Patents by Inventor Takehiko Tanaka

Takehiko Tanaka 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: 11078416
    Abstract: Provided are a transparent fluorescent sialon ceramic having fluorescence and optical transparency; and a method of producing the same. Such a transparent fluorescent sialon ceramic includes a sialon phosphor which contains a matrix formed of a silicon nitride compound represented by the formula Mx(Si,Al)y(N,O)z (here, M represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, alkaline earth metals, and rare earth metals, 0?x/z<3, and 0<y/z<1) and a luminescent center element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Takuma Takahashi, Junichi Tatami, Yuki Sano, Takehiko Tanaka, Masahiro Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20210203817
    Abstract: The present application provides a camera module array, comprising at least two camera modules, wherein at least one of the camera modules has a free-form lens sheet, and the free-form lens sheet performs active alignment according to an actual imaging result received by a photosensitive chip, so that a difference between an actual reference direction of the free-form lens sheet and a reference direction determined by an optical design is not greater than 0.05 degrees. The present application further provides a corresponding assembly method for camera module array. In the present application, a TTL of the camera modules can be reduced by means of the free-form lens sheet so as to, for example, make a TTL of a wide-angle module equal or approximately equal to a TTL of a telephoto module, so that a dual-camera module composed of the wide-angle module and the telephoto module is easily mounted in a terminal device such as a mobile phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiko TANAKA, Yinli FANG
  • Publication number: 20210203818
    Abstract: the present invention provides a camera module, a molding photosensitive assembly thereof, a manufacturing method, and an electronic device, the molding photosensitive assembly comprises a lens, a photosensitive element, a circuit board, a molding base, and a supporting element, the photosensitive element being arranged on the circuit board, the molding base being formed into an integral structure with the lens, the supporting element, the photosensitive element, and the circuit board by means of a molding process, and the camera module and the molding photosensitive assembly thereof being capable of reducing stain sensitivity and shortening the distance of the lens plane above a light through hole of the lens to the photosensitive plane of the photosensitive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingzhu WANG, Zhongyu LUAN, Liefeng CHEN, Duanliang CHENG, Bojie ZHAO, Takehiko TANAKA, Zhen HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210203819
    Abstract: A camera module, a molded circuit board assembly, a molded photosensitive assembly and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The camera module includes a molded base which is integrally formed with a circuit board through a molding process, wherein a photosensitive element may be electrically connected on the circuit board and at least a portion of a non-photosensitive area portion of the photosensitive element is also connected by the molded base through the molding process. A light window is formed in a central portion of the molded base to provide a light path for the photosensitive element, wherein a cross section of the light window is configured to have a trapezoidal or multi-step trapezoidal shape which has a size increasing from bottom to top to facilitate demoulding and avoiding stray lights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Mingzhu WANG, Zhenyu CHEN, Nan GUO, Takehiko Tanaka, Bojie ZHAO, Zilong DENG
  • Patent number: 11049898
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing semiconductor modules for image-sensing devices is disclosed. The method may comprise applying a removable layer on a first surface of a printed circuit board (PCB) which comprises a plurality of PCB units; mounting a photosensitive member to a second surface of each of the PCB units; and encapsulating the photosensitive member with an encapsulation layer on each PCB unit. Each PCB unit may comprise at least a semiconductor component on a second surface of the PCB and one or more opening across the first surface and the second surface. The photosensitive member and the removable layer separate the one or more opening from outside, and the photosensitive member is positioned to receive light through the opening. At least one semiconductor component is also encapsulated by the encapsulation layer on each PCB unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingzhu Wang, Nan Guo, Jingfei He, Zhenyu Chen, Bojie Zhao, Takehiko Tanaka, Feifan Chen, Ye Wu, Zhen Huang, Zhongyu Luan
  • Patent number: 11039052
    Abstract: The present invention provides a camera module and a molding circuit board assembly, circuit board and application thereof, the circuit board comprising a digital circuit unit, an analog circuit unit and a substrate. The digital circuit nit and the analog circuit unit are respectively formed on the substrate, and the digital circuit unit and the analog circuit unit are conductively connected to each other, wherein at least one part of the analog circuit unit has a safe distance from the digital circuit unit, so as to prevent an electromagnetic wave generated by a circuit of the digital circuit unit from interfering with an electrical signal transmitted and processed by the analog circuit unit, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the transmission and the processing of the electrical signal by the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingzhu Wang, Duanliang Cheng, Fengsheng Xi, Bojie Zhao, Takehiko Tanaka, Zhen Huang, Zhenyu Chen, Nan Guo
  • Publication number: 20210173169
