Patents by Inventor Ming-Ta Chou

Ming-Ta Chou 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: 11360288
    Abstract: An imaging lens set includes three plastic lens elements, which are a first lens element, a second lens element and a third lens element, and a light blocking sheet. The first lens element includes a first flat abutting portion and a first conical surface. The second lens element includes a second flat abutting portion, a second conical surface, a fourth flat abutting portion and a fourth conical surface. The third lens element includes a third flat abutting portion and a third conical surface. The first flat abutting portion is abutted with the second flat abutting portion, the first conical surface contacts with the second conical surface, and the third conical surface contacts with the fourth conical surface. The light blocking sheet is abutted with the third flat abutting portion and the fourth flat abutting portion, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Feng Lin, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11353676
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes a plastic barrel and an optical element set. The optical element set includes an optical lens element, a light blocking sheet and a light-shielding layer. At least one surface of an object-side peripheral surface and an image-side peripheral surface of the optical lens element includes an annular side wall. An annular abutting surface of the light blocking sheet and the annular side wall of the optical lens element are disposed correspondingly to each other. The light-shielding layer surrounds a central opening of the light blocking sheet and includes an annular concave-curved portion. The annular concave-curved portion is for retaining the light blocking sheet, so that there is no relative displacement in a direction parallel to an optical axis between the annular abutting surface of the light blocking sheet and the annular side wall of the optical lens element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyun-Jia Cheng, Heng-Yi Su, Ming-Ta Chou, Ming-Shun Chang
  • Publication number: 20220171205
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes a plastic barrel and an imaging lens set. The plastic barrel includes an object-side aperture and a first annular surface. The imaging lens set includes a plurality of optical elements, wherein at least one of the optical elements is a plastic lens element, and the plastic lens element includes an effective optical portion, a peripheral portion, a second annular surface, and an object-side connecting surface. The peripheral portion is formed around the effective optical portion. The second annular surface is formed on an object-side surface of the plastic lens element and surrounds the effective optical portion. The object-side connecting surface is formed on the object-side surface of the plastic lens element and surrounds the effective optical portion, and the object-side connecting surface is connected with one of the optical elements disposed on an object side of the plastic lens element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chi TANG, Cheng-Chen LIN, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 11340448
    Abstract: A photographing lens module includes a plurality of lens elements, wherein one of the lens elements is a plastic lens element, and at least one surface of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the plastic lens element includes an effective optical portion and a peripheral portion. The effective optical portion is aspheric. The peripheral portion surrounds the effective optical portion, and includes a plurality of strip rib structures and a plurality of light absorbing coatings. Each of the strip rib structures has a strip shape along a radial direction of an optical axis of the plastic lens element, and the strip rib structures are arranged around the effective optical portion. The light absorbing coatings are coated on the strip rib structures respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20220159187
    Abstract: An actuator is configured to drive an imaging lens system. The actuator includes a frame portion configured to accommodate the imaging lens system, a supporting portion disposed on the frame portion, a driving portion configured to drive the imaging lens system to move, an optical mark structure disposed on part of the frame portion, the supporting portion or the driving portion and a liquid disposed on the optical mark structure. The supporting portion is configured to support the imaging lens system and give the imaging lens system a degree of freedom of movement with respect to the frame portion. The optical mark structure includes a plurality of optical mark units arranged side by side. The liquid is in physical contact with the imaging lens system, the frame portion, the supporting portion or the driving portion that is adjacent to the optical mark structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Liang Chieh WENG, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220155549
    Abstract: An imaging lens system has an optical axis. The imaging lens system includes a plurality of optical elements, a lens barrel, an optical mark structure and a curable liquid. The optical elements are arranged along the optical axis. The lens barrel surrounds the optical axis, and at least one of the optical elements is accommodated in the lens barrel. The optical mark structure is disposed on the lens barrel, and the optical mark structure includes a plurality of optical mark units arranged side by side along a circumference direction that surrounds the optical axis. The curable liquid is disposed on the optical mark structure. The curable liquid is in physical contact with at least one of the optical mark units, and one of the optical elements adjacent to the optical mark structure is fixed to the lens barrel while the curable liquid is cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yu Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Liang Chieh WENG, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Patent number: 11336828
