Patents by Inventor Wen Ching Lai

Wen Ching Lai 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: 7670071
    Abstract: An exemplary objective holder engages with a PCB substrate having an image sensor and several passive components arranged thereon. The passive components surround the image sensor. The objective includes a lens barrel extending from a side of a base, and a plurality of walls extending from an opposite side of the base. The walls enclose a chamber thereamong for receiving the image sensor and define notches therein for receiving the passive components therein. A transparent cover is received in the objective holder between the lens barrel and the chamber. An adhesive is used to connect the objective holder to the PCB substrate. The PCB substrate is rested on the walls. At least one of the notches communicates the chamber to an exterior for outgassing and is sealed by a mass of sealing material after a heating process of the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Jen Cheng, Wen-Ching Lai, Wen-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20100033616
    Abstract: A camera module includes an image sensor, a substrate, a lens part, a lens holder, and a voice-coil motor (VCM). The image sensor is supported on and electrically connected to the substrate. The lens holder has a bottom end and an upper end opposite to the bottom end. The image sensor is accommodated within the lens holder. The lens part includes a lens barrel which has an upper portion and a bottom portion and is disposed on the lens holder. The VCM includes a winding coiling around the upper portion and a set of permanent magnetic members fixedly fixed and surrounding the winding. The outer diameter of the upper portion is smaller than that of the bottom portion. The VCM is configured for driving the lens part to move toward to or away from the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: FU-MIN HUANG, WEN-CHING LAI, SHENG-HUNG HOU
  • Publication number: 20090052887
    Abstract: An exemplary objective holder engages with a PCB substrate having an image sensor and several passive components arranged thereon. The passive components surround the image sensor. The objective includes a lens barrel extending from a side of a base, and a plurality of walls extending from an opposite side of the base. The walls enclose a chamber thereamong for receiving the image sensor and define notches therein for receiving the passive components therein. A transparent cover is received in the objective holder between the lens barrel and the chamber. An adhesive is used to connect the objective holder to the PCB substrate. The PCB substrate is rested on the walls. At least one of the notches communicates the chamber to an exterior for outgassing and is sealed by a mass of sealing material after a heating process of the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SU-JEN CHENG, WEN-CHING LAI, WEN-CHANG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20090021615
    Abstract: An exemplary objective holder for engaging with a PCB substrate having an image sensor and several passive components arranged thereon, includes a base and several continuously connected walls extending from the base. The walls enclose a chamber thereamong for receiving the image sensor and define notches therein for receiving the passive components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SU-JEN CHENG, WEN-CHING LAI, WEN-CHANG CHEN
  • Patent number: 6926533
    Abstract: An all-directional electric connector includes rotatably connected first and second casings. First and second pins are projected from a rear wall of the first casing and respectively have a front end in the form of a cylindrical tube. The first cylindrical tube is put on a cylindrical bar extended from the first casing into the second casing, a sleeve is put on the first cylindrical tube, and the second cylindrical tube is put on the sleeve without contacting with the first cylindrical tube. First and second leaf springs are provided in the second casing with one end contacted with the first and second cylindrical tubes, respectively, and the other end forming two contacts. When the first casing is plugged in a wall receptacle, the second casing may be turned relative to the first casing without causing disconnection of the leaf springs from the cylindrical tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Inventor: Wen Ching Lai
  • Publication number: 20040259390
    Abstract: An all-directional electric connector includes rotatably connected first and second casings. First and second pins are projected from a rear wall of the first casing and respectively have a front end in the form of a cylindrical tube. The first cylindrical tube is put on a cylindrical bar extended from the first casing into the second casing, a sleeve is put on the first cylindrical tube, and the second cylindrical tube is put on the sleeve without contacting with the first cylindrical tube. First and second leaf springs are provided in the second casing with one end contacted with the first and second cylindrical tubes, respectively, and the other end forming two contacts. When the first casing is plugged in a wall receptacle, the second casing may be turned relative to the first casing without causing disconnection of the leaf springs from the cylindrical tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventor: Wen Ching Lai