Curved sensor formed from silicon fibers

• US 20130019448A1
• Filed: 08/08/2012
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gary Edwin Sutton
• Original Assignee: Gary Edwin Sutton
• Inventors: Sutton, Gary Edwin
• Granted Patent: US 8,754,983 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 29/428
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/06 the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/00 Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor lens hoods or caps G03B11/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for fabricating a curved sensor from silicon fibers are disclosed. In another embodiment, a curved sensor is produced having mini-sensors of differing sizes. In another embodiment, these mini-sensors are configured so that every other mini-sensor in a row of mini-sensors is shifted upwards slightly relative to its neighboring mini-sensors in the same row.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

providing a sensor;

providing a plurality of generally flat mini-sensors; and

affixing said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors to said sensor so that said generally flat mini-sensors are arranged in horizontal rows, and so that each successive row is less densely populated with said generally flat mini-sensors.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, in which two edges of said mini-sensors are generally parallel to the base of said sensor.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, in which every other mini-sensor in each row of mini-sensors is positioned slightly higher than its two neighboring mini-sensors in the same row.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, in which said sensor is generally continuously rotated about its vertical axis.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, in which said sensor is a generally curved sensor.