Which company patented the first filmless electronic camera in 1972?

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Diagram showing the negative-positive photographic process: a scene is captured on film in a camera, developed into a negative, projected onto paper with an enlarger, and developed again to produce a positive print. — technology of photography Figure 1: Sequence of negative–positive process, from the photographing of the original scene to enlarged print (see text).

Texas Instruments Incorporated patented the first filmless electronic camera in 1972.1

While this milestone marked the early development of filmless technology, the first functional digital camera prototype was later built in 1975 by Eastman Kodak engineer Steven Sasson, who utilized CCD technology to capture and store images on a cassette tape.2