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US 12,720,231 · App. 17/782,822 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Methods of sensor mode switching in event based sensor and imaging camera for low power application

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Patent No.
US 12,720,231
App. No.
17/782,822
Filed
Jun 6, 2022
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2638
USPC
348/308
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2022
From: XIAO, SA; CHAN, KEVIN; WONG, PING WAH
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060110/0491 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16859928 · Apr 27, 2020
Provisional Application 62947887 · Dec 13, 2019
Related Publication 20230007207A1 · Jan 5, 2023
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