Patents by Inventor Hui-An Ko

Hui-An Ko 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: 20250147287
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens which has refractive power, a second lens which has refractive power, a third lens which has a convex object-side surface, and an inflection point is formed on an image-side surface thereof, a fourth lens which has refractive power, a fifth lens which has a convex object-side surface, and a sixth lens which has refractive power and an inflection point is formed on an image-side surface thereof, and wherein the first to sixth lens are sequentially disposed from an object side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hui KO, Ju Hwa SON, Ju Sung PARK, Yong Joo JO
  • Patent number: 12292553
    Abstract: A converter optical system includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens having negative refractive power; and a fifth lens having positive refractive power; wherein the first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed in numerical order from the first lens to the fifth lens from an object side of the converter optical system to an image side of the converter optical system; and the fourth lens is bonded to either one or both of the third lens and the fifth lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung Hui Ko
  • Publication number: 20250138291
    Abstract: A zoom optical system includes a first lens group, a position of which with respect to an imaging plane is adjustable, and including first and second lenses. The zoom optical system also includes a second lens group of which a position with respect to the imaging plane is adjustable and includes third to fifth lenses. The zoom optical system further includes a third lens group including a sixth lens. An object-side surface of the first lens is convex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Youn LEE, Jung Hui KO
  • Patent number: 12242039
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens which has refractive power, a second lens which has refractive power, a third lens which has a convex object-side surface, and an inflection point is formed on an image-side surface thereof, a fourth lens which has refractive power, a fifth lens which has a convex object-side surface, and a sixth lens which has refractive power and an inflection point is formed on an image-side surface thereof, and wherein the first to sixth lens are sequentially disposed from an object side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hui Ko, Ju Hwa Son, Ju Sung Park, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 12222477
    Abstract: A zoom optical system includes a first lens group, a position of which with respect to an imaging plane is adjustable, and including first and second lenses. The zoom optical system also includes a second lens group of which a position with respect to the imaging plane is adjustable and includes third to fifth lenses. The zoom optical system further includes a third lens group including a sixth lens. An object-side surface of the first lens is convex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Youn Lee, Jung Hui Ko
  • Publication number: 20250028155
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, and an eighth lens, sequentially arranged from an object side optical imaging system, and a refractive index of at least one of the lenses is 1.67 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hui KO, Ju Hwa SON, Yong Joo JO
  • Patent number: 12147016
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, and an eighth lens, sequentially arranged from an object side optical imaging system, and a refractive index of at least one of the lenses is 1.67 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hui Ko, Ju Hwa Son, Yong Joo Jo
  • Publication number: 20240288663
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, and an eighth lens, which are sequentially arranged from an object side optical imaging system. The first lens has positive refractive power and the second lens has positive refractive power. At least one of the lenses has negative refractive power with a refractive index greater than 1.68.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hui KO, Yong Joo JO
  • Publication number: 20240272404
    Abstract: An optical imaging system is described including first to sixth lenses sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side, and an image sensor configured to convert incident light reflected from a subject, having passed through the first to sixth lenses, into an electrical signal. One of the first to sixth lenses includes a spherical object-side surface and another of the first to sixth lenses includes corresponding aspherical object-side surfaces. The first to sixth lenses include corresponding aspherical image-side surfaces, and a lens of the first to sixth lenses that is closer to the object side than the one of the first to sixth lenses including the spherical object-side surface, has a highest refractive index among the first to sixth lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Hui KO
  • Publication number: 20240210667
    Abstract: A zoom optical system includes a first lens group, a position of which with respect to an imaging plane is adjustable, and including first and second lenses. The zoom optical system also includes a second lens group of which a position with respect to the imaging plane is adjustable and includes third to fifth lenses. The zoom optical system further includes a third lens group including a sixth lens. An object-side surface of the first lens is convex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Youn LEE, Jung Hui KO
  • Patent number: 12013592
