Patents by Inventor Chuan-Te Cheng

Chuan-Te Cheng has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230204775
    Abstract: A lens including a first lens group, second lens group, and third lens group arranged sequentially from a magnified side to a reduced side is provided. The first lens group has a first optical axis, the second lens group has a second optical axis, the third lens group has a third optical axis, and the third optical axis is overlapped with a primary optical axis of the lens. The first lens group and the second lens group are adapted to be rotated in opposite directions so that the first optical axis and the second optical axis are adapted to incline relative to the primary optical axis. The first lens group is also adapted to shift towards a first side and a second side of the primary optical axis. A structured light projection device with the lens and a 3D measurement device with the lens are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: YI-CHIN CHEN, CHUAN-TE CHENG
  • Patent number: 11520128
    Abstract: A zoom projection lens with eleven lens elements is provided. The zoom projection lens sequentially includes a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group, an aperture stop, a fourth lens group and a fifth lens group along an optical axis from a screen side to an image source side. The first lens group has a negative refractive power and includes three lens elements. The second lens group has a positive refractive power and includes one lens element. The third lens group has a positive refractive power and includes one lens element. The fourth lens group has a negative refractive power and includes four lens elements. The fifth lens group has a positive refractive power and includes two lens elements. A first lens element in the first lens group is an aspheric lens made of plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Lun Hu, Ching-Chuan Wei, Meng-Feng Chung, Tao-Hung Kuo, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Patent number: 11269184
    Abstract: A HMD device including a display, a first waveguide element and a second waveguide element is provided. The first waveguide element comprises a first light incident surface, a first light emerging surface and a plurality of first light splitting elements. An image beam is incident to the first waveguide element through the first light incident surface, and leaves the first waveguide element through the first light emerging surface. The second waveguide element comprises a second light incident surface, a second light emerging surface and a plurality of second light splitting elements. The image beam is incident to the second waveguide element through the second light incident surface. The image beam leaves through the second light emerging surface and is projected to the projection target. A reflectivity of the Nth one of the second light splitting elements is smaller than or equal to a reflectivity of the (N+1)th one of the second light splitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Shih, Yi Hung, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Patent number: 11119325
    Abstract: A near eye display device includes a display and a first waveguide element, the first waveguide element including a light incoming surface, a light exiting surface, a reflective inclined surface and beam splitting elements. An image beam provided by the display enters the first waveguide element via the light incoming surface and is reflected by the reflective inclined surface in the first waveguide element to the beam splitting elements, and is split by the beam splitting elements and leaves the first waveguide element via the light exiting surface. The reflective inclined surface has a first reflectivity distribution in a first incident angle range and a second reflectivity distribution in a second incident angle range. An angle in the second incident angle range is greater than an angle in the first incident angle range, and the first reflectivity distribution has a greater reflectivity average value than the second reflectivity distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Shih, Chung-Ting Wei, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Publication number: 20210278668
    Abstract: The invention relates to a near eye display device. A first waveguide element includes first light splitting elements for splitting an image beam, an inclined surface, and an antireflection structure. The image beam enters the first waveguide element from a first light input surface. The image beam, after being reflected by the inclined surface, is transmitted to the first light splitting elements and leaves the first waveguide element from a first light output surface. A distance is provided between the first light input surface and a second light output surface. The antireflection structure is located in a connected region of the first light input surface and the inclined surface and is configured to eliminate the condition that a part of the image beam incident from the first light input surface is reflected twice on the inclined surface to solve the problem of ghost image and provide high display quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Shih, Chung-Ting Wei, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Publication number: 20210278667
    Abstract: A near eye display device includes a display and a first waveguide element, the first waveguide element including a light incoming surface, a light exiting surface, a reflective inclined surface and beam splitting elements. An image beam provided by the display enters the first waveguide element via the light incoming surface and is reflected by the reflective inclined surface in the first waveguide element to the beam splitting elements, and is split by the beam splitting elements and leaves the first waveguide element via the light exiting surface. The reflective inclined surface has a first reflectivity distribution in a first incident angle range and a second reflectivity distribution in a second incident angle range. An angle in the second incident angle range is greater than an angle in the first incident angle range, and the first reflectivity distribution has a greater reflectivity average value than the second reflectivity distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Shih, Chung-Ting Wei, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Publication number: 20210216003
