Patents by Inventor Li-Te Kuo

Li-Te Kuo 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: 11930274
    Abstract: This application relates to the field of electronic technologies, and relates to a camera module, an anti-jitter component, and a terminal. The camera module includes an optical folding element, a lens group, and an image sensor that are sequentially arranged along an imaging light beam transmission direction. The camera module further includes a front-end anti-jitter component and a back-end anti-jitter component. The front-end anti-jitter component is connected to at least one of the optical folding element and the lens group. The back-end anti-jitter component is connected to the image sensor. The front-end anti-jitter component is configured to perform first jitter compensation on the imaging light beam and the back-end anti-jitter component is configured to perform second jitter compensation on the imaging light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Li-Te Kuo
  • Publication number: 20240007022
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a camera module which may include a piezoelectric motor. The piezoelectric motor includes a vibration exciter and a resonator. The resonator includes a main body portion and a push portion, the main body portion includes a first central axis, the main body portion is distributed on two sides of the first central axis, and the vibration exciter is fastened to the main body portion. The push portion is connected to the main body portion and distributed on the two sides of the first central axis, the push portion is of an asymmetrical structure with respect to the first central axis, and the push portion is configured to push, when excited by the vibration exciter, a driven member to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yan FANG, Jun XIE, Li-Te KUO, Zengping XING, Qianyan FU
  • Publication number: 20230283157
    Abstract: The technology of this application relates to a voice coil motor, a camera module, and an electronic device. The voice coil motor includes a base, a slide rail assembly, disposed in front and rear directions, a movable base, configured to carry a first lens and slidably disposed on the base through the slide rail assembly, and a first electromagnetic drive assembly and a second electromagnetic drive assembly, configured to supply driving force to the movable base, to drive the movable base to slide in the front and rear directions of the base. The first electromagnetic drive assembly and the second electromagnetic drive assembly are respectively disposed on two sides of the slide rail assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Li-Te KUO, Yushun WU, Zhuolin CAI
  • Publication number: 20230269474
    Abstract: An image sensor anti-shake component includes a fixed component, a rotating component, a movable component, and a drive component. The fixed component includes a base, a cover, and a first circuit board. The rotating component includes a rotating platform, a second circuit board, and an image sensor. The movable component is connected to the fixed component and the rotating component such that the rotating component is axially fastened. When the drive component drives the rotating component to move, the rotating component can only rotate relative to the fixed component and cannot move. The drive component includes a coil and a permanent magnet that are in a one-to-one correspondence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Chu-Peng Pao, Li-Te Kuo
  • Publication number: 20230198430
    Abstract: This application relates to a drive assembly, a motor, and a terminal. The drive assembly includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes an excitation part, a vibration part, a first fixed part, and a pushing part. The vibration part is connected to the excitation part. The first fixed part is connected to the vibration part, and the vibration part is located between the excitation part and the first fixed part along a first direction L. The pushing part is connected to the vibration part and the rotor. The excitation part is capable of vibrating, and the excitation part is capable of driving the vibration part to act. Under limiting by the first fixed part, the vibration part is capable of vibrating at least along the first direction L and a second direction W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Zengping XING, Jun WANG, Li-Te KUO
  • Publication number: 20230137118
    Abstract: This application discloses a linkage apparatus, a camera module, and an electronic device. The linkage apparatus is used in the camera module with continuous zooming, and includes a base, and a first carrier and a second carrier that are slidably connected to the base. A first positioning element is disposed on the base, a first sensing element and a second positioning element are disposed on the first carrier, and a second sensing element is disposed on the second carrier. The first sensing element is disposed opposite to the first positioning element, to detect a location of the first carrier relative to the base. The second sensing element is disposed opposite to the second positioning element, to detect a location of the second carrier relative to the first carrier. A movement relationship between the first carrier and the second carrier is set as an associated movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jiapeng Dan, Li-Te Kuo, Lei Lu, Xin Wang
  • Publication number: 20230126781
    Abstract: This application disclose a camera module and an electronic device. The camera module includes a lens assembly and an image stabilization assembly. The lens assembly includes a rigid flexible printed circuit board and a lens. The rigid flexible printed circuit board includes a rigid board part and a flexible board part led out from the rigid board part. The image stabilization assembly includes a movable part, a fastening part, and a connecting component. The movable part is fastened to the lens assembly, the fastening part is connected to the movable part by using the connecting component, and the movable part is configured to rotate relative to the fastening part by using the connecting component. A coordinate of a rotation center of the movable part in a Z-axis direction is close to or equal to a coordinate of the rigid board part in an optical axis of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Li-Te KUO, Kuni LEE, Hongbo LUO
  • Patent number: 11630321
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a camera module and a terminal device, and belongs to the field of optical image stabilization technologies. The camera module includes a lens optical device and an actuating part. The actuating part includes two movable blocks, fastening brackets located on two sides of each movable block, and a plurality of electrically controlled flexible members. The lens optical device is located between the two movable blocks, and is fastened on the two movable blocks. Each movable block is suspended on the fastening brackets by using elastic members. Each movable block and the fastening brackets on the two sides are connected by the electrically controlled flexible members. The present disclosure can improve an image stabilization effect of a terminal device in a photographing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liang Li, Li-Te Kuo, Zhuolin Cai
  • Patent number: 11570363
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes an image sensor including includes a photosensitive region and an anti-shake module including a base, a carrier, a flexible connection member, and an actuator set. The base includes a cavity, a depth of the cavity is greater than or equal to a thickness of the image sensor, the carrier and the image sensor are disposed in the cavity, and the base provides support for the carrier by using the flexible connection member. The carrier includes a through hole, a size of the through hole is greater than or equal to that of the photosensitive region, the carrier is separately electrically connected to the image sensor and the base, and a bottom surface of the carrier is fastened to a top surface of the image sensor. Each actuator in the actuator set includes a fastened end and a movable end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Li-Te Kuo
  • Publication number: 20230007180
    Abstract: This application relates to the field of imaging technologies, and in particular, to an image stabilization motor, a camera module, and an electronic device. The image stabilization motor includes a lens carrier, a sensing component, a base, a bearing assembly, and a driving component. The lens carrier is configured to fasten a lens, the sensing component is fastened to the lens carrier, the bearing assembly is mounted on the base, the driving component is fastened to the base, and the driving component cooperates with the sensing component, so that the lens carrier can rotate around the bearing assembly. In the image stabilization motor, the camera module, and the electronic device provided in this application, the bearing assembly is disposed, so that the lens carrier needs to overcome only friction force between the lens carrier and the bearing assembly in an entire rotation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Lei LU, Li-Te KUO, Jiapeng DAN, Xin WANG
  • Publication number: 20230003966
    Abstract: The technology of this application relates to an actuating device, a camera module, and an electronic device. In the actuating device, an actuator is configured to include an actuating magnetic component, a power supply apparatus, and at least one coil. The power supply apparatus is electrically connected to the coil, and the coil is disposed in a magnetic field of the actuating magnetic component. When a current is supplied to the coil, the coil or the actuating magnetic component moves under an action of the magnetic field. In this case, the coil or the actuating magnetic component can drive a motor carrier to move, to drive a lens of the camera module to move, so that zooming of the camera module is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Lei LU, Li-Te KUO, Jiapeng DAN, Xin WANG
  • Patent number: 11487079
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lens actuating apparatus, a periscope lens module including the lens actuating apparatus, and a photographing device including the periscope lens module. Light enters a lens group after being reflected, where a direction of an optical axis of the lens group is different from a thickness direction of the photographing device to eliminate a limitation of a length of the direction of the optical axis of the lens group on a thickness of the photographing device, and implement thinness of the photographing device. A translation motor and an axis-moving motor are disposed on a holder of the lens actuating apparatus to implement focusing and anti-shake of the periscope lens module including an optical component and the lens actuating apparatus. The translation motor and the axis-moving motor are independent of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Te Kuo, Yushun Wu, Kuni Lee
  • Patent number: 11375097
    Abstract: A lens control method is applied to a camera module with an OIS motor. The module includes a lens, an OIS motor, an OIS motor driver module, and an imaging sensor. The method includes: obtaining a first speed and a first direction of a to-be-photographed object in a moving process, an object distance between the to-be-photographed object and the lens, and an image distance between the lens and the imaging sensor; calculating a second speed and a second direction based on the first speed, the first direction, the object distance, and the image distance; and sending a control signal to the OIS motor driver module, so that the OIS motor driver module drives the OIS motor to control the lens to move at the second speed and in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuan Yang, Yunju Liu, Li-Te Kuo
  • Publication number: 20220174189
