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(11) EP 3 780 582 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
22.12.2021 Bulletin 2021/51

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
08.09.2021 Bulletin 2021/36

(21) Application number: 20196930.0

(22) Date of filing: 20.09.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 5/376(2011.01)
H04N 5/369(2011.01)
H04N 5/345(2011.01)
 H04N 5/378(2011.01)
H04N 9/04(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H04N 5/378; H04N 5/3456; H04N 9/04511; H04N 5/376; H04N 9/04563; H04N 5/3696

(54)

SUB-SAMPLED COLOR CHANNEL READOUT WIRING FOR VERTICAL DETECTOR PIXEL SENSORS

UNTERABGETASTETE FARBKANALAUSLESEVERDRAHTUNG FÜR VERTIKALE DETEKTORPIXELSENSOREN

CÂBLAGE DE LECTURE DE CANAUX DE COULEUR SOUS-ÉCHANTILLONNÉS POUR CAPTEURS DE PIXEL DE DÉTECTEUR VERTICAL

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 01.10.2018 US 201816148951

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.02.2021 Bulletin 2021/07

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
19198576.1 / 3633977

(73) Proprietor: Foveon, Inc.
San Jose, CA 95131 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • RAMASWAMI, Shrinath
    San Jose, CA California 95134 (US)
  • INUI, Tatsuya
    Asao-Ku, Kanagawa 215-8530 (JP)
  • YAMAZAKI, Shigemi
    Asao-Ku, Kanagawa 215-8530 (JP)
  • YU, Jonathan
    Union City, CA California 94587 (US)
  • KELLER, Glenn Jay
    West Chester, PA Pennsylvania 19382 (US)

(74) Representative: Graham Watt & Co LLP 
St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks TN13 3AJ
Sevenoaks TN13 3AJ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 5 965 875
US-A1- 2010 079 646
 US-A1- 2003 169 359
US-A1- 2015 029 355
   
       
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