Canon Files Patent for an Electronically Curved Sensor

According to the Egami Blog, Canon has filed a patent for the design of an electronically curved sensor.
 

Patent Details
 

• Patent Publication No. 2016-201425
• Release date 2016.12.1
• Application date 2015.4.8
• Coupling the imaging element and the expansion / contraction section
• As the stretchable portion expands, the amount of curvature of the imaging surface increases
• The expansion and contraction section is electrically controlled