Patents by Inventor Moon-Chul Shin

Moon-Chul Shin 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).

  • Focus control device for beam projector
    Patent number: 8246178
    Abstract: A focus control device for a beam projector allows the focus of a lens assembly to be finely and easily controlled. The focus control device includes: a control member rotatably mounted on the beam projector for controlling the focus of a lens assembly; a rotary eccentric member provided in the control member, the rotary eccentric member having a control axis eccentric to the rotary axis of the control member, and being rotated while depicting an elliptical trace in response to the rotation of the control member; a focus guide member provided in the rotary eccentric member, the focus guide member allowing the lens assembly to be moved rectilinearly in the direction of an optical axis in response to the rotation of the control member; and an actuating member provided in the lens assembly and coupled to the focus guide member, the actuating member moving the lens assembly in the direction of the optical axis in response to the movement of the focus guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myeong-Ho Jeon, Moon-Chul Shin, Kang-Hoon Choi, Hyon-Myong Song, Jin-Hee Cho, Kyung-Han Kim, Hyun-Jun Jang
  • FOCUS CONTROL DEVICE FOR BEAM PROJECTOR
    Publication number: 20100265475
    Abstract: A focus control device for a beam projector allows the focus of a lens assembly to be finely and easily controlled. The focus control device includes: a control member rotatably mounted on the beam projector for controlling the focus of a lens assembly; a rotary eccentric member provided in the control member, the rotary eccentric member having a control axis eccentric to the rotary axis of the control member, and being rotated while depicting an elliptical trace in response to the rotation of the control member; a focus guide member provided in the rotary eccentric member, the focus guide member allowing the lens assembly to be moved rectilinearly in the direction of an optical axis in response to the rotation of the control member; and an actuating member provided in the lens assembly and coupled to the focus guide member, the actuating member moving the lens assembly in the direction of the optical axis in response to the movement of the focus guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myeong-Ho JEON, Moon-Chul SHIN, Kang-Hoon CHOI, Hyon-Myong SONG, Jin-Hee CHO, Kyung-Han KIM, Hyun-Jun JANG