Patents by Inventor Sot Eum SEO

Sot Eum SEO 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: 12596298
    Abstract: A camera module includes a first lens module including one or more lenses disposed along a first optical axis; a housing defining an internal space; at least two guide portions disposed in the internal space to guide a coupling position of the first lens module; and a reflection module disposed in the internal space to change a traveling path of light incident along the first optical axis. The at least two guide portions include a first guide portion contacting the first lens module to form a first number of contact points and a second guide portion contacting the first lens module to form a second number of contact points different from the first number of contact points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Woo Kim, You Jin Jeong, Sot Eum Seo, Soo Cheol Lim, Kum Kyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20260072253
    Abstract: An imaging lens system is provided. The imaging lens system includes a first lens having refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power and having a concave image-side surface; a third lens having refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power and having a concave image-side surface; a fifth lens having a concave object-side surface; a sixth lens having a concave image-side surface; a seventh lens having a convex object-side surface; and an eighth lens having refractive power, wherein the first to eighth lenses are sequentially arranged from an object-side to an imaging side, and the imaging lens system satisfies the following conditional expression: 0.15<BFL/TTL, where BFL is a distance from an image-side surface of the eighth lens to an imaging plane, and TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil Soo SHIN, Sot Eum SEO
  • Patent number: 12504607
    Abstract: An imaging lens system is provided. The imaging lens system includes a first lens having refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power and having a concave image-side surface; a third lens having refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power and having a concave image-side surface; a fifth lens having a concave object-side surface; a sixth lens having a concave image-side surface; a seventh lens having a convex object-side surface; and an eighth lens having refractive power, wherein the first to eighth lenses are sequentially arranged from an object-side to an imaging side, and the imaging lens system satisfies the following conditional expression: 0.15<BFL/TTL, where BFL is a distance from an image-side surface of the eighth lens to an imaging plane, and TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kil Soo Shin, Sot Eum Seo
  • Publication number: 20250306341
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side on an optical axis, and a reflecting member disposed closer to the object side, as compared to the first lens, and having a reflecting surface configured to change a path of light to be incident to the first to fourth lenses. The first to fourth lenses are disposed to be spaced apart from each other by preset distances along the optical axis, and 1.3<TTL/BFL<3.5, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of an image sensor, and BFL is a distance from an image-side surface of the fourth lens to the imaging plane of the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Sik YOO, Dong Shin YANG, Yong Joo JO, Sot Eum SEO
  • Publication number: 20250284094
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein the optical imaging system satisfies 0.5<L12345TRavg/L7TR<0.9, where L12345TRavg is an average value of overall outer diameters of the first to fifth lenses, L7TR is an overall outer diameter of the seventh lens, and L12345TRavg and L7TR are expressed in a same unit of measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Hwa JUNG, Sot Eum SEO, Yong Joo JO, Ga Young AN
  • Publication number: 20250264691
    Abstract: An image capturing lens system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power while having a convex object-side surface, a third lens having positive refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having negative refractive power with a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, and a sixth lens having positive refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2025
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu Min CHAE, Sot Eum SEO
  • Patent number: 12379530
    Abstract: A prism for an optical imaging includes an incident surface on which light is incident; an emission surface from which light is emitted; a reflective surface configured to reflect light incident to the incident surface to the emission surface; and a discontinuous portion disposed at one or both of a boundary portion between the incident surface and the reflective surface and a boundary portion between the emission surface and the reflective surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sot Eum Seo, Ho Sik Yoo
  • Publication number: 20250237852
    Abstract: Disclosed are lens assembly including a lens having a length in a first direction, perpendicular to an optical axis, shorter than a length in a second direction, perpendicular to both the optical axis and the first direction, on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, and a lens barrel accommodating the lens, and having an opening in a side of the lens barrel, wherein a side of the lens in the first direction is exposed through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Shin YANG, Ju Sung PARK, Ho Sik YOO, Sot Eum SEO
  • Patent number: 12353059
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein the optical imaging system satisfies 0.5<L12345TRavg/L7TR<0.9, where L12345TRavg is an average value of overall outer diameters of the first to fifth lenses, L7TR is an overall outer diameter of the seventh lens, and L12345TRavg and L7TR are expressed in a same unit of measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Hwa Jung, Sot Eum Seo, Yong Joo Jo, Ga Young An
  • Patent number: 12321039
    Abstract: An image capturing lens system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power while having a convex object-side surface, a third lens having positive refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having negative refractive power with a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, and a sixth lens having positive refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu Min Chae, Sot Eum Seo