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical lens, which includes a first lens member, a second lens member and a first adhesive. The first lens member includes at least one first lens. The second lens member includes a second lens barrel and at least one second lens mounted in the second lens barrel. The at least one second lens and the at least one first lens together forms an imaging optical system. The second lens member has a second optical region and a second structural region surrounding the second optical region. The second structural region has a second top surface and the second top surface has a groove. The first adhesive locates in a first gap between the first lens member and the second lens member, and the first adhesive is accommodated in the groove. The first adhesive is adapted to flow in the groove when uncured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Takehiko TANAKA, Heng JIANG
  • Patent number: 11032454
    Abstract: The present invention provides a circuit board, a molded photosensitive assembly and manufacturing method therefor, a photographing module, and an electronic device. The circuit board comprises a substrate and at least one circuit portion formed on the substrate. A photosensitive element and the circuit portion are conductively connected. The circuit portion forms a ring circuit in an edge region of the substrate. The ring circuit surrounds the photosensitive element, so that in a molding process, the photosensitive element can be protected by the ring circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingzhu Wang, Zhenyu Chen, Duanliang Cheng, Takehiko Tanaka, Bojie Zhao, Nan Guo, Yafei Wang
  • Publication number: 20210167105
    Abstract: A camera module and a molded circuit board assembly thereof, a semi-finished product of the molded circuit board assembly, and an array camera module and a molded circuit board assembly thereof, as well as a manufacturing method and an electronic device, wherein the camera module comprises at least one optical lens, at least one back surface molded portion, at least one photosensitive element and a circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingzhu WANG, Nan GUO, Zhenyu CHEN, Takehiko TANAKA, Jingfei HE, Zhen HUANG, Zhongyu LUAN, Feifan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210149145
    Abstract: The present application provides an optical lens, comprising: a first lens component comprising at least one first lens sheet; a second lens component comprising a second lens barrel and at least one second lens sheet mounted in the second lens barrel, wherein the at least one second lens sheet and the at least one first lens sheet together constitute an imageable optical system, wherein at least a part of the outer side surface of the second lens sheet at the bottommost end among the at least one second lens sheet is exposed to the outside of the second lens barrel, and the top surface of the second lens sheet at the bottommost end bears against the bottom surface of the second lens barrel; and a connecting medium adapted to fix the first lens component and the second lens component together. The present application further provides a corresponding camera module and optical lens and camera module assembly methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: NinGbo Sunny OpoTech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yinli FANG, Heng JIANG, Takehiko TANAKA, Lin LIU, Shuijia CHU
  • Publication number: 20210127040
    Abstract: A camera module and its photosensitive assembly and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The photosensitive assembly includes a photosensitive element, a window circuit board and a packaging body integrally packaged the photosensitive element and the window circuit board to form an integrated body, wherein the window circuit board has at least one window for receiving the photosensitive element therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Mingzhu WANG, Zhenyu CHEN, Takehiko Tanaka, Zhongyu LUAN, Bojie ZHAO, Zhen HUANG, Nan GUO, Fengsheng XI, Heng JIANG, Zilong DENG
  • Patent number: 10986258
    Abstract: A camera module, a molded circuit board assembly, a molded photosensitive assembly and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The camera module includes a molded base which is integrally formed with a circuit board through a molding process, wherein a photosensitive element may be electrically connected on the circuit board and at least a portion of a non-photosensitive area portion of the photosensitive element is also connected by the molded base through the molding process. A light window is formed in a central portion of the molded base to provide a light path for the photosensitive element, wherein a cross section of the light window is configured to have a trapezoidal or multi-step trapezoidal shape which has a size increasing from bottom to top to facilitate demoulding and avoiding stray lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingzhu Wang, Zhenyu Chen, Nan Guo, Takehiko Tanaka, Bojie Zhao, Zilong Deng
  • Patent number: 10979610
    Abstract: The present invention provides a camera module, a molding photosensitive assembly thereof, a manufacturing method, and an electronic device, the molding photosensitive assembly comprises a lens, a photosensitive element, a circuit board, a molding base, and a supporting element, the photosensitive element being arranged on the circuit board, the molding base being formed into an integral structure with the lens, the supporting element, the photosensitive element, and the circuit board by means of a molding process, and the camera module and the molding photosensitive assembly thereof being capable of reducing stain sensitivity and shortening the distance of the lens plane above a light through hole of the lens to the photosensitive plane of the photosensitive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingzhu Wang, Zhongyu Luan, Liefeng Chen, Duanliang Cheng, Bojie Zhao, Takehiko Tanaka, Zhen Huang
  • Publication number: 20210088696
