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).

  • Publication number: 20230283899
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Yi HUANG, Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 11703658
    Abstract: A camera module includes a base, a lens module, a reflection module, a longitudinal guiding bar, a transverse guiding bar and a shaft guiding bar. The lens module has an optical axis and is disposed on the base. The reflection module includes a reflective element disposed on the base and located on an object side of the lens module. The longitudinal and transverse guiding bars are disposed between the base and the lens module and respectively extend in a first direction parallel to the optical axis and a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis. The shaft guiding bar is disposed between the base and the reflection module and extends in the second direction. The lens module is movable along the longitudinal and transverse guiding bars, respectively, and the reflective element is rotatable by taking the shaft guiding bar as a rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu, Te-Sheng Tseng
  • Patent number: 11706511
    Abstract: 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 degree 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 degree of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20230224562
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
  • Patent number: 11693205
    Abstract: A plastic lens barrel includes an object-side portion, an image-side portion and a tube-shaped portion. The object-side portion is located close to an object side of the plastic lens barrel. The object-side portion includes an object-side opening and an object-side annular surface. The object-side annular surface surrounds the object-side opening and faces toward the object side. The image-side portion is located close to an image side of the plastic lens barrel and includes an image-side opening. The tube-shaped portion surrounds an optical axis. The tube-shaped portion is connected between the object-side portion and the image-side portion, and configured to define an inner space. The object-side annular surface includes a groove structure area. The groove structure area includes a plurality of groove structures. The groove structures are disposed in at least one of an arranging manner and an extending manner along a sagittal direction away from the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Hua Tsai, Ming-Ta Chou, Lin-An Chang
  • Publication number: 20230205058
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An CHANG, Pei-Chi CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 11689809
    Abstract: A reflection module capable of image stabilization includes a reflecting element, a rotatable holder, a fixed base, a spherical supporting structure, an auxiliary supporting structure and an image stabilizing actuator. The reflecting element having a reflecting surface for folding optical path of incident light is disposed on the rotatable holder. The fixed base is connected to the rotatable holder via an elastic element. The spherical supporting structure is disposed between the rotatable holder and the fixed base. The auxiliary supporting structure disposed on at least one of the rotatable holder and the fixed base and corresponds to the spherical supporting structure. At least part of the image stabilizing actuator is disposed on the rotatable holder for driving the rotatable holder to rotate by taking the spherical supporting structure as rotation center. The spherical supporting structure is a ball having at least three contact points with the auxiliary supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An Chang, Hao Jan Chen, Ming-Ta Chou, Chen-Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20230185051
    Abstract: An imaging lens module has an optical axis, an object side and an image side. The imaging lens module includes a plastic barrel, an optical lens assembly, an image-side assembled element and a light blocking element assembly. The plastic barrel includes a first contacting surface, which is close to an image-side end of the plastic barrel. The image-side assembled element is disposed close to the image-side end of the plastic barrel. The image-side assembled element is in a tube shape and extends from the object side to the image side. The image-side assembled element includes a second contacting surface and an inner protruding portion, and the second contacting surface is disposed close to an object-side end of the image-side assembled element and correspondingly to the first contacting surface. The plastic barrel and the image-side assembled element contact each other via the first contacting surface and the second contacting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Chien-Hsun WU, Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 11665415
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing, a unitary element, an optical lens assembly, an image-side light blocking assembly and a driving device. The unitary element is one-piece formed from a lens carrier and a lens barrel and movably disposed in the housing. The optical lens assembly is disposed in the unitary element. The image-side light blocking assembly includes at least one light blocking sheet, and the image-side light blocking assembly does not contact the optical lens assembly. The driving device is disposed between the housing and the unitary element. The driving device drives the unitary element, the optical lens assembly and the image-side light blocking assembly to move in an optical axis direction parallel to an optical axis of the optical lens assembly by electromagnetic force. A minimal inner opening of the unitary element is located between the optical lens assembly and the image-side light blocking assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11662540
    Abstract: An imaging lens module includes an imaging lens assembly, an image sensor and a plastic lens barrel. The image sensor is disposed on an image side of the imaging lens assembly and has an image sensing surface through which an optical axis of the imaging lens assembly passes. The plastic lens barrel includes an object-end portion, a bottom portion, a first inner hole portion and a second inner hole portion. An object-end surface of the object-end portion faces towards an object side direction of the imaging lens assembly. A tapered surface of the object-end portion is tapered off towards the object-end surface. The bottom portion is located on an image side of the object-end portion. The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the first inner hole portion. The second inner hole portion located on an image side of the first inner hole portion and includes an optical aligning structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Chun-Hua Tsai
  • Patent number: 11650393
    Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging lens module, an axial driving device and an image sensor module. The imaging lens module includes at least one optical imaging lens element. The axial driving device is configured to drive the optical imaging lens element to move in a direction parallel to an optical axis. The image sensor module is disposed on an image side of the axial driving device and includes an image sensor and a substrate. The image sensor is configured to convert light passing through the imaging lens module into an image signal. The axial driving device includes a base, and the base has a first axial assembling structure. The substrate has a second axial assembling structure abutted against the first axial assembling structure, so that the imaging lens module is aligned with the image sensor module in a direction along the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11653077
    Abstract: 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 degree 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 degree of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20230135916
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly has an optical axis and includes at least one lens element. The at least one lens element includes an optical effective region and a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface, a peripheral surface, an annular marking structure and at least one arc portion. The object-side surface faces towards an object side. The image-side surface faces towards an image side and corresponds to the object-side surface. The peripheral surface connects the object-side surface and the image-side surface. The annular marking structure is disposed on one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface, and the annular marking structure is an annular tip-ended protruding structure and surrounds the optical axis. The arc portion is disposed on the other one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface, and the arc portion is an annular protruding arc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Ming-Shun CHANG, Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Chun-Hua TSAI
  • Publication number: 20230100691
    Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging lens assembly having an optical axis and a driving device including a fixed component, a lens carrier, a magnet carrier, a first ball group, and a second ball group. The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the lens carrier. The magnet carrier has a first groove group extending parallel to the optical axis and a second groove group extending perpendicular to the optical axis. One of the fixed component and the lens carrier has a third groove group disposed opposite to the second groove group. The imaging lens assembly is movable with respect to the fixed component on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis via the second ball group disposed between the second groove group and the third groove group and along a direction parallel to the optical axis through the first ball group disposed in the first groove group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: LARGAN DIGITAL CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Jan CHEN, Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
  • Patent number: 11614676
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An Chang, Pei-Chi Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11604325
    Abstract: An imaging lens module has an optical axis, an object side and an image side. The imaging lens module includes a plastic barrel, an optical lens assembly, an image-side assembled element and a light blocking element assembly. The plastic barrel includes a first contacting surface, which is close to an image-side end of the plastic barrel. The image-side assembled element is disposed close to the image-side end of the plastic barrel. The image-side assembled element is in a tube shape and extends from the object side to the image side. The image-side assembled element includes a second contacting surface and an inner protruding portion, and the second contacting surface is disposed close to an object-side end of the image-side assembled element and correspondingly to the first contacting surface. The plastic barrel and the image-side assembled element contact each other via the first contacting surface and the second contacting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsun Wu, Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11601596
    Abstract: An optical image stabilizer includes an electric circuit member, an image sensor, a driving member and a pressing member. The electric circuit member includes a fixed part, a movable part and a connection part. The fixed part surrounds the movable part. The connection part is connected to the fixed part and the movable part, and the movable part is movable through the connection part. The image sensor is electrically connected to the electric circuit member and disposed on the movable part. The driving member and the pressing member are coupled to the movable part to respectively move and keep the movable part. The connection part includes wire structures connected to and located between the fixed part and the movable part. The wire structures with pliability are connected to the movable part with no physical support. The wire structures each includes a circuit layer and an insulation layer stacked together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Yi Huang, Lin An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20230045146
    Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a lens barrel element and an imaging lens assembly disposed on the lens barrel element and including a first imaging lens element, a spacer element and a second imaging lens element. The spacer element has a second object-side contact surface corresponding to a first image-side contact surface of the first imaging lens element. The second imaging lens element has a third object-side contact surface corresponding to a second image-side contact surface of the spacer element. The lens barrel element and the spacer element form a buffer structure closer to an optical axis than the first image-side contact surface and including a first gap and a second gap located closer to the optical axis than the first gap. The first gap overlaps the third object-side contact surface in a direction parallel to the optical axis. A step difference is between the first and second gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Chin HUANG, Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Chun-Hua TSAI
  • Patent number: 11575815
    Abstract: A driving module includes a base, a first shiftable plate, a second shiftable plate and a carrier. A plurality of first rolling members are disposed between the first shiftable plate and the carrier, so that the first shiftable plate is movable relative to the base along a first direction. A plurality of second rolling members are disposed between the second shiftable plate and the first shiftable plate, so that the second shiftable plate is movable relative to the first shiftable plate along a second direction, and the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction. A plurality of third rolling members are disposed between the carrier and the second shiftable plate, so that the carrier is movable relative to the second shiftable plate along a third direction, and the third direction is orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Chen-Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20230026033
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Tai TSENG, Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Hsiang-Chi TANG