Francois Roy
127Patents
12h-index
62Co-inventors
89Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 19, 1989 → May 17, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7687872B2 | Back-lit image sensor with a uniform substrate temperature | Electricity | 181 | Active |
| US9099604B2 | Image sensor with a curved surface | Electricity | 39 | Active |
| US8513761B2 | Backside illumination semiconductor image sensor | Electricity | 30 | Active |
| US6976826B2 | Turbine blade dimple | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US8531567B2 | Image sensor with vertical transfer gate | Electricity | 25 | Active |
| US7064362B2 | Photodetector of an image sensor | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US8828175B2 | Method of fabricating a composite engineered wood material piece | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Active |
| US10613202B2 | Time-of-flight detection pixel | Electricity | 16 | Active |
| US9024240B2 | Compact image sensor arrangement with read circuitry over pixel zones | Electricity | 14 | Active |
| US9236407B2 | Image sensor | Electricity | 14 | Active |
| US6781169B2 | Photodetector with three transistors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6858828B2 | Photocell incorporating a lightguide and matrix composed of such photocells | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US5759623A | Method for producing a high adhesion thin film of diamond on a Fe-based substrate | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US8674283B2 | Image sensor with reduced optical crosstalk | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US7279729B2 | Photodetector array | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US7875915B2 | Integrated circuit comprising a photodiode of the floating substrate type and corresponding fabrication process | Electricity | 9 | Active |
| US7067792B2 | Control of a photosensitive cell | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US4916501A | CCD frame transfer photosensitive matrix with vertical anti-blooming system | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US9793312B1 | Insulating wall and method of manufacturing the same | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US9711550B2 | Pinned photodiode with a low dark current | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US9419039B2 | Photodiode insulation structure | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US7701030B2 | Pinned photodiode with high storage capacity, method of manufacture and image sensor incorporating same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US7728278B2 | Photosensitive cell with light guide | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| USD796943S1 | Expanding corner for an art canvas frame | General | 4 | Active |
| US8791512B2 | Matrix imaging device having photosites with global shutter charge transfer | Electricity | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.