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: 11914217
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly has an optical axis, and includes a plastic carrier element and an imaging lens element set. The plastic carrier element includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface, an outer surface and an inner surface. The object-side surface includes an object-side opening. The image-side surface includes an image-side opening. The inner surface is connected to the object-side opening and the image-side opening. The imaging lens element set is disposed in the plastic carrier element, and includes at least three lens elements, each of at least two adjacent lens elements of the lens elements includes a first axial assembling structure, the first axial assembling structures are corresponding to and connected to each other. A solid medium interval is maintained between the adjacent lens elements and the inner surface. The solid medium interval is directly contacted with the adjacent lens elements and the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyun-Jia Cheng, Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Cheng-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 11899269
    Abstract: A plastic barrel includes an object-end portion, an image-end portion, an inner tube portion and a plurality of protrusions. The object-end portion includes an outer object-end surface, an object-end hole and an inner annular object-end surface. One side of the inner annular object-end surface is connected to the outer object-end surface and surrounds the object-end hole. The image-end portion includes an outer image-end surface, an image-end opening and an inner annular image-end surface. The inner annular image-end surface is connected to the outer image-end surface and surrounds the image-end opening. The inner tube portion connects the object-end portion and the image-end portion and includes a plurality of inclined surfaces. The protrusions are disposed at least on one of the inner annular object-end surface, the inner annular image-end surface and the inclined surfaces, wherein the protrusions are regularly arranged around the central axis of the plastic barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Feng Lin, Wei-Hung Weng, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11899273
    Abstract: An imaging lens module with auto focus function includes an imaging lens assembly, an electromagnetic driving component assembly and a lens carrier. The imaging lens assembly has an optical axis. The electromagnetic driving component assembly drives the imaging lens assembly to move in a direction parallel to the optical axis by a Lorentz force. The imaging lens assembly is mounted to the lens carrier such that the imaging lens assembly can be wholly driven by the Lorentz force. The lens carrier includes an object-side part, a mounting structure and a plurality of plate portions. The object-side part includes a tip-end minimal aperture configured for light to travel through; and a tapered surface which surrounds an area tapered off from image side to object side. The mounting structure and the plate portions are configured for at least a part of the electromagnetic driving component assembly to be mounted thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Hua Tsai, Ming-Ta Chou, Ming-Shun Chang
  • Publication number: 20240048845
    Abstract: A shiftable image sensor module includes an image sensor and a shiftable circuit element. The shiftable circuit element includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, an elastic connecting portion and a conducting wire portion. The image sensor is disposed on the movable portion. The fixed portion is disposed around the movable portion. The elastic connecting portion is connected to the movable portion and the fixed portion. The conducting wire portion includes a plurality of conducting wire units, and each of the conducting wire units is electrically connected from the fixed portion to the image sensor. Each of the conducting wire units includes at least one conductor line, and the conductor line includes an air insulation layer located on an outer surface of the conductor line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Lin-An CHANG, Wen-Yu TSAI, Jyun-Jia CHENG, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 11895402
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Chen Lai, Ming-Ta Chou, Liang Chieh Weng, Ming-Shun Chang
  • Publication number: 20240036287
    Abstract: An imaging lens system has an optical axis and includes a plastic lens barrel and an imaging lens assembly disposed in the plastic lens barrel. The plastic lens barrel surrounds the optical axis and includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface, an inner annular portion and an outer annular portion. The object-side and image-side surfaces are oppositely disposed and substantially perpendicular to the optical axis. The inner and outer annular portions are connected to the object-side and image-side surfaces. The inner annular portion has an inner parallel annular surface, and the outer annular portion has a first outer annular surface and a gate trace. The imaging lens assembly includes a plurality of imaging lens elements. One of the imaging lens elements has an outer diameter larger than ?2 millimeters. The one of the imaging lens elements has an outer edge in physical contact with the inner parallel annular surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An CHANG, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 11886033
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsun Wu, Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11886032
    Abstract: A camera driving module includes: a base including a central opening; a casing disposed on the base and including an opening hole corresponding to the central opening; a lens unit movably disposed on the casing; and a focus driving part. The focus driving part includes a carrier, an AF coil element, at least two permanent magnets and a Hall element. The carrier is disposed on the lens unit and movable in a direction parallel to an optical axis. The AF coil element is fixed to the base and faces toward the carrier. The permanent magnets are fixed on one side of the carrier facing toward the base and disposed opposite to each other about the optical axis. The Hall element faces toward a corresponding surface of one of the permanent magnets. The AF coil element and the corresponding surfaces are arranged in the direction parallel to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11886106
    Abstract: A photographing module includes a lens assembly, a reflection element, an image sensor, and lens element, reflection element and image sensor driving modules. An axial voice coil motor of the lens element driving module moves the lens assembly along a lens optical axis. A rotating connection part and a curved recess structure are disposed between a holder and a carrier movable relative to the holder. A lateral voice coil motor of the reflection element driving module drives the carrier carrying the reflection element to rotate around an axis passing through the rotating connection part. A plurality of rollable elements are located between and in contact with the fixed member and the movable plate. A lateral voice coil motor of the image sensor driving module drives the movable plate carrying the image sensor to move based on a dynamic axis orthogonal to the lens optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Wei Fan, Ming-Ta Chou, Te-Sheng Tseng, Chen-Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20240027739
