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Bernhard Buettgen
Also filed as: BUETTGEN BERNHARD
32 granted patents·6 pending applications·451 citations·filing 2006–2024
97Inventor score
Files withAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD11MESA IMAGING AG8APPLE INC6BUETTGEN BERNHARD4HEPTAGON MICRO OPTICS PTE LTD3
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38 records- 0196US7884310B2Device and method for the demodulation electromagnetic wave fields having separated detection and demodulation regionsMESA IMAGING AG·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 8, 2011·75 cites·25 claims
- 0295US8115158B2Device and method for the demodulation of modulated electromagnetic wave fieldsBUETTGEN BERNHARD·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 14, 2012·40 cites·10 claims
- 0394US9753128B2Multi-path compensation using multiple modulation frequencies in time of flight sensorSCHWEIZER MATTHIAS·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 5, 2017·72 cites·10 claims
- 0494US9000349B1Sense node capacitive structure for time of flight sensorLEHMANN MICHAEL·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 7, 2015·23 cites·9 claims
- 0592US11500094B2Selection of pulse repetition intervals for sensing time of flightAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 15, 2022·4 cites·18 claims
- 0692US9442196B2Demodulation sensor with separate pixel and storage arraysBUETTGEN BERNHARD·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 13, 2016·25 cites·17 claims
- 0791US9698196B2Demodulation pixel incorporating majority carrier current, buried channel and high-low junctionBUETTGEN BERNHARD·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 4, 2017·11 cites·12 claims
- 0891US8754939B2Multistage demodulation pixel and methodOGGIER THIERRY·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 17, 2014·14 cites·17 claims
- 0990US10359505B2Optical imaging modules and optical detection modules including a time-of-flight sensorAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 23, 2019·17 cites·12 claims
- 1090US7671671B2Device and method for the demodulation of modulated electric signalsMESA IMAGING AG·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 2, 2010·15 cites·31 claims
- 1188US9140795B2Time of flight sensor with subframe compression and methodMESA IMAGING AG·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 22, 2015·15 cites·12 claims
- 1288US7586077B2Reference pixel array with varying sensitivities for time of flight (TOF) sensorMESA IMAGING AG·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 8, 2009·26 cites·20 claims
- 1387US9857469B2System and method for multi TOF camera operation using phase hoppingOGGIER THIERRY·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 2, 2018·14 cites·10 claims
- 1487US9076709B23D CCD-style imaging sensor with rolling readoutFELBER JONAS·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 7, 2015·16 cites·18 claims
- 1586US10705192B2Optoelectronic modules operable to recognize spurious reflections and to compensate for errors caused by spurious reflectionsAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 7, 2020·4 cites·9 claims
- 1686US8223215B2Adaptive neighborhood filtering (ANF) system and method for 3D time of flight camerasOGGIER THIERRY·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 17, 2012·31 cites·10 claims
- 1785US9341715B2Multi-level digital modulation for time of flight method and systemBUETTGEN BERNHARD·Filed 2011·Granted May 17, 2016·11 cites·17 claims
- 1884US7889257B2On-chip time-based digital conversion of pixel outputsMESA IMAGING AG·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 15, 2011·20 cites·15 claims
- 1980US10401496B2Optoelectronic modules operable to collect distance data via time-of-flight and triangulationAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 3, 2019·4 cites·18 claims
- 2076US9343607B2PN-structured gate demodulation pixelMESA IMAGING AG·Filed 2013·Granted May 17, 2016·4 cites·9 claims
- 2174US10295657B2Time of flight-based systems operable for ambient light and distance or proximity measurementsAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted May 21, 2019·3 cites·14 claims
- 2273US10578739B2Optoelectronic modules for the acquisition of spectral and distance dataAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 3, 2020·2 cites·18 claims
- 2369US8829408B2Sensor pixel array and separated array of storage and accumulation with parallel acquisition and readout wherein each pixel includes storage sites and readout nodesMESA IMAGING AG·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 9, 2014·3 cites·17 claims
- 2468US11543505B2Optoelectronic modules operable to recognize spurious reflections and to compensate for errors caused by spurious reflectionsAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 3, 2023·0 cites·5 claims
- 2567US11536815B2Optoelectronic modules operable to recognize spurious reflections and to compensate for errors caused by spurious reflectionsAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 27, 2022·0 cites·10 claims
- 2666US2025180706A1Multi-function emitter arrayAPPLE INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2762US10466355B2Optoelectronic modules for distance measurements and supplemental measurementsAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·1 cites·17 claims
- 2861US10418410B2Optoelectronic modules operable to collect spectral data and distance dataAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 2955US11906628B2Depth mapping using spatial multiplexing of illumination phaseAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 20, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 3051US2022091269A1Depth mapping using spatially-varying modulated illuminationAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3150US2021055419A1Depth sensor with interlaced sampling structureAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3248US10236400B2Quantum dot film based demodulation structuresHEPTAGON MICRO OPTICS PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 19, 2019·0 cites·22 claims
- 3345US12185018B2Stacked electromagnetic radiation sensors for visible image sensing and infrared depth sensing, or for visible image sensing and infrared image sensingAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·53 claims
- 3441US2009224139A1Drift Field Demodulation Pixel with Pinned Photo DiodeMESA IMAGING AG·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3540US11226402B2Optical ranging systems including optical cross-talk reducing featuresAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 18, 2022·0 cites·16 claims
- 3637US2017153107A1Optoelectronic device including event-driven photo-array and method for operating the sameHEPTAGON MICRO OPTICS PTE LTD·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3736US2018064399A1Imaging systems including multi-tap demodulation pixels for biometric measurementsHEPTAGON MICRO OPTICS PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3834US10861889B2Semiconductor devicesAMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 8, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
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