H10F 77/957
For position-sensitive photodetectors
Official title: {for position-sensitive photodetectors, e.g. lateral-effect photodiodes or quadrant photodiodes}
H10F77/957 (For position-sensitive photodetectors) appears on 223 US grants and 155 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H10F- Granted patents
- 223
- Published applications
- 155
- Assignees
- 159
- Inventors
- 472
- Latest grant
- 26 Aug 2025
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| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Micro-nano structure sensitive to laser beam in specific direction26 Aug 2025US 12,399,318 B2Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Photo detecting device15 Apr 2025US 12,278,294 B2Japan Display Inc.
- Electronic devices with optical sensor isolation1 Apr 2025US 12,265,248 B1Apple Inc.
- Method for safe and secure free space power and data transfer29 Oct 2024US 12,132,059 B2Phion Technologies Corp.
- High speed photosensitive devices and associated methods16 Jul 2024US 12,040,415 B2SiOnyx, Inc.
- Two-dimensional photosensor and manufacturing method of two-dimensional photosensor17 Sep 2026US 2026/0282566 A1Kepler, Ltd.
- Light receiving element and distance measuring device26 Feb 2026US 2026/0056297 A1Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Electronic device19 Jun 2025US 2025/0204062 A1STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Electronic Devices With Ambient Light Angular Detection22 Aug 2024US 2024/0282867 A1Apple Inc.
- Micro-nano structure sensitive to laser beam in specific direction4 Jan 2024US 2024/0004130 A1Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Most cited
By later US patents
- Highly sensitive, fast pixel for use in an image sensor352US 7,560,701 B2MESA Imaging AG · 2009
- Methods and devices for charge management for three-dimensional sensing193US 6,906,793 B2Canesta, Inc. · 2005
- Lateral effect imaging system169US 5,200,838 AUniversity of Connecticut · 1993
- Endoscope with traced raster and elemental photodetectors161US 4,938,205 AUniversity of Connecticut · 1990
- Multi-dimensional multi-spectral imaging system147US 5,109,276 AUniversity of Connecticut · 1992