Patents by Inventor Hui-Chih Tseng

Hui-Chih Tseng 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).

  • Image switching apparatus providing an optical compensator
    Patent number: 7358998
    Abstract: An image switching apparatus for an electronic camera. The electronic camera has a lens, an image sensor and a viewfinder. The image switching apparatus includes a housing, an optical assembly and a reciprocating driving device. The housing is disposed between the lens and the image sensor. The lens is opposite the image sensor and the viewfinder is above the housing. The optical assembly is rotatably and movably disposed in the housing and has a beam splitter and an optical compensator. The beam splitter is connected to the optical compensator at a predetermined included angle. The reciprocating driving device is coupled to the optical assembly to rotate and move the optical assembly between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Ling Chou, Chun-Ming Chen, Hui-Chih Tseng, Mu-Yuan Wu
  • Image switching apparatus for electronic camera
    Publication number: 20060001762
    Abstract: An image switching apparatus for an electronic camera. The electronic camera has a lens, an image sensor and a viewfinder. The image switching apparatus includes a housing, an optical assembly and a reciprocating driving device. The housing is disposed between the lens and the image sensor. The lens is opposite the image sensor and the viewfinder is above the housing. The optical assembly is rotatably and movably disposed in the housing and has a beam splitter and an optical compensator. The beam splitter is connected to the optical compensator at a predetermined included angle. The reciprocating driving device is coupled to the optical assembly to rotate and move the optical assembly between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Chung-Ling Chou, Chun-Ming Chen, Hui-Chih Tseng, Mu-Yuan Wu