Patents by Inventor Wen-hung Hsu

Wen-hung Hsu 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: 20240134150
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes a holder, a cover, a carrier, a first magnet, a coil, a spring, two second magnets and a hall sensor. The holder includes an opening hole. The cover is made of metal material and coupled to the holder. The carrier is movably disposed in the cover, and for coupling to a lens. The first magnet is connected to an inner side of the cover. The coil is wound around an outer side of the carrier, and adjacent to the first magnet. The spring is coupled to the carrier. The second magnets are disposed on one end of the carrier which is toward the holder. The hall sensor is for detecting a magnetic field of any one of the second magnets, wherein the magnetic field is varied according to a relative displacement between the hall sensor and the second magnet which is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Chun-Yi LU, Te-Sheng TSENG, Wen-Hung HSU
  • Publication number: 20240118589
    Abstract: A camera module includes a plastic carrier, an imaging lens assembly, a reflective element and a plurality of auto-focusing elements. The plastic carrier includes an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein an inner space is defined by the inner portion, and the outer portion includes at least one mounting structure. The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the inner space of the plastic carrier. The reflective element is for folding an image light by a reflective surface of the reflective element into the imaging lens assembly. The auto-focusing elements include at least two magnets and at least one wiring element, wherein the auto-focusing elements are for moving the plastic carrier along a second optical axis of the imaging lens assembly, and the magnets or the wiring element can be disposed on the mounting structure of the outer portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Wen-Hung HSU
  • Publication number: 20240118514
    Abstract: A camera driving module includes: a base including a central opening; a casing disposed on the base and including an opening hole corresponding to the central opening; a lens unit movably disposed on the casing; and a focus driving part. The focus driving part includes a carrier, an AF coil element, at least two permanent magnets and a Hall element. The carrier is disposed on the lens unit and movable in a direction parallel to an optical axis. The AF coil element is fixed to the base and faces toward the carrier. The permanent magnets are fixed on one side of the carrier facing toward the base and disposed opposite to each other about the optical axis. The Hall element faces toward a corresponding surface of one of the permanent magnets. The AF coil element and the corresponding surfaces are arranged in the direction parallel to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: LARGAN DIGITAL CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Wen-Hung HSU
  • Publication number: 20240096834
    Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes determining a first bump map indicative of a first set of positions of bumps. The method includes determining, based upon the first bump map, a first plurality of bump densities associated with a plurality of regions of the first bump map. The method includes smoothing the first plurality of bump densities to determine a second plurality of bump densities associated with the plurality of regions of the first bump map. The method includes determining, based upon the second plurality of bump densities, a second bump map indicative of the first set of positions of the bumps and a set of sizes of the bumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Shih Hsuan HSU, Chan-Chung CHENG, Chun-Chen LIU, Cheng-Hung CHEN, Peng-Ren CHEN, Wen-Hao CHENG, Jong-l MOU
  • Patent number: 11931456
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition containing a mixed polymeric micelle and a drug enclosed in the micelle, in which the mixed polymeric micelle, 1 to 1000 nm in size, includes an amphiphilic block copolymer and a lipopolymer. Also disclosed are preparation of the pharmaceutical composition and use thereof for treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MegaPro Biomedical Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Wei, Yuan-Hung Hsu, Wen-Yuan Hsieh, Chia-Wen Huang, Chih-Lung Chen, Jhih-Yun Jian, Shian-Jy Wang
  • Patent number: 11913047
    Abstract: A method for producing ?-aminobutyric acid includes cultivating, in a culture medium containing glutamic acid or a salt thereof, a probiotic composition including at least one lactic acid bacterial strain selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium breve CCFM1025 which is deposited at the Guangdong Microbial Culture Collection Center under an accession number GDMCC 60386, Lactobacillus acidophilus TYCA06, Lactobacillus plantarum LPL28, and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis BLI-02 which are deposited at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center respectively under accession numbers CGMCC 15210, CGMCC 17954, and CGMCC 15212, Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32 which is deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection under an accession number CCTCC M 2011127, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: GLAC BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsieh-Hsun Ho, Ching-Wei Chen, Yu-Fen Huang, Chen-Hung Hsu, Wen-Yang Lin, Yi-Wei Kuo, Shin-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 11899272
