Patents by Inventor Hung-Chang Cho

Hung-Chang Cho 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: 10816760
    Abstract: A camera module is provided and includes a lens assembly and an illuminating module. The lens assembly includes a plurality of lenses and a lens barrel disposed around the lenses for supporting the lenses. The lens assembly includes an incident surface, an emergent surface and a lateral surface. The lens barrel includes a bearing part parallel to the lenses, and the bearing part is disposed on the emergent surface of the lens assembly and is not disposed on the incident surface of the lens assembly. The illuminating module includes at least one light source and an annular circuit board, and disposed on the incident surface of the lens assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SPRING RAINBOW OPTICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hung-Chang Cho, Yu-Teng Jheng
  • Patent number: 10684533
    Abstract: A camera module includes a variable aperture module and a lens module. The variable aperture module includes at least one aperture piece and a radial propulsion device. The lens module includes a lens assembly and an axial propulsion device. The axial propulsion device is configured to drive the lens assembly along an axial direction. The radial propulsion device is configured to propel the aperture piece in a radial direction approaching a central axis of the lens assembly, such that a portion of the aperture piece enters the lens assembly through an opening defined by the wall of the lens barrel. The radial propulsion device is configured to retract the aperture piece in a radial direction away from the central axis of the lens assembly, such that the portion of the aperture piece leaving the lens assembly through the opening defined by the wall of the lens barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SPRING RAINBOW OPTICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shih-Han Chen, Yu-Teng Jheng, Hung-Chang Cho
  • Publication number: 20190361200
    Abstract: A camera module is provided and includes a lens assembly and an illuminating module. The lens assembly includes a plurality of lenses and a lens barrel disposed around the lenses for supporting the lenses. The lens assembly includes an incident surface, an emergent surface and a lateral surface. The lens barrel includes a bearing part parallel to the lenses, and the bearing part is disposed on the emergent surface of the lens assembly and is not disposed on the incident surface of the lens assembly. The illuminating module includes at least one light source and an annular circuit board, and disposed on the incident surface of the lens assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Hung-Chang Cho, Yu-Teng Jheng
  • Publication number: 20190302572
    Abstract: A camera module includes a variable aperture module and a lens module. The variable aperture module includes at least one aperture piece and a radial propulsion device. The lens module includes a lens assembly and an axial propulsion device. The axial propulsion device is configured to drive the lens assembly along an axial direction. The radial propulsion device is configured to propel the aperture piece in a radial direction approaching a central axis of the lens assembly, such that a portion of the aperture piece enters the lens assembly through an opening defined by the wall of the lens barrel. The radial propulsion device is configured to retract the aperture piece in a radial direction away from the central axis of the lens assembly, such that the portion of the aperture piece leaving the lens assembly through the opening defined by the wall of the lens barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Shih-Han Chen, Yu-Teng Jheng, Hung-Chang Cho
  • Publication number: 20190187340
    Abstract: A lens assembly module is provided and includes: a plurality of lenses, a lens barrel disposed around the lens and including an incident end, where light from the object enters the lens barrel, and an emergent end, where light from the object exits the lens barrel; and a first light shielding film disposed in a mounting recess, which is defined by a surface of one of the lenses closest to the emergent end and is adjacent to a circumference of the lens closest to the emergent end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Yu-Teng Jheng, Po-Liang Chiang, Ming-Chun Chen, Yung-Lieh Chang, Hung-Chang Cho, Pei-Min Chen, Hsieh-Chang Liu
  • Patent number: 9989725
    Abstract: A lens includes a barrel and a first optical element. The barrel includes an inner circumferential surface surrounding an axis and defining an accommodation space, an object side and an image side spaced at two ends of the axis and interconnecting with the accommodation space, and a first mounting portion integrally formed around the inner circumferential surface. The first mounting portion includes a first blocking portion having a first blocking surface corresponding to the object side. The first optical element is received in the accommodation space, and disposed in the first mounting portion, and includes a first body portion and a first stopping portion. The first stopping portion includes a first stopping surface leaning against the first blocking surface. The distance between an outermost edge of the first stopping portion and the axis is greater than the distance between an innermost edge of the first blocking portion and the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Wei Fu, Zhen-Mu Chen, Wei-Min Li, Hai-Bin Zhan, Hung-Chang Cho
