ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,186, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Image processing device for controlling pixel output level and operating method thereof" was invented by Jaeyoung Bae (Seoul, South Korea), Sunyool Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Haesick Sul (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Suyong Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image sensor includes a pixel array that includes a first pixel group located in a first row and including a first select transistor and a first floating diffusion region, a second pixel group located in a second row and including a second select transistor an...