Patents by Inventor I-Thun Lin

I-Thun Lin 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: 8851764
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body, and an optical USB connector mounted on the main body. The optical USB connector includes a hollow housing mounted on the main body, a mounting portion fixed within the housing, an electrical connecting portion, and an optical connecting portion mounted on the mounting portion. The electrical connecting portion is for transmitting electrical signals. The optical connecting portion is for transmitting optical signals. The optical connecting portion is surrounding the electrical connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Thun Lin
  • Patent number: 8845210
    Abstract: An optical connector includes a fastener, a first housing, and a second housing. The fastener includes a base plate, two engagement arms extending up from a side of the base plate and then bent toward a first direction, and two limiting arms extending from another side of the base plate toward the first direction and bent up and then bent toward a second direction reverse to the first direction. The first housing and the second housing are aligned and engaged with each other. The first housing is limited by the limiting arms. The second housing defines two engagement grooves with a depth thereof gradually decreasing from an end toward another end of the second housing. Each engagement arm slides into and along a corresponding engagement groove until each engagement arm is totally received in the engagement groove and presses the second housing toward the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Thun Lin
  • Patent number: 8827573
    Abstract: A photoelectric converter includes a laser diode, a female optical transmission module, a male optical transmission unit, and a photo diode. The female optical transmission module includes a plurality of first lenses and a plurality of second lenses oriented at ninety degrees from each other, with total internal reflection between the two lenses. The female optical transmission module defines a detection cutout, from which the first lenses and the second lenses can be observed simultaneously. The photoelectric converter has a high reliability in signal transmittance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Thun Lin
  • Publication number: 20140237835
    Abstract: An apparatus for fixing an optical fiber hole insert in coordinate measurement, is provided. The apparatus includes a main body and a cover plate. The main body includes a front side surface, a back side surface and a support surface, a plurality of first grooves formed in the support surface and exposed at the front side surface, a plurality of second grooves formed in the support surface and exposed at the back side surface, and a through hole defined in the support surface. The first grooves are aligned with the respective second grooves, the first and second grooves communicate with the through hole and are configured for cooperatively receiving the optical fiber hole insert. The cover plate is configured for covering the support surface and making contact with the optical fiber hole insert. A method for measuring the optical fiber hole insert using the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140241666
    Abstract: An optical communication module includes a photoelectric conversion unit and a lens unit, the photoelectric conversion unit includes a substrate. The lens unit is fixed on the substrate. The optical communication module further includes a cylinder. The lens unit includes a blind hole faces to the substrate. The substrate includes a mounting hole, one end of the cylinder is fixed into the blind hole, another end of the cylinder is fixed into the mounting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Patent number: 8789823
    Abstract: An apparatus for fixing an optical fiber hole insert in coordinate measurement, is provided. The apparatus includes a main body and a cover plate. The main body includes a front side surface, a back side surface and a support surface, a plurality of first grooves formed in the support surface and exposed at the front side surface, a plurality of second grooves formed in the support surface and exposed at the back side surface, and a through hole defined in the support surface. The first grooves is aligned with the respective second grooves, the first and second grooves communicate with the through hole and are configured for cooperatively receiving the optical fiber hole insert. The cover plate is configured for covering the support surface and coming into contact with the optical fiber hole insert. A method for measuring the optical fiber hole insert using the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Thun Lin
  • Publication number: 20140199023
    Abstract: A photoelectric coupling module includes a holding module and a lens module. The holding module includes a base defining a receiving recess and a cover having a protruding portion. The protruding portion is received in the receiving recess, and the protruding portion and the receiving recess cooperatively define a receiving room for holding optical fibers. The lens module is coupled to the holding module, and includes a reflective surface, a plurality of first lenses, and a plurality of second lenses. Optical axes of the first lenses cross optical axes of the second lenses on the reflective surface. The optical fibers are coupled to the second lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140199021
    Abstract: A photoelectric coupling module includes a fiber module, a lens module, and at least one positioning pole. The fiber module defines a plurality of receiving holes and at least one first positioning hole. The lens module includes a central portion and an edge portion surrounding the central portion. The central portion includes a plurality of lenses, and the lenses are respectively aligned with the receiving holes. The edge portion defines at least one second positioning hole. The at least one positioning pole is made of metal, and penetrates the at least one second positioning hole and the at least one first positioning hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140199030
    Abstract: A photoelectric coupling module includes a substrate, a photoelectric unit, and a lens module. The photoelectric unit is positioned on the substrate, and includes at least one light emitter and at least one light receiver. The lens module is positioned on the substrate, and includes a reflection surface, at least two first lenses, and at least two coupling portions. Each coupling portion includes a receiving part and a second lens received in the receiving part. Optical axes of the first lenses cross optical axes of the second lenses of the at least two coupling portions on the reflection surface. The first lenses are aligned with the at least one light emitter and the at least one light receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140199031
    Abstract: A photoelectric coupling module includes a fiber module and a lens module. The fiber module defines a number of receiving holes and at least one positioning hole. The lens module includes a main body and at least one positioning pole. The main body includes a lens portion and a receiving portion. The lens portion includes a central portion and an edge portion surrounding the central portion, the central portion includes a plurality of lenses. The receiving portion is positioned on the edge portion. The at least one positioning pole is received in the receiving portion, and is positioned on the edge portion. One end of the fiber module is received in the receiving portion. The at least one positioning pole is received in the at least one positioning hole, and the lenses are aligned with the receiving holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Patent number: 8777495