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, and an eighth lens, which are sequentially arranged from an object side optical imaging system. The first lens has positive refractive power and the second lens has positive refractive power. At least one of the lenses has negative refractive power with a refractive index greater than 1.68.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hui Ko, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 12000993
    Abstract: An optical imaging system is described including first to sixth lenses sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side, and an image sensor configured to convert incident light reflected from a subject, having passed through the first to sixth lenses, into an electrical signal. One of the first to sixth lenses includes a spherical object-side surface and another of the first to sixth lenses includes corresponding aspherical object-side surfaces. The first to sixth lenses include corresponding aspherical image-side surfaces, and a lens of the first to sixth lenses that is closer to the object side than the one of the first to sixth lenses including the spherical object-side surface, has a highest refractive index among the first to sixth lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung Hui Ko
  • Publication number: 20240134158
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens having a positive refractive power. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an imaging plane. One or more lenses among the first to fifth lenses are formed using a glass material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Hui KO
  • Patent number: 11953663
    Abstract: A zoom optical system includes a first lens group, a position of which with respect to an imaging plane is adjustable, and including first and second lenses. The zoom optical system also includes a second lens group of which a position with respect to the imaging plane is adjustable and includes third to fifth lenses. The zoom optical system further includes a third lens group including a sixth lens. An object-side surface of the first lens is convex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Youn Lee, Jung Hui Ko
  • Patent number: 11899177
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens having a positive refractive power. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an imaging plane. One or more lenses among the first to fifth lenses are formed using a glass material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung Hui Ko
  • Publication number: 20230359000
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens which has refractive power, a second lens which has refractive power, a third lens which has a convex object-side surface, and an inflection point is formed on an image-side surface thereof, a fourth lens which has refractive power, a fifth lens which has a convex object-side surface, and a sixth lens which has refractive power and an inflection point is formed on an image-side surface thereof, and wherein the first to sixth lens are sequentially disposed from an object side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hui KO, Ju Hwa SON, Ju Sung PARK, Yong Joo JO
  • Patent number: 11747597
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens which has refractive power, a second lens which has refractive power, a third lens which has a convex object-side surface, and an inflection point is formed on an image-side surface thereof, a fourth lens which has refractive power, a fifth lens which has a convex object-side surface, and a sixth lens which has refractive power and an inflection point is formed on an image-side surface thereof, and wherein the first to sixth lens are sequentially disposed from an object side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hui Ko, Ju Hwa Son, Ju Sung Park, Yong Joo Jo
  • Publication number: 20230176345
    Abstract: A zoom optical system includes a first lens group, a position of which with respect to an imaging plane is adjustable, and including first and second lenses. The zoom optical system also includes a second lens group of which a position with respect to the imaging plane is adjustable and includes third to fifth lenses. The zoom optical system further includes a third lens group including a sixth lens. An object-side surface of the first lens is convex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Youn LEE, Jung Hui KO
  • Publication number: 20230125291
    Abstract: An optical imaging system is described including first to sixth lenses sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side, and an image sensor configured to convert incident light reflected from a subject, having passed through the first to sixth lenses, into an electrical signal. One of the first to sixth lenses includes a spherical object-side surface and another of the first to sixth lenses includes corresponding aspherical object-side surfaces. The first to sixth lenses include corresponding aspherical image-side surfaces, and a lens of the first to sixth lenses that is closer to the object side than the one of the first to sixth lenses including the spherical object-side surface, has a highest refractive index among the first to sixth lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Hui KO
  • Patent number: 11604338
    Abstract: A zoom optical system includes a first lens group, a position of which with respect to an imaging plane is adjustable, and including first and second lenses. The zoom optical system also includes a second lens group of which a position with respect to the imaging plane is adjustable and includes third to fifth lenses. The zoom optical system further includes a third lens group including a sixth lens. An object-side surface of the first lens is convex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Youn Lee, Jung Hui Ko