    Abstract: An opto-mechanical module, including a light valve, and first and second prisms is provided. The light valve and the first prism are disposed on a transmission path of the illumination beam. The second prism is disposed on transmission paths of the illumination and image beams, and located between the light valve and the first prism. The first prism does not overlap with the light valve in an extension direction of the reflection surface parallel to the light valve. The illumination beam does not pass through an optical element or a fixing glue on a transmission path between the first and second prisms. The shortest distance from an intersection point of the illumination beam entering the first prism to the light valve is smaller than that from an intersection point of the image beam exiting the second prism to the light valve. A projection device including the opto-mechanical module is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Ting Wei, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Patent number: 11054654
    Abstract: A near-eye display device includes an image system and a first waveguide member. The image system is configured to provide an image beam. The first waveguide member is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam and includes a first surface, a second surface, a first light incident end, and a plurality of first light-splitting surfaces. The first light incident end is located on a side of the first surface and the second surface. The image beam enters the first waveguide member through the first light incident end. The first light-splitting surfaces are configured in a tilted manner relative to the first surface and the second surface. On a side away from the first light incident end when taking a visual axis of the direct-vision of an eye of a user as a baseline, a plurality of first gaps increase as located farther from the first light incident end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Shih, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Publication number: 20210149201
    Abstract: A HMD device including a display, a first waveguide element and a second waveguide element is provided. The first waveguide element comprises a first light incident surface, a first light emerging surface and a plurality of first light splitting elements. An image beam is incident to the first waveguide element through the first light incident surface, and leaves the first waveguide element through the first light emerging surface. The second waveguide element comprises a second light incident surface, a second light emerging surface and a plurality of second light splitting elements. The image beam is incident to the second waveguide element through the second light incident surface. The image beam leaves through the second light emerging surface and is projected to the projection target. A reflectivity of the Nth one of the second light splitting elements is smaller than or equal to a reflectivity of the (N+1)th one of the second light splitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Shih, Yi Hung, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Patent number: 10996465
    Abstract: A projection device includes at least one projection module and at least one adjusting structure. The projection module has an optical axis and is adapted to emit an image beam. The image beam is transmitted to a projection target to form a projection image. The adjusting structure includes a base and an adjusting component. The adjusting component is rotatably connected to the base along a first axis, and the projection module is rotatably connected to the adjusting component along the optical axis. The adjusting component and the projection module are adapted to rotate along the first axis such that the projection image moves vertically, and the projection module is adapted to rotate along the optical axis such that the projection image rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-Sheng Chao, Chuan-Te Cheng, Chih-Wei Shih, Meng-Hsuan Lin
  • Patent number: 10877252
    Abstract: A fixed-focus projection lens including a first lens group, an aperture stop and a second lens group arranged sequentially along an optical axis of the fixed-focus projection lens in a direction from an outgoing side to an incoming side. The first lens group includes a first lens element to the sixth lens element arranged sequentially along the optical axis in a direction from the outgoing side to the incoming side. The second lens group includes a seventh lens element to an eleventh lens element arranged sequentially along the optical axis in a direction from the outgoing side to the incoming side. The material of the first lens element is plastic. The material of the second lens element to the eleventh lens element is glass. The fixed-focus projection lens of the disclosure has a smaller size, good optical quality and good durability of high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Chin Chen, Tao-Hung Kuo, Wen-Chieh Chung, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Patent number: 10871613
    Abstract: An optical waveguide apparatus including an optical waveguide element and an optical recycling element is provided. The optical waveguide element includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface or the second surface includes an optical structure. An incident light enters the optical waveguide element via the first surface and is transmitted to the second surface. The optical recycling element is disposed on the second surface of the optical waveguide element. The incident light is transmitted to the optical recycling element via the second surface. The optical recycling element changes a transmission direction of the incident light to generate a recycled light. The recycled light enters the optical waveguide element via the second surface and is transmitted to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Hsuan Lin, Chih-Wei Shih, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Patent number: 10859891
    Abstract: An imaging module includes a display element, a prism and an image displacement device. The display element includes an active display surface. The prism includes an optical surface. The image displacement device is disposed between the display element and the prism. The image displacement device includes an optical element, a carrier, a base and at least one actuator. The optical element is disposed on the carrier. The at least one actuator drives the optical element on the carrier to swing relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Ting Wei, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Publication number: 20200379224
    Abstract: A zoom projection lens with eleven lens elements is provided. The zoom projection lens sequentially includes a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group, an aperture stop, a fourth lens group and a fifth lens group along an optical axis from a screen side to an image source side. The first lens group has a negative refractive power and includes three lens elements. The second lens group has a positive refractive power and includes one lens element. The third lens group has a positive refractive power and includes one lens element. The fourth lens group has a negative refractive power and includes four lens elements. The fifth lens group has a positive refractive power and includes two lens elements. A first lens element in the first lens group is an aspheric lens made of plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Lun Hu, Ching-Chuan Wei, Meng-Feng Chung, Tao-Hung Kuo, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Patent number: 10768513
    Abstract: A projection device including at least one projection module and at least one adjusting structure is provided. The projection module has at least one optical axis. The projection module is adapted to provide an image beam. The image beam is transmitted along a light transmission path to a projection target and forms a projection image. The adjusting structure is connected to the projection module. The adjusting structure is adapted to drive at least a part of the projection module to rotate along the optical axis such that the projection image rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Te Cheng, Yen-Lin Chen, Chih-Wei Shih, Chin-Sheng Chao
  • Patent number: 10754162
    Abstract: A projection apparatus including an image device and an illumination system is provided. The image device is configured to convert a first illumination beam into an image beam. The illumination system includes a light source, a collimating lens element and a light homogenizing element. The light source provides an illumination beam. The illumination beam sequentially passes through the collimating lens element and the light homogenizing element and is transmitted to the image device. The light source includes a solid-state illuminating source array. The solid-state illuminating source array includes a plurality of solid-state illuminating sources arranged in an array. The image beam exits the projection apparatus and is converged to a stop. The stop is located outside the projection apparatus. Moreover, a head-mounted display device including the projection apparatus is also provided. A display image provided by the head-mounted display device has uniform brightness and chrominance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Publication number: 20200033622
    Abstract: A projection device is provided, and the projection device includes an illumination system, a polarizing beam splitter, a reflection element, a ¼ wave plate, a reflective light valve disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam and a projection lens disposed on a transmission path of the image beam, wherein the polarizing beam splitter, the reflection element and the ¼ wave plate are all disposed on a transmission path of the illumination beam. The illumination system emits an illumination beam. The illumination beam is transmitted to the ¼ wave plate and the reflection element after being reflected by the polarizing beam splitter, the illumination beam having a first polarization direction is modulated by the ¼ wave plate to have a second polarization direction. The reflective light valve modulates the illumination beam having the second polarization direction into an image beam having the first polarization direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Ting Wei, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Patent number: 10545394
    Abstract: A projection device including at least one projection module, at least one reflecting element, and at least one adjusting structure is provided. The projection module has at least one optical axis. The projection module is adapted to provide a projection beam. The projection beam is transmitted along a light transmission path to a projection target to form a projection image. The reflecting element is disposed between the at least one projection module and the projection target and located on the optical axis and has a reflecting surface, wherein the reflecting surface is adapted to reflect the projection beam to the projection target. The adjusting structure is connected to the projection module and the reflecting element. The adjusting structure is adapted to drive the projection module and the reflecting element to rotate along a second axis such that the projection image rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Te Cheng, Yen-Lin Chen, Chih-Wei Shih, Chin-Sheng Chao
  • Patent number: 10545398
    Abstract: A projection device including at least one projection module, at least one reflecting element, and at least one adjusting structure is provided. The projection module has at least one optical axis. The projection module is adapted to provide a projection beam. The projection beam is transmitted along a light transmission path to a projection target to form a projection image. The reflecting element is disposed between the at least one projection module and the projection target and located on the optical axis and has a reflecting surface, wherein the reflecting surface is adapted to reflect the projection beam to the projection target. The adjusting structure is connected to the reflecting element. The adjusting structure is adapted to drive the reflecting element to rotate along a first axis such that the projection image moves horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Te Cheng, Yen-Lin Chen, Chih-Wei Shih, Chin-Sheng Chao
  • Publication number: 20200004108
    Abstract: An imaging module includes a display element, a prism and an image displacement device. The display element includes an active display surface. The prism includes an optical surface. The image displacement device is disposed between the display element and the prism. The image displacement device includes an optical element, a carrier, a base and at least one actuator. The optical element is disposed on the carrier. The at least one actuator drives the optical element on the carrier to swing relative to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: CHUNG-TING WEI, CHUAN-TE CHENG