    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: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An Chang, Hao Jan Chen, Ming-Ta Chou, Chen-Yi Huang
  • Patent number: 11333881
    Abstract: An optical lens module includes a lens assembly and a plastic barrel. The lens assembly includes a plurality of lens elements and is disposed in the plastic barrel. The plastic barrel includes an object-end portion, an image-end portion, an outer tube portion, an inner tube portion and at least one reflection reduction area. The image-end portion includes an image-end opening. The inner tube portion includes a plurality of parallel inner surfaces and a plurality of inclined inner surfaces, wherein the parallel inner surfaces are parallel to the central axis, and each of the inclined inner surfaces has an angle with the central axis. The reflection reduction area is disposed on one of the inclined inner surfaces closest to the image-end opening, wherein the reflection reduction area and the plastic barrel are integrally formed by an injection molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ta Chou, Cheng-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 11333865
    Abstract: An optical path folding element includes an incident surface, a path folding surface and an exiting surface. The incident surface allows a light ray to pass into the optical path folding element. The path folding surface folds the light ray from the incident surface. The exiting surface allows the light ray to pass through and depart from the optical path folding element. At least one of the incident surface and the exiting surface includes an optical effective portion and at least one engaging structure symmetrically disposed around the optical effective portion. The engaging structure includes an annular surface portion and an inclined surface portion. The annular surface portion surrounds the optical effective portion, and the inclined surface portion is located between the annular surface portion and the optical effective portion. An angle between the annular surface portion and the inclined surface portion satisfies a specific condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11333864
    Abstract: A plastic optical lens assembly includes a first lens element, a second lens element and a cementing glue coating. A first spacing section is located between a first optical effective portion and a first engaging structure. A second optical effective portion is disposed correspondingly to the first optical effective portion. A second spacing section is located between the second optical effective portion and a second engaging structure. The first engaging structure is engaged with the second engaging structure. A reference space is between the first and the second spacing section. The cementing glue coating is at least disposed between the first and the second optical effective portions, and the first and the second lens elements are cemented by the cementing glue coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Chin Huang, Hsiang-Chi Tang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11327271
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes a holder, a metal cover, a carrier, a sensing magnet, a printed circuit board, a position sensor, a coil and at least one driving magnet. The metal cover is coupled with the holder and has an opening. The carrier is assembled to a lens assembly having an optical axis, wherein the carrier is disposed in the metal cover and is movable along a direction parallel to the optical axis. The sensing magnet is coupled with the carrier. The printed circuit board is disposed near to one of the four lateral sides of the holder. The position sensor is disposed on the printed circuit board and corresponds to the sensing magnet. The coil is disposed on an outer surface of the carrier. One of the driving magnet is disposed in the metal cover and corresponds to the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20220137323
    Abstract: An imaging lens driving module includes an imaging lens set, a carrier element and a driving mechanism. The imaging lens set has an optical axis. The carrier element is configured to dispose the imaging lens set, and includes an assembling structure. The assembling structure is disposed on an outer surface of the carrier element, and extends along a direction away from the optical axis. The driving mechanism is configured to drive the carrier element to move, and includes at least one coil pair and at least two magnets. The coil pair is disposed on the assembling structure, and includes a bottom layer coil and a top layer coil. The bottom layer coil is wound around and directly contacted with the assembling structure. The top layer coil is stacked on and wound around the bottom layer coil. The magnets correspond to the coil pair, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Heng-Yi SU, Ming-Ta CHOU, Chen-Yi HUANG
  • Publication number: 20220132008
    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 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: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Lin-An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Publication number: 20220120996
    Abstract: A plastic lens barrel includes an object-end portion, an image-end portion and a tube portion. The object-end portion has an object-end outer surface, an object-end opening and an object-end inner surface, wherein one end of the object-end inner surface is connected to the object-end outer surface and surrounds the object-end opening. The image-end portion has an image-end outer surface and an image-end opening. The tube portion connected object-end portion and the image-end portion, and includes a plurality of tube inner surfaces. At least one of the tube inner surfaces and the object-end inner surface includes a plurality of annular convex structures. Each of the annular convex structures surrounds a central axis of the plastic lens barrel. A cross-sectional plane of each annular convex structure passing through the central axis includes a peak point and two valley point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ming-Shun CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Wei-Hung WENG
