Patents by Inventor San-Woei Shyu

San-Woei Shyu 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: 8023204
    Abstract: A compact short back focus imaging lens system with two lenses is revealed and includes along the optical axis from an object side to an image side: an aperture stop, a first lens with positive refractive power that is a meniscus aspherical lens with convex surface facing the object side, a second lens with negative refractive power that is a meniscus aspherical lens with convex surface facing the image side, an IR cut-off filter and an image sensor. Moreover, the following conditions are satisfied by the imaging lens system: - 0.3 ? f 1 f 2 ? - 0.01 0.25 ? bf TL ? 0.4 wherein f1 is focal length of the first lens, f2 is focal length of the second lens, bf is back focal length of the imaging lens system, and TL (overall length) is the distance from the aperture stop to the image plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Lin Wu, San-Woei Shyu
  • Patent number: 8021006
    Abstract: A LED array flash for cameras includes a LED array and a controller. The LED array consists of at least one LED light source with first order lens. The LED light source may be further covered with a second order lens. Thus an oblong or round distribution pattern with uniform light intensity is emitted. The controller is used to control flash modes such as low brightness continuous lighting or high brightness pulse lighting with lighting time control so as to save power and avoid overheating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: San-Woei Shyu, Chu-Fong Lam, Teng-Chien Yu, Yi-Fan Liao
  • Patent number: 8023203
    Abstract: An miniature three-piece optical imaging lens with short back focal length, along an optical axis from the object side to the image side including: a first lens of positive refractive power that is a meniscus aspherical lens having a convex surface on the object side, an aperture stop, a second lens of negative refractive power that is a meniscus aspherical lens having a convex surface on the image side, a third lens of negative refractive power that is an aspherical lens whose center is on the optical axis, while on the lens center the convex surface is on the object side and the concave surface is on the image side. Moreover, from the center of the third lens element toward the edge, the refractive power changes from negative power, through an inflection point, to positive power. Furthermore, the optical imaging lens further satisfies conditions: 0.25 ? bf TL ? 0.4 wherein bf is back focal length, TL is total distance on the optical axis from the object side of the first lens to the image plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: San-Woei Shyu, Bo-Yuan Shih, Ming-Che Kuo
  • Patent number: 8011811
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an aspherical LED angular optical lens for central distribution patterns and an LED assembly using the same. The optical lens comprises a concave surface on a source side and a convex surface on an project side. The LED assembly comprising the optical lens can accumulate light emitted from the LED die and generate a peak intensity of the central angular circle distribution pattern which is greater than 72° and smaller than 108°. The present invention only uses a single optical lens capable of accumulating light and forming a required distribution pattern to satisfy the requirement of a luminous flux ratio greater than 85% and the requirement of an illumination, a flash light of a cell phone or a flash light of a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Yuan Shih, Kai Mou Lin, Yi-Fan Liao, San-Woei Shyu
  • Publication number: 20110194019
    Abstract: A single-piece optical imaging lens and an array thereof are revealed. The optical imaging lens includes a lens and an image sensor arranged at an image-side surface of the lens. The lens includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface, an optical area, and a non-optical area. The optical imaging lens satisfies the following conditions: BFL/TTL=0.55˜0.81, OH/OD=1.0˜3.6. TTL is total length from the object-side surface of the lens on the optical axis to the image sensor. BFL is back focal length of the imaging lens. OD is the distance between an object on the optical axis and the object-side surface of the lens. OH is the largest height of an object vertical to the optical axis of OD. The single-piece optical imaging lens array is used to produce a plurality of single-piece optical imaging lenses by cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: San-Woei SHYU, Huang-Chang Chen, Chih-Peng Wang, Te-Cheng Lin, Bo-Yuan Shih
  • Patent number: 7993035
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an aspherical LED angular optical lens for narrow distribution patterns and an LED assembly using the same. The optical lens comprises a concave surface on a source side and a convex surface on a project side. The LED assembly comprising the optical lens can accumulate light emitted from the LED die and generate a peak intensity of the narrow angular circle distribution pattern which is greater than 15° and smaller than 30°. The present invention only uses a single optical lens capable of accumulating light and forming a required distribution pattern to satisfy the requirement of a luminous flux ratio greater than 85% and the requirement of an illumination, a flash light of a cell phone or a flash light of a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Yuan Shih, Kai Mou Lin, Yi-Fan Liao, San-Woei Shyu
  • Patent number: 7980733
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an aspherical LED angular optical lens for wide distribution patterns and an LED assembly using the same. The optical lens comprises a concave surface on a source side and a convex surface on a project side. The LED assembly comprising the optical lens can accumulate light emitted from the LED die and generate a peak intensity of the wide angular circle distribution pattern which is greater than 120° and smaller than 180°. The present invention only uses a single optical lens capable of accumulating light and forming a required distribution pattern to satisfy the requirement of a luminous flux ratio greater than 85% and the requirement of an illumination, a flash light of a cell phone or a flash light of a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Yuan Shih, Kai Mou Lin, Yi-Fan Liao, San-Woei Shyu