  • Publication number: 20250155679
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens disposed in order from an object side. The optical imaging system satisfies 1.2 mm<TTL<2.0 mm and 0<f3/f<1.0, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane, f is a focal length of the optical imaging system, and f3 is a focal length of the third lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Pil KIM, Sot Eum SEO, Ji Su LEE
  • Patent number: 12298478
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side on an optical axis, and a reflecting member disposed closer to the object side, as compared to the first lens, and having a reflecting surface configured to change a path of light to be incident to the first to fourth lenses. The first to fourth lenses are disposed to be spaced apart from each other by a preset distance along the optical axis, and 1.3<TTL/BFL<3.5, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of an image sensor, and BFL is a distance from an image-side surface of the fourth lens to the imaging plane of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Sik Yoo, Dong Shin Yang, Yong Joo Jo, Sot Eum Seo
  • Publication number: 20250080821
    Abstract: An imaging lens system includes an optical path folding member including a forwardmost reflective surface disposed closest to an object side, a rearmost reflective surface disposed closest to an imaging plane, and a rear reflective surface disposed to form an acute angle with the rearmost reflective surface and configured to reflect light reflected by the rearmost reflective surface to the imaging plane, and a first lens group disposed on an object side of the forwardmost reflective surface or an image side of the forwardmost reflective surface, wherein an angle between a first virtual plane including the forwardmost reflective surface and a second virtual plane including the rearmost reflective surface is 15 to 27 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hyuk HUH, You Jin JEONG, So Mi YANG, Sot Eum SEO
  • Patent number: 12242031
    Abstract: Disclosed are lens assembly including a lens having a length in a first direction, perpendicular to an optical axis, shorter than a length in a second direction, perpendicular to both the optical axis and the first direction, on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, and a lens barrel accommodating the lens, and having an opening in a side of the lens barrel, wherein a side of the lens in the first direction is exposed through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Shin Yang, Ju Sung Park, Ho Sik Yoo, Sot Eum Seo
  • Patent number: 12242029
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens disposed in order from an object side. The optical imaging system satisfies 1.2 mm<TTL<2.0 mm and 0<f3/f<1.0, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane, f is a focal length of the optical imaging system, and f3 is a focal length of the third lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Pil Kim, Sot Eum Seo, Ji Su Lee
  • Publication number: 20250067952
    Abstract: A spacer includes: an opening through which light passes; an inner side surface forming the opening; and a protruding portion including a plurality of protrusions protruding from the inner side surface. Lengths of the plurality of protrusions vary in a circumferential direction of the protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Shin YANG, Ho Sik YOO, Sot Eum SEO
  • Patent number: 12192606
    Abstract: An imaging lens system includes an optical path folding member including a forwardmost reflective surface disposed closest to an object side, a rearmost reflective surface disposed closest to an imaging plane, and a rear reflective surface disposed to form an acute angle with the rearmost reflective surface and configured to reflect light reflected by the rearmost reflective surface to the imaging plane, and a first lens group disposed on an object side of the forwardmost reflective surface or an image side of the forwardmost reflective surface, wherein an angle between a first virtual plane including the forwardmost reflective surface and a second virtual plane including the rearmost reflective surface is 15 to 27 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hyuk Huh, You Jin Jeong, So Mi Yang, Sot Eum Seo
  • Patent number: 12164170
    Abstract: A spacer includes: an opening through which light passes; an inner side surface forming the opening; and a protruding portion including a plurality of protrusions protruding from the inner side surface. Lengths of the plurality of protrusions vary in a circumferential direction of the protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Shin Yang, Ho Sik Yoo, Sot Eum Seo
  • Patent number: 12108135
    Abstract: A camera module includes a first lens module having a first lens barrel accommodating a first lens group, and a second lens module spaced apart from the first lens module in an optical axis direction, configured to be moveable in the optical axis direction, and having a second lens barrel accommodating a second lens group, the first lens barrel includes a first through-hole on one side and a first opening on the other side, the second lens barrel includes a second opening opposing the first opening on one side and a second through-hole on the other side, a diameter of the first opening is greater than a diameter of the first through-hole, and a diameter of the second opening is greater than a diameter of the second through-hole, and a light shielding member is disposed at one or more of the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Shin Yang, Sot Eum Seo, Ju Sung Park
  • Patent number: 12105278
    Abstract: A spacer includes an outer circumferential surface in contact with a lens barrel, and an inner circumferential surface forming a hole for controlling an amount of light, a first length of the hole in a first direction, intersecting an optical axis, and a second length of the hole in a second direction, intersecting the optical axis, are different from each other, and a first distance from the outer circumferential surface to the inner circumferential surface, extended in the first direction, is less than a second distance from the outer circumferential surface to the inner circumferential surface, extended in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Shin Yang, In Gun Kim, Sot Eum Seo, Ju Sung Park