Patents by Inventor Chin-Kun Lou

Chin-Kun Lou 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: 20030133204
    Abstract: A derotation mirror system for a common-optical-path panoramic stabilized periscope. The derotation system has a first surface-reflecting mirror, a second surface-reflecting mirror and a third surface-reflecting mirror. Through subsequent reflection of light from the surface of the first surface-reflecting mirror, the second surface-reflecting mirror, the third surface-reflecting mirror and a rotation of the entire derotation mirror system with respect to the Z-axis, the derotation is achieved. Since this invention only requires three reflections, the derotation system allows the lights with various wavebands (such as visible light, infrared light and laser beam). In addition, the derotation system manages to constrain the propagation of the output image vector and the output image vector along the same Z-axis line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Ping-Ho Chen, Yung-Shung Hung, Jiun-Woei Huang, Ding-Tin Lin, Chin-Kun Lou
  • Patent number: 6513940
    Abstract: A field-of-view switching and focusing system of a common-optical-path periscope, having an aspherical reflecting mirror system, a field-of-view driving system and a focus driving system. The field-of-view driving system and the focus driving system are located at two sides of the aspherical reflecting mirror system. The field-of-view driving system allows the aspherical reflecting mirror system to rotate, thereby, different curved faces of the aspherical reflecting mirror can reflect the incident light, so that the field of view can be switched. Further, by a linear movement of the aspherical reflecting mirror system driven along the optical path by the focus driving system, the focus fine adjustment is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ping-Ho Chen, Chin-Kun Lou, Jiun-Woei Huang