{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9699396","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9699396","title":"Surface contact imaging sensor","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2016-06-23T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-07-04T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04N","G06V","G06V"],"num_claims":19,"abstract":"An imaging system disposed on a TFT array employing a capacitance input sensing stage into a diode peak detecting circuit used as a single pixel on a semiconductor or TFT array that is capable of accessing the generated charge across the capacitor, peak detecting it, amplifying it and then distributing it to an external system via row and column addressing. The resulting imaging system is suitable for fingerprint imaging or as a computer touchpad input device."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Surface contact imaging sensor","description":"An imaging system disposed on a TFT array employing a capacitance input sensing stage into a diode peak detecting circuit used as a single pixel on a semiconductor or TFT array that is capable of acce","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9699396","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9699396","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Surface contact imaging sensor\" (US-9699396). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9699396","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9699396","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9699396","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T09:00:18.404Z"}