  • Publication number: 20220124233
    Abstract: An optical lens assembly includes at least one dual molded lens element. The dual molded lens element has a central axis, and includes a light transmitting portion and a light absorbing portion. The light transmitting portion includes an optical effective region and a lens peripheral region, and the lens peripheral region surrounds the optical effective region. A light absorbing portion surrounds the optical effective region. The light transmitting portion and the light absorbing portion are made of different plastic materials with different colors, and the light absorbing portion includes at least three gate portions surrounding the central axis, wherein all gate portions are located on the same surface of the dual molded lens element. The light transmitting portion and the light absorbing portion of the dual molded lens element are integrally formed by the injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ming-Shun CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Chun-Hua TSAI
  • Patent number: 11307375
    Abstract: An imaging lens set includes a plastic lens element. The plastic lens element having a central axis includes an object-side surface and an image-side surface, wherein the image-side surface is located opposite to the object-side surface. Each of the object-side surface and the image-side surface includes an effective optical section and a lens peripheral section in order from the central axis to an edge of the plastic lens element. The effective optical section is for being passed through by an imaging light and aspheric. The lens peripheral section surrounds the effective optical section. At least one of the lens peripheral section of the object-side surface and the lens peripheral section of the image-side surface includes at least one annular groove structure, wherein the annular groove structure includes a plurality of stepped surfaces and is not in contact with the optical elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11307389
    Abstract: A photographing module includes an imaging lens assembly. The imaging lens assembly includes a plurality of lens elements, wherein one of the lens elements is a plastic lens element. At least one surface of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the plastic lens element includes an effective optical portion and a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion surrounds the effective optical portion, and includes a plurality of rib structures, a first fitting section and an isolation section. Each of the rib structures has a strip shape along a radial direction of an optical axis of the imaging lens assembly, and the rib structures are arranged around the effective optical portion. The first fitting section surrounds the effective optical portion, and is connected to another one of the lens elements adjacent to the surface. The isolation section is disposed between the rib structures and the first fitting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11310406
    Abstract: A photographing module includes a metal cover, a base, a lens portion and a leaf spring. The lens portion is displaceably disposed in an inner space. The leaf spring is assembled with the lens portion and includes an inner fixing portion, an outer fixing portion and an elastic portion. The inner fixing portion is assembled with the lens portion. The outer fixing portion contacts and is fixedly disposed with the metal cover. The elastic portion connects the inner fixing portion and the outer fixing portion. The leaf spring further includes a plurality of contact portions and a plurality of auxiliary elastic portions. Each of the auxiliary elastic portions connects the outer fixing portion and one of the contact portions. For the leaf spring, only the contact portions thereof contact side plates of the metal cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20220113492
    Abstract: An imaging lens driving module includes a lens carrier, a molded receiving base, a rolling element, a molded frame element and a driving mechanism. The lens carrier defines an optical axis. The molded receiving base is configured to receive the lens carrier. The rolling element is disposed between the lens carrier and the molded receiving base, and the lens carrier is allowed to be displaceable along the optical axis and relatively to the molded receiving base. The molded frame element is coupled with the molded receiving base for defining an inner space to receive the lens carrier. The driving mechanism drives the lens carrier displaceable along the optical axis, and includes a driving magnet and a driving coil, wherein the driving magnet is disposed on the lens carrier, the driving coil is corresponding to and faces towards the driving magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Hao-Jan CHEN, Heng-Yi SU, Ming-Ta CHOU, Chen-Yi HUANG, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220113496
    Abstract: A photographing optical lens assembly includes five lens elements with refractive power, in order from an object side to an image side. The first lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface both being aspheric. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element with refractive power has a concave object-side surface. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface and a concave image-side surface with at least one inflection point, both the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chi TANG, Ming-Ta CHOU