Patents by Inventor Ming-Kuen Lin

Ming-Kuen Lin 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: 20240094615
    Abstract: An illumination system including a first light-emitting unit, a first reflector, a second light-emitting unit, and a second reflector is provided. The first light-emitting unit is configured to emit a first light beam, and the first reflector is configured to reflect the first light beam toward a first direction. The second light-emitting unit is configured to emit a second light beam, and the second reflector is configured to reflect the second light beam toward the first direction. The first reflector and the second reflector are arranged in a second direction. For a view seeing along the second direction, the first reflector and the second reflector form a cross shape. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. A projection apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Tsung-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20240077188
    Abstract: A light source module includes a first light source and a second light source. The first light source is configured for emitting a first light having a first wavelength, and the first light includes a first part and a second part. The second light source is configured for emitting a second light having a second wavelength. The second light source includes a first wavelength conversion layer, and the first wavelength conversion layer is configured for converting the first light into the second light. One of the first part and the second part is incident to the first wavelength conversion layer, and the other of the first part and the second part is not incident to the first wavelength conversion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung CHIEN, Ming-Kuen LIN, Tsung-Hsun WU, Yi-Ling LO
  • Patent number: 11892653
    Abstract: A light source module includes a first light-splitting element, a second light-splitting element, a first light source, a second light source and a third light source. The first light source emits a first light having a first wavelength to the first light-splitting element in a first optical path direction. The second light source emits a second light having the first wavelength to the first light-splitting element in a second optical path direction perpendicular to the first optical path direction. The third light source emits a third light having a second wavelength to the first and second light-splitting elements in a third optical path direction opposite to the second optical path direction, and the second wavelength is different from the first wavelength. The first light source and the second light source include reflection layers configured to reflect light having the first wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Yi-Ling Lo, Tsung-Hsun Wu
  • Patent number: 11828950
    Abstract: A light source module includes a first light-splitting element, a second light-splitting element, a first light source, a second light source and a third light source. The first light source is configured to emit first light having a first wavelength to the first light-splitting element in a first optical path direction. The second light source is configured to emit second light having the first wavelength to the second light-splitting element in a second optical path direction opposite to the second optical path direction. The third light source is configured to emit third light having a second wavelength in a third optical path direction substantially perpendicular to the first optical path direction. The first light source includes a first reflective layer, the second light source includes a second reflective layer, wherein the first reflective layer and the second reflective layer are configured to reflect light having the first wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Yi-Ling Lo, Tsung-Hsun Wu
  • Patent number: 11803117
    Abstract: A light source module including first and second light sources, first and second wavelength conversion units, first and second light-splitting units is provided. The first light source emits a first light having a first wavelength. The first wavelength conversion unit converts at least one portion of the first light into a first converted light having a second wavelength. The second light-splitting unit allows the light having the first wavelength to travel through and reflects the light having the second wavelength. The second light source emits a second light having the first wavelength. The second wavelength conversion unit converts at least one portion of the second light into a second converted light having the second wavelength. The first light-splitting unit disposed between the first and the second wavelength conversion units reflects the light having the first wavelength and allow the light having the second wavelength to travel through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Yi-Ling Lo
  • Publication number: 20230341756
    Abstract: A light combining structure including a first beam splitter, a first light source, a second light source and a second beam splitter is provided. The first light source is disposed on a first side of the first beam splitter to emit a first light and is provided with a first reflection surface. The second light source is disposed on a second side of the first beam splitter to emit a second light and is provided with a second reflection surface. The second beam splitter is disposed on a third side of the first beam splitter, wherein the first beam splitter allows the first light and the second light to partially reflect and partially penetrate, and the first reflection surface, the second reflection surface and the second beam splitter allow the first light and the second light to enter a fourth side of the first beam splitter after being reflected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung CHIEN, Ming-Kuen LIN, Tsung-Hsun WU
  • Patent number: 11796902
    Abstract: A light source module including first and second light sources, first and second wavelength conversion units, and first and second light splitting units is provided. The first light source emits a first light having a first wavelength. The first wavelength conversion unit converts at least one portion of the first light into a first converted light having a second wavelength. The second light splitting unit allows the lights having the second and third wavelengths to travel through and reflects the light having the first wavelength. The second light source emits a second light having the first wavelength. The second wavelength conversion unit converts at least one portion of the second light into a second converted light having the third wavelength. The first light splitting unit is disposed between the first and second wavelength conversion units and reflects the first wavelength and allows the second wavelength to travel through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Yi-Ling Lo
