Raymond G Simpson

US Patent:

54830915, Jan 9, 1996

Filed:

Mar 14, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/404946

Inventors:

John S. West - Yardley PA
Raymond W. Simpson - Hamilton Square NJ
Samuel C. Khoo - Lawrenceville NJ
Yair Talmi - Princeton NJ
Raymond A. Nadolny - Trenton NJ
Morley M. Blouke - Portland OR

Assignee:

Scientific Imaging Technologies, Inc. - Beaverton OR
Princeton Instruments, Inc. - Trenton NJ

International Classification:

H01L 27148
H01L 29768

US Classification:

257239

Abstract:

A CCD comprises a sensing array and a readout register extending adjacent an edge of the sensing array. The readout register has first and second rows of transfer cells. The first row of transfer cells is between the sensing array and the second row. The transfer cells of the first row are of lower capacity than the transfer cells of the second row and are separated from the transfer cells of the second row by a potential barrier.

US Patent:

54323355, Jul 11, 1995

Filed:

Mar 14, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/189579

Inventors:

John S. West - Yardley PA
Raymond W. Simpson - Hamilton Square NJ

Assignee:

Princeton Instruments, Inc. - Trenton NJ

International Classification:

H04N 314

US Classification:

2502082

Abstract:

A CCD comprises a sensing array, a readout register extending adjacent an edge of the sensing array, and an output cell at an output end of the readout register. The output cell has first and second sub-cells with the first sub-cell being between the readout register and the second sub-cell. The first sub-cell of the output cell is of lower capacity than the second sub-cell and is separated from the second sub-cell by a potential barrier.

US Patent:

62360353, May 22, 2001

Filed:

Nov 25, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/199684

Inventors:

David A. Saar - Titusville NJ
Raymond W. Simpson - Hamilton Square NJ
Timothy DeZorzi - South Lyon MI

Assignee:

TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH

International Classification:

G08B 1318

US Classification:

250221

Abstract:

An apparatus (32) is preferably part of an occupant protection system (10), and the apparatus determines a characteristic of an object (70) that may be located on a seat (14) of a vehicle (12) for use in control of the system. The object (70) may be a vehicle occupant, and the preferred characteristic that is determined is distance between the object and an instrument panel (22) of the vehicle (12). An emitter array (36) and a detector array (50) are located on the instrument panel (22). Each emitter (40) emits a beam (42) along a different path on which the object (70) may be located. Each detector (52) receives beams (42) emitted from the emitter array (36) that are reflected from the object (70). Each reflected beam received at the detector array (50) is indicative of distance between the instrument panel (22) and the object (70). An object sensor controller (34) determines relative intensities at each detector (52) of each reflected and received beam, and also determines time-of-flight of each reflected and received beam(s).