Patents by Inventor Hyuk Joo Kim

Hyuk Joo Kim 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: 12320961
    Abstract: An image capturing lens 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 arranged from an object side toward an image side. One or more of the lenses is an aspherical lens made of a glass material, and the sixth lens has positive refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Kyu Min Chae, Hyuk Joo Kim
  • Publication number: 20250130402
    Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens, sequentially arranged from an object side. The imaging lens system satisfies the following conditional expressions: ?2.6<f1/f6<?2.0, and 0.26?f/f4?0.32, where f is a focal length of the imaging lens system, f1 is a focal length of the first lens, f4 is a focal length of the fourth lens, and f6 is a focal length of the sixth lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuk Joo KIM, Eun Chong LEE, Kyu Min CHAE
  • Publication number: 20250067958
    Abstract: An image capturing lens system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having negative refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, a seventh lens having positive refractive power, and an eighth lens having refractive power. The first to eighth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side. The first lens and the fourth lens are formed of a glass material. The second lens, the third lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, the seventh lens, and the eighth lens are formed of a plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyuk Joo KIM, Hwan Soo PARK, Yong Joo JO
  • Patent number: 12174457
    Abstract: An image capturing lens system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having negative refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, a seventh lens having positive refractive power, and an eighth lens having refractive power. The first to eighth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side. The first lens and the fourth lens are formed of a glass material. The second lens, the third lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, the seventh lens, and the eighth lens are formed of a plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuk Joo Kim, Hwan Soo Park, Yong Joo Jo
  • Publication number: 20240295716
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens has a negative refractive power. The second lens has a negative refractive power. The third lens has a positive refractive power. The fourth lens has a positive refractive and an object-side surface that is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens has a positive refractive power. The sixth lens has a negative refractive power. The first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed in ascending numerical order from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system. Two lenses that are adjacent to each other among the first to sixth lenses are cemented to each other to form a cemented lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Ho HWANG, Hyuk Joo KIM
  • Patent number: 12013591
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens has a negative refractive power. The second lens has a negative refractive power. The third lens has a positive refractive power. The fourth lens has a positive refractive and an object-side surface that is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens has a positive refractive power. The sixth lens has a negative refractive power. The first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed in ascending numerical order from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system. Two lenses that are adjacent to each other among the first to sixth lenses are cemented to each other to form a cemented lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Ho Hwang, Hyuk Joo Kim
  • Publication number: 20240142744
    Abstract: A lens module is provided. The lens module includes a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens sequentially disposed from an object side to an imaging side, a first spacing member disposed between the first lens and the second lens and having a first passage extending in a direction that intersects an optical axis, a second spacing member disposed between the second lens and the third lens and having a second passage extending in a direction that intersects the optical axis, and a lens barrel configured to accommodate the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the first spacing member and the second spacing member, and configured to have a first connection passage disposed on an inner side surface and connected to the first passage and the second passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Chong LEE, Hwan Soo PARK, Kyu Min CHAE, Hyuk Joo KIM
  • Publication number: 20240134157
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side. The third lens and the seventh lens are formed of plastic, and the first lens, the second lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, and the sixth lens are formed of glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Hyuk Joo KIM, Kyu Min CHAE
  • Publication number: 20240118518
    Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having refractive power, a third lens having refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having a concave object-side surface, a sixth lens having a convex object-side surface, a seventh lens having refractive power, and an eighth lens having refractive power, wherein the first to eighth lenses are sequentially disposed at intervals from the object-side surface, wherein the imaging lens system satisfies the following conditional expression: 0.170<ImgHT/TTL<0.182 where ImgHT is a height of an imaging plane and TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Da Ye LEE, Hyuk Joo KIM, Kyu Min CHAE
  • Publication number: 20240118521
    Abstract: An image capturing lens 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 arranged from an object side toward an image side. One or more of the lenses is an aspherical lens made of a glass material, and the sixth lens has positive refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Kyu Min CHAE, Hyuk Joo KIM
  • Publication number: 20240111132
    Abstract: An imaging lens 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 at intervals from an object side. The first lens and the fifth lens have negative refractive power, the sixth lens has a concave object-side surface, and the imaging lens system satisfies the following conditional expression: ?1.0<f1/f2<?0.10 where f1 is a focal length of the first lens and f2 is a focal length of the second lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Da Ye LEE, Hyuk Joo KIM
  • Publication number: 20240077702
    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, disposed in order from an object side to an imaging plane. One or any combination of the first lens to the seventh lens are formed of glass. One or both surfaces of one or more of the first lens to the seventh lens are aspherical. A pair of lenses, among the first lens to the seventh lens, allows paraxial areas opposing each other to be bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuk Joo KIM, Jin Su SEOK
  • Publication number: 20240069249
    Abstract: A lens includes a lens unit having a refractive power; and a first coating layer and a second coating layer formed on either one or both of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the lens unit in an optical axis direction of the lens unit, wherein a first refractive index of the first coating layer is greater than a second refractive index of the second coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuk Joo KIM, Kyu Min CHAE
  • Publication number: 20240036291
    Abstract: An image capturing lens system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having negative refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, a seventh lens having positive refractive power, and an eighth lens having refractive power. The first to eighth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side. The first lens and the fourth lens are formed of a glass material. The second lens, the third lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, the seventh lens, and the eighth lens are formed of a plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyuk Joo KIM, Hwan Soo PARK, Yong Joo JO
  • Patent number: 11885942
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side. The third lens and the seventh lens are formed of plastic, and the first lens, the second lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, and the sixth lens are formed of glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Hyuk Joo Kim, Kyu Min Chae
  • Patent number: 11874447
    Abstract: An image capturing lens 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 arranged from an object side toward an image side. One or more of the lenses is an aspherical lens made of a glass material, and the sixth lens has positive refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Kyu Min Chae, Hyuk Joo Kim
  • Patent number: 11846760
    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, disposed in order from an object side to an imaging plane. One or any combination of the first lens to the seventh lens are formed of glass. One or both surfaces of one or more of the first lens to the seventh lens are aspherical. A pair of lenses, among the first lens to the seventh lens, allows paraxial areas opposing each other to be bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuk Joo Kim, Jin Su Seok
  • Patent number: 11815741
    Abstract: An image capturing lens system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having negative refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, a seventh lens having positive refractive power, and an eighth lens having refractive power. The first to eighth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side. The first lens and the fourth lens are formed of a glass material. The second lens, the third lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, the seventh lens, and the eighth lens are formed of a plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuk Joo Kim, Hwan Soo Park, Yong Joo Jo
  • Publication number: 20230059118
    Abstract: An imaging lens 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 from an object side. The third lens has a refractive index temperature coefficient of 2.2 to 3.5 [10?6/° C.], and 0<f34*0.8<f, where f is a focal length of the imaging lens system and f34 is a composite focal length of the third lens and the fourth lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyuk Joo KIM, Kyu Min CHAE, Hwan Soo PARK
  • Publication number: 20220390720
    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, disposed in order from an object side to an imaging plane. One or any combination of the first lens to the seventh lens are formed of glass. One or both surfaces of one or more of the first lens to the seventh lens are aspherical. A pair of lenses, among the first lens to the seventh lens, allows paraxial areas opposing each other to be bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuk Joo KIM, Jin Su SEOK