  • Patent number: 11771314
    Abstract: An intraoral scanner includes a projecting module, an image-capturing module, a linkage structure, and a manipulation part. The projecting module includes a first lens device and a light source. Light emitted by the light source is projected out of the intraoral scanner by the first lens device. The image-capturing module includes a second lens device and an image sensor. The image sensor receives the light from the outside of the intraoral scanner through the second lens device. The manipulation part is exposed from the intraoral scanner and is mechanically linked with the first or second lens device through the linkage structure. Therein, the manipulation part is operable to correspondingly move at least one first lens of the first lens device or at least one second lens of the second lens device through the linkage structure, so as to adjust a scanning zone of the intraoral scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Hu, Ming-Kuen Lin
  • Patent number: 11644739
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source module, a collimator lens module, a wavelength conversion module, a first dichroic unit and a second dichroic unit. The light source module provides a first beam. The collimator lens module has a first part and a second part. The first beam passes the first part. The wavelength conversion module receives the first beam and includes a reflecting plate and a wavelength conversion layer. The first dichroic unit reflects the first beam. The reflecting plate reflects the first beam to generate a second beam passing the second part. The wavelength conversion layer is excited by the first beam to generate a third beam. The second dichroic unit allows passing of the third beam and a part of the second beam to generate a fourth beam, and reflects the other part of the second beam to generate a fifth beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Tsung-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20230140583
    Abstract: A light source module includes a first light-splitting element, a second light-splitting element, a first light source, a second light source and a third light source. The first light source is configured to emit first light having a first wavelength to the first light-splitting element in a first optical path direction. The second light source is configured to emit second light having the first wavelength to the second light-splitting element in a second optical path direction opposite to the second optical path direction. The third light source is configured to emit third light having a second wavelength in a third optical path direction substantially perpendicular to the first optical path direction. The first light source includes a first reflective layer, the second light source includes a second reflective layer, wherein the first reflective layer and the second reflective layer are configured to reflect light having the first wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung CHIEN, Ming-Kuen LIN, Yi-Ling LO, Tsung-Hsun WU
  • Publication number: 20230135388
    Abstract: A light source module includes a first light-splitting element, a second light-splitting element, a first light source, a second light source and a third light source. The first light source emits a first light having a first wavelength to the first light-splitting element in a first optical path direction. The second light source emits a second light having the first wavelength to the first light-splitting element in a second optical path direction perpendicular to the first optical path direction. The third light source emits a third light having a second wavelength to the first and second light-splitting elements in a third optical path direction opposite to the second optical path direction, and the second wavelength is different from the first wavelength. The first light source and the second light source include reflection layers configured to reflect light having the first wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung CHIEN, Ming-Kuen LIN, Yi-Ling LO, Tsung-Hsun WU
  • Patent number: 11619366
    Abstract: A light source module includes a light source, a dichroic unit, a color wheel and a wavelength conversion unit. The light source is configured to emit a light. The dichroic unit is opposite to the light source and configured to reflect a portion of the light as a first illumination light in a first direction and reflect a portion of the light as a second illumination light in a second direction inverse to the first direction. The color wheel is opposite to the dichroic unit and configured to at least receive the first illumination light. The color wheel has a blue filter area, a green filter area and a red filter area. The wavelength conversion unit is opposite to the color wheel and the dichroic unit and configured to at least receive the second illumination light and provide a converted light to the color wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Tsung-Hsun Wu
  • Patent number: 11531261
    Abstract: A projector includes a collimator lens, a, a light transmission component and a solid-state light source. Amounts of the dichroic lens and the solid-state light source are plural. The dichroic lens and the light transmission component reflect beams with specific wavelength, and allow passing of beams with other wavelength. The solid-state light source emits the beams to the corresponding dichroic lens. The projector utilizes the dichroic lens and the light transmission component to pass the beams with different base color uniformly through the first part and the second part of the collimator lens. The projector further includes a polarized lens, a reflection lens and a phase retardation unit. The phase retardation unit transforms polarization of the beams, and the polarized lens reflects some polarized beams and allows passing of other polarized beams to combine a plurality of alignment modules for providing uniform illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Tsung-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220390820
