Patents by Inventor Lin An
Lin An 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: 12081857Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging lens assembly, an image sensor, a first reflecting member and a first driving apparatus. The imaging lens assembly is for converging an imaging light on an image surface. The image sensor is disposed on the image surface. The first reflecting member is located on an image side of the imaging lens assembly, the first reflecting member is for folding the imaging light, and has a first translational degrees of freedom. The first reflecting member is assembled on the first driving apparatus, and the first driving apparatus is for driving the first reflecting member moving along the first translational degrees of freedom.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
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Publication number: 20240288670Abstract: An optical imaging module includes an imaging lens assembly, an optical path folding element, and a light-blocking element. The imaging lens assembly includes at least one optical lens element. The optical path folding element is disposed at an image side of the imaging lens assembly, and the optical path folding element has a light incident surface, a light exiting surface, and at least one optical reflective surface. The light-blocking element is disposed opposite to the at least one optical reflective surface, and the light-blocking element includes an interval area that maintains a distance from the optical path folding element. The at least one optical reflective surface is an optical total reflection surface configured to totally internally reflect imaging light of the optical imaging module in the optical path folding element. The interval area of the light-blocking element and the optical total reflection surface form an air slit therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei-Che TUNG, Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Cheng-Feng LIN
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Publication number: 20240280784Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module includes an imaging lens element set, a lens carrier and a light blocking structure. The imaging lens element set has an optical axis. At least one lens element of the lens elements is disposed in the lens carrier. The light blocking structure includes a light blocking opening. The optical axis passes through the light blocking opening, and the light blocking opening includes at least two arc portions and a shrinking portion. Each of the arc portions has a first curvature radius for defining a maximum diameter of the light blocking opening. The shrinking portion is connected to the arc portions for forming the light blocking opening into a non-circular shape. The shrinking portion includes at least one protruding arc which extends and shrinks gradually from the shrinking portion to the optical axis, and the protruding arc has a second curvature radius.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Shu-Yun YANG, Cheng-Feng LIN, Hsiang-Chi TANG
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Patent number: 12066601Abstract: An imaging lens element assembly includes a dual molded lens element. The dual molded lens element includes a transparent portion, a light absorbing portion and a step structure. The transparent portion, in order from a center to a peripheral region, includes an optical effective area and a transparent peripheral area, wherein an optical axis of the imaging lens element assembly passes through the optical effective area, and the transparent peripheral area surrounds the optical effective area. The light absorbing portion surrounds the optical effective area and is disposed on an object side of the transparent peripheral area and includes an object-end surface and an outer inclined surface. The object-end surface faces towards an object side of the light absorbing portion, and the outer inclined surface extends from the object-end surface to an image side of the light absorbing portion and is gradually far away from the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Cheng-Feng Lin, Ming-Shun Chang
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Publication number: 20240272407Abstract: An optical imaging module includes an optical imaging lens assembly, a light path folding element and a light blocking element. The optical imaging lens assembly includes at least one optical lens element, and an optical axis passes through the optical lens element. The light path folding element has an incident surface, an emitting surface and at least one optical reflecting surface, and the light path folding element is disposed on an image side of the optical imaging lens assembly. The light blocking element is disposed on at least one of the optical lens element and the light path folding element, and includes an opening hole and a light blocking surface. The light blocking surface has a plurality of first anti-reflective structures, and each of the first anti-reflective structures is recessed from the light blocking surface toward a direction away from the light path folding element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Wei-Che TUNG, Chen-Wei FAN, Lin-An CHANG, Ssu-Hsin LIU
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Publication number: 20240272406Abstract: An optical imaging module includes an optical imaging lens assembly, a light path folding element and a light blocking element. The optical imaging lens assembly includes at least one optical lens element. The light path folding element has an incident surface, an emitting surface and at least one optical reflecting surface, and the light path folding element is disposed on an image side of the optical imaging lens assembly. The light blocking element is disposed on one of the optical lens element and the light path folding element, and the light blocking element includes an opening hole and a light blocking surface. The light blocking surface has an anti-reflective light blocking membrane layer. A surface of the anti-reflective light blocking membrane layer has a plurality of nanostructures, and the nanostructures are arranged in an irregular form.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Wei-Che TUNG, Lin-An CHANG, Ssu-Hsin LIU, Wen-Yu TSAI
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Patent number: 12052486Abstract: An electronic device includes a display screen, a first aperture region and a second aperture region. The display screen is disposed on a surface of the electronic device. The first aperture region is disposed on the surface of the electronic device, and a visible light is able to enter into an internal portion of the electronic device through the first aperture region. The second aperture region is disposed on the surface of the electronic device, and the visible light is able to enter into the internal portion of the electronic device through the second aperture region. The display screen is disposed between the first aperture region and the second aperture region and configured to be a spacing maintained therebetween, and a shape of the first aperture region and a shape of the second aperture region are non-circular and mirror-symmetrical to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu-Tai Tseng, Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Hsiang-Chi Tang