    Abstract: An optical connector includes a printed circuit board (PCB), an optical-electric coupling element, a jumper, and optical fibers. The optical-electric coupling element is attached on the PCB. The jumper is detachably positioned on the optical-electric coupling element. The optical-electric coupling element includes first coupling lenses. The jumper includes a first external sidewall, a second external sidewall, a third external surface, and a fourth external surface. The first external sidewall defines receiving holes. Each optical fiber is received in a respective receiving hole. The third external surface defines a sloped surface extending from the third external surface to the first external sidewall. The third external surface and the sloped surface form an angle therebetween. The fourth external surface defines a cavity. The jumper includes second coupling lenses positioned on a bottom surface of the cavity. Each second coupling lens is aligned with a respective first coupling lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Thun Lin
  • Patent number: 8778237
    Abstract: A mold for molding optical fiber connector includes a core pin, a core mold and a cavity mold. The core pin has insertion portion and a blind hole forming portion. The core mold is used to clamp the insertion portion of the core pin. The cavity mold includes a molding cavity and a through hole defined in the sidewall of the cavity mold, the molding cavity includes a lens forming portion used to mold the lens. A positioning block defining an aligning hole is positioned in the through hole, the aligning hole is used to clamp the blind hole forming portion of the core pin to make the blind hole forming portion align with the lens forming portion during the injection molding process. The present art also relate to a method for adjusting the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tai-Cherng Yu, I-Thun Lin
  • Publication number: 20140178017
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a circuit board, light-emitting modules, light-receiving modules, an optical coupling module, and a lens strip. The light-emitting modules and the light-receiving modules are mounted on the circuit board. The optical coupling module is mounted on the circuit board and includes first and second optical surfaces, a reflection surface, and first converging lenses formed on the second optical surface and corresponding to the light-emitting modules and the light-receiving modules. The lens strip is mounted on the circuit board and includes a body portion and second converging lenses. The body portion includes an upper surface and an opposing lower surface defining a receiving cavity. The second converging lenses are formed on the upper surface. The light-emitting modules and the light-receiving modules are received in the receiving cavity and are aligned with the second converging lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140177208
    Abstract: A lens includes an incident surface and a light output surface. A plurality of light diverging portions is arranged on the light output surface and around a center of the light output surface. The light diverging portions each are a ring and are spaced from each other. An inner light diverging portion has a refraction angle larger than that of an outer light diverging portion. Light emitted into the lens from the incident surface is diffused by the light output surface and the light diverging portions to radiate out of the lens. A cross section of each light diverging portion has a shape of a triangle. The present disclosure also relates a backlight module using the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140177207
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module includes a substrate, a lighting chip mounted on the substrate and a light diffusion board located above the lighting chip. The light diffusion board includes a main body and a diffusion-enhancing portion arranged in the main body. The diffusion-enhancing portion has higher light diffusibility than that of other portion in the main body. The lighting chip is aligned with the diffusion-enhancing portion. The diffusion-enhancing portion has a light diffusibility which is gradually decreased from a center of the diffusion-enhancing portion toward a periphery of the diffusion-enhancing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140168568
    Abstract: A light bar includes a printed circuit board, and light emitting diode (LED) modules adhered to the printed circuit board. Each LED module includes an LED, a frame and a lens. The frame includes a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, the top surface being recessed towards the bottom surface to define a cavity in the frame. The LED is received in the cavity. The bottom surface of the frame is adhered to the printed circuit board. The lens is mounted on the top surface of the frame and covers the LED. A bottom surface of the lens occupies an area substantially the same as that occupied by the top surface of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140169031
    Abstract: A lens includes a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a side surface interconnecting outer edges of the top surface and the bottom surface. An aspheric protrusion member protrudes from the top surface. The protrusion member includes coaxial extending portions which are stacked along an optical axis of the lens. A step is formed between each two adjacent extending portions. A receiving chamber is recessed from the bottom surface and oriented toward the top surface. The receiving chamber includes a top surface being roughened to diffuse light and make the diffuse light evenly travel through the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140160734
    Abstract: An LCD module includes a screen, a light diffusion plate, a first lens, a second lens and an LED. The second lens covers the first lens which in turn covers the LED. The first lens has a first fly-eye lens array formed on a light-incident face thereof and a second fly-eye lens array formed on a light-emergent face thereof. Each of the first fly-eye lens array and the second fly-eye lens array includes multiple convex micro-lenses. The second lens is a light diffusion lens. Light emitted from the LED is diffused by the first lens and the second lens to uniformly illuminate the screen through the light diffusion plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TAI-CHERNG YU, I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140153223
    Abstract: An LCD module includes a screen, a light diffusion plate, a lens and an LED. The lens covers the LED. The lens includes a main body having a bottom face and a top face opposite to the bottom face. The bottom face of the main body defines a cavity to receive the LED. The top face of the main body forms a plurality of concentric annuluses thereon. Each annulus has a first face perpendicular to the top face of the main body, and a second face inclined relative to the top face of the main body, to thereby diverge a part of light from the LED and into the lens. A central area of the top face of the main body is surrounded by an innermost annulus, and forms a rough face for diffusion another part of the light from the LED into the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140153872
    Abstract: A photoelectric coupling module includes a photoelectric board, a photoelectric lens module, and a jumper. The photoelectric board is configured for converting light rays into electrical signals or converting the electrical signals into the light rays. The photoelectric lens module is positioned on the photoelectric board and configured for reflecting the light rays. The jumper includes a fiber connector and two fasteners extending from one side of the fiber connector. The photoelectric lens module is locked between the fasteners and the fiber connector. The photoelectric lens module reflects the light rays emitting from the photoelectric board to the fiber connector or reflects the light rays emitting from the fiber connector to the photoelectric board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN