Patents by Inventor Wei-Jeh KAO

Wei-Jeh KAO 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: 11835691
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens comprises eight lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens may enlarge aperture stop and image height and sustain relative illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chien Hsieh, Qingzhi Zhu, Wei-Jeh Kao
  • Publication number: 20230236392
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element to a ninth lens element from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The second lens element has negative refracting power or the third lens element has positive refracting power, a periphery region of the image-side surface of the second lens element is concave, the fourth lens element has negative refracting power, the sixth lens element has negative refracting power, an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is concave, and an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the ninth lens element is concave. Lens elements included by the optical imaging lens are only nine lens elements described above to satisfy (V5+V6+V7)/(V3+V4)?1.100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiayuan Zhang, Wei-Jeh Kao, Chuanbo Dong
  • Publication number: 20230221529
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element to a ninth lens element along an optical axis and each has an object-side surface and an image-side surface. A periphery region of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave, an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the sixth lens element is concave, an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex, and an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the ninth lens element is convex. Lens elements included by the optical imaging lens are only nine lens elements described above. G23 is an air gap between the second lens element and the third lens element along the optical axis and G34 is an air gap between the third lens element and the fourth lens element along the optical axis to satisfy (G23+G34)/IG23-G3412:3.000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qingzhi Zhu, Songchao Huang, Wei-Jeh Kao
  • Publication number: 20230204910
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element to an eighth lens element and each lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface. The second lens element has negative refracting power, a periphery region of the image-side surface of the third lens element is convex, the fourth lens element has positive refracting power, an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the sixth lens element is convex, and an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the eighth lens element is concave. Lens elements included by the optical imaging lens are only eight lens elements described above to satisfy ?3+?4+?5+?6+?7?195.000 and (ImgH+BFL)/Fno?4.000 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiayuan Zhang, Hai Lin, Wei-Jeh Kao, Hung-Chien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20230204917
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element to an eighth lens element from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The third lens element has positive refracting power, and a periphery region of the object-side surface of the third lens element is concave, an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave, a periphery region of the object-side surface of the eighth lens element is convex, and an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the eighth lens element is concave. Lens elements included by the optical imaging lens are only eight lens elements described above to satisfy (EFL+AAG)/ALT?2.200.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Jeh Kao, Qingzhi Zhu, Songchao Huang, Hung-Chien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20230204922
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens may include a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element and an eighth lens element positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through designing concave and/or convex surfaces of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens may increase resolution, enlarge aperture stop and image height, and maintain well image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: CHUANBO DONG, JIAYUAN ZHANG, WEI-JEH KAO, HUNG-CHIEN HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20230204918
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens, including a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element, and an eighth lens element sequentially along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, is provided. Each lens element includes an object-side surface facing the object side and allowing imaging rays to pass through and an image-side surface facing the image side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through. The second lens element has negative refracting power. An optical axis region of the object-side surface of the third lens element is concave. An optical axis region of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave. An optical axis region of the object-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave. The seventh lens element has positive refracting power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Jeh Kao, Qingzhi Zhu, Songchao Huang, Hung-Chien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20230204919
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element to an eighth lens element and each lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface. The second lens element has negative refracting power, the third lens element has negative refracting power and a periphery region of the object-side surface of the third lens element is concave, the seventh lens element has negative refracting power, an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the eighth lens element is convex and a periphery region of the image-side surface of the eighth lens element is convex. Lens elements included by the optical imaging lens are only eight lens elements described above to satisfy Tavg567/Tstd567?3.600.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huabin Liao, Chuanbo Dong, Wei-Jeh Kao, Hung-Chien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20230176324
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element to a seventh lens element. The first lens element has positive refracting power, the second lens element has negative refracting power, a periphery region of the object-side surface of the third lens element is concave, an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the third lens element is convex, an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the fifth lens element is convex, an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the sixth lens element is concave, an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex, and a periphery region of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex. Lens elements included by the optical imaging lens are only the seven lens elements mentioned above, and the following conditions: D31t72/(Fno*D11t22)?2.300 and D32t62*Fno/D62t72?3.500 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qingzhi Zhu, Jiayuan Zhang, Wei-Jeh Kao, Hung-Chien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20230176331
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes first to seventh lens elements sequentially arranged along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, and each including an object-side surface facing toward the object side and allowing an imaging ray to pass through and an image-side surface facing toward the image side and allowing the imaging ray to pass through. The first lens element has positive refracting power. The fourth lens element has positive refracting power. A periphery region of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is convex. An optical axis region of the object-side surface of the sixth lens element is convex. An optical axis region of the image-side surface of the sixth lens element is concave. An optical axis region of the object-side of the seventh lens element is concave. Lens elements of the optical imaging lens are only the seven lens elements described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiayuan Zhang, Chuanbo Dong, Wei-Jeh Kao, Hung-Chien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20220252835
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element, a second lens, a third lens element and a fourth lens element from an object side to an image side in order along an optical axis. An optical axis region of the object-side surface of the first lens element is convex, and an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the third lens element is concave. The lens elements included by the optical imaging lens are only the four lens elements described above. Tavg is an average of four thicknesses from the first lens element to the fourth lens element along the optical axis, an Abbe number of the first lens element is ?1, and an Abbe number of the second lens element is ?2 so that the optical imaging lens satisfies: Tavg?300 ?m, and |?1??2|?30.000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Huabin Liao, Hai Lin, Wei-Jeh Kao, Chuanbo Dong, Hung-Chien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20220206263
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element to a sixth lens element from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens element has negative refracting power, the second lens element has negative refracting power and a periphery region of the object-side surface of the second lens element is convex, a periphery region of the image-side surface of the third lens element is concave, a periphery region of the object-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave and a periphery region of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave. Lens elements included by the optical imaging lens are only six lens elements described above. AAG is a sum of five air gaps from the first lens element to the sixth lens element along the optical axis, and EFL is an effective focal length to satisfy AAG/EFL?2.700.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Huabin Liao, Jiali Lian, Wei-Jeh Kao, Hung-Chien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20220137362
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens comprises eight lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens may enlarge aperture stop and image height and sustain relative illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chien HSIEH, Qingzhi ZHU, Wei-Jeh KAO