Patents by Inventor Ju-hwa Son

Ju-hwa Son 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: 20210063704
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens group including a first lens and a second lens, a second lens group including a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, and a third lens group including a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The first to seventh lenses are arranged in order from an object side, at least one of the first lens group to the third lens group is moved on an optical axis to change a distance between the first lens group to the third lens group, and the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.2<BFL/(2*IMG HT)<2.0 where BFL is a distance on the optical axis from an image-side surface of the seventh lens to an imaging surface of an image sensor, and IMG HT is half a diagonal length of the imaging surface of the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Hwa SON, Hyo Jin HWANG, Yong Joo JO, Sang Hyun JANG, Jong Gi LEE
  • Publication number: 20210063701
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having a convex image-side surface, a second lens having a concave object-side surface, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens disposed sequentially from an object side. The optical imaging system satisfies 4.8<f/IMG_HT<9.0, where f is a focal length of the optical imaging system, and IMG_HT is half a diagonal length of an imaging surface of an image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Hwa SON, Jong Gi LEE, Hyo Jin HWANG, Sang Hyun JANG, Yong Joo JO
  • Publication number: 20210041663
    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 positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power. The first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an imaging plane. An Abbe number of the second lens is 21 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Ju Hwa SON
  • Publication number: 20210026106
    Abstract: An optical system includes: a first lens having negative refractive power; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and an image sensor configured to convert an image of a subject incident through the first to sixth lenses into electrical signals, wherein the first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side of the optical system, and wherein TTL/(ImgH*2)?0.75 is satisfied, with TTL being a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an image plane of the image sensor and ImgH being half of a diagonal length of the image plane of the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa SON
  • Patent number: 10901184
    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 sequentially arranged in numerical order from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system and each having a refractive power, wherein an entire field of view of the optical imaging system is 50° or greater, and TTL/f<1.0, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane, and f is an overall focal length of the optical imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Hwa Son, Jong Gi Lee, Yong Joo Jo, Ju Sung Park
  • Patent number: 10852507
    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 positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power. The first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an imaging plane. An Abbe number of the second lens is 21 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa Son
  • Patent number: 10838168
    Abstract: An optical system includes: a first lens having negative refractive power; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and an image sensor configured to convert an image of a subject incident through the first to sixth lenses into electrical signals, wherein the first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side of the optical system, and wherein TTL/(ImgH*2)?0.75 is satisfied, with TTL being a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an image plane of the image sensor and ImgH being half of a diagonal length of the image plane of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa Son
  • Patent number: 10795122
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens having an inflection point formed on an image-side surface thereof. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an imaging plane. The optical imaging system satisfies TTL/(ImgH*2)<0.65, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane, and ImgH*2 is a diagonal length of the imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa Son
  • Publication number: 20200264408
    Abstract: An optical system includes a first lens having negative refractive power and having two concave surfaces, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having refractive power, a fourth lens having refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, and a seventh lens having refractive power. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa SON
  • Publication number: 20200257086
    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 system satisfies TTL/f<1.0 and D23/D34<1.2, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane, f is a focal length of the imaging lens system, D23 is a distance from an image-side surface of the second lens to an object-side surface of the third lens, and D34 is a distance from an image-side surface of the third lens to an object-side surface of the fourth lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Hyuk IM, Ju Hwa SON
  • Publication number: 20200257088
    Abstract: A lens module includes first to seventh lenses each having refractive power and sequentially disposed in numerical order from the first lens to the seventh lens starting from an object side of the lens module, wherein each of the first and second lenses has a meniscus shape and an image-side surface that is convex, and the seventh lens has one or more inflection points on an image-side surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa SON
  • Publication number: 20200209554
    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: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hui KO, Ju Hwa SON, Yong Joo JO
  • Publication number: 20200192116
    Abstract: A camera module includes: an optical imaging system including a frontmost lens disposed closest to an object side, a rearmost lens disposed closest to an imaging plane, and at least one middle lens disposed between the frontmost lens and the rearmost lens. An image-side surface of the rearmost lens is concave and an inflection point is formed on the image-side surface of the rearmost lens. 0.2<D/TTL is satisfied, D being a shortest distance between the rearmost lens and the imaging plane, and TTL being a distance from an object-side surface of the frontmost lens to the imaging plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa SON
  • Patent number: 10678024
    Abstract: A lens module includes first to seventh lenses each having refractive power and sequentially disposed in numerical order from the first lens to the seventh lens starting from an object side of the lens module, wherein each of the first and second lenses has a meniscus shape and an image-side surface that is convex, and the seventh lens has one or more inflection points on an image-side surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa Son
  • Patent number: 10678026
    Abstract: An optical system includes a first lens having negative refractive power and having two concave surfaces, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having refractive power, a fourth lens having refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, and a seventh lens having refractive power. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side. Whereby an aberration improvement effect may be increased and high resolution and a wide angle may be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa Son
  • Patent number: 10613343
    Abstract: A camera module includes: an optical imaging system including a frontmost lens disposed closest to an object side, a rearmost lens disposed closest to an imaging plane, and at least one middle lens disposed between the frontmost lens and the rearmost lens. An image-side surface of the rearmost lens is concave and an inflection point is formed on the image-side surface of the rearmost lens. 0.2<D/TTL is satisfied, D being a shortest distance between the rearmost lens and the imaging plane, and TTL being a distance from an object-side surface of the frontmost lens to the imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa Son
  • Publication number: 20190391365
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a refractive power; a third lens having a refractive power; a fourth lens having a refractive power and a concave image-side surface; a fifth lens having a refractive power; a sixth lens having a refractive power; a seventh lens having a refractive power; and an eighth lens having a refractive power and a concave object-side surface, wherein the first to eighth lenses are sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Hwa SON, Min Hyuk IM, Ga Young AN, Yong Joo JO
  • Publication number: 20190369359
    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 sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis from an object side toward an imaging plane, wherein the seventh lens includes an optical portion configured to refract light, and a rib surrounding the optical portion; the rib includes a surface-treated area disposed in a first portion of an object-side surface of the rib and a first portion of an image-side surface of the rib, a first non-treated area disposed in a second portion of the object-side surface of the rib, and a second non-treated area disposed in a second portion of the image-side surface of the rib; and the first non-treated area and the second non-treated area overlap each other when viewed in a direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Hwa SON, Min Hyuk IM, Yong Joo JO, Ga Young AN
  • Publication number: 20190369362
    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 sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein the optical imaging system satisfies 1<|f123457?f|/f, where f123457 is a composite focal length of the first to seventh lenses calculated with an index of refraction of the sixth lens set to 1.0, f is an overall focal length of the optical imaging system, and f123457 and f are expressed in a same unit of measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Hwa SON, Min Hyuk IM, Yong Joo JO, Ga Young AN
  • Publication number: 20190278066
    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 sequentially arranged from an object side to an imaging plane. An angle of view of the optical system is 82 degrees or more. A constant indicating brightness of the optical system, F-number, is less than 1.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa SON