Patents by Inventor Sai Mun Lee

Sai Mun Lee 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: 20230120755
    Abstract: There is provided a module package including a substrate, a photo sensor chip, a molded transparent layer and a glass filter. The substrate has an upper surface. The photo sensor chip is attached to the upper surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the substrate. The molded transparent layer covers the photo sensor chip and a part of the upper surface of the substrate, wherein a top surface of the molded transparent layer is formed with a receptacle opposite to the photo sensor chip. The glass filter is accommodated in the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: CHEE-PIN T'NG, SAI-MUN LEE
  • Publication number: 20230075691
    Abstract: There is provided an illumination system of a navigation device including a light beam shaping optics, and a first light source and a second light source having different characteristics. The light beam shaping optics is used to shape light beams emitted by the first light source and the second light source to illuminate a work surface with substantially identical incident angles and/or beam sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: SAI-MUN LEE
  • Patent number: 11562992
    Abstract: There is provided an image module package including a substrate, a photo sensor chip, a molded transparent layer and a glass filter. The substrate has an upper surface. The photo sensor chip is attached to the upper surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the substrate. The molded transparent layer covers the photo sensor chip and a part of the upper surface of the substrate, wherein a top surface of the molded transparent layer is formed with a receptacle opposite to the photo sensor chip. The glass filter is accommodated in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Chee-Pin T'Ng, Sai-Mun Lee
  • Patent number: 11550161
    Abstract: There is provided an illumination system of a navigation device including a light beam shaping optics, and a first light source and a second light source having different characteristics. The light beam shaping optics is used to shape light beams emitted by the first light source and the second light source to illuminate a work surface with substantially identical incident angles and/or beam sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventor: Sai-Mun Lee
  • Publication number: 20220381588
    Abstract: There is provided an optical encoder including an encoding medium, a substrate, a light source and a light sensor. The encoding medium includes an index track and a position track. The light source is arranged at a first surface of the substrate to emit light toward the index track and the position track. The light sensor is arranged at a second surface of the substrate, and has a first light sensing region and a second light sensing region for receiving reflective light respectively from the index track and the position track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Sai-Mun LEE
  • Patent number: 11480664
    Abstract: An optical detection device of detecting a distance relative to a target object includes a substrate, an optical sensor and a processor. The optical sensor is disposed on the substrate and adapted to capture an image about the target object. The processor is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected with the optical sensor. The processor is adapted to mark a first region and a second region within the image for acquiring first quantity of the first region and second quantity of the second region, and compare the first quantity with the second quantity for determining whether the distance is varied to a predefined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Sai Mun Lee
  • Publication number: 20220269093
    Abstract: An optical mouse operated with respect to an illuminated surface outside the optical mouse is provided. The optical mouse includes a light source configured to emit a light beam, and a light pipe including a first optical element and a second optical element. The light beam enters the light pipe through the first optical element, and then propagates in the light pipe from the first optical element to the second optical element without reflection, and then leaves the light pipe through the second optical element, and then illuminates the illuminated surface. The light pipe does not have any protrusion extending therefrom and attached to a front surface of the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: HUN-KWANG LEE, SAI-MUN LEE, PRISCILLA TZE-WEI GOH, LYE-PIN CHU
  • Publication number: 20220260849
    Abstract: There is provided a lens piece and a lens assembly as well as an imaging device including the same. The lens assembly includes the lens piece and a lens barrel. The lens piece has a wing extending transversely from a lens sidewall. The lens barrel carries the lens piece, and includes a reservoir corresponding to the wing of the lens piece for containing adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Wan-Piang LIM, SAI-MUN LEE
  • Publication number: 20220221677
    Abstract: An optical lens comprising: a first part, comprising a first surface; a second part, comprising a second surface and at least one concave portion, wherein at least portion of the first surface and at least portion of the second surface are cylindrical. The second part further comprises a third surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are not parallel with the third surface. The first part protrudes from the third surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Wan Piang LIM, Sai Mun LEE
  • Patent number: 11372258
    Abstract: There is provided a lens piece and a lens assembly as well as an imaging device including the same. The lens assembly includes the lens piece and a lens barrel. The lens piece has a wing extending transversely from a lens sidewall. The lens barrel carries the lens piece, and includes a reservoir corresponding to the wing of the lens piece for containing adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Wan-Piang Lim, Sai-Mun Lee
  • Patent number: 11372255
