Patents by Inventor WEN-CHIEH CHUNG

WEN-CHIEH CHUNG 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: 20240069425
    Abstract: An illumination system including two light source modules, two light guiding modules, a first reflector, and a light homogenization element is provided. The two light guiding modules are respectively disposed on transmission paths of light beams generated by the two light source modules to generate two guiding light beams. One of the guiding light beams is reflected to the light homogenization element by the first reflector. The other of the guiding light beams is directly transmitted to the light homogenization element. The guiding light beams are emitted from the light homogenization element and form an illumination light beam. A projection apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Hsin Lu, Jen-Wei Kuo, Wen-Chieh Chung
  • Publication number: 20240073378
    Abstract: A projection apparatus including a light source module, an eccentric-collimating lens, a prism lens group, a light valve and a projection lens is provided. The light source module is configured to provide an illumination light beam. The eccentric-collimating lens is disposed between the light sources and the light valve on a transmission path of the illumination light beam. The light valve is configured to convert the illumination light beam into an image light beam. The projection lens is configured to project the image light beam out of the projection apparatus. A first included angle between a first transmission direction of the illumination light beam incident on the eccentric-collimating lens and a central axis of the eccentric-collimating lens is greater than 0. The first transmission direction and a second transmission direction of the image beam exiting from the light valve are perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Hsin Lu, Jen-Wei Kuo, Wen-Chieh Chung
  • Patent number: 11842568
    Abstract: A feature surface projection system includes a projector, a camera, and a controller. The projector projects a structured light and an image beam to a feature surface at different times. The structured light forms a structured light pattern on the feature surface, and the image beam forms an image on the feature surface. The camera photographs the structured light pattern and the image at different times. The controller is electrically connected to the projector and the camera, calculates a position of a feature point of the feature surface, and determines a difference between a position of a feature point of the image and the position of the feature point of the feature surface to determine whether to adjust the image beam. A projection method for a feature surface is also provided. The feature surface projection system provides an automatic alignment function between a projected content and the feature surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Tien Chen, Wen-Chieh Chung, Hung-Pin Chen
  • Publication number: 20210279448
    Abstract: A feature surface projection system includes a projector, a camera, and a controller. The projector projects a structured light and an image beam to a feature surface at different times. The structured light forms a structured light pattern on the feature surface, and the image beam forms an image on the feature surface. The camera photographs the structured light pattern and the image at different times. The controller is electrically connected to the projector and the camera, calculates a position of a feature point of the feature surface, and determines a difference between a position of a feature point of the image and the position of the feature point of the feature surface to determine whether to adjust the image beam. A projection method for a feature surface is also provided. The feature surface projection system provides an automatic alignment function between a projected content and the feature surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Tien Chen, Wen-Chieh Chung, Hung-Pin Chen
  • Publication number: 20210208493
    Abstract: A projection device including a light combining system, an illumination system, and a projection lens is provided. The light combining system is configured to provide a combined beam. The illumination system is disposed on a transmission path of the combined beam and configured to receive the combined beam to generate an illumination beam. At least one light valve is disposed on a transmission path of the illumination beam and converts the illumination beam into an image beam. The projection lens is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam and configured to project the image beam out of the projection device. The light combining system is located in a first layer space. The at least one light valve is located in a second layer space. The first layer space is different from the second layer space. The first layer and second layer spaces overlap in the gravitational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Chieh Chung, Jen-Wei Kuo, Tsung-Hsin Liao
  • Patent number: 10877252
    Abstract: A fixed-focus projection lens including a first lens group, an aperture stop and a second lens group arranged sequentially along an optical axis of the fixed-focus projection lens in a direction from an outgoing side to an incoming side. The first lens group includes a first lens element to the sixth lens element arranged sequentially along the optical axis in a direction from the outgoing side to the incoming side. The second lens group includes a seventh lens element to an eleventh lens element arranged sequentially along the optical axis in a direction from the outgoing side to the incoming side. The material of the first lens element is plastic. The material of the second lens element to the eleventh lens element is glass. The fixed-focus projection lens of the disclosure has a smaller size, good optical quality and good durability of high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Chin Chen, Tao-Hung Kuo, Wen-Chieh Chung, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Publication number: 20190302428
    Abstract: A fixed-focus projection lens including a first lens group, an aperture stop and a second lens group arranged sequentially along an optical axis of the fixed-focus projection lens in a direction from an outgoing side to an incoming side. The first lens group includes a first lens element to the sixth lens element arranged sequentially along the optical axis in a direction from the outgoing side to the incoming side. The second lens group includes a seventh lens element to an eleventh lens element arranged sequentially along the optical axis in a direction from the outgoing side to the incoming side. The material of the first lens element is plastic. The material of the second lens element to the eleventh lens element is glass. The fixed-focus projection lens of the disclosure has a smaller size, good optical quality and good durability of high temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Chin Chen, Tao-Hung Kuo, Wen-Chieh Chung, Chuan-Te Cheng
  • Patent number: 9684231
    Abstract: A projector includes at least one light source, a light combination assembly, a light-shape adjusting element, an illuminating assembly, and an imaging assembly. The light source is used for emitting at least one light beam. The light combination assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the light beam for transferring the light beam to an illumination beam. The light-shape adjusting element is disposed in the light combination assembly and located at the transmission path of the light beam for adjusting a light shape of the light beam, in which the light shape of the light beam is adjusted to be an elliptical shape. The imaging assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the illumination beam for transferring the illumination beam to an image beam. The imaging assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the image beam for projecting the image beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Chieh Chung, Meng-Hsuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20160041458
    Abstract: A projector includes at least one light source, a light combination assembly, a light-shape adjusting element, an illuminating assembly, and an imaging assembly. The light source is used for emitting at least one light beam. The light combination assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the light beam for transferring the light beam to an illumination beam. The light-shape adjusting element is disposed in the light combination assembly and located at the transmission path of the light beam for adjusting a light shape of the light beam, in which the light shape of the light beam is adjusted to be an elliptical shape. The imaging assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the illumination beam for transferring the illumination beam to an image beam. The imaging assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the image beam for projecting the image beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: WEN-CHIEH CHUNG, MENG-HSUAN LIN