Automotive vehicle image sensor
CA 2621653 C · Owner: Gentex Corporation · Inventors: Creswick, Steven B.; Otey, Stephen L.; Bechtel, Jon H.
Overview
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A rearview mirror assembly for an automotive vehicle comprising: a housing; a printed circuit board disposed within the housing; an image sensor affixed to the printed circuit board, the image sensor including a substrate; an imager die including a plurality of pixels operative to capture an image the imager , die affixed to the substrate; at least one optical spacer directly adhered to the imager die above the plurality of pixels the at least one optical spacer , substantially transparent to light from the captured image the at least one , optical spacer having sides extending from the imager die a bottom surface , immediately across from the plurality of pixels and a top surface …
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- Filed August 31, 2006 and granted January 10, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 31, 2026.
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