ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,732, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Device, system, mobile object, and apparatus" was invented by Shinya Igarashi (Kanagawa, Japan) and Taichi Kasugai (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a pixel unit, a selection unit, and a first generation unit. The pixel unit has a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows. Each pixel includes a quenching circuit configured to receive a signal for determining start and end of an exposure period and a photodiode coupled to the quenching circuit. The selection unit is configured to simultaneously receive a plurality of clock signals ...