Patents by Inventor Lin-Yao Liao

Lin-Yao Liao 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: 20160170176
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface thereof has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Lin-Yao LIAO, Wei-Yu CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160131869
    Abstract: A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power, and an object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof are aspheric. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof are aspheric, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof has at least one inflection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Lin-Yao Liao, Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 9250420
    Abstract: An optical image capturing system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has a convex image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The optical image capturing system has a total of five lens elements with refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Lun Hsu, Cheng-Chen Lin, Lin-Yao Liao, Wei-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 9244256
    Abstract: An optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, and the image-side surface thereof has at least one convex shape in an off-axial region thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Lun Hsu, Lin-Yao Liao, Cheng-Chen Lin, Wei-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20150338607
    Abstract: A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from object side to image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region. The third and fourth lens elements have refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, and an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element are aspheric. The image-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one inflection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Lin-Yao LIAO, Hsin-Hsuan HUANG, Tung-Yi HSIEH
  • Patent number: 9195030
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has refractive power. The second lens element has refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. The imaging lens assembly has a total of six lens elements with refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-Yao Liao, Tsung-Han Tsai, Wei-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 9103962
    Abstract: A wide-angle optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface. The second lens element with refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface which both are aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface, wherein the object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof are both aspheric. At least one of the second lens element and the fifth lens element has at least one inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-Yao Liao, Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20150198786
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has refractive power. The second lens element has refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. The imaging lens assembly has a total of six lens elements with refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LIN-YAO LIAO, TSUNG-HAN TSAI, WEI-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150185446
    Abstract: An optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, and the image-side surface thereof has at least one convex shape in an off-axial region thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Lun HSU, Lin-Yao LIAO, Cheng-Chen LIN, Wei-Yu CHEN
  • Patent number: 9030760
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The positive first lens element has a convex object-side surface at a paraxial region. The negative second lens element has a concave image-side surface at a paraxial region, wherein the image-side surface thereof has a convex shape at a peripheral region, and the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The positive third lens element has a convex object-side surface at a paraxial region and a convex image-side surface at a paraxial region. The negative fourth lens element has a concave image-side surface at a paraxial region, wherein the image-side surface thereof has a convex shape at a peripheral region, and the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The imaging lens assembly has a total of four lens elements with refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin-Yao Liao, Wei-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20150103225
    Abstract: An optical image capturing system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has a convex image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The optical image capturing system has a total of five lens elements with refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Lun HSU, Cheng-Chen LIN, Lin-Yao LIAO, Wei-Yu CHEN
  • Patent number: 8922914
    Abstract: An image capturing lens system includes four lens elements with refractive power, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The positive first lens element has a convex object-side surface at a paraxial region. The negative second lens element has a concave object-side surface at a paraxial region and an image-side surface changing from concave at a paraxial region to convex at a peripheral region, wherein the surfaces of the second lens element are aspheric. The positive third lens element has a concave object-side surface at a paraxial region and a convex image-side surface at a paraxial region. The negative fourth lens element has an image-side surface changing from concave at a paraxial region to convex at a peripheral region, and the surfaces of the fourth lens element are aspheric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Shan Chen, Dung-Yi Hsieh, Lin-Yao Liao, Wei-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8908290
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has refractive power. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, wherein both of the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power has a concave image-side surface, wherein both of the surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one of the surfaces thereof has at least one inflection point. The optical imaging lens system has a total of six lens elements with refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin-Yao Liao, Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20140355135
    Abstract: An optical image lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The second lens element, the third lens element, and the fourth lens element have refractive power. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power is made of plastic, and has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, wherein the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power is made of plastic, and has a concave image-side surface, wherein the image-side surface thereof changes from concave at a paraxial region to convex at a peripheral region, and the surfaces thereof are aspheric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Lin-Yao LIAO, Tsung-Han TSAI, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 8854744
    Abstract: An optical image lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element and the third lens element have positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power is made of plastic and has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, wherein at least one surface thereof is aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power is made of plastic and has a concave image-side surface, wherein at least one surface thereof is aspheric, and the image-side surface thereof changes from concave at a paraxial region to convex at a peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin-Yao Liao, Tsung-Han Tsai, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20140254031
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The positive first lens element has a convex object-side surface at a paraxial region. The negative second lens element has a concave image-side surface at a paraxial region, wherein the image-side surface thereof has a convex shape at a peripheral region, and the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The positive third lens element has a convex object-side surface at a paraxial region and a convex image-side surface at a paraxial region. The negative fourth lens element has a concave image-side surface at a paraxial region, wherein the image-side surface thereof has a convex shape at a peripheral region, and the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The imaging lens assembly has a total of four lens elements with refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-Yao LIAO, Wei-Yu CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140185151
    Abstract: An image capturing lens system includes four lens elements with refractive power, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The positive first lens element has a convex object-side surface at a paraxial region. The negative second lens element has a concave object-side surface at a paraxial region and an image-side surface changing from concave at a paraxial region to convex at a peripheral region, wherein the surfaces of the second lens element are aspheric. The positive third lens element has a concave object-side surface at a paraxial region and a convex image-side surface at a paraxial region. The negative fourth lens element has an image-side surface changing from concave at a paraxial region to convex at a peripheral region, and the surfaces of the fourth lens element are aspheric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Shan Chen, Dung-Yi Hsieh, Lin-Yao Liao, Wei-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8693108
    Abstract: This invention provides an image capturing lens system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface; a negative second lens element having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; a third lens element with refractive power; a positive fourth lens element having a convex image-side surface, both of the object-side and image-side surfaces being aspheric; a fifth lens element with refractive power having a concave image-side surface, both of the object-side and image-side surfaces being aspheric, at least one inflection point is positioned on the image-side surface thereof. When some particular relations are satisfied, the light-focusing spots of various wavelengths can be favorably adjusted for extending the depth of field; therefore, the present image capturing lens system shall be suitable for compact electronic products with Extended Depth of Field (EDOF) function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin-Yao Liao, Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20140049837
    Abstract: This invention provides an image capturing lens system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface; a negative second lens element having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; a third lens element with refractive power; a positive fourth lens element having a convex image-side surface, both of the object-side and image-side surfaces being aspheric; a fifth lens element with refractive power having a concave image-side surface, both of the object-side and image-side surfaces being aspheric, at least one inflection point is positioned on the image-side surface thereof. When some particular relations are satisfied, the light-focusing spots of various wavelengths can be favorably adjusted for extending the depth of field; therefore, the present image capturing lens system shall be suitable for compact electronic products with Extended Depth of Field (EDOF) function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-Yao Liao, Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20140029115
    Abstract: A wide-angle optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface. The second lens element with refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface which both are aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface, wherein the object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof are both aspheric. At least one of the second lens element and the fifth lens element has at least one inflection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-Yao LIAO, Hsin-Hsuan HUANG