Patents by Inventor Fu-Yuan Wu

Fu-Yuan Wu 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: 7959364
    Abstract: A lens protection structure for miniature lens focusing mechanism includes a lens, a lens driving mechanism and a protective glass. The lens focuses light on an image sensor to thereby form an image thereon. The lens driving mechanism includes a hollow structure, in which the lens is received and driven to linearly move in an optical axis direction, so as to focus light on the image sensor. The protective glass is provided at a lens inlet of the lens driving mechanism, and is fixedly held to the lens driving mechanism by a plurality of forward projected stoppers formed at the lens inlet. With the protective glass located in front of the lens, the lens is protected against dust and damage by external force when being assembled to form a half-finished product or stored as a half-finished product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corporation
    Inventor: Fu-Yuan Wu
  • Patent number: 7881598
    Abstract: An anti-shake auto-focus modular structure includes an image sensor, an auto-focus module for driving a lens to focus captured image on the image sensor; a plurality of suspension wires for suspending the auto-focus module at a position perpendicular to a light entering direction (z-axis), so that the auto-focus module is movable in an x-axis or a y-axis direction; a deviation compensation magnet assembly including at least one x-axis magnet and at least one y-axis magnet; a deviation compensation assembly including at least one x-axis driving winding and at least one y-axis driving winding corresponding to the x-axis magnet and the y-axis magnet, respectively, for producing an electromagnetic field each to drive the x-axis or the y-axis magnet and accordingly the auto-focus module to move in the x-axis or the y-axis direction for compensating a positional deviation of the auto-focus module in the x-axis or the y-axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Yuan Wu, Chao-Chang Hu
  • Publication number: 20100277800
    Abstract: A lens protection structure for miniature lens focusing mechanism includes a lens, a lens driving mechanism and a protective glass. The lens focuses light on an image sensor to thereby form an image thereon. The lens driving mechanism includes a hollow structure, in which the lens is received and driven to linearly move in an optical axis direction, so as to focus light on the image sensor. The protective glass is provided at a lens inlet of the lens driving mechanism, and is fixedly held to the lens driving mechanism by a plurality of forward projected stoppers formed at the lens inlet. With the protective glass located in front of the lens, the lens is protected against dust and damage by external force when being assembled to form a half-finished product or stored as a half-finished product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventor: Fu-Yuan WU
  • Publication number: 20100001943
    Abstract: A heating system for a display panel is provided herein, wherein the display panel has a display area. The heating system includes a sensor, a temperature controlling device, and a heating element. The sensor is used for sensing the temperature of the display panel. The temperature controlling device provides a control signal according to the temperature of the display panel. The heating element heats the display panel according to the control signal, and the heating element is a patterned circuitry disposed on a peripheral region of the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Himax Display, Inc.
    Inventors: Hon-Yuan Leo, Ju-Tien Cheng, Kuan-Hsu Fan-Chiang, Fu-Yuan Wu, Yen-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 7609465
    Abstract: An EMI-proof miniature lens focusing mechanism includes a frame having four magnets mounted therearound; a lens holder holding a miniature lens therein and being enclosed in a winding element; at least one elastic element having a fixed outer portion connected to the frame and a movable inner portion connected to the lens holder so that the lens holder is elastically and movably suspended within the frame; an upper and a lower cover located above and below the frame to assist in connecting the elastic element to the frame; and a metal housing enclosing an assembly of the upper cover, the elastic element, the lens holder, the frame, and the lower cover. The metal housing is provided at a bottom with at least one conducting plate for grounding, so that electromagnetic effects on external environment are eliminated and electromagnetic interference and electrostatic charge from external environment are isolated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corporation
    Inventor: Fu-Yuan Wu
  • Patent number: 7590342
    Abstract: A lens focusing structure includes a movable mechanism having at least one base, which has a camera lens centered therein and a winding externally wound therearound; an immovable mechanism having at least a frame with magnetic members mounted to four sides thereof, a front cover, and a rear cover, and the movable mechanism being centered in the frame; and at least one shock-absorbing element connected to and between the movable and the immovable mechanism for absorbing jitters produced by the movable mechanism when the latter is displaced to a focused point and then stopped, so as to suppress dynamic response time of the movable mechanism for going from a moving state back to a still state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corp.
    Inventors: Fu-Yuan Wu, Chao-Ting Fan
  • Publication number: 20090225452
    Abstract: An EMI-proof miniature lens focusing mechanism includes a frame having four magnets mounted therearound; a lens holder holding a miniature lens therein and being enclosed in a winding element; at least one elastic element having a fixed outer portion connected to the frame and a movable inner portion connected to the lens holder so that the lens holder is elastically and movably suspended within the frame; an upper and a lower cover located above and below the frame to assist in connecting the elastic element to the frame; and a metal housing enclosing an assembly of the upper cover, the elastic element, the lens holder, the frame, and the lower cover. The metal housing is provided at a bottom with at least one conducting plate for grounding, so that electromagnetic effects on external environment are eliminated and electromagnetic interference and electrostatic charge from external environment are isolated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventor: Fu-Yuan WU
  • Publication number: 20080175578
    Abstract: A lens focusing structure includes a movable mechanism having at least one base, which has a camera lens centered therein and a winding externally wound therearound; an immovable mechanism having at least a frame with magnetic members mounted to four sides thereof, a front cover, and a rear cover, and the movable mechanism being centered in the frame; and at least one shock-absorbing element connected to and between the movable and the immovable mechanism for absorbing jitters produced by the movable mechanism when the latter is displaced to a focused point and then stopped, so as to suppress dynamic response time of the movable mechanism for going from a moving state back to a still state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Fu-Yuan Wu, Chao-Ting Fan
  • Patent number: 7400463
    Abstract: A miniature lens focusing mechanism includes a lens holder, at least one winding element surrounding the lens holder, at least one elastic element connected to the lens holder and the at least one winding element, and at least one magnetic element. When a current is supplied, the current is transmitted via the elastic element to the winding element, so that an acting force is produced between the winding element and the magnetic element to displace the lens holder and accordingly, achieve the function of auto-focusing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corp.
    Inventor: Fu-Yuan Wu