Patents by Inventor An Chang

An Chang 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: 20250237851
    Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a lens barrel element and an imaging lens assembly disposed on the lens barrel element and including a first imaging lens element, a spacer element and a second imaging lens element. The spacer element has a second object-side contact surface corresponding to a first image-side contact surface of the first imaging lens element. The second imaging lens element has a third object-side contact surface corresponding to a second image-side contact surface of the spacer element. The lens barrel element and the spacer element form a buffer structure closer to an optical axis than the first image-side contact surface and including a first gap and a second gap located closer to the optical axis than the first gap. The first gap overlaps the third object-side contact surface in a direction parallel to the optical axis. A step difference is between the first and second gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Chin HUANG, Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Chun-Tang TSAI
  • Publication number: 20250208318
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module has an optical axis, and includes an optical element, an assembling element and a low-reflection thin film, wherein the optical axis passes through the optical element. The assembling element is configured to be assembled with the optical element. The low-reflection thin film is disposed on a part of surfaces of the assembling element, and includes a nanostructure layer and a nanostructure matching layer. The nanostructure layer includes a plurality of ridged protrusions, wherein the ridged protrusions are arranged irregularly. The nanostructure matching layer is disposed between the assembling element and the nanostructure layer, and includes at least two optically rarer medium layers and at least one optically denser medium layer. The at least one optically denser medium layer is stacked between the at least two optically rarer medium layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Wen-Yu TSAI, Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Chien-Pang CHANG, Kuo-Chiang CHU
  • Patent number: 12332495
    Abstract: An imaging lens module includes a plastic lens barrel, a first optical element assembly and a second optical element assembly, wherein both of the first optical element assembly and the second optical element assembly are disposed in the plastic lens barrel. The plastic lens barrel includes a first inner annular surface and a second inner annular surface. The first inner annular surface forms a first receiving space. The second inner annular surface forms a second receiving space. The first optical element assembly is disposed in the first receiving space and includes a plurality of optical lens elements and a first retainer. The second optical element assembly is disposed in the second receiving space and includes a first light blocking sheet and a second retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsun Wu, Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 12323687
    Abstract: A driving mechanism is provided, including a base, a movable module, and a driving assembly. The movable module has a movable member and a connecting member connected to the movable member. The driving assembly is connected to the base and the connecting member. The driving assembly has a driving element that generates a driving force to the connecting member and the movable member, so that the movable module moves relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Hsin Hu, Shu-Shan Chen, Chao-Chang Hu, Pai-Jui Cheng, Chieh-An Chang
  • Patent number: 12298595
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes a plastic lens barrel, an optical lens element set and a light-absorbing layer. The plastic lens barrel includes a minimum opening. The optical lens element set includes a plurality of optical lens elements, wherein the optical lens elements includes a first optical lens element closest to an object side of the optical lens element set, and the first optical lens element includes an effective optical surface, a peripheral surface and an annular step structure. At least one portion of the light-absorbing layer is coated on the annular step structure, and at least another one portion of the light-absorbing layer is connected to the minimum opening of the plastic lens barrel. The light-absorbing layer is for retaining the first optical lens element on the plastic lens barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chi Tang, Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 12294366
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of operating the semiconductor device are disclosed. In one aspect, the semiconductor device includes a level shifting circuit configured to generate an output voltage in a second voltage domain corresponding to an input signal in a first voltage domain. The level shifting circuit includes a thick-oxide transistor and a thin-oxide transistor. The semiconductor device includes a bias generating circuit operatively coupled to the level shifting circuit and configured to generate a bias voltage substantially higher than a voltage of the input signal, and provide the bias voltage to a gate of the thick-oxide transistor, causing the level shifting circuit to generate the output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yen-An Chang
  • Publication number: 20250130396
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly has an optical axis and includes a plastic lens element set. The plastic lens element set includes two plastic lens elements and at least one anti-reflective layer. The two plastic lens elements, in order from an object side to an image side along the optical axis are a first plastic lens element and a second plastic lens element. The anti-reflective layer has a nanostructure and is disposed on at least one of an image-side surface of the first plastic lens element and an object-side surface of the second plastic lens element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Chien-Pang CHANG, Wen-Yu TSAI, Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Kuo-Chiang CHU
