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Photosensitive pixel with exposed blocking element

CA 1325056 C · Owner: Swartz, Louis D. · Inventors: Swartz, Louis D.; Kitamura, Koichi; Catchpole, Clive

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By maintaining the first electrodes of a photogenerative element and a current blocking element at a common potential while electrically interconnecting the second electrodes thereof, the blocking element need not be masked from incident radiation because the stored electrical signal generated by the photogenerative element will not be dissipated by photogenerated carrier pairs contributed by the current blocking element.

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  • Granted December 7, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 7, 2010.
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FiledSeptember 2, 1987
GrantedDecember 7, 1993
Term endedDecember 7, 2010
Patent numberCA 1325056 C
Classification (IPC)H01L31/02 +2 more

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedSep 2, 1987Patent grantedDec 7, 1993Term endedDec 7, 2010

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