Patents by Inventor Kun-I Yuan

Kun-I Yuan 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: 10340098
    Abstract: A key structure, including a keycap, a movable mechanism, a support plate, a circuit board, and an indicator light-emitting element. The support plate and the movable mechanism pivotally connected to the support plate are disposed above the circuit board. The circuit board has a groove, and the indicator light-emitting element is embedded in the groove and is aligned with the keycap. The indicator light-emitting element emits light upward. The light may be directly emitted into the movable mechanism and is subsequently emitted outward through a light hole of the keycap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD
    Inventors: Ding-Hsiang Pan, Chin-Sung Pan, Ying-Te Chiang, Kun-I Yuan
  • Patent number: 10312035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a luminous keyboard, including a key, a support plate, a switch circuit board, a light guide plate, and a direct-type light emitting element capable of generating a beam. The support plate is located below the key, and the switch circuit board is disposed on the support plate. The light guide plate is located below the support plate and includes a concave structure, and the concave structure forms a reflective surface inside the light guide plate. The direct-type light emitting element is located below the concave structure. When the beam enters the light guide plate, the beam is reflected by the reflective surface to be fully reflected in the light guide plate, and the light guide plate guides the beam to be projected to a peripheral area of a key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD
    Inventors: Ying-Te Chiang, Lei-Lung Tsai, Kun-I Yuan
  • Publication number: 20190122835
    Abstract: A key structure, including a keycap, a movable mechanism, a support plate, a circuit board, and an indicator light-emitting element. The support plate and the movable mechanism pivotally connected to the support plate are disposed above the circuit board. The circuit board has a groove, and the indicator light-emitting element is embedded in the groove and is aligned with the keycap. The indicator light-emitting element emits light upward. The light may be directly emitted into the movable mechanism and is subsequently emitted outward through a light hole of the keycap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Ding-Hsiang Pan, Chin-Sung Pan, Ying-Te Chiang, Kun-I Yuan
  • Publication number: 20190115171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a luminous keyboard, including a key, a support plate, a switch circuit board, a light guide plate, and a direct-type light emitting element capable of generating a beam. The support plate is located below the key, and the switch circuit board is disposed on the support plate. The light guide plate is located below the support plate and includes a concave structure, and the concave structure forms a reflective surface inside the light guide plate. The direct-type light emitting element is located below the concave structure. When the beam enters the light guide plate, the beam is reflected by the reflective surface to be fully reflected in the light guide plate, and the light guide plate guides the beam to be projected to a peripheral area of a key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Ying-Te Chiang, Lei-Lung Tsai, Kun-I Yuan
  • Patent number: 8378995
    Abstract: An exemplary touch display system includes a flexible touch screen, a prism, an infrared light source, an infrared image sensor, and a processor. The prism is substantially isosceles right-angled triangular shaped, with a first side surface thereof being disposed adjacent to but spaced apart from back surface of the touch screen by air, wherein when a touch is applied to the touch display surface at a touch position, the touch screen is bent at the touch position and contact the prism at a contact position corresponding to the touch position. The infrared light source and the infrared image sensor are arranged adjacent to and facing to a hypotenuse surface of the prism. The processor is configured for processing image signals from the image sensor and obtaining the contact position based on light intensities of the image signals, thereby obtaining the touch position on the touch display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kun-I Yuan
  • Patent number: 8259999
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting movement direction of object, includes a converging lens, an image sensor and an image processor. The converging lens has an axial chromatic aberration between a first and a second rays in different wavelengths. The image sensor is for receiving and converting the first and second rays into first and second electronic image signals associated with the object. The image processor is configured for analyzing whether the object is closer to an object plane associated with the first ray or closer to an object plane associated with the second ray when the object moves to different positions, and determining the movement direction of the object based on the analyzed positions of the object relative to the object plane associated with the first ray and the object plane associated with the second ray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kun-I Yuan
  • Patent number: 8254041
    Abstract: A lens system, in order from the object, includes positive first lens, negative second lens, positive third lens, positive fourth lens, and an aperture stop positioned between the third and fourth lens. The second lens includes a first optical portion, a first support portion surrounding the first optical portion with a first surface and second surface. The third lens includes a second optical portion and a second support portion surrounding the second optical portion with a third surface and fourth surface. The fourth lens includes a light stop surface facing the object side of the lens system. The lens system satisfies the formulas: d23<1.1×d34, where the d23 is a distance along the optical axis of the lens system from the second surface to the third surface, and the d34 is a distance along the optical axis from the fourth surface to the light stop surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kun-I Yuan, Ho-Chiang Liu
  • Patent number: 8237798
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a base, at least a plurality of first sensing elements and second sensing elements formed on the base. The first sensing elements and the second sensing elements are arranged in an alternate fashion. The first sensing elements cooperatively form a first noncontinuous planar sensing surface facing toward an object, and the second sensing elements cooperatively form a second noncontinuous planar sensing surface facing toward the object. The first noncontinuous planar sensing surface is lower than the second noncontinuous planar sensing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kun-I Yuan
  • Patent number: 8054379
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing including an opening defined in a peripheral side surface thereof, a camera module mounted in the housing, and a light-reflecting member rotatably mounted at the opening. The camera module is aligned with and faces toward the opening. The light-reflecting member mounted at the opening and is configured for reflecting light into the camera module. The portable electronic device is capable of employing high resolution camera module while retaining thin thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kun-I Yuan
  • Publication number: 20110075272
