ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,866, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG (Munich).

"Method for recording image data" was invented by Harald Brendel (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for recording image data by means of a camera, in particular by means of a motion picture camera, is provided. In this respect, the camera comprises an image sensor with an adjustable sensitivity that comprises a plurality of light-sensitive detector elements arranged in rows and columns and that is configured to generate a respective electric charge in dependence on the intensity of light that is incident on a respective d...