Patents Assigned to Creative Sensor Inc.
  • Patent number: 12092318
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a light emitting module, including: a linear light-guiding unit, including a light incident surface located on a side end thereof and a protrusive reflection structure disposed on a bottom side thereof; and a light emitting unit, disposed on the light incident surface. The light emitting unit is configured to emit a light to enter the linear light-guiding unit through the light incident surface, and the light is reflected by the protrusive reflection structure. On a side view, a first included angle is defined between the protrusive reflection structure and the bottom side, and the first included angle is greater than or equal to 15.0 degrees and equal to or less than 35.0 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: CREATIVE SENSOR INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Lee, Hung-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 9780133
    Abstract: A wafer-level lens structure for contact image sensor (CIS) module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and an image sensor electrically connected to the PCB and comprising a circuit area and a light sensitive area. The light sensitive area comprises an optoelectronic conversion array, a first lens array arranged on the optoelectronic conversion array and comprising a plurality of first cover lens, each of first cover lens having a first curved face to focus the external image light to the optoelectronic conversion array, and an aperture array arranged on the first lens array and comprising a plurality of apertures to expose the first curved face, the aperture array controlling a light amount passing through the cover lens. The first curved face of the cover lens has such a curvature that a predetermined focus point can be achieved by the plurality of first cover lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: CREATIVE SENSOR INC.
    Inventor: Ming-Chieh Lin
  • Patent number: 9036220
    Abstract: A contact image sensing device includes a housing, a light emitting unit, a red lens array, a sensing unit, and a protecting component. The housing includes a top surface, a bottom surface, an accommodating groove, and a slot. The bottom surface is opposite to the top surface. The accommodating groove is formed on the top surface and concave toward to bottom surface. The slot penetrates the top surface and the bottom surface. The light-emitting unit is arrange within the accommodating groove. The rod lens array is arranged within the slot. The sensing unit is arranged below the housing. The protecting component includes a main body, a recess, and a lighting slot communicating with the recess, a top end of the rod lens array is assembled with the recess. The main body of the protecting member forms at least one containing recess. A combining component for combining the rod lens array and the protecting member is disposed within the containing recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: CREATIVE SENSOR INC.
    Inventors: Ting-Pin Lu, Ming-Chieh Lin, Jia-Lin Lee
  • Publication number: 20150070735
    Abstract: A contact image sensing device includes a housing, a light emitting unit, a red lens array, a sensing unit, and a protecting component. The housing includes a top surface, a bottom surface, an accommodating groove, and a slot. The bottom surface is opposite to the top surface. The accommodating groove is formed on the top surface and concave toward to bottom surface. The slot penetrates the top surface and the bottom surface. The light-emitting unit is arrange within the accommodating groove. The rod lens array is arranged within the slot. The sensing unit is arranged below the housing. The protecting component includes a main body, a recess, and a lighting slot communicating with the recess, a top end of the rod lens array is assembled with the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Creative Sensor Inc.
    Inventors: Ting-Pin LU, Ming-Chieh LIN, Jia-Lin LEE
  • Patent number: 8355210
    Abstract: A zooming camera module includes a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group. The first lens group is implemented on an optical axis at a fixed position, and has a negative total optical power. The second lens group is implemented on the optical axis and can be moved back and forth along the optical axis, to achieve zooming and focusing. The second lens group has a positive total optical power, and includes a liquid lens unit and at least one lens with non-zero optical power, wherein the at least one lens and the liquid lens are separately or integrally configured. The third lens group is implemented on the optical axis at a fixed position, and has a non-zero total optical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan Creative Sensor Inc.
    Inventors: Chy-Lin Wang, Chir-Weei Chang, Ling-Ta Su, Ping-Chung Lin
  • Publication number: 20110058258
    Abstract: A zooming camera module includes a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group. The first lens group is implemented on an optical axis at a fixed position, and has a negative total optical power. The second lens group is implemented on the optical axis and can be moved back and forth along the optical axis, to achieve zooming and focusing. The second lens group has a positive total optical power, and includes a liquid lens unit and at least one lens with non-zero optical power, wherein the at least one lens and the liquid lens are separately or integrally configured. The third lens group is implemented on the optical axis at a fixed position, and has a non-zero total optical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicants: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN CREATIVE SENSOR INC.
