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).

  • Patent number: 10120166
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Wei-Yu Lo
  • Patent number: 10031321
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Sheng Wei Hsu, I-Lung Lu
  • Patent number: 10018806
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Sheng-Wei Hsu, Chih-Yang Yeh
  • Patent number: 9995911
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Wei-Yu Lo
  • Patent number: 9989731
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Wei-Chih Chao, Feng Li
  • Patent number: 9915807
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Baina Chen
  • Publication number: 20180045916
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, Poche Lee, SHENG WEI HSU, I-LUNG LU
  • Publication number: 20180045917
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, POCHE LEE, SHENG-WEI HSU, I-LUNG LU
  • Publication number: 20170351064
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Baina Chen
  • Publication number: 20170351061
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Wei-Chih Chao, Feng Li
  • Patent number: 9739979
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Sheng-Wei Hsu, I-Lung Lu
  • Patent number: 9696528
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Sheng Wei Hsu, I-Lung Lu
  • Publication number: 20170131523
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, POCHE LEE, WEI-YU LO
  • Publication number: 20170023767
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Poche Lee, Kuo-Wen Chang, Long-Sheng Liao
  • Patent number: 9513468
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Poche Lee, Wei-Yu Lo
  • Publication number: 20160306142
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen CHANG, Poche LEE, Sheng Wei HSU, I-Lung LU
  • Publication number: 20160306144
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, Poche Lee, Wei-Yu Lo
  • Publication number: 20160187618
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, Poche Lee, Wei-Yu Lo
  • Patent number: 9366844
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wen Chang, Sheng Wei Hsu, Chih-Yang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20160154209
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: KUO-WEN CHANG, SHENG-WEI HSU, CHIH-YANG YEH