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes a holder, a cover, a carrier, a first magnet, a coil, a spring, two second magnets and a hall sensor. The holder includes an opening hole. The cover is made of metal material and coupled to the holder. The carrier is movably disposed in the cover, and for coupling to a lens. The first magnet is connected to an inner side of the cover. The coil is wound around an outer side of the carrier, and adjacent to the first magnet. The spring is coupled to the carrier. The second magnets are disposed on one end of the carrier which is toward the holder. The hall sensor is for detecting a magnetic field of any one of the second magnets, wherein the magnetic field is varied according to a relative displacement between the hall sensor and the second magnet which is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Lu, Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11886032
    Abstract: A camera driving module includes: a base including a central opening; a casing disposed on the base and including an opening hole corresponding to the central opening; a lens unit movably disposed on the casing; and a focus driving part. The focus driving part includes a carrier, an AF coil element, at least two permanent magnets and a Hall element. The carrier is disposed on the lens unit and movable in a direction parallel to an optical axis. The AF coil element is fixed to the base and faces toward the carrier. The permanent magnets are fixed on one side of the carrier facing toward the base and disposed opposite to each other about the optical axis. The Hall element faces toward a corresponding surface of one of the permanent magnets. The AF coil element and the corresponding surfaces are arranged in the direction parallel to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11880117
    Abstract: A camera module includes a plastic carrier, an imaging lens assembly, a reflective element and a plurality of auto-focusing elements. The plastic carrier includes an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein an inner space is defined by the inner portion, and the outer portion includes at least one mounting structure. The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the inner space of the plastic carrier. The reflective element is for folding an image light by a reflective surface of the reflective element into the imaging lens assembly. The auto-focusing elements include at least two magnets and at least one wiring element, wherein the auto-focusing elements are for moving the plastic carrier along a second optical axis of the imaging lens assembly, and the magnets or the wiring element can be disposed on the mounting structure of the outer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11867971
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes a holder, a metal cover, a carrier, a sensing magnet, a printed circuit board, a position sensor, a coil and at least one driving magnet. The metal cover is coupled with the holder and has an opening. The carrier is assembled to a lens assembly having an optical axis, wherein the carrier is disposed in the metal cover and is movable along a direction parallel to the optical axis. The sensing magnet is coupled with the carrier. The printed circuit board is disposed near to one of the four lateral sides of the holder. The position sensor is disposed on the printed circuit board and corresponds to the sensing magnet. The coil is disposed on an outer surface of the carrier. One of the driving magnet is disposed in the metal cover and corresponds to the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11854793
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer cleaning apparatus is provided. The semiconductor wafer cleaning apparatus includes a spin base, a spindle, a clamping member, and a first sealing ring. The spin base has a through hole and a flange. The spindle extends through the through hole. The clamping member covers the through hole and is connected to the spindle. The clamping member includes a mounting part. The first sealing ring is disposed under the clamping member. A top surface of the first sealing ring and a top surface of the flange are in contact with a bottom surface of the mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Lun Chen, Po-Jen Shih, Ming-Sung Hung, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11852887
    Abstract: A camera module includes a metal yoke, a holding base, a plastic barrel, a plurality of plastic lens elements, a leaf spring pair and a coil element. The holding base is connected to the metal yoke and defines an inner space. The holding base has a through hole which is corresponding to an opening of the metal yoke. The plastic barrel is movably disposed in the inner space. The plastic lens elements are disposed in the plastic barrel. The leaf spring pair includes two leaf springs which are located on a same plane and connected to the plastic barrel. The coil element surrounds an outer surface of the plastic barrel and electrically connected to the leaf spring pair, wherein two ends of the coil element is connected to the leaf springs by a thermal pressing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11852892
    Abstract: A lens assembly module includes a base, a cover, a lens unit, an elastic element, at least two conductive elements, at least one AF coil element and at least two first magnetic elements. The cover is coupled to the base. The lens unit is movably disposed in the cover. The elastic element is coupled to the lens unit. The conductive elements are coupled to the lens unit. The AF coil element is disposed on the lens unit, and two ends of the AF coil element are electrically connected to the conductive elements, respectively. The first magnetic elements are disposed in the cover. A part of each of the inner portions is overlapped along a direction parallel to an optical axis and electrically connected to each conductive element. The AF coil element and the conductive elements are electrically connected by a welding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu, Ming-Ta Chou, Hao-Jan Chen
  • Patent number: 11796759