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Publication number: 20240241352Abstract: An optical imaging module includes an optical imaging lens assembly, a light path folding element and a light blocking element. The optical imaging lens assembly includes at least one optical lens element. The light path folding element has an incident surface, an emitting surface and at least one optical reflecting surface, and the light path folding element is disposed on an image side of the optical imaging lens assembly. The light blocking element is disposed on one of the optical lens element and the light path folding element, and the light blocking element includes an opening hole and a light blocking surface. The light blocking surface has an anti-reflective light blocking membrane layer. A surface of the anti-reflective light blocking membrane layer has a plurality of nanostructures, and the nanostructures are arranged in an irregular form.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2024Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Wei-Che TUNG, Lin-An CHANG, Ssu-Hsin LIU, Wen-Yu TSAI
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Publication number: 20240241353Abstract: An optical imaging module includes an optical imaging lens assembly, a light path folding element and a light blocking element. The optical imaging lens assembly includes at least one optical lens element, and an optical axis passes through the optical lens element. The light path folding element has an incident surface, an emitting surface and at least one optical reflecting surface, and the light path folding element is disposed on an image side of the optical imaging lens assembly. The light blocking element is disposed on at least one of the optical lens element and the light path folding element, and includes an opening hole and a light blocking surface. The light blocking surface has a plurality of first anti-reflective structures, and each of the first anti-reflective structures is recessed from the light blocking surface toward a direction away from the light path folding element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2024Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Wei-Che TUNG, Chen-Wei FAN, Lin-An CHANG, Ssu-Hsin LIU
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Publication number: 20240237163Abstract: A cooking device is provided. The cooking device including: a housing having a cooking cavity; and a gas circulation apparatus disposed in the housing and configured to drive gas in the cooking cavity to flow and circulate. The gas circulation apparatus includes a gas driving part. When driven by the gas driving part, gas has a first part flowing in a first direction and a second part flowing in a second direction, one of the first direction and the second direction is a circumferential direction of the gas driving part, and another of the first direction and the second direction is a radial direction of the gas driving part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: Jaeman CHO, Lin AN, Qihong LING, Gang LIU, Mingyang XIE
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Patent number: 12035030Abstract: A camera module includes a fixed base, a carrier, an elastic element, an imaging lens, a coil, a magnetic element, a connection wire and a light-blocking coating. The carrier is disposed opposite to the fixed base and has a bobbin. The elastic element is connected to the fixed base and the carrier so as to provide freedom of movement of the carrier with respect to the fixed base. The imaging lens is disposed on the carrier and has an optical axis. The coil is disposed on the carrier. The magnetic element is disposed corresponding to the coil so as to provide a driving force for moving the carrier. The connection wire is disposed on the bobbin and electrically connected to the elastic element and the coil, and the connection wire has at least part facing towards the optical axis where the light-blocking coating is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin An Chang, Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou
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Publication number: 20240187717Abstract: A camera module includes a fixed base, a movable carrier disposed on the fixed base, a guiding element disposed between the fixed base and the movable carrier and providing a degree of freedom of movement of the movable carrier relative to the fixed base, a lens system fixed to the movable carrier, an image sensor configured to receive an optical image signal from the lens system, an auto focus driving device configured to provide a driving force for auto focusing of the lens system, and an image stabilization driving device configured to provide a driving force for image stabilization of the image sensor. The fixed base and the movable carrier each has a guiding structure. The guiding structures correspond to each other and are in contact with the guiding element. Therefore, the movable carrier is movable in a direction parallel to an optical axis of the lens system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
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Publication number: 20240187716Abstract: A camera module includes a fixed base, a movable carrier disposed on the fixed base, a guiding element disposed between the fixed base and the movable carrier and providing a degree of freedom of movement of the movable carrier relative to the fixed base, a lens system fixed to the movable carrier, an image sensor configured to receive an optical image signal from the lens system, an auto focus driving device configured to provide a driving force for auto focusing of the lens system, and an image stabilization driving device configured to provide a driving force for image stabilization of the image sensor. The fixed base and the movable carrier each has a guiding structure. The guiding structures correspond to each other and are in contact with the guiding element. Therefore, the movable carrier is movable in a direction parallel to an optical axis of the lens system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
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Patent number: 12003855Abstract: An optical image stabilization driver device includes an image sensor, a fixed carrier, a circuit element, an elastic element and a driving element. The circuit element includes a fixed part disposed on the fixed carrier, a movable part and an electrical transmission part. The image sensor is disposed on the movable part. The electrical transmission part has conductive routes electrically connected to the movable part and the fixed part. The elastic element includes a first frame part corresponding to the fixed part, a second frame part corresponding to the movable part and an elastic connection part connected to the first frame part and the second frame part and providing the image sensor with a freedom of movement in a plane. The driving element is configured to drive the image sensor to move relative the fixed carrier in the plane.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Chen-Yi Huang, Lin An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
