United States
US 12,697,011 B2
Imaging device, endoscope, and imaging method
US 12,697,011 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
- Inventors
- Susumu Yamazaki
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2024-06-21
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,011 B2 · US12697011 · 12697011
Abstract
An imaging device includes two or more pixels and a voltage generation circuit. Each of the two or more pixels includes a photoelectric conversion element and a transistor. The photoelectric conversion element is configured to perform photoelectric conversion and generate an electric charge in accordance with an amount of received light. The transistor is driven by using a driving voltage. The voltage generation circuit is configured to generate the driving voltage that is lower than the power source voltage and gradually decreases.
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