    Abstract: A light source module including first and second light sources, first and second wavelength conversion units, and first and second light splitting units is provided. The first light source emits a first light having a first wavelength. The first wavelength conversion unit converts at least one portion of the first light into a first converted light having a second wavelength. The second light splitting unit allows the lights having the second and third wavelengths to travel through and reflects the light having the first wavelength. The second light source emits a second light having the first wavelength. The second wavelength conversion unit converts at least one portion of the second light into a second converted light having the third wavelength. The first light splitting unit is disposed between the first and second wavelength conversion units and reflects the first wavelength and allows the second wavelength to travel through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung CHIEN, Ming-Kuen LIN, Tsung-Hsun WU, Yi-Ling LO
  • Publication number: 20220390819
    Abstract: A light source module including first and second light sources, first and second wavelength conversion units, first and second light-splitting units is provided. The first light source emits a first light having a first wavelength. The first wavelength conversion unit converts at least one portion of the first light into a first converted light having a second wavelength. The second light-splitting unit allows the light having the first wavelength to travel through and reflects the light having the second wavelength. The second light source emits a second light having the first wavelength. The second wavelength conversion unit converts at least one portion of the second light into a second converted light having the second wavelength. The first light-splitting unit disposed between the first and the second wavelength conversion units reflects the light having the first wavelength and allow the light having the second wavelength to travel through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung CHIEN, Ming-Kuen LIN, Tsung-Hsun WU, Yi-Ling LO
  • Patent number: 11513340
    Abstract: A projector including a light source, a first prism, a second prism and a digital micro-mirror device (DMD) is provided. The light source emits light. The first prism includes a first surface, a second surface and a third surface which are connected to each other around the perimeter thereof, and the illumination light enters the first prism through the first surface. The second prism has a fourth surface and a fifth surface which are connected to each other, and the fourth surface faces the second surface of the first prism. The DMD faces the third surface. The illumination light sequentially passes through the first surface, is reflected by the second surface, passes through the third surface, and reaches the DMD. The DMD converts the illumination light into image light, and the image light sequentially passes through the third surface, the second surface, the fourth surface and the fifth surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Tsung-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220252240
    Abstract: A light source module includes a light source, a dichroic unit, a color wheel and a wavelength conversion unit. The light source is configured to emit a light. The dichroic unit is opposite to the light source and configured to reflect a portion of the light as a first illumination light in a first direction and reflect a portion of the light as a second illumination light in a second direction inverse to the first direction. The color wheel is opposite to the dichroic unit and configured to at least receive the first illumination light. The color wheel has a blue filter area, a green filter area and a red filter area. The wavelength conversion unit is opposite to the color wheel and the dichroic unit and configured to at least receive the second illumination light and provide a converted light to the color wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung CHIEN, Ming-Kuen LIN, Tsung-Hsun WU
  • Patent number: 11237470
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source module, a wavelength conversion module, a first collimator lens, a second collimator lens, a dichroic filter and a reflector. The light source module provides a first beam. The wavelength conversion module includes a reflecting plate and a wavelength conversion layer. The dichroic filter reflects a first part of the first beam to form a second beam, and a second part of the first beam can pass or detour the dichroic filter to form a third beam. The second beam is condensed by the first collimator lens and projected onto the wavelength conversion layer to excite a fourth beam. The third beam is condensed by the second collimator lens and projected onto the reflecting plate to reflect a fifth beam. The fifth beam is reflected via the reflector and the dichroic filter to mix with the fourth beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: QISDA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin
  • Publication number: 20220004093
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source module, a collimator lens module, a wavelength conversion module, a first dichroic unit and a second dichroic unit. The light source module provides a first beam. The collimator lens module has a first part and a second part. The first beam passes the first part. The wavelength conversion module receives the first beam and includes a reflecting plate and a wavelength conversion layer. The first dichroic unit reflects the first beam. The reflecting plate reflects the first beam to generate a second beam passing the second part. The wavelength conversion layer is excited by the first beam to generate a third beam. The second dichroic unit allows passing of the third beam and a part of the second beam to generate a fourth beam, and reflects the other part of the second beam to generate a fifth beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: QISDA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Tsung-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20220004092
    Abstract: A projector includes a collimator lens, a, a light transmission component and a solid-state light source. Amounts of the dichroic lens and the solid-state light source are plural. The dichroic lens and the light transmission component reflect beams with specific wavelength, and allow passing of beams with other wavelength. The solid-state light source emits the beams to the corresponding dichroic lens. The projector utilizes the dichroic lens and the light transmission component to pass the beams with different base color uniformly through the first part and the second part of the collimator lens. The projector further includes a polarized lens, a reflection lens and a phase retardation unit. The phase retardation unit transforms polarization of the beams, and the polarized lens reflects some polarized beams and allows passing of other polarized beams to combine a plurality of alignment modules for providing uniform illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: QISDA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Tsung-Hsun Wu