  • Patent number: 7965445
    Abstract: A high SAG optical lens and method for fast molding the same is disclosed, in which an optical lens is a single optical lens or an optical lens array formed by placing optical material between an upper mold and a lower mold for molding by heating and pressing processes; a formed rim is molded at the joint of the optical surface and the lens flange simultaneously. Therefore, it is convenient to fabricate the optical lens with high SAG and can eliminate the ghost phenomena effect occurring at the edge of the optical surface and the lens flange. Furthermore, since the feature of squeezing the melted optical material by the formed rim during the molding process, fast molding process can be successfully achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huang-Chang Chen, Chih-Peng Wang, Te-Cheng Lin, San-Woei Shyu
  • Patent number: 7957081
    Abstract: An optical glass lens set and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. An optical glass lens is used as an insert that is set into a cavity of a mold. By injection molding of the molded insert or press molding, an optical glass lens set with a lens holder is formed. The optical glass lens set includes at least one optical glass lens and a lens holder for fixing the optical glass lens. The manufacturing method simplifies processes and improves the yield rate. Moreover, the produced optical glass lens set is easily packaged into a camera lens, especially suitable for mini-cameras and camera phones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: San-Woei Shyu, Chih-Hsiung Huang
  • Patent number: 7944633
    Abstract: A lens holder for alignment of a stacked lens module and a manufacturing method thereof are revealed. A stacked lens submodule disposed with at least one first alignment fixture is used as a molding insert to be set into a mold arranged with a second alignment fixture where the first alignment fixture connects with the second alignment fixture correspondingly. Then by injection or press molding of the embedded molding insert, a lens module with the lens holder for alignment is formed. Thereby the conventional manufacturing method of the lens molder is improved, the processes are simplified and the yield rate is increased. Moreover, the molded lens module is packed into the lens more easily so that it is suitable to be applied to camera lenses, small lenses and mobile phone lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: San-Woei Shyu, Huang-Chang Chen, Chih-Peng Wang, Te-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 7944630
    Abstract: A lens holder of a stacked lens module and a manufacturing method thereof are revealed. A stacked lens submodule is used as a molded molding insert to be set into a mold cavity. The molding insert is aligned in the alignment fixture and the clamp of the mold by injection molding or press molding. After molding process, a lens module included the stacked lens submodule as well as the lens holder is formed. Thereby the manufacturing method of conventional lens assemblies or lens modules is improved. Moreover, the processes are simplified and the yield rate is increased. Furthermore, the molded lens module is packed into the lens more easily so that it is suitable to be applied to camera lenses, small lenses and mobile phone lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: San-Woei Shyu, Huang-Chang Chen, Chih-Peng Wang, Te-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20110102920
    Abstract: A lens displacement mechanism using shaped memory alloy (SMA) applied to an auto-focusing lens module is disclosed. The lens displacement mechanism comprising at least one SMA wire. Two opposite ends of the SMA wire are fixed and a longitudinal mid-point of an intermediate movable portion between the two opposite ends is tightened and is fixed on a corresponding hook disposed on an outer edge of the lens so that the intermediate movable portion is tightened between the two opposite ends. When the SMA wire is heated, the intermediate movable portion contracts to pull the hook of the lens for driving the lens to move and slide along with an optical axis so as to achieve auto-focus control. The present lens displacement mechanism is simple in structure and reflow process. Therefore, the present displacement mechanism is suitable to be used in portable camera or mobile phone or PDA, which needs to be small and have easily mass production by SMT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: San-Woei Shyu, Shr-Bin Wu, Chih-Hsiung Huang
  • Patent number: 7936527
    Abstract: An auto focus lens module with a piezoelectric actuator having a piezoelectric actuator, a tangent thrust element, a sliding fixture, a metal member, a guiding fixture, and a lens barrel is revealed. By a thrust in the tangent direction generated from the tangent thrust element toward the outer edge of the lens barrel, a friction is generated between the lens barrel and the piezoelectric actuator. When the piezoelectric actuator is applied with a voltage, the lens barrel driven by the piezoelectric actuator moves along an optical axis for focusing with the auxiliary of the guiding fixture. Due to fewer elements, light weight and compact volume, the design is applied to miniature auto focus lens modules so as to achieve effects of fast movement, stable focusing and reduced tilting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin International Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: San-Woei Shyu, Chin-Yi Chou, Teng-Chien Yu
  • Publication number: 20110090704