  • Publication number: 20250130408
    Abstract: A plastic light-folding element includes an incident surface, an exit surface, at least one reflective surface, at least one connecting surface and at least one gate vestige structure. The incident surface is configured to lead an imaging light enter the plastic light-folding element. The exit surface is configured to lead the imaging light exit the plastic light-folding element. The reflective surface is configured to fold the imaging light. The connecting surface is connected to the incident surface, the exit surface and the reflective surface. The gate vestige structure is disposed on the connecting surface. At least one of the incident surface, the exit surface and the reflective surface includes an optical portion and an arc step structure, the arc step structure is disposed on a periphery of the optical portion, and an arc is formed by the arc step structure centered on the optical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Pei-Chi CHANG, Wei-Chun LO, Po-Lun HSU, Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Publication number: 20250119060
    Abstract: A circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a first pump circuit configured to receive a first reference voltage and provide an output voltage at a first level based on the first reference voltage. The circuit includes a second pump circuit configured to receive a second reference voltage and provide the output voltage at a second level based on the second reference voltage. The first reference voltage is lower than the second reference voltage, and the first level is lower than the second level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng Han Lu, Chia-Fu Lee, Yen-An Chang
  • Publication number: 20250116916
    Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging lens assembly, an image sensor and a magnet assembling mechanism. The image sensor is for receiving an image signal of the imaging lens assembly. The magnet assembling mechanism is for defining a status of the image signal of the imaging lens assembly corresponding to the image sensor, wherein the magnet assembling mechanism includes a magnet holder, a magnet and an opaque layer. The magnet is disposed at the magnet holder. The opaque layer is disposed on an outer surface of the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
  • Publication number: 20250117035
    Abstract: A reference voltage generator includes an input terminal configured to receive an enable signal and an output terminal configured to provide an output signal. A voltage generator circuit is arranged to generate a first output voltage signal, and a pre-settling circuit is arranged to generate a second output voltage. The pre-settling circuit is configured to provide the second output voltage signal at the output terminal in response to the enable signal received at the input terminal, and following a first time period provide the first output voltage at the output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-An Chang, Yi-Chun Shih, Chieh-Pu Lo
  • Patent number: 12265277
    Abstract: An imaging lens module has an optical axis, an object side and an image side. The imaging lens module includes a plastic barrel, an optical lens assembly, an image-side assembled element and a light blocking element assembly. The plastic barrel includes a first contacting surface, which is close to an image-side end of the plastic barrel. The image-side assembled element is disposed close to the image-side end of the plastic barrel. The image-side assembled element is in a tube shape and extends from the object side to the image side. The image-side assembled element includes a second contacting surface and an inner protruding portion, and the second contacting surface is disposed close to an object-side end of the image-side assembled element and correspondingly to the first contacting surface. The plastic barrel and the image-side assembled element contact each other via the first contacting surface and the second contacting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsun Wu, Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 12265610
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is described comprising: classifying service ticket data relating to a service request into a service topic, wherein the service ticket data is obtained from the service request relating to a device; determining, for the service request, an extent to which the service topic matches a telemetry data class, wherein the telemetry data class relates to activities at the device; and providing an output according to said determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel Cameron Ellam, Adrian John Baldwin, Nelson Liang An Chang
  • Publication number: 20250102770
    Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a lens barrel element and an imaging lens assembly disposed on the lens barrel element and including a first imaging lens element, a spacer element and a second imaging lens element. The spacer element has a second object-side contact surface corresponding to a first image-side contact surface of the first imaging lens element. The second imaging lens element has a third object-side contact surface corresponding to a second image-side contact surface of the spacer element. The lens barrel element and the spacer element form a buffer structure closer to an optical axis than the first image-side contact surface and including a first gap and a second gap located closer to the optical axis than the first gap. The first gap overlaps the third object-side contact surface in a direction parallel to the optical axis. A step difference is between the first and second gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Chin HUANG, Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Chun-Tang TSAI
