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Curved sensor formed from silicon fibers

  • US 8,754,983 B2
  • Filed: 08/08/2012
  • Issued: 06/17/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a camera;

    said camera including a housing;

    said camera including objective lens mounted on said housing;

    providing a generally curved sensor;

    said generally curved sensor being located within said housing and on the same optical axis as said objective lens;

    providing a plurality of generally flat mini-sensors located on said generally curved sensor;

    said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors having two edges which are generally parallel to the base of said generally curved sensor;

    said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors being arranged so that every other mini-sensor in each row of mini-sensors is positioned slightly higher than its two neighboring mini-sensors in the same row;

    each row of said plurality of generally flat mini-sensors being populated by at least one mini-sensor which is wider than a mini-sensor in a higher row;

    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; and

    rotating said generally curved sensor generally continuously about its vertical axis to enable the recordation of a plurality of images using a plurality of exposures at a plurality of times.

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