    Abstract: A molded fluorescent glass lens and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. Firstly, coat fluorescent material on surface of a glass preform or a cavity of a mold core. Then by glass precision molding, the mold core is heated and pressured for casting the glass preform into a molded fluorescent glass lens. The fluorescent glass lens not only has shape and optical properties of the molded forming lens, but also has fluorescent properties from a fluorescent surface layer formed by fluorescent material inserted into the glass. Thus the produced molded fluorescent glass lens is applied to road reflectors, white light LED or other optical elements for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: San-Woei Shyu, Chien-Yi Huang, Ching-Wei Sun, Wen-Huang Liu
  • Publication number: 20110075264
    Abstract: A high SAG optical lens and method for fast molding the same is disclosed, in which an optical lens is a single optical lens or an optical lens array formed by placing optical material between an upper mold and a lower mold for molding by heating and pressing processes; a formed rim is molded at the joint of the optical surface and the lens flange simultaneously. Therefore, it is convenient to fabricate the optical lens with high SAG and can eliminate the ghost phenomena effect occurring at the edge of the optical surface and the lens flange. Furthermore, since the feature of squeezing the melted optical material by the formed rim during the molding process, fast molding process can be successfully achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: E-PIN OPTICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HUANG-CHANG CHEN, CHIH-PENG WANG, TE-CHENG LIN, SAN-WOEI SHYU
  • Publication number: 20110063722
    Abstract: A stacked disk-shaped optical lens array, a stacked lens module and a method of manufacturing the same are revealed. The stacked disk-shaped optical lens array is produced by at least tow disk-shaped optical lens arrays whose optical axes are aligned. After the optical axes of the stacked disk-shaped optical lens array being aligned by alignment fixtures, the stacked disk-shaped optical lens array is cut to produce a single stacked optical lens element. The optical lens element and optical elements required are mounted into a lens holder to form the stacked lens module. The stacked lens module produced by the method has optical lens elements whose axes are aligned precisely. The processes for manufacturing lens modules are simplified and the cost is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: San- Woei SHYU, Huang- Chang Chen, Chih- Peng Wang, Te- Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20110063730
    Abstract: A disk-shaped optical lens array produced by resin injection-compression molding and a manufacturing method thereof are revealed. The disk-shaped optical lens array has at least one alignment fixture a first surface and a second optical surface. The optical surfaces respectively including a plurality of optical zones corresponding to each other so as to form a plurality of optical lens elements arranged in an array and a plurality of single optical elements is produced after cutting. At least one disk-shaped optical lens array and other optical lens element/or two disk-shaped optical lens arrays are aligned with an optical axis of an optical lens element by the alignment fixture to form a stacked disk-shaped optical lens array. Therefore the manufacturing processes of the optical lens arrays are simplified with improved precision and reduced cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: San-Woei SHYU, Huang-Chang Chen, Chih-Peng Wang, Te-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20110063723
    Abstract: A stacked disk-shaped optical lens array, a stacked disk-shaped lens module array and a method of manufacturing the same are revealed. The stacked disk-shaped optical lens array is produced by stacked disk-shaped optical lens modules whose optical axis is aligned. The stacked disk-shaped lens module array is produced by a stacked disk-shaped optical lens array whose optical axis is aligned by an alignment fixture, stacked and assembled with required optical element arrays. In the stacked disk-shaped lens module array produced by this method, the lens optical axis is aligned precisely. Moreover, the manufacturing process is simplified and the cost is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: San-Woei SHYU, Huang-Chang CHEN, Chih-Peng Wang, Te-Cheng LIN
  • Publication number: 20110058366
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a linear light source having light guide with taped saw tooth structures for Charge Coupling Device Module (CCDM). The linear light source comprises a light guide and at least two Light Emitting Diodes (LED's). The light guide includes two incident surfaces, a reflective surface, two refractive surfaces and an ejective surface. The reflective surface has a taped saw tooth structure; the LEDs are disposed at two ends of the light guide. Upon emission of light from the LEDs, light enters into the light guide, reflected by the taped saw tooth structures, and then ejected from the ejective surface. It is possible to form a U-shaped lambert distribution in the sub scanning direction, thereby generating the complementary effect for the pickup lens and the CCD image sensor of CCDM, as well as to create a linearly converged lambert distribution in the main scanning direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: E-PIN OPTICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Yuan Lin, Yi-Min Chen, San-Woei Shyu
  • Publication number: 20110026150
    Abstract: A compact auto focus lens module with a piezoelectric actuator revealed includes a piezoelectric actuator, an elastic element, at least two guiding fixtures, and a lens barrel with an optical lens set therein. By elastic force of the elastic element, a friction is generated between the lens barrel and the piezoelectric actuator. While being applied with a voltage, the lens barrel driven by the movement of the piezoelectric actuator moves along the optical axis under the guidance of the guiding fixtures. Due to fewer elements, compact volume, and light weight, the design is applied to miniature auto focus lens modules so as to achieve effects of fast movement, stable focusing and reduced tilting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: San-Woei SHYU, Chin-Yi Chou, Teng-Chien Yu