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Patent US8194121 - Miniature camera head - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn electronic imaging device (27) includes an optical objective (28) for collecting optical radiation from an object, the objective having an optical axis, and an image sensor (24), including a matrix of optical detectors arranged in a plane that is substantially non-perpendicular to the optical axis,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8194121?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8194121 - Miniature camera headAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8194121 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/514,607PCT numberPCT/IL2003/000399Publication dateJun 5, 2012Filing dateMay 15, 2003Priority dateMay 16, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE10392670B4, DE10392670T5, US20050267328, WO2003098913A2, WO2003098913A3Publication number10514607, 514607, PCT/2003/399, PCT/IL/2003/000399, PCT/IL/2003/00399, PCT/IL/3/000399, PCT/IL/3/00399, PCT/IL2003/000399, PCT/IL2003/00399, PCT/IL2003000399, PCT/IL200300399, PCT/IL3/000399, PCT/IL3/00399, PCT/IL3000399, PCT/IL300399, US 8194121 B2, US 8194121B2, US-B2-8194121, US8194121 B2, US8194121B2InventorsArie Blumzvig, Alex Zaretsky, Doron Adler, Frank D'AmelioOriginal AssigneeC2Cure, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (219), Non-Patent Citations (36), Referenced by (9), Classifications (31), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMiniature camera head
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