    Abstract: An optical image stabilization module and an electronic device. The optical image stabilization module includes a first bracket, a second bracket, and a third bracket that are nested in sequence from inside to outside, and an optical lens module fixed on the first bracket. A first connection assembly is arranged between the first bracket and the second bracket, to enable the first bracket and the second bracket to form a rotational connection about a first rotation axis. A second connection assembly is arranged between the second bracket and the third bracket, to enable the second bracket and the third bracket to form a rotational connection about a second rotation axis. The first rotation axis, the second rotation axis, and an optical axis of the camera are perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li-Te KUO, Kuni LEE, Hongbo LUO, Jianwen WANG
  • Publication number: 20220091361
    Abstract: A camera system includes a camera lens assembly, a motor circuit board, and an image sensor, where the motor circuit board and the camera lens assembly each have a light passing hole, the camera lens assembly is located between the image sensor and the motor circuit board, a light-sensitive surface of the image sensor is located on an image side of the camera lens assembly, and the motor circuit board is located on an object side of the camera lens assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Feng Zhen, Li-Te Kuo, Chuan Yang, Ruiming Ding, Jun Xie
  • Publication number: 20210325630
    Abstract: A camera assembly and a mobile terminal comprise an optical image stabilization motor with relatively large electromagnetic radiation, for example, a SMA motor. The SMA motor could be disposed on a lighting side of the lens assembly. Because an image sensor is located on an imaging side of the lens assembly, this can achieve a relatively long physical distance between the SMA motor and the image sensor, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference caused by the SMA motor to the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Chuan Yang, Li-Te Kuo, Ming Zhou, Liang Li, Qianyan Fu
  • Publication number: 20210281761
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes an image sensor including includes a photosensitive region and an anti-shake module including a base, a carrier, a flexible connection member, and an actuator set. The base includes a cavity, a depth of the cavity is greater than or equal to a thickness of the image sensor, the carrier and the image sensor are disposed in the cavity, and the base provides support for the carrier by using the flexible connection member. The carrier includes a through hole, a size of the through hole is greater than or equal to that of the photosensitive region, the carrier is separately electrically connected to the image sensor and the base, and a bottom surface of the carrier is fastened to a top surface of the image sensor. Each actuator in the actuator set includes a fastened end and a movable end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Wei WANG, Li-Te KUO
  • Publication number: 20210266465
    Abstract: This application relates to the field of electronic technologies, and relates to a camera module, an anti-jitter component, and a terminal. The camera module includes an optical folding element, a lens group, and an image sensor that are sequentially arranged along an imaging light beam transmission direction. The camera module further includes a front-end anti-jitter component and a back-end anti-jitter component. The front-end anti-jitter component is connected to at least one of the optical folding element and the lens group. The back-end anti-jitter component is connected to the image sensor. The front-end anti-jitter component is configured to perform first jitter compensation on the imaging light beam and the back-end anti-jitter component is configured to perform second jitter compensation on the imaging light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Wei WANG, Li-Te KUO
  • Publication number: 20210223567
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a camera module and a terminal device, and belongs to the field of optical image stabilization technologies. The camera module includes a lens optical device and an actuating part. The actuating part includes two movable blocks, fastening brackets located on two sides of each movable block, and a plurality of electrically controlled flexible members. The lens optical device is located between the two movable blocks, and is fastened on the two movable blocks. Each movable block is suspended on the fastening brackets by using elastic members. Each movable block and the fastening brackets on the two sides are connected by the electrically controlled flexible members. The present disclosure can improve an image stabilization effect of a terminal device in a photographing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Liang LI, Li-Te KUO, Zhuolin CAI
  • Publication number: 20210208363
    Abstract: This application provides a lens actuating apparatus, a periscope lens module including the lens actuating apparatus, and a photographing device including the periscope lens module. Light enters a lens group after being reflected, so that a direction of an optical axis of the lens group is different from a thickness direction of the photographing device, to eliminate a limitation of a length of the direction of the optical axis of the lens group on a thickness of the photographing device, and implement thinness of the photographing device. A translation motor and an axis-moving motor are disposed on a holder of the lens actuating apparatus, to implement focusing and anti-shake of the periscope lens module including an optical component and the lens actuating apparatus. In this application, the translation motor and the axis-moving motor are independent of each other. In this way, control efficiency is higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Li-Te KUO, Yushun WU, Kuni LEE