    Abstract: An optical mouse operated with respect to an illuminated surface outside the optical mouse is provided. The optical mouse includes a light source configured to emit a light beam, and a light pipe including a first optical element and a second optical element. The light beam enters the light pipe through the first optical element, and then propagates in the light pipe from the first optical element to the second optical element without reflection, and then leaves the light pipe through the second optical element, and then illuminates the illuminated surface. The light pipe does not have any protrusion extending therefrom and attached to a front surface of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Hun-Kwang Lee, Sai-Mun Lee, Priscilla Tze-Wei Goh, Lye-Pin Chu
  • Publication number: 20220179086
    Abstract: An optical sensing system comprising: a processing circuit; an optical sensor, configured to sense first optical data respectively in first sensing time intervals; and a TOF (Time of Flight) optical sensor, configured to sense second optical data respectively in second sensing time intervals. The processing circuit computes a distance between a first object and the optical sensing system according to the second optical data. The first sensing time intervals do not overlap with the second sensing time intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Zi Hao TAN, Joon Chok LEE, KEEN-HUN LEONG, Sai Mun LEE
  • Publication number: 20220110498
    Abstract: There is provided a mobile robot including a light source, an image sensor and a processor. The image sensor respectively captures bright image frames and dark image frames corresponding to the light source being turned on and turned off. The processor identifies that the mobile robot faces a cliff when a gray level variation between the bright image frames and the dark image frames is very small, and controls the mobile robot to stop moving forward continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Keen-Hun LEONG, Sai-Mun LEE, Ching-Geak CHAN
  • Publication number: 20210305224
    Abstract: There is provided an optical navigation module including an optical package and a light reflective element. The optical package includes an image sensor which has a sensor surface. The light reflective element is configured to reflect light propagating parallel to the sensor surface to light propagating perpendicular to the sensor surface to impinge on the sensor surface thereby performing the lateral detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: SAI-MUN LEE, LYE-PIN CHU
  • Publication number: 20210255473
    Abstract: There is provided a lens piece and a lens assembly as well as an imaging device including the same. The lens assembly includes the lens piece and a lens barrel. The lens piece has a wing extending transversely from a lens sidewall. The lens barrel carries the lens piece, and includes a reservoir corresponding to the wing of the lens piece for containing adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: WAN-PIANG LIM, SAI-MUN LEE
  • Publication number: 20210255470
    Abstract: An optical mouse operated with respect to an illuminated surface outside the optical mouse is provided. The optical mouse includes a light source configured to emit a light beam, and a light pipe including a first optical element and a second optical element. The light beam enters the light pipe through the first optical element, and then propagates in the light pipe from the first optical element to the second optical element without reflection, and then leaves the light pipe through the second optical element, and then illuminates the illuminated surface. The light pipe does not have any protrusion extending therefrom and attached to a front surface of the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: HUN-KWANG LEE, SAI-MUN LEE, PRISCILLA TZE-WEI GOH, LYE-PIN CHU
  • Patent number: 11063028
    Abstract: There is provided an optical navigation module including an optical package and a light reflective element. The optical package includes an image sensor which has a sensor surface. The light reflective element is configured to reflect light propagating parallel to the sensor surface to light propagating perpendicular to the sensor surface to impinge on the sensor surface thereby performing the lateral detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Sai-Mun Lee, Lye-Pin Chu
  • Publication number: 20210199982
    Abstract: There is provided an illumination system of a navigation device including a light beam shaping optics, and a first light source and a second light source having different characteristics. The light beam shaping optics is used to shape light beams emitted by the first light source and the second light source to illuminate a work surface with substantially identical incident angles and/or beam sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: SAI-MUN LEE
  • Patent number: 11048342
    Abstract: There is provided a dual mode optical navigation device. The dual mode optical navigation device is configured to operate in a first mode or a second mode on a working surface. The dual mode optical navigation device includes an image sensor and a processor. The image sensor captures an image frame of the working surface. The processor calculates a ratio of a bright area and a dark area in one image frame capture by the image sensor, enters the first mode in response to the calculated ratio being larger than a ratio threshold, and enters the second mode in response to the calculated ratio being within a ratio threshold range. The ratio threshold range is smaller than the ratio threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventor: Sai-Mun Lee
  • Patent number: 11029527
    Abstract: An optical mouse operated with respect to an illuminated surface outside the optical mouse is provided. The optical mouse includes a light source configured to emit a light beam, a light sensor, and a light pipe including a first optical element and a second optical element. The light beam enters the light pipe through the first optical element, and then propagates in the light pipe from the first optical element to the second optical element without reflection, and then leaves the light pipe through the second optical element, and then illuminates the illuminated surface. The light sensor is configured to receive at least a part of the light beam reflected or scattered by the illuminated surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Hun-Kwang Lee, Sai-Mun Lee, Priscilla Tze-Wei Goh, Lye-Pin Chu