  • Patent number: 9946048
    Abstract: A lens barrel module is disclosed to include a lens barrel unit and a flow path unit. The lens barrel unit extends along an axis and includes a peripheral wall that surrounds the axis and that has a first end adjacent to an object side of a lens assembly and a second end opposite to the first end and adjacent to an image side of the lens assembly. The peripheral wall defines an accommodation space configured as a series of accommodation sections for receiving the optical members. The flow path unit is formed in the lens barrel module and is in spatial communication with at least two of the accommodation sections. A lens assembly including the lens barrel module is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haibin Zhan, Hung-Chang Cho, Weiwei Fu, Zhenmu Chen, Weimin Li
  • Patent number: 9678336
    Abstract: A lens assembly includes a lens barrel, a plurality of lenses and at least one light-shielding member. The lens barrel extends along an axis and includes a peripheral wall that surrounds the axis and defines a receiving chamber. The peripheral wall has open and aperture-forming ends that are opposite to each other and respectively adjacent to image and object sides of the lens assembly. The lenses are disposed in the receiving chamber in sequence along the axis between the aperture-forming and open ends. The light-shielding member is disposed in the receiving chamber and includes an annular light-shielding body and an adhesive layer for positioning the annular light-shielding body relative to at least one of the lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chang Cho, Zhenmu Chen
  • Publication number: 20170052367
    Abstract: A light-shielding plate adapted to a lens is provided, which includes a light-shielding body, a light through hole penetrating through a center of the light-shielding body and at least one identification region penetratively disposed at a periphery of the light-shielding body. One of the at least one identification region includes a straight edge located at a boundary of the light-shielding body. The light-shielding plate satisfies: Rs/R?0.8, where R is a radius of the light-shielding body, and Rs is the shortest distance between the identification region located closest to the light through hole and a circle center of the light through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventor: Hung-Chang Cho
  • Publication number: 20170003473
    Abstract: A lens barrel module is disclosed to include a lens barrel unit and a flow path unit. The lens barrel unit extends along an axis and includes a peripheral wall that surrounds the axis and that has a first end adjacent to an object side of a lens assembly and a second end opposite to the first end and adjacent to an image side of the lens assembly. The peripheral wall defines an accommodation space configured as a series of accommodation sections for receiving the optical members. The flow path unit is formed in the lens barrel module and is in spatial communication with at least two of the accommodation sections. A lens assembly including the lens barrel module is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Haibin Zhan, Hung-Chang Cho, Weiwei Fu, Zhenmu Chen, Weimin Li
  • Publication number: 20170003472
    Abstract: A lens includes a barrel and a first optical element. The barrel includes an inner circumferential surface surrounding an axis and defining an accommodation space, an object side and an image side spaced at two ends of the axis and interconnecting with the accommodation space, and a first mounting portion integrally formed around the inner circumferential surface. The first mounting portion includes a first blocking portion having a first blocking surface corresponding to the object side. The first optical element is received in the accommodation space, and disposed in the first mounting portion, and includes a first body portion and a first stopping portion. The first stopping portion includes a first stopping surface leaning against the first blocking surface. The distance between an outermost edge of the first stopping portion and the axis is greater than the distance between an innermost edge of the first blocking portion and the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Wei-Wei Fu, Zhen-Mu Chen, Wei-Min Li, Hai-Bin Zhan, Hung-Chang Cho
  • Publication number: 20160370579
