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding2%
PatentTitleYear
10,977,396Determining an elastic model for a geologic region20219,049,353'Time-delay-and-integrate image sensors having variable integration times'20158,736,924'Time-delay-and-integrate image sensors having variable integration times'20148,605,187'CCD image sensors having multiple lateral overflow drain regions for a horizontal shift register'20138,314,873'Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor'20128,294,803'Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor'20128,279,316'Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor'20128,279,317'Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor'20128,194,164'Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor'20128,194,166'Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor'20128,194,165'Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor'20128,164,669'Charge-coupled device image sensor with efficient binning of same-color pixels'20128,149,303'Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor'20128,144,220'Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor'20128,134,628'Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor'20127,875,916'Photodetector and n-layer structure for improved collection efficiency'20117,697,045'Method and apparatus to extend the effective dynamic range of an image sensing device'20107,672,519'Use of frequency transforms in the analysis of image sensors'20107,623,168'Method and apparatus to extend the effective dynamic range of an image sensing device'20097,585,695'Lightshield architecture for interline transfer image sensors'20097,492,404'Fast flush structure for solid-state image sensors'20097,402,787'Method of thin lightshield process for solid-state image sensors'20087,402,882'Methods to eliminate amplifier glowing artifact in digital images captured by an image sensor'20087,391,001'Thin lightshield process for solid-state image sensors'20087,304,673'Image sensor array with substitutional circuit distribution'20077,102,185'Lightshield architecture for interline transfer image sensors'20066,909,461'Method and apparatus to extend the effective dynamic range of an image sensing device'20056,878,919'Thin lightshield process for solid-state image sensors'20056,211,916'Solid state imager with inorganic lens array'20015,824,236'Method for forming inorganic lens array for solid state imager'19984,992,392'Method of making a virtual phase CCD'19914,732,868'Method of manufacture of a uniphase CCD'1988

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1988–2011Patents assigned to EASTMAN KODAK CO (17)· patent assignee history
1988–2015Based in Fairport, NY, US· patent location history
2012–2014Patents assigned to TRUESENSE IMAGING INC (13)· patent assignee history
2012–2013Patents assigned to NICHOLS DAVID N (12)· patent assignee history
2012Patents assigned to COMPTON JOHN T (11)· patent assignee history
2012Patents assigned to BORDER JOHN N (10)· patent assignee history
2021Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
EASTMAN KODAK CO171988–2011
TRUESENSE IMAGING INC132012–2014
NICHOLS DAVID Nself122012–2013
COMPTON JOHN T112012
BORDER JOHN N102012
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Fairport, New York, US311988–2015
Palo Alto, California, US12021