Patents by Inventor Ho Sik YOO

Ho Sik YOO 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: 11960058
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side on an optical axis, and a reflecting member disposed closer to the object side, as compared to the first lens, and having a reflecting surface configured to change a path of light to be incident to the first to fourth lenses. The first to fourth lenses are disposed to be spaced apart from each other by a preset distance along the optical axis, and 1.3<TTL/BFL<3.5, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of an image sensor, and BFL is a distance from an image-side surface of the fourth lens to the imaging plane of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Sik Yoo, Dong Shin Yang, Yong Joo Jo, Sot Eum Seo
  • Publication number: 20240053584
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, sequentially disposed from an object side, wherein the first to fifth lenses are spaced apart from each other by predetermined distances along an optical axis in a paraxial region, the first lens and the second lens each have a non-circular shape when viewed in an optical axis direction, and the optical imaging system satisfies 0.62398<ZS1/ZS2<1.36318, where ZS1 is a ratio of an area of an object-side surface of the first lens to a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of an image sensor, and ZS2 is a ratio of an area of an object-side surface of the second lens to a distance from the object-side surface of the second lens to the imaging plane of the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Hyun JEONG, Ho Sik YOO, Jong In LEE, Jong Ki KIM
  • Patent number: 11835794
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, sequentially disposed from an object side, wherein the first to fifth lenses are spaced apart from each other by predetermined distances along an optical axis in a paraxial region, the first lens and the second lens each have a non-circular shape when viewed in an optical axis direction, and the optical imaging system satisfies 0.62398<ZS1/ZS2<1.36318, where ZS1 is a ratio of an area of an object-side surface of the first lens to a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of an image sensor, and ZS2 is a ratio of an area of an object-side surface of the second lens to a distance from the object-side surface of the second lens to the imaging plane of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Hyun Jeong, Ho Sik Yoo, Jong In Lee, Jong Ki Kim
  • Publication number: 20230350162
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens, arranged sequentially from an object side along an optical axis. The first lens through the fourth lens are spaced apart from each other along the optical axis in a paraxial region. A total focal length f of a lens unit including the first lens through the fourth lens and half (IMG HT) of a diagonal length of an imaging surface of an image sensor satisfy f/IMG HT >4.9. An effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of the first lens and an effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of the second lens are both greater than effective aperture radii of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of each of the lenses other than the first lens and the second lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Sik YOO, Dong Shin YANG
  • Patent number: 11733486
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens, arranged sequentially from an object side along an optical axis. The first lens through the fourth lens are spaced apart from each other along the optical axis in a paraxial region. A total focal length f of a lens unit including the first lens through the fourth lens and half (IMG HT) of a diagonal length of an imaging surface of an image sensor satisfy f/IMG HT>4.9. An effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of the first lens and an effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of the second lens are both greater than effective aperture radii of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of each of the lenses other than the first lens and the second lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Sik Yoo, Dong Shin Yang
  • Publication number: 20230251463
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side on an optical axis, and a reflecting member disposed closer to the object side, as compared to the first lens, and having a reflecting surface configured to change a path of light to be incident to the first to fourth lenses. The first to fourth lenses are disposed to be spaced apart from each other by a preset distance along the optical axis, and 1.3<TTL/BFL<3.5, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of an image sensor, and BFL is a distance from an image-side surface of the fourth lens to the imaging plane of the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Sik YOO, Dong Shin YANG, Yong Joo JO, Sot Eum SEO
  • Publication number: 20230251461
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, arranged in order from an object side. The first lens is shaped such that a length of a first axis, which intersects an optical axis, is greater than a length of a second axis, which intersects the optical axis and is perpendicular to the first axis. The optical imaging system satisfies 4.5<TTL/IMG HT<6.5; 0.87<TTL/f<1.31; and 0.65<L1S1es/L1S1el<0.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Hee BYUN, Ho Sik YOO, Yong Joo JO
  • Patent number: 11662552
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, arranged in order from an object side. The first lens is shaped such that a length of a first axis, which intersects an optical axis, is greater than a length of a second axis, which intersects the optical axis and is perpendicular to the first axis. The optical imaging system satisfies 4.5<TTL/IMG HT<6.5; 0.87<TTL/f<1.31; and 0.65<L1S1es/L1S1el<0.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Hee Byun, Ho Sik Yoo, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 11656434
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side on an optical axis, and a reflecting member disposed closer to the object side, as compared to the first lens, and having a reflecting surface configured to change a path of light to be incident to the first to fourth lenses. The first to fourth lenses are disposed to be spaced apart from each other by a preset distance along the optical axis, and 1.3<TTL/BFL<3.5, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of an image sensor, and BFL is a distance from an image-side surface of the fourth lens to the imaging plane of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Sik Yoo, Dong Shin Yang, Yong Joo Jo, Sot Eum Seo
  • Publication number: 20230113899
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a lens group including at least one lens forming a first optical axis; and an optical path converter reflecting light emitted from the lens group to form an image on an imaging plane. In the optical imaging system, a maximum distance from an object side surface of a frontmost lens, disposed closest to an object side, among the lens group, to the imaging plane, in a first optical axis direction is 11.0 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Hee BYUN, Ho Sik YOO, Che Young LIM
  • Publication number: 20220373769