    Abstract: A lens assembly includes a lens barrel, a plurality of lenses and at least one light-shielding member. The lens barrel extends along an axis and includes a peripheral wall that surrounds the axis and defines a receiving chamber. The peripheral wall has open and aperture-forming ends that are opposite to each other and respectively adjacent to image and object sides of the lens assembly. The lenses are disposed in the receiving chamber in sequence along the axis between the aperture-forming and open ends. The light-shielding member is disposed in the receiving chamber and includes an annular light-shielding body and an adhesive layer for positioning the annular light-shielding body relative to at least one of the lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Hung-Chang Cho, Zhenmu Chen
  • Publication number: 20150323756
    Abstract: An optical lens includes a barrel and a protruding boss unit. The barrel defines a receiving space in which a plurality of components are disposed and arranged along an axis, and includes a front wall. Each of the front wall and the components has front and rear confronting surfaces opposite to each other along the axis. The protruding boss unit is formed on and protrudes from one of the adjacent two front and rear confronting surfaces, and abuts against the other one of the adjacent two front and rear confronting surfaces. The other one of the front and rear confronting surfaces abutted by the boss unit is flat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Hung-Chang CHO, Yi-Man DENG, Hai-Bin ZHAN, Zhen-Mu CHEN, Qing-Shu YE
  • Publication number: 20150198779
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a lens barrel, a plurality of lens elements and a spacer. The lens elements are disposed in the lens barrel. The spacer is disposed between the lens barrel and one of the lens elements or between two adjacent lens elements. The spacer is ring-shaped and includes an inside layer and two outside layers. The two outside layers are attached on opposite sides of the inside layer, respectively. The spacer has an object-side surface, an image-side surface and a first inner ring-shaped oblique surface. The object-side surface and the image-side surface are formed outside the two outside layers in parallel and oriented toward an object side and an image side of the lens elements, respectively. The first inner ring-shaped oblique surface is formed at an inner periphery of the spacer and connected to at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Hung-Chang Cho, Yiman Deng, Weiwei Fu, Haibin Zhan, Zhihong Xu
  • Patent number: 8985789
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a lens barrel, an imaging unit and a light shielding unit. The lens barrel includes a base wall formed with a light incident hole at an optical axis of the imaging lens and a surrounding wall that extends from and cooperates with the base wall to define a receiving space. The imaging unit includes a plurality of imaging components each having an annular front contact surface and an annular back contact surface. The light shielding unit includes an annular retaining portion clamped between an adjacent pair of the imaging components, an object-side protruding portion with a first edge, and an image-side protruding portion with a second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chang Cho, Yi-Man Deng, Ling-Hui Xue
  • Publication number: 20150022896
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a lens barrel, a plurality of lens elements and a spacer. The lens elements are disposed in the lens barrel. The spacer is disposed between the lens barrel and one of the lens elements or between two adjacent lens elements. The spacer is ring-shaped and includes an inside layer and two outside layers. The two outside layers are attached on opposite sides of the inside layer, respectively. The spacer has an object-side surface, an image-side surface and a first inner ring-shaped oblique surface. The object-side surface and the image-side surface are formed outside the two outside layers in parallel and oriented toward an object side and an image side of the lens elements, respectively. The first inner ring-shaped oblique surface is formed at an inner periphery of the spacer and connected to at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Hung-Chang Cho, Yiman Deng, Weiwei Fu, Haibin Zhan, Zhihong Xu
  • Publication number: 20140160581
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a lens barrel, an imaging unit and a light shielding unit. The lens barrel includes a base wall formed with a light incident hole at an optical axis of the imaging lens and a surrounding wall that extends from and cooperates with the base wall to define a receiving space. The imaging unit includes a plurality of imaging components each having an annular front contact surface and an annular back contact surface. The light shielding unit includes an annular retaining portion clamped between an adjacent pair of the imaging components, an object-side protruding portion with a first edge, and an image-side protruding portion with a second edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Chang Cho, Yi-Man Deng, Ling-Hui Xue