    Inventors: Chy-Lin Wang, Chir-Weei Chang, Ling-Ta Su, Ping-Chung Lin
  • Patent number: 7835039
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a housing, a rod lens array, a light module and a sensor board. The housing accommodates the rod lens array, the light module and the sensor board. The sensor board includes a plurality of light sensor chips. The light module includes a light guide, a light source and guide terminals extending from the light source. The guide terminals are electrically connected to the sensor board with resilient contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Creative Sensor Inc.
    Inventors: Pen-Jung Lee, Chia-Wei Wang, Kun-Lin Tsai
  • Publication number: 20080231915
    Abstract: A scanning device with multifocus and multiresolution is provided. The scanning device is formed by the combination of the glass plate, the circuit boards, the rod lenses and the light-sensitive sensor arrays. Furthermore, since the relative positions of the circuit boards, the relative positions of the light-sensitive sensor arrays, the thicknesses of the light-sensitive sensors, the vertical distance between the glass plate and the light-sensitive sensor array, the thickness of the glass plate and the length of the glass plate are adjustable, the scanning device has the multifocus and multiresolution functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Creative Sensor Inc.
    Inventor: Ling Ta Su
  • Publication number: 20060077475
    Abstract: A scanning device with multifocus and multiresolution is provided. The scanning device is formed by the combination of the glass plate, the circuit boards, the rod lenses and the light-sensitive sensor arrays. Furthermore, since the relative positions of the circuit boards, the relative positions of the light-sensitive sensor arrays, the thicknesses of the light-sensitive sensors, the vertical distance between the glass plate and the light-sensitive sensor array, the thickness of the glass plate and the length of the glass plate are adjustable, the scanning device has the multifocus and multiresolution functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Creative Sensor Inc.
    Inventor: Ling Ta Su
  • Publication number: 20060077482
    Abstract: A light-gathering structure for a scanning module is disclosed. The light-gathering structure for a scanning module having at least a scanning area, a lens and a light-sensing element includes at least an elliptic arc surface having a first focus; at least a circular arc surface having a circular center being superpositioned on the first focus; and at least a light source positioned at the first focus, wherein a light from the light source is reflected by the elliptic arc surface and the circular arc surface to the scanning area and converged on the light-sensing element through the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Creative Sensor Inc.
    Inventor: Ling Su
  • Patent number: 6965485
    Abstract: A lens fixing structure for an optical module of a scanner, a multi-function printer, a fax machine or a copy machine is disclosed. The lens fixing structure for an optical module of a scanner, a multi-function printer, a fax machine or a copy machine, wherein the optical module has a housing, and the lens fixing structure is installed on the housing, includes a slot structure for placing and fixing a lens therein, wherein the slot structure includes a first slot wall positioned on the housing; and a second slot wall positioned on the housing and being parallel to the first slot wall, wherein the second slot wall is perpendicular to a surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Creative Sensor Inc.
    Inventors: Su Ling Ta, Lin Ming Fang
  • Publication number: 20050168844
    Abstract: A lens fixing structure for an optical module of a scanner, a multi-function printer, a fax machine or a copy machine is disclosed. The lens fixing structure for an optical module of a scanner, a multi-function printer, a fax machine or a copy machine, wherein the optical module has a housing, and the lens fixing structure is installed on the housing, includes a slot structure for placing and fixing a lens therein, wherein the slot structure includes a first slot wall positioned on the housing; and a second slot wall positioned on the housing and being parallel to the first slot wall, wherein the second slot wall is perpendicular to a surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Creative Sensor Inc.
    Inventors: Ling Su, Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20040264190
    Abstract: A light source module structure for a CIS module of a scanner, a multi-function printer (MFP) or a copy machine is provided. The light source module structure includes a housing having a first circuit board therein; a light-sensing element disposed on the first circuit board and electrically connected to the first circuit board; a lens disposed in the housing and being parallel to the light-sensing element; and at least one organic electro luminescent element integration disposed in the housing to provide a light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Creative Sensor Inc.
    Inventors: Ling Ta Su, I Wang Wen