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, sequentially disposed from an object side, wherein the first to fifth lenses are spaced apart from each other by predetermined distances along an optical axis in a paraxial region, the first lens and the second lens each have a non-circular shape when viewed in an optical axis direction, and the optical imaging system satisfies 0.62398<ZS1/ZS2<1.36318, where ZS1 is a ratio of an area of an object-side surface of the first lens to a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of an image sensor, and ZS2 is a ratio of an area of an object-side surface of the second lens to a distance from the object-side surface of the second lens to the imaging plane of the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Hyun JEONG, Ho Sik YOO, Jong In LEE, Jong Ki KIM
  • Publication number: 20220350115
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens, arranged sequentially from an object side along an optical axis. The first lens through the fourth lens are spaced apart from each other along the optical axis in a paraxial region. A total focal length f of a lens unit including the first lens through the fourth lens and half (IMG HT) of a diagonal length of an imaging surface of an image sensor satisfy f/IMG HT>4.9. An effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of the first lens and an effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of the second lens are both greater than effective aperture radii of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of each of the lenses other than the first lens and the second lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Sik YOO, Dong Shin YANG
  • Patent number: 11435559
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, sequentially disposed from an object side, wherein the first to fifth lenses are spaced apart from each other by predetermined distances along an optical axis in a paraxial region, the first lens and the second lens each have a non-circular shape when viewed in an optical axis direction, and the optical imaging system satisfies 0.62398<ZS1/ZS2<1.36318, where ZS1 is a ratio of an area of an object-side surface of the first lens to a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of an image sensor, and ZS2 is a ratio of an area of an object-side surface of the second lens to a distance from the object-side surface of the second lens to the imaging plane of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Hyun Jeong, Ho Sik Yoo, Jong In Lee, Jong Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 11425291
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a lens module including a plurality of lenses; a housing accommodating the lens module; a reflection module disposed in front of the lens module; an image sensor module configured to receive light passing through the lens module; and a light blocking portion disposed in the housing and positioned in a space between the lens module and the image sensor module. The light blocking portion includes: a first light blocking plate including a first window having a first opening through which the light is allowed to pass; and a second light blocking plate including a second window having a second opening through which the light is allowed to pass. The first window includes a first inner wall including a first inclined surface, and the second window includes a second inner wall including a second inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Hyeon Jeong, Sung Hoon Kim, Sung Taek Oh, Dong Shin Yang, Ho Sik Yoo
  • Patent number: 11415776
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens, arranged sequentially from an object side along an optical axis. The first lens through the fourth lens are spaced apart from each other along the optical axis in a paraxial region. A total focal length f of a lens unit including the first lens through the fourth lens and half (IMG HT) of a diagonal length of an imaging surface of an image sensor satisfy f/IMG HT>4.9. An effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of the first lens and an effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of the second lens are both greater than effective aperture radii of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of each of the lenses other than the first lens and the second lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Sik Yoo, Dong Shin Yang
  • Publication number: 20220252845
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes: a first lens having a concave image-side surface; a second lens having refractive power; a third lens having a concave image-side surface; a fourth lens having a concave object-side surface or a convex image-side surface; a fifth lens having refractive power; a sixth lens having a concave image-side surface; and a seventh lens having negative refractive power. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side and 1.62<(N2+N5+N6)/3, where N2 is a refractive index of the second lens, N5 is a refractive index of the fifth lens, and N6 is a refractive index of the sixth lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Sik YOO, Dong Shin YANG, Yong Joo JO, Sot Eum SEO
  • Patent number: 11340431
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes: a first lens having a concave image-side surface; a second lens having refractive power; a third lens having a concave image-side surface; a fourth lens having a concave object-side surface or a convex image-side surface; a fifth lens having refractive power; a sixth lens having a concave image-side surface; and a seventh lens having negative refractive power. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side and 1.62<(N2+N5+N6)/3, where N2 is a refractive index of the second lens, N5 is a refractive index of the fifth lens, and N6 is a refractive index of the sixth lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Sik Yoo, Dong Shin Yang, Yong Joo Jo, Sot Eum Seo
  • Publication number: 20220121005
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes: a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis; and a reflection member closer to an object than the plurality of lenses, and including a reflection surface configured to change a path of light; wherein the plurality of lenses are spaced apart from each other by preset distances along the optical axis; and the condition 0.9<DF/DC<1.3 is satisfied, where DF is an effective aperture radius of an image-side surface of a lens closest to an image sensor among the plurality of lenses, and DC is an effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of a lens closest to the reflection member among the plurality of lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ho Sik YOO
  • Patent number: 11249280
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein the first to seventh lenses are spaced apart from each other along the optical axis, and the optical imaging system satisfies 0.1<L1w/L7w<0.4, where L1w is a weight of the first lens, L7w is a weight of the seventh lens, and L1w and L7w are expressed in a same unit of measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Sik Yoo, Dong Shin Yang, Yong Joo Jo, Ga Young An
  • Patent number: 11231560
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes: a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis; and a reflection member closer to an object than the plurality of lenses, and including a reflection surface configured to change a path of light; wherein the plurality of lenses are spaced apart from each other by preset distances along the optical axis; and the condition 0.9<DF/DC<1.3 is satisfied, where DF is an effective aperture radius of an image-side surface of a lens closest to an image sensor among the plurality of lenses, and DC is an effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of a lens closest to the reflection member among the plurality of lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ho Sik Yoo