  • Publication number: 20250100105
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an apparatus for substrate polishing, the apparatus includes a housing member, a carrier member, and a distal force assembly. The carrier member is coupled to and disposed radially outward of the housing member. The distal force assembly disposed radially inward of an exterior portion of the carrier member and radially outward of the housing member. The distal force assembly includes a bladder seal, a seal ring in contact with the bladder seal. The seal ring has a seal ring face and one or more grooves disposed therein. The grooves include a plateau radius and a ridge radius disposed opposite the plateau radius at an intersection between the seal ring face and the grooves, wherein the plateau radius and the ridge radius are between about 0.012 to about 0.018 inches. The distal force assembly also includes a transfer ring coupled to the seal ring opposite the bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Prestoza DECENA, Tsu-Hui YANG, Sridhar K. N., Parthiban BALAKRISHNAN, Yuan LING, Sylvia SUN, Simpson WEN, Chih An CHANG, Tk WANG, Chao-Jian HUANG
  • Patent number: 12256202
    Abstract: The invention discloses a stereo enhancement system and a stereo enhancement method. The stereo enhancement system includes a beamforming unit and a signal processing unit. The beamforming unit is used for receiving a plurality of input sound signals and generating a plurality of beamforming sound signals corresponding to a plurality of direction intervals respectively. The signal processing unit is coupled to the beamforming unit and used for receiving the plurality of beamforming sound signals corresponding to the plurality of direction intervals respectively and generating a first synthesized output sound signal and a second synthesized sound signal accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: INTELLIGO TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Ping Chen, Chih-Sheng Chen, Hua-Jun Hong, Chien-Hua Hsu, Jen-Feng Li, Wei-An Chang, Tsung-Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 12253656
    Abstract: A light-folding element includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface, a reflection surface and a connection surface. The reflection surface is configured to reflect imaging light passing through the object-side surface to the image-side surface. The connection surface is connected to the object-side, image-side and reflection surfaces. The light-folding element has a recessed structure located at the connection surface. The recessed structure is recessed from the connection surface an includes a top end portion, a bottom end portion and a tapered portion located between the top end and bottom end portions. The top end portion is located at an edge of the connection surface. The tapered portion has two tapered edges located on the connection surface. The tapered edges are connected to the top end and bottom end portions. A width of the tapered portion decreases in a direction from the top end portion towards the bottom end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Chun Liao, Lin An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Jyun-Jia Cheng, Cheng-Feng Lin, Ming-Shun Chang
  • Patent number: 12235509
    Abstract: An imaging lens system has an optical axis and includes a plastic lens barrel and an imaging lens assembly disposed in the plastic lens barrel. The plastic lens barrel surrounds the optical axis and includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface, an inner annular portion and an outer annular portion. The object-side and image-side surfaces are oppositely disposed and substantially perpendicular to the optical axis. The inner and outer annular portions are connected to the object-side and image-side surfaces. The inner annular portion has an inner parallel annular surface, and the outer annular portion has a first outer annular surface and a gate trace. The imaging lens assembly includes a plurality of imaging lens elements. One of the imaging lens elements has an outer diameter larger than ?2 millimeters. The one of the imaging lens elements has an outer edge in physical contact with the inner parallel annular surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 12225276
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a first holder, a fixed portion, a first driving assembly, and a first stopping assembly. The first holder is used for connecting to an optical element. The first holder is movable relative to the fixed portion. The first driving assembly is used for driving the first holder to move relative to the fixed portion. The first stopping assembly is used for restricting the movable range of the first holder relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Hsin Hu, Shu-Shan Chen, Chao-Chang Hu, Pai-Jui Cheng, Chieh-An Chang
  • Patent number: 12216332
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly has an optical axis and includes a plastic lens element set. The plastic lens element set includes two plastic lens elements and at least one anti-reflective layer. The two plastic lens elements, in order from an object side to an image side along the optical axis are a first plastic lens element and a second plastic lens element. The anti-reflective layer has a nanostructure and is disposed on at least one of an image-side surface of the first plastic lens element and an object-side surface of the second plastic lens element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Pang Chang, Wen-Yu Tsai, Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Kuo-Chiang Chu