Just in case you were wondering how much of your camera system or ecosystems gets patented or applied for patent, we bring you this Canon patent application from japan.

Canon patents a DPAF (dual pixel auto focus) sensor with pixels in both the horizontal and vertical directions.

Looking through Canon's patent applications in Japan we found these stacked senor patents.

Looking though this year's japan patent office canon applications, we found this patent application illustrating a curved sensor.

Strange patent application from japan has been circling the internet..