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Patent number: 12001077Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module includes an imaging lens element set, a lens carrier and a light blocking structure. The imaging lens element set has an optical axis. At least one lens element of the lens elements is disposed in the lens carrier. The light blocking structure includes a light blocking opening. The optical axis passes through the light blocking opening, and the light blocking opening includes at least two arc portions and a shrinking portion. Each of the arc portions has a first curvature radius for defining a maximum diameter of the light blocking opening. The shrinking portion is connected to the arc portions for forming the light blocking opening into a non-circular shape. The shrinking portion includes at least one protruding arc which extends and shrinks gradually from the shrinking portion to the optical axis, and the protruding arc has a second curvature radius.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Shu-Yun Yang, Cheng-Feng Lin, Hsiang-Chi Tang
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Publication number: 20240159986Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module includes an imaging lens element set, a lens carrier and a light blocking structure. The imaging lens element set has an optical axis. At least one lens element of the lens elements is disposed in the lens carrier. The light blocking structure includes a light blocking opening. The optical axis passes through the light blocking opening, and the light blocking opening includes at least two arc portions and a shrinking portion. Each of the arc portions has a first curvature radius for defining a maximum diameter of the light blocking opening. The shrinking portion is connected to the arc portions for forming the light blocking opening into a non-circular shape. The shrinking portion includes at least one protruding arc which extends and shrinks gradually from the shrinking portion to the optical axis, and the protruding arc has a second curvature radius.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Shu-Yun YANG, Cheng-Feng LIN
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Publication number: 20240111121Abstract: An imaging lens module includes a plastic lens barrel, a first optical element assembly and a second optical element assembly, wherein both of the first optical element assembly and the second optical element assembly are disposed in the plastic lens barrel. The plastic lens barrel includes a first inner annular surface and a second inner annular surface. The first inner annular surface forms a first receiving space. The second inner annular surface forms a second receiving space. The first optical element assembly is disposed in the first receiving space and includes a plurality of optical lens elements and a first retainer. The second optical element assembly is disposed in the second receiving space and includes a first light blocking sheet and a second retainer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Chien-Hsun WU, Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU
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Publication number: 20240111139Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module includes a lens barrel, a catadioptric lens assembly, an imaging lens assembly, a first fixing element and a second fixing element. The lens barrel has a first relying surface and a second relying surface, which face towards an object side of the imaging lens assembly module. The catadioptric lens assembly relies on the first relying surface. The imaging lens assembly is disposed on an image side of the catadioptric lens assembly, and relies on the second relying surface. The first fixing element is for fixing the catadioptric lens assembly to the lens barrel. The second fixing element is for fixing the imaging lens assembly to the lens barrel. The catadioptric lens assembly is for processing at least twice internal reflections of an image light in the imaging lens assembly module, and for providing optical refractive power.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Lin-An CHANG, Chung Hao CHEN, Wen-Yu TSAI, Ming-Ta CHOU
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Publication number: 20240103345Abstract: An image capturing unit includes an imaging element and a dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element that are adjacent to each other. The imaging element is configured for an imaging light to pass through. The dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element includes a first part and a second part. The first part is made of transparent material. The first part has a reflective surface configured to reflect the imaging light. The second part is made of opaque material, and the second part is fixed at periphery of the first part. The second part includes a supporting portion configured to support the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element. The supporting portion maintains the dual-shot injection-molded optical folding element at a predetermined position corresponding to the imaging element through mechanism assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin An CHANG, Pei-Chi CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU
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Publication number: 20240085676Abstract: A light-folding element includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface, a reflection surface and a connection surface. The reflection surface is configured to reflect imaging light passing through the object-side surface to the image-side surface. The connection surface is connected to the object-side, image-side and reflection surfaces. The light-folding element has a recessed structure located at the connection surface. The recessed structure is recessed from the connection surface an includes a top end portion, a bottom end portion and a tapered portion located between the top end and bottom end portions. The top end portion is located at an edge of the connection surface. The tapered portion has two tapered edges located on the connection surface. The tapered edges are connected to the top end and bottom end portions. A width of the tapered portion decreases in a direction from the top end portion towards the bottom end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Min-Chun LIAO, Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Jyun-Jia CHENG, Cheng-Feng LIN, Ming-Shun CHANG