Patents by Inventor Kuo Wen Chang
Kuo Wen Chang 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).
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Patent number: 10120166Abstract: Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Though controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refracting power of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Wei-Yu Lo
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Patent number: 10031321Abstract: The optical imaging lens includes five lens elements from an object side to an image side. The optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements to allow the thicknesses of the second and third lens elements and air gaps between the five lens elements along the optical axis satisfying the relations 1.715?AAG/(AG45)?7.593 and 2.124?ALT/(T2+T3)?3.937, where AAG is the sum of all four air gaps from the first to the fifth lens element along the optical axis, AG45 is an air gap between the fourth and fifth lens elements along the optical axis, ALT is the sum of thicknesses of the first to fifth lens elements along the optical axis, and T2 and T3 are the respective thickness of the second and third lens elements along the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Sheng Wei Hsu, I-Lung Lu
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Patent number: 10018806Abstract: An imaging lens includes an aperture stop, first to fifth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order along an optical axis. The first lens element has a positive refractive power. The image-side surface of the second lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The image-side surface of the third lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The image-side surface of the fourth lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The image-side surface of the fifth lens element has a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Sheng-Wei Hsu, Chih-Yang Yeh
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Patent number: 9995911Abstract: The optical imaging lens includes, sequentially from an object side to an image side, an aperture stop, first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens elements. The first lens element is made of plastic. The object-side of the second lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The third lens element has positive refracting power. The object-side surface of the fourth lens element has a concave portion in the vicinity of the optical axis, and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element has a concave portion in the vicinity of the optical axis. Though controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refracting power of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Wei-Yu Lo
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Patent number: 9989731Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes first, second, third, and fourth lens elements arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. Each lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface. The first lens element has positive refracting power. The object-side surface of the first lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The second lens element has refracting power. At least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the third lens element is an aspheric surface. The object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are both aspheric surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Wei-Chih Chao, Feng Li
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Patent number: 9915807Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a plurality of lens elements arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, and each lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface. There is at least one variable gap between the lens elements, and one of the lens elements closest to the object side has positive refracting power. The optical imaging lens satisfies: ?G/Gv?0.1. Here, ?G is an absolute value of a difference between a first value and a second value of the length of the at least one variable gap along the optical axis when an object having an infinite object distance and an object having an object distance of 500 millimeters are focused respectively, and Gv is the second value.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Baina Chen
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Publication number: 20180045916Abstract: The optical imaging lens includes five lens elements from an object side to an image side. The optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements to allow the thicknesses of the second and third lens elements and air gaps between the five lens elements along the optical axis satisfying the relations 1.715?AAG/(AG45)?7.593 and 2.124?ALT/(T2+T3)?3.937, where AAG is the sum of all four air gaps from the first to the fifth lens element along the optical axis, AG45 is an air gap between the fourth and fifth lens elements along the optical axis, ALT is the sum of thicknesses of the first to fifth lens elements along the optical axis, and T2 and T3 are the respective thickness of the second and third lens elements along the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, Poche Lee, SHENG WEI HSU, I-LUNG LU
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Publication number: 20180045917Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes first, second, third, fourth and fifth lens elements arranged sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The image-side surface of the first lens element comprises a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The third lens element has negative power. The object-side surface of the fifth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The optical imaging lens as a whole has only the five lens elements having refractive power.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, POCHE LEE, SHENG-WEI HSU, I-LUNG LU
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Publication number: 20170351064Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a plurality of lens elements arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, and each lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface. There is at least one variable gap between the lens elements, and one of the lens elements closest to the object side has positive refracting power. The optical imaging lens satisfies: ?G/Gv?0.1. Here, ?G is an absolute value of a difference between a first value and a second value of the length of the at least one variable gap along the optical axis when an object having an infinite object distance and an object having an object distance of 500 millimeters are focused respectively, and Gv is the second value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Baina Chen
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Publication number: 20170351061Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes first, second, third, and fourth lens elements arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. Each lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface. The first lens element has positive refracting power. The object-side surface of the first lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The second lens element has refracting power. At least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the third lens element is an aspheric surface. The object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are both aspheric surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Wei-Chih Chao, Feng Li
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Patent number: 9739979Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes, first, second, third, fourth and fifth lens elements arranged sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens element has a positive refractive power and the object-side surface of the first lens element comprises a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The image-side surface of the second lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The object-side surface of the third lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The image-side surface of the fourth lens element comprises a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The image-side surface of the fifth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis and for the optical imaging lens as a whole, only the five lens elements have refractive power.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Sheng-Wei Hsu, I-Lung Lu
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Patent number: 9696528Abstract: Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements to allow the thickness of the second lens element and air gaps between the five lens elements along the optical axis satisfying the relation 4.11?f/(AG12+AG45)?17.06, where f is the effective focal length of the optical imaging lens, AG12 is the air gap between the first and second lens element along the optical axis, and AG45 is the air gap between the fourth and fifth lens element along the optical axis. The optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Sheng Wei Hsu, I-Lung Lu
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Publication number: 20170131523Abstract: Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Though controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refracting power of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, POCHE LEE, WEI-YU LO
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Publication number: 20170023767Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a plurality of lens elements arranged in the given order from an object side to an imaging side. Each of the lens elements has a refracting power, an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The lens elements include a first lens element closest to the object side, a second lens element second closest to the object-side, a third lens element having a positive refracting power, and a fourth lens element having its object-side and image-side surfaces being aspheric. The object-side surface of the first lens element has a concave portion in the vicinity of the optical axis. The third lens element has at least one of the object-side and image-side surfaces being aspheric.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Poche Lee, Kuo-Wen Chang, Long-Sheng Liao
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Patent number: 9513468Abstract: Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Though controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refracting power of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Wei-Yu Lo
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Publication number: 20160306142Abstract: Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements to allow the thickness of the second lens element and air gaps between the five lens elements along the optical axis satisfying the relation 4.11?f/(AG12+AG45)?17.06, where f is the effective focal length of the optical imaging lens, AG12 is the air gap between the first and second lens element along the optical axis, and AG45 is the air gap between the fourth and fifth lens element along the optical axis. The optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Kuo-Wen CHANG, Poche LEE, Sheng Wei HSU, I-Lung LU
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Publication number: 20160306144Abstract: The optical imaging lens includes, sequentially from an object side to an image side, an aperture stop, first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens elements. The first lens element is made of plastic. The object-side of the second lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The third lens element has positive refracting power. The object-side surface of the fourth lens element has a concave portion in the vicinity of the optical axis, and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element has a concave portion in the vicinity of the optical axis. Though controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refracting power of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, Poche Lee, Wei-Yu Lo
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Publication number: 20160187618Abstract: An imaging lens includes first, second, third, and fourth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. The first lens element has an image-side surface with a concave portion in the vicinity of its periphery. The second lens element has an image-side surface with a convex portion in the vicinity of the optical axis. The third lens element has a positive refractive power. The imaging lens does not have any lens element with refractive power other than the first, second, third, and fourth lens elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, Poche Lee, Wei-Yu Lo
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Patent number: 9366844Abstract: Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refracting power of the lens elements and designing an equation, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Sheng Wei Hsu, Chih-Yang Yeh
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Publication number: 20160154209Abstract: An imaging lens includes an aperture stop, first to fifth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order along an optical axis. The first lens element has a positive refractive power. The image-side surface of the second lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The image-side surface of the third lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. The image-side surface of the fourth lens element has a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The image-side surface of the fifth lens element has a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, SHENG-WEI HSU, CHIH-YANG YEH