    Abstract: A camera module includes a metal yoke, a holder, a plastic barrel, a plurality of plastic lens elements and a plurality of metal conducting elements. The holder is connected to the metal yoke for forming an inner space. The plastic barrel is movably disposed in the inner space and includes at least one buffering part. The plastic lens elements are disposed in the plastic barrel. The metal conducting elements are at least one leaf spring and a wire element, wherein the metal conducting elements are connected to the plastic barrel. Before the at least one buffering part contacts a contacting part of the at least one leaf spring, there is a gap distance between the at least one buffering part and the contacting part of the at least one leaf spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11703658
    Abstract: A camera module includes a base, a lens module, a reflection module, a longitudinal guiding bar, a transverse guiding bar and a shaft guiding bar. The lens module has an optical axis and is disposed on the base. The reflection module includes a reflective element disposed on the base and located on an object side of the lens module. The longitudinal and transverse guiding bars are disposed between the base and the lens module and respectively extend in a first direction parallel to the optical axis and a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis. The shaft guiding bar is disposed between the base and the reflection module and extends in the second direction. The lens module is movable along the longitudinal and transverse guiding bars, respectively, and the reflective element is rotatable by taking the shaft guiding bar as a rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu, Te-Sheng Tseng
  • Patent number: 11681117
    Abstract: A lens assembly driving module includes a holder, a metal yoke, a lens unit, a magnet set, a coil, at least one elastic element and at least one damper agent. The metal yoke is coupled with the holder and includes a through hole and at least one extending structure. The extending structure is disposed around the through hole and extends along a direction from the through hole to the holder. The lens unit is movably disposed in the metal yoke. The lens unit includes an optical axis and at least one notch structure. The notch structure is disposed in an outer peripheral area of the lens unit and is corresponding to the extending structure. The damper agent is disposed between the extending structure of the metal yoke and the notch structure of the lens unit. The damper agent is applied to damp a movement of the lens unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Lu, Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11668895
    Abstract: A lens assembly actuating module includes a holder, a metal yoke, a lens actuator and a Hall sensor. The holder includes a central opening, at least three metal connectors insert-molded with the holder, at least two metal terminals insert-molded with the holder, and a plurality of plated metal layers disposed on a surface of the holder. The metal yoke is coupled with the holder. The lens actuator is for carrying a lens unit including an optical axis. The lens actuator is movably disposed in the metal yoke. The lens actuator includes at least one elastic element and at least three metal hanging wires. The Hall sensor is disposed on one of the plated metal layers of the holder. The Hall sensor is for detecting a movement of the lens unit along a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11626300
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate stage configured to secure a substrate thereon and a motion mechanism configured to rotate the substrate stage. The substrate stage includes a plurality of holding pins for holding an edge of the substrate. Rotating the substrate stage causes a chemical solution dispensed on an upper surface of the substrate to spread outwardly toward the edge of the substrate. At least one of the plurality of holding pins includes at least one opening or at least one tapered side surface, or both, for guiding the chemical solution to flow off the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Lun Chen, Ming-Sung Hung, Po-Jen Shih, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20230090875
    Abstract: A camera module includes a metal yoke, a holding base, a plastic barrel, a plurality of plastic lens elements, a leaf spring pair and a coil element. The holding base is connected to the metal yoke and defines an inner space. The holding base has a through hole which is corresponding to an opening of the metal yoke. The plastic barrel is movably disposed in the inner space. The plastic lens elements are disposed in the plastic barrel. The leaf spring pair includes two leaf springs which are located on a same plane and connected to the plastic barrel. The coil element surrounds an outer surface of the plastic barrel and electrically connected to the leaf spring pair, wherein two ends of the coil element is connected to the leaf springs by a thermal pressing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Wen-Hung HSU
  • Patent number: 11575813
    Abstract: An imaging lens driving module includes a lens carrier, a frame element, a driving mechanism and a metal conductive element. The lens carrier is disposed in the frame element. The driving mechanism includes a metal elastic element, a coil and a magnet assembly. The metal elastic element includes an outer fixing part coupled to the frame element, an inner fixing part coupled to the lens carrier, and an elastic part. The coil is fixed to the lens carrier and disposed corresponding to the magnet assembly. The metal conductive element is coupled to the lens carrier. The metal elastic element further includes an electrically connecting part and a compensating elastic part. The metal conductive element has a corresponsive surface corresponding to and electrically connected to the electrically connecting part. The compensating elastic part is connected to the electrically connecting part and the inner fixing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Heng Yi Su, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu