US Patent Issued to Sony Semiconductor Solutions on Sept. 15 for "Imaging element with transmissive cover body and diffractive lens, imaging device with transmissive cover body and diffractive lens, and method for manufacturing imaging element with transmissive cover body and diffractive lens" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,171, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Imaging element with transmissive cover body and diffractive lens, imaging device with transmissive cover body and diffractive lens, and method for manufacturing imaging element with transmissive cover body and diffractive lens" was invented by Taizo Takachi (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Technology advantageous for acquiring a high-quality image with a small device configuration is provided. An imaging element includes: a pixel substrate including an image sensor; a cover body facing the image sensor, the cover body bein...