Inventor
Hiok Nam Tay
Inventor
Singapore, SG
Overview
Patents· 51 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television34%
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation19%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general14%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus9%
G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them7%
H01LSemiconductor devices4%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer3%
G11CStatic stores3%
G06KGraphical data reading2%
G01SRadio direction-finding1%
PatentTitleYear
9,787,917'Image sensor with time overlapping image output'20179,734,562'Auto-focus image system'20179,584,739'CMOS image sensor with processor controlled integration time'20179,251,571'Auto-focus image system'20169,237,270'Auto-focus image system'20169,136,299'Color image sampling and reconstruction'20159,111,829'Color-optimized image sensor'20159,065,999'Method and apparatus for evaluating sharpness of image'20159,055,246'Noise-cancelling image sensors'20159,031,352'Auto-focus image system'20158,923,645'Auto-focus image system'20148,866,945'Color image sampling and reconstruction'20148,792,049'Exposure control for an imaging system'20148,749,681'CMOS image sensor with noise cancellation'20148,730,358'Noise-cancelling image sensors'20148,724,009'Auto-focus image system'20148,630,504'Auto-focus image system'20148,582,004'Noise-cancelling image sensors'20138,502,130'Light guide array for an image sensor'20138,462,258'Focus signal generation for an auto-focus image system'20138,457,431'Auto-focus image system'20138,455,811'Light guide array for an image sensor'20138,451,371'Exposure control for an imaging system'20138,451,348'Noise-cancelling image sensors'20138,441,052'Color-optimized image sensor'20138,334,924'Exposure control for an imaging system'20128,299,511'Light guide array for an image sensor'20128,264,594'Exposure control for an imaging system'20128,264,591'Method and system for generating focus signal'20128,228,408'Optimized light guide array for an image sensor'20128,174,593'Method and apparatus for detecting image darkening due to reset droop'20128,159,600'Auto-focus image system'20128,054,357'Image sensor with time overlapping image output'20118,049,153'Image sensor and method having an anti-reflection stack with films of different refractive indexes'20117,880,775'Image sensor with interleaved image output'20117,824,944'Image sensor with inter-pixel isolation'20107,816,641'Light guide array for an image sensor'20107,612,817'CMOS image sensor with noise cancellation'20097,442,974'Image sensor with inter-pixel isolation'20087,233,350'Image sensor with interleaved image output'20077,067,786'Method and system for resetting image sensors'20067,015,960'Image sensor that uses a temperature sensor to compensate for dark current'20066,917,380'One time programmable solid-state device'20056,911,640'Reducing reset noise in CMOS image sensors'20056,795,117'CMOS image sensor with noise cancellation'20046,744,032'Arrangement of microlenses in a solid-state image sensor for improving signal to noise ratio'20046,563,363'Switched capacitor comparator network'20036,466,089'Control circuit for increasing the output inpedance of a transconductor'20026,285,636'Optical disc apparatus with lens position detection and control'20016,097,780'Track counter'20005,726,650'Adaptive manchester decoding with adjustable delay and power saving mode'1998Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1998–2017Based in Singapore, SG· patent location history
2002–2011Based in Irvine, CA, US· patent location history
2004–2014Patents assigned to CANDELA MICROSYSTEMS INC (6)· patent assignee history
2008–2017Patents assigned to TAY HIOK NAM (27)· patent assignee history
2010–2013Patents assigned to CANDELA MICROSYSTEMS S PTE LTD (9)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to TAY HIOK-NAM (8)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to YEO YUNN-EN (5)· patent assignee history
2013Based in Spingapore, SG· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| TAY HIOK NAMself | 27 | 2008–2017 |
| CANDELA MICROSYSTEMS S PTE LTD | 9 | 2010–2013 |
| TAY HIOK-NAMself | 8 | 2012–2014 |
| CANDELA MICROSYSTEMS INC | 6 | 2004–2014 |
| YEO YUNN-EN | 5 | 2012–2014 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore, SG | 38 | 1998–2017 |
| Irvine, California, US | 12 | 2002–2011 |
| Spingapore, SG | 1 | 2013 |