Teledyne Digital Imaging was granted a patent for improved CMOS imaging.

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  "company": {
    "name": "Teledyne",
    "domain": "teledyne.com"
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    "detail": "In August 2026 Teledyne Digital Imaging patented charge-domain pixel-binning technology for capturing clearer images in CMOS time-delay-integration cameras.",
    "summary": "Teledyne Digital Imaging was granted a patent for improved CMOS imaging.",
    "event_at": "2026-08-25",
    "inventors": [
      {
        "name": "Hyun Jung Lee",
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        "name": "Paul Donegan",
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    "grant_date": "2026-08-25",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12720220",
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    "patent_title": "Apparatus and method for pixel binning for charge-domain CMOS TDI imaging",
    "patent_number": "US12720220",
    "uspto_assignee": "TELEDYNE DIGITAL IMAGING, INC.",
    "patent_abstract": "A pixel binning apparatus and a method for a charge-domain CMOS TDI image sensor, comprising a row of a first transfer gate coupled to a first row of a plurality of pixel registers, a plurality of binning registers coupled to the first transfer gate, a plurality of second transfer gates coupled to the plurality of binning registers, and a row of storage registers coupled to the plurality of second transfer gates.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A sensor design that combines charge from neighboring pixels in stages before storing it, helping capture moving scenes with greater sensitivity and efficiency.",
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curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/88eeb93e-098e-5fad-a5e5-7a2b8f329ed9 \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"teledyne.com","limit":20}'