Patents by Inventor Ping-Ju Chang

Ping-Ju Chang 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: 20160294270
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a linear resonant actuator includes A linear vibration actuator comprises a movable element group, a coil, a pair of elastic member, and a base. The movable element group further includes a yoke and a pair of magnet set, with same magnetic poles of the pair of magnet set disposed on two corresponding sides of the yoke. A movable portion connecting end of the elastic member is connected to the magnet set, a fixed end of the elastic member is fixed to a base. The coil is disposed on periphery of said yoke, and the coil is fixed to the base. When a continuous alternating current is applied on the coil, the movable element group is enabled to produce a simple harmonic motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: TOPRAY MEMS INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Sung LIU, Ping-Ju CHANG
  • Publication number: 20160161756
    Abstract: An optical image stabilization actuator module includes a base, a ball holder, a plurality of balls, a plurality of coils, a plurality of yokes, and a plurality of magnets. The base is disposed with a plurality of ball support pillars; the ball holder is disposed with a plurality of ball housing spaces; the ball holder is disposed on top of the base. The balls are disposed between the ball support pillars and the ball housing spaces. The coils are fixed to the base, the yokes are fixed to the base, and the magnets are fixed to the surroundings of the ball holder. When a continuous current is applied to the coils, a magnetic force is generated by the coils. The interaction among the magnetic force, the yokes and the magnets enables the ball holder and the lens carrier to move in two degrees of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: TOPRAY MEMS INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Sung LIU, Ping-Ju CHANG
  • Patent number: 9341811
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for adjusting-free automatic focus includes: mounting a lens in a lens holder seat with an adhesion scheme; setting focus position of a scene of infinity distance located on a back plane passing through a sensor integrated circuits; and moving the lens a travel distance toward a scene, wherein an image of the scene focuses on a front plane of the sensor integrated circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: TOPRAY MEMS INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Sung Liu, Chien-Chung Pien, Ping-Ju Chang
  • Publication number: 20160041362
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for adjusting-free automatic focus includes: mounting a lens in a lens holder seat with an adhesion scheme; setting focus position of a scene of infinity distance located on a back plane passing through a sensor integrated circuits; and moving the lens a travel distance toward a scene, wherein an image of the scene focuses on a front plane of the sensor integrated circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Chin-Sung Liu, Chien-Chung Pien, Ping-Ju Chang
  • Publication number: 20160038848
    Abstract: A speech remote control device includes a speech input unit, a speech identification unit, a motion setting unit, a transmit unit and a receiving unit. The speech input unit converts a received speech command into a speech signal, and transmits the speech signal. The speech identification unit receives the speech signal, generates and transmits an encoded message corresponding to the received speech signal. The motion setting unit receives and decodes the encoded message into a control message, which comprises a proceeding command, and is further transferred to the transmit unit. The transmit unit receives the proceeding command and transfers the received proceeding command to the receiving unit, which drives a remote control car to perform a proceeding motion corresponding to the proceeding command. The remote control car can perform a continuous proceeding motion or a stream of proceeding motions so as to simulate the motion of a real car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: TOPRAY MEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Jung CHEN, Chin-Sung LIU, Ping-Ju CHANG
  • Patent number: 9195026
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a step response suppression structure of lens driving apparatus is provided and adapted to a lens driving apparatus with a fixed portion and a movable portion. The step response suppression structure includes a cantilever element and a damping element; a first connector end of the cantilever element is directly secured to the movable portion, the damping element is connected with a second connecting end of the cantilever element to the fixed portion. When the movable portion performs any movement, the cantilever element and the damping element reduce setting time by the movable portion through setting the step response suppression structure between the movable portion and the fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: TOPRAY MEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Jung Chen, Chin-Sung Liu, Ping-Ju Chang
  • Patent number: 8291442
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator is provided, including an object lens holder hanged by a set of wires forming suspended object. A focus coil set is fixed to object lens holder and placed surrounding focus and track shared magnet set. The focus coil located between object lens holder and focus and track shared magnet set is within magnetic field of focus and track shared magnet set. The focus coil located between tilt magnet set and magnetic field of focus and track shared magnet set is within the effective field of tilt magnet set and focus and track shared magnet set due to shielding effect of the yoke protruding plates. When a current runs through focus coil, a magnetic force in the focus direction is induced simultaneously within the range of tilt magnet set and focus and track shared magnet set so that object lens holder can focus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: TopRay Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Kai Chang, Ping-Ju Chang
  • Publication number: 20120170440
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator is provided, including a movable part and a base part. The movable part further includes at least an object lens, an object lens holder, a wire set, a first focus coil set, a second focus coil, a tilt coil set, and a track coil set. The object lens is placed inside object lens holder. One end of the wire set is fixed to object lens holder, and the other end is fixed to the base part so that the wire set is like a suspending wire set for hanging the object lens holder. The base part further includes a focus magnet set, a track magnet set and a tilt and focus shared magnet. The first focus coil set is located to correspond to focus magnet set, and the track coil set is located to correspond to the track magnet set, a second focus coil and a tile coil set in side-by-side layout are located to correspond to the tilt and focus shared magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: TopRay Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Kai Chang, Ping-Ju Chang
  • Publication number: 20120174138
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator is provided, including an object lens holder hanged by a set of wires forming suspended object. A focus coil set is fixed to object lens holder and placed surrounding focus and track shared magnet set. The focus coil located between object lens holder and focus and track shared magnet set is within magnetic field of focus and track shared magnet set. The focus coil located between tilt magnet set and magnetic field of focus and track shared magnet set is within the effective field of tilt magnet set and focus and track shared magnet set due to shielding effect of the yoke protruding plates. When a current runs through focus coil, a magnetic force in the focus direction is induced simultaneously within the range of tilt magnet set and focus and track shared magnet set so that object lens holder can focus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Tsung-Kai Chang, Ping-Ju Chang