Patents by Inventor Hag Chul KIM

Hag Chul KIM 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).

  • Patent number: 11822051
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens disposed sequentially from an object side. The optical imaging system satisfies ?2.0<L3R2/f<?0.5 and 3.0<f/IMG_HT<4.0, where L3R2 is a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the third lens, f is a focal length of the optical imaging system, and IMG_HT is half a diagonal length of an imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Yong Joo Jo, Hyo Jin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11808926
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, as second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. The first lens includes a positive refractive power and a convex image-side surface. The second lens includes a positive refractive power, and the third lens includes a negative refractive power. The fourth lens includes a positive refractive power, and the fifth lens includes a positive refractive power. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hag Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 11774709
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens disposed in order from an object side. The optical imaging system satisfies 4.0<f/IMG_HT<5.0, where f is a focal length of the optical imaging system, and IMG_HT is one-half of a diagonal length of an imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Yong Joo Jo, Che Young Lim
  • Patent number: 11768350
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens disposed in order from an object side. The optical imaging system satisfies 4.0<f/IMG_HT<5.0, where f is a focal length of the optical imaging system, and IMG_HT is one-half of a diagonal length of an imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Yong Joo Jo, Che Young Lim
  • Patent number: 11754822
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having refractive power, a second lens including a first reflective region formed on an object-side surface of the second lens, a third lens having a second reflective region formed on an image-side surface of the third lens, and a fourth lens having refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Yong Joo Jo
  • Publication number: 20230244059
    Abstract: A camera module includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power, and having a concave shape on an image side surface; a fourth lens having negative refractive power; and a fifth lens having refractive power. TTL, a distance from an object side surface of the first lens to an imaging surface and BFL, a distance from an image side surface of the fifth lens to the imaging surface satisfy 1.0<TTL/BFL<3.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Joo JO, Hag Chul KIM, Hyo Jin HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230228977
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein the first to seventh lenses are spaced apart from each other along the optical axis, and the optical imaging system satisfies 0.4 < L1TR/L7TR < 1.9, where L1TR is an overall outer diameter of the first lens, L7TR is an overall outer diameter of the seventh lens, and L1TR and L7TR are expressed in a same unit of measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Eun Chong LEE, Yong Joo JO, Ga Young AN
  • Publication number: 20230194833
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group, each including a plurality of lenses and arranged in order along an optical axis, a reflecting member disposed in front of the first lens group, and an aperture disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group, wherein at least one of the first lens group to the third lens group is configured to be movable along the optical axis, and wherein the lens disposed closest to the aperture among the plurality of lenses included in the second lens group is formed of glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Phil Ho JUNG
  • Patent number: 11656431
    Abstract: A camera module includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power, and having a concave shape on an image side surface; a fourth lens having negative refractive power; and a fifth lens having refractive power. TTL, a distance from an object side surface of the first lens to an imaging surface and BFL, a distance from an image side surface of the fifth lens to the imaging surface satisfy 1.0<TTL/BFL<3.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Joo Jo, Hag Chul Kim, Hyo Jin Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230092924
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side. The third lens, the fourth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens are formed of plastic, and the first lens, the second lens, and the fifth lens are formed of glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Yong Joo JO, Hwan Soo PARK
  • Publication number: 20230062424
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens disposed in order from an object side. The optical imaging system satisfies 4.0<f/IMG_HT<5.0, where f is a focal length of the optical imaging system, and IMG_HT is one-half of a diagonal length of an imaging plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Yong Joo JO, Che Young LIM
  • Publication number: 20230038556
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes five lenses in which a first lens includes a positive refractive power and a concave object-side surface, and a second lens includes a positive refractive power and a concave image-side surface. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hag Chul KIM
  • Publication number: 20220413264
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein the first to seventh lenses are spaced apart from each other along the optical axis, and the optical imaging system satisfies 0.4<L1TR/L7TR<1.9, where L1TR is an overall outer diameter of the first lens, L7TR is an overall outer diameter of the seventh lens, and L1TR and L7TR are expressed in a same unit of measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Eun Chong LEE, Yong Joo JO, Ga Young AN
  • Publication number: 20220404634
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a lens unit including at least three lenses; an image sensor that moves along an optical axis direction and receives light that has passed through the lens unit; and a reflective member disposed on an object side of the lens unit and having a reflective surface to change a path of light. The optical imaging system satisfies 0<(SAS/f)/OD<0.15, where SAS is a moving distance of the image sensor along the optical axis direction, f is a total focal length of the lens unit, and OD is an object distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Joo JO, Hag Chul KIM
  • Patent number: 11531192
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side. The third lens, the fourth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens are formed of plastic, and the first lens, the second lens, and the fifth lens are formed of glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Yong Joo Jo, Hwan Soo Park
  • Publication number: 20220390721
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side. The third lens and the seventh lens are formed of plastic, and the first lens, the second lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, and the sixth lens are formed of glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Hyuk Joo KIM, Kyu Min CHAE
  • Publication number: 20220382021
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having a positive refractive power and a concave object-side surface, a second lens having a positive refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens having a positive refractive power and a concave image-side surface. The first through fifth lenses are sequentially disposed in ascending numerical order from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hag Chul KIM
  • Publication number: 20220382025
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group, sequentially arranged from an object side, wherein the first lens group includes two lenses having negative and positive refractive power, the second lens group includes a plurality of lenses, and the third lens group includes two lenses having negative and positive refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Phil Ho JUNG, Yong Joo JO
  • Patent number: 11506871
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes five lenses in which a first lens includes a positive refractive power and a concave object-side surface, and a second lens includes a positive refractive power and a concave image-side surface. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hag Chul Kim
  • Publication number: 20220365319
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having a negative refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; a fifth lens having a positive refractive power; a sixth lens having a positive refractive power; and a seventh lens having a negative refractive power. At least five of the lenses are made of a plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Hwan Soo PARK, Yong Joo JO