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John Robertson Tower
Also filed as: TOWER JOHN · TOWER JOHN R · TOWER JOHN ROBERTSON
23 granted patents·1 pending application·414 citations·filing 1982–2019
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24 records- 0196US4467342AMulti-chip imagerRCA CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Aug 21, 1984·119 cites·8 claims
- 0294US10257448B1Extended dynamic range imaging sensor and operating mode of the sameSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 9, 2019·11 cites·19 claims
- 0394US8830360B1Method and apparatus for optimizing image quality based on scene contentBURT PETER JEFFREY·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 9, 2014·36 cites·20 claims
- 0493US8830340B2System and method for high performance image processingBURT PETER JEFFREY·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 9, 2014·31 cites·9 claims
- 0591US7378634B2Imaging methods and apparatus having extended dynamic rangeSARNOFF CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 27, 2008·18 cites·19 claims
- 0690US7265397B1CCD imager constructed with CMOS fabrication techniques and back illuminated imager with improved light captureSARNOFF CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 4, 2007·47 cites·17 claims
- 0787US10535690B1Extended dynamic range imaging sensor and operating mode of the sameSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 14, 2020·4 cites·18 claims
- 0886US4811371AFloating-diffusion electrometer with adjustable sensitivityRCA CORP·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 7, 1989·51 cites·4 claims
- 0982US6433326B1CMOS/CCD line transfer imager with low dark currentSARNOFF CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 13, 2002·23 cites·28 claims
- 1078US7755685B2Electron multiplication CMOS imagerSARNOFF CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 13, 2010·6 cites·23 claims
- 1177US11394879B2Methods for enhanced imaging based on semantic processing and dynamic scene modelingSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 19, 2022·2 cites·22 claims
- 1272US4647977ACharge-coupled-device parallel-to-serial converterRCA CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Mar 3, 1987·26 cites·20 claims
- 1371US10827139B2Multiple window, multiple mode image sensorSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 3, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 1471US8558160B2CMOS imager with companded column signalsLEVINE PETER ALAN·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 15, 2013·2 cites·33 claims
- 1565US8654232B2Night vision CMOS imager with optical pixel cavityLEVINE PETER ALAN·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 18, 2014·1 cites·18 claims
- 1653US8653044B2Sex-specific regulation of aging and apoptosisTOWER JOHN·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 18, 2014·0 cites·3 claims
- 1753US7948536B2Gain matching for electron multiplication imagerSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2008·Granted May 24, 2011·0 cites·24 claims
- 1853US4541068AReducing noise in introducing bias charge into charge transfer devicesRCA CORP·Filed 1983·Granted Sep 10, 1985·10 cites·14 claims
- 1951US8987647B2Low power wide dynamic range CMOS imager output circuit having a threshold detector to set a gain to be applied by a readout circuitrySTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·0 cites·16 claims
- 2049US6657706B2Method and apparatus for resolving relative times-of-arrival of light pulsesSARNOFF CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 2, 2003·7 cites·24 claims
- 2147US4514821AElectro-optical CCD transversal filter with analog reference weightsRCA CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Apr 30, 1985·8 cites·12 claims
- 2242US4987295AMultichip imager with improved optical performance near the butt regionGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 22, 1991·9 cites·9 claims
- 2336US2012104464A1P-pixel cmos imagers using ultra-thin silicon on insulator substrates (utsoi)JANESICK JAMES ROBERT·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2430US5132546AObject distance measurement with improved resolution through image centroid determinationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 21, 1992·2 cites·7 claims
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