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes a lens element and a light blocking element. The lens element is configured to define an optical axis, and the optical axis passes through the lens element. The light blocking element includes a light through hole and a plurality of light diminishing structures. The optical axis passes through the light through hole, the light through hole is formed by connecting a plurality of sidelines to define a polygonal contour. The light diminishing structures are regularly disposed along the polygonal contour, wherein the light diminishing structures are configured to undulate at least one portion of each of the sidelines, so that the at least one portion of each of the sidelines is a non-straight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Wen HSU, Chen-Wei FAN, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240027880
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module has an optical axis, and includes a lens barrel and an optical element set. The lens barrel includes an object-side portion, a tubular portion and a tip-end minimal aperture. The object-side portion includes a first assembling surface. The tubular portion includes a plurality of second assembling surfaces. The optical element set includes at least one light blocking sheet and at least one optical lens element. The light blocking sheet includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface and an inner opening surface. The optical lens element includes an optical effective portion and a peripheral portion. The object-side portion of the lens barrel includes a first reversing inclined surface gradually enlarged from the tip-end minimal aperture to the image side of the lens barrel, and the first reversing inclined surface is not contacted with the optical element set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kuan-Ming CHEN, Hsiang-Chi TANG, Lin-An CHANG, Cheng-Chen LIN, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 11880117
    Abstract: A camera module includes a plastic carrier, an imaging lens assembly, a reflective element and a plurality of auto-focusing elements. The plastic carrier includes an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein an inner space is defined by the inner portion, and the outer portion includes at least one mounting structure. The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the inner space of the plastic carrier. The reflective element is for folding an image light by a reflective surface of the reflective element into the imaging lens assembly. The auto-focusing elements include at least two magnets and at least one wiring element, wherein the auto-focusing elements are for moving the plastic carrier along a second optical axis of the imaging lens assembly, and the magnets or the wiring element can be disposed on the mounting structure of the outer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20240022803
    Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging lens, an image sensor, a corner drive mechanism and a side drive mechanism. The image sensor is disposed at an image side of the imaging lens. The image sensor includes a photosensitive surface. The photosensitive surface faces the imaging lens. The photosensitive surface is substantially rectangular. The photosensitive surface is movable close to or away from the imaging lens in a focusing direction, and is movable in a translational direction orthogonal to the focusing direction. The corner drive mechanism is disposed corresponding to a corner of the photosensitive surface. The side drive mechanism is disposed corresponding to a side of the photosensitive surface. One of the corner drive mechanism and the side drive mechanism drives the image sensor to move in the focusing direction, and another one thereof drives the image sensor to move in the translational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Yu-Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240019711
    Abstract: An image stabilization lens module includes a lens holder, a light-folding element, a movable carrier, a fixed base, a swing element and a driving mechanism. The movable carrier carries the light-folding element. The fixed base connects the movable carrier via an elastic element. The swing element between the movable carrier and the fixed base includes a main body, a carrier support structure and a base auxiliary structure on a carrier corresponsive surface of the main body, and a base support structure and a carrier auxiliary structure on a base corresponsive surface of the main body. The carrier support structure supports the movable carrier. The base support structure contacts the fixed base. The driving mechanism is for driving the movable carrier to rotate. The carrier auxiliary structure, the base auxiliary structure and the main body are formed in one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Heng Yi SU, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 11874585
    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: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An Chang, Pei-Chi Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Publication number: 20240009800
    Abstract: A sander with angular adjustability includes a main body, a workbench, a grinding shaft, a driver, and an angle-adjusting device. The workbench is mounted on a top of the main body. The grinding shaft is rotatably installed on the main body and exposed outside the workbench. The driver is installed in the main body, for driving the grinding shaft to rotate. The angle-adjusting device is configured to be in transmissive connection with the driver. The angle-adjusting device is configured to be switched and operate between a locked position and a released position. In the released position, the grinding shaft has its grinding angle adjustable with respect to the workbench, and in the locked position, the grinding shaft is held at a grinding position by the angle-adjusting device. Thereby, operation of the sander is angularly adjustable to fit different wooden workpieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Calvin CHOU, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Patent number: 11867877
    Abstract: An annular light trapping component includes an inner surface, an outer surface, an object-side surface and an image-side surface. The inner surface includes multiple L-shaped annular grooves. The annular light trapping component includes multiple stripe-shaped structures in the L-shaped annular grooves. The L-shaped annular grooves include an object-side L-shaped annular groove closest to the object-side surface and an image-side L-shaped annular groove closest to the image-side surface. A bottom diameter of the image-side L-shaped annular groove is larger than a bottom diameter of the object-side L-shaped annular groove. Each L-shaped annular groove includes a first side and a second side located between the object-side surface and the image-side surface. The stripe-shaped structures are disposed on the first side or the second side. A degree of inclination between the first side and the central axis is larger than a degree of inclination between the second side and the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ta Chou, Cheng-Feng Lin, Wei-Hung Weng
  • Patent number: 11867971
    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: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11867887
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Chun Liao, Lin An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Jyun-Jia Cheng, Cheng-Feng Lin, Ming-Shun Chang
  • Patent number: 11852887
    Abstract: A camera module includes a metal yoke, a holding base, a plastic barrel, a plurality of plastic lens elements, a leaf spring pair and a coil element. The holding base is connected to the metal yoke and defines an inner space. The holding base has a through hole which is corresponding to an opening of the metal yoke. The plastic barrel is movably disposed in the inner space. The plastic lens elements are disposed in the plastic barrel. The leaf spring pair includes two leaf springs which are located on a same plane and connected to the plastic barrel. The coil element surrounds an outer surface of the plastic barrel and electrically connected to the leaf spring pair, wherein two ends of the coil element is connected to the leaf springs by a thermal pressing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu