Patents by Inventor Ho-Da Tu

Ho-Da Tu 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: 11940610
    Abstract: An autofocus system includes a focus light source, an objective lens, a defocus lens, a first image sensor, and a controller. The defocus lens is disposed on the transmission path of the focus light beam, so that a minimum light point of the focus light beam passing through the objective lens deviates from a focus of the objective lens. The first image sensor is configured to receive a focus reflected light beam generated after the focus light beam is reflected by the sample. The controller is electrically connected to the first image sensor. According to a center change of gravity, a position change, or an energy change of a light spot formed by the focus reflected light beam on an image plane of the first image sensor, the controller drives the objective lens or the sample to move, so that the focus of the objective lens falls on the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: National Cheng-Kung University
    Inventors: Chien-Sheng Liu, Ho-Da Tu
  • Publication number: 20230185072
    Abstract: An autofocus system includes a focus light source, an objective lens, a defocus lens, a first image sensor, and a controller. The defocus lens is disposed on the transmission path of the focus light beam, so that a minimum light point of the focus light beam passing through the objective lens deviates from a focus of the objective lens. The first image sensor is configured to receive a focus reflected light beam generated after the focus light beam is reflected by the sample. The controller is electrically connected to the first image sensor. According to a center change of gravity, a position change, or an energy change of a light spot formed by the focus reflected light beam on an image plane of the first image sensor, the controller drives the objective lens or the sample to move, so that the focus of the objective lens falls on the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: National Cheng-Kung University
    Inventors: Chien-Sheng Liu, Ho-Da Tu