    Abstract: An array imaging module includes a molded photosensitive assembly which includes a supporting member, at least a circuit board, at least two photosensitive units, at least two lead wires, and a mold sealer. The photosensitive units are coupled at the chip coupling area of the circuit board. The lead wires are electrically connected the photosensitive units at the chip coupling area of the circuit board. The mold sealer includes a main mold body and has two optical windows. When the main mold body is formed, the lead wires, the circuit board and the photosensitive units are sealed and molded by the main mold body of the mold sealer, such that after the main mold body is formed, the main mold body and at least a portion of the circuit board are integrally formed together at a position that the photosensitive units are aligned with the optical windows respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Mingzhu WANG, Bojie Zhao, Takehiko Tanaka, Nan GUO, Zhenyu CHEN, Heng JIANG, Zhongyu LUAN, Fengsheng XI, Feifan CHEN, Liang DING
  • Patent number: 10958816
    Abstract: A camera module includes a circuit board, an optical lens, an insulating member, a photosensitive sensor, and an integral encapsulating support structure. The insulating member is disposed on the periphery of a photosensitive area of the photosensitive sensor to prevent the photosensitive sensor from contacting to and being damaged by the formation mold during the forming process of the integral encapsulating support structure and to prevent the fluid material from flowing to the photosensitive area of the photosensitive sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingzhu Wang, Bojie Zhao, Takehiko Tanaka, Zhen Huang, Nan Guo
  • Publication number: 20210055629
    Abstract: An array imaging module includes at least two optical lenses and a molded photosensitive assembly, wherein the molded photosensitive assembly includes at least two photosensitive units, a circuit board that electrically couples to the photosensitive units, and a molded base having at least two optical windows. The molded base is integrally coupled at the circuit board at a peripheral portion thereof, wherein the photosensitive units are aligned with the optical windows respectively. The optical lenses are located along two photosensitive paths of the photosensitive units respectively, such that each of the optical windows forms a light channel through the corresponding photosensitive unit and the corresponding optical lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Mingzhu WANG, Bojie ZHAO, Takehiko Tanaka, Zhenyu CHEN, Nan GUO, Zhen HUANG, Duanliang CHENG, Liang DING, Feifan CHEN, Heng JIANG
  • Patent number: 10908324
    Abstract: An array imaging module includes a molded photosensitive assembly which includes a supporting member, at least a circuit board, at least two photosensitive units, at least two lead wires, and a mold sealer. The photosensitive units are coupled at the chip coupling area of the circuit board. The lead wires are electrically connected the photosensitive units at the chip coupling area of the circuit board. The mold sealer includes a main mold body and has two optical windows. When the main mold body is formed, the lead wires, the circuit board and the photosensitive units are sealed and molded by the main mold body of the mold sealer, such that after the main mold body is formed, the main mold body and at least a portion of the circuit board are integrally formed together at a position that the photosensitive units are aligned with the optical windows respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingzhu Wang, Bojie Zhao, Takehiko Tanaka, Nan Guo, Zhenyu Chen, Heng Jiang, Zhongyu Luan, Fengsheng Xi, Feifan Chen, Liang Ding
  • Publication number: 20200403017
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photosensitive module (21), adapted to a camera module, comprising a photosensitive element (211), a light transmitting element (212) and an isolation adhesive layer (213), wherein the photosensitive element has a photosensitive region and a non-photosensitive region, the light transmitting element is arranged in a photosensitive path of the photosensitive element, and wherein the isolation adhesive layer is arranged in the non-photosensitive region and supports the light transmitting element, and the isolation adhesive layer is formed by means of photolithography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Mingzhu WANG, Takehiko TANAKA, Lifeng YAO, Zhen HUANG, Nan GUO, Xiaodi LIU, Zhenyu CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200388641
    Abstract: A photosensitive assembly includes a circuit board, a photosensitive element mounted on the circuit board and including a first edge, a first metal wire electrically connecting the photosensitive element and the circuit board and spanning the first edge, a first electronic element mounted on the circuit board and having a mounting area corresponding to an extension line of the first edge, and a molding portion formed on the circuit board, surrounding the photosensitive element, extending to the photosensitive element, covering the first electronic element and the first metal wire, and contacting with a surface of the photosensitive element. Also included are a corresponding camera module, a photosensitive assembly jointed panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The damage risk of a gold wire in a molding process can be reduced to a certain extent without adding additional components and changing a die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Takehiko TANAKA, Bojie ZHAO, Ye WU, Zhewen MEI, Mingzhu WANG
  • Publication number: 20200382683
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an array camera module and application thereof, wherein the array camera module comprises at least one optical lens and at least one circuit board assembly. The circuit board assembly further comprises at least one photosensitive chip, at least one circuit board, and at least one electronic component, wherein the photosensitive chip and the circuit board are conductively connected, at least one of the electronic components is attached to a back face of the circuit board, and the optical lens is held in a photosensitive path of the photosensitive chip. In this way, at least one of the length and the width of the array camera module can be reduced, so as to be beneficial to the miniaturization of the array camera module, so that the array camera module can be conveniently applied to a light-weighted and thinned electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingzhu WANG, Bojie ZHAO, Zhenyu CHEN, Nan GUO, Takehiko TANAKA