    Abstract: A lens system, in order from the object, includes positive first lens, negative second lens, positive third lens, positive fourth lens, and an aperture stop positioned between the third and fourth lens. The second lens includes a first optical portion, a first support portion surrounding the first optical portion with a first surface and second surface. The third lens includes a second optical portion and a second support portion surrounding the second optical portion with a third surface and fourth surface. The fourth lens includes a light stop surface facing the object side of the lens system. The lens system satisfies the formulas: d23<1.1×d34, where the d23 is a distance along the optical axis of the lens system from the second surface to the third surface, and the d34 is a distance along the optical axis from the fourth surface to the light stop surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KUN-I YUAN, HO-CHIANG LIU
  • Patent number: 7916403
    Abstract: An exemplary method for manufacturing an infrared (IR) cut-off filter coated lens array includes: providing a light pervious panel having a first surface and a second surface at opposite sides thereof; forming an infrared cut-off filter film on the first surface of the light pervious panel; and forming a plurality of discrete lens structures on the second surface of the light pervious panel through a photolithography process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kun-I Yuan
  • Patent number: 7878720
    Abstract: A shutter for a micro camera module includes a substrate made from silicon wafer and a light absorbing layer covering the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Mou Huang, Kun-I Yuan
  • Publication number: 20100302377
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a base, at least a plurality of first sensing elements and second sensing elements formed on the base. The first sensing elements and the second sensing elements are arranged in an alternate fashion. The first sensing elements cooperatively form a first noncontinuous planar sensing surface facing toward an object, and the second sensing elements cooperatively form a second noncontinuous planar sensing surface facing toward the object. The first noncontinuous planar sensing surface is lower than the second noncontinuous planar sensing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: KUN-I YUAN
  • Publication number: 20100303292
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting movement direction of object, includes a converging lens, an image sensor and an image processor. The converging lens has an axial chromatic aberration between a first and a second rays in different wavelengths. The image sensor is for receiving and converting the first and second rays into first and second electronic image signals associated with the object. The image processor is configured for analyzing whether the object is closer to an object plane associated with the first ray or closer to an object plane associated with the second ray when the object moves to different positions, and determining the movement direction of the object based on the analyzed positions of the object relative to the object plane associated with the first ray and the object plane associated with the second ray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: KUN-I YUAN
  • Patent number: 7826150
    Abstract: A lens includes a central optical portion, a peripheral portion surrounding the central optical portion, a first ZnS coating formed on the central optical portion and the peripheral portion at one side of the lens, and a first MgF2 coating formed the central optical, the peripheral portion being free of MgF2 coating formed thereon. The optical thickness of the first ZnS coating is one quarter of a wavelength of predetermined light passing therethrough. The optical thickness of the first MgF2 coating is one quarter of the wavelength of the predetermined light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Mou Huang, Hsin-Ho Lee, Yang-Chang Chien, Tsai-Shih Tung, Wei-Cheng Ling, Kun-I Yuan
  • Publication number: 20100271334
    Abstract: An exemplary touch display system includes a flexible touch screen, a prism, an infrared light source, an infrared image sensor, and a processor. The prism is substantially isosceles right-angled triangular shaped, with a first side surface thereof being disposed adjacent to but spaced apart from back surface of the touch screen by air, wherein when a touch is applied to the touch display surface at a touch position, the touch screen is bent at the touch position and contact the prism at a contact position corresponding to the touch position. The infrared light source and the infrared image sensor are arranged adjacent to and facing to a hypotenuse surface of the prism. The processor is configured for processing image signals from the image sensor and obtaining the contact position based on light intensities of the image signals, thereby obtaining the touch position on the touch display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: KUN-I YUAN
  • Publication number: 20100259667
    Abstract: An exemplary camera module for mounting to a base and capturing an image of a top surface of the base is provided. The camera module includes a reflective mirror having a curved reflective surface, a lens, and an image sensor in optical alignment with the lens. The curved reflective surface is configured for reflecting light from the top surface of the base to the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-I YUAN, Ho-Chiang LIU
  • Patent number: 7773320
    Abstract: A lens module includes a barrel, a lens, and a light leveling assembly. The barrel includes an opening, which allows a light to pass therethrough. The lens is accommodated in the barrel. The light leveling assembly is accommodated in the barrel. The light leveling assembly includes a substrate and a film. The substrate has a first surface where the film is disposed and an opposite second surface facing the lens. A thickness of the film is approximately equal to a quarter wavelength of the light. A refractive index of the film exceeds that of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kun-I Yuan
  • Patent number: 7764358
    Abstract: A distance measuring system includes a light source, an image capture apparatus, a light absorption member and a signal processing circuit. The image capture apparatus includes a first lens module, a second lens module and an image sensor. The lens modules respectively have a focus. The image sensor detects light from the light source at two optical spots of the two lens modules, respectively. The light absorption member is disposed generally between the two lens modules for absorbing light reflected from the lens modules and thereby reducing optical interference. The signal processing circuit is configured for calculating the ratios of the two distances to the focal lengths of the respective focuses. A perpendicular distance between the light source and a line passing through the centers of the first and second lens modules is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kun-I Yuan
  • Patent number: 7729059
    Abstract: An exemplary camera device includes a holder, an image sensor, an outer barrel with an axis, an inner barrel unit. The image sensor is disposed in the holder. The inner barrel unit includes an inner barrel and at least one lens disposed in the inner barrel. The inner barrel is threadedly received in the outer barrel. The holder includes a first ring-shaped part, and the outer barrel includes a second ring-shaped part. The first ring-shaped part is coupled to the second ring-shaped part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kun-I Yuan