Patents by Inventor Wen-Lang Hung

Wen-Lang Hung 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: 9442356
    Abstract: A single piece light guide is disclosed herein. The single piece light guide may include a light rod and a lens. The single piece light guide may be formed using injection molding. The light guide may have one or more regions between the light rod and the lens. A housing may be provided for the light guide. The housing may have an opening that physically supports the light rod. Therefore, the light rod may be secured into place, which may prevent misalignment during use. The one or more regions between the light rod and the lens may assist in assembling and holding the light guide in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-chih Hsiung, Yu-Hsiang Huang, Wen-Lang Hung, Hung Kuang Yang
  • Patent number: 8567997
    Abstract: A single piece light guide is disclosed herein. The single piece light guide may include a light rod and a lens. The single piece light guide may be formed using injection molding. The light guide may have one or more regions between the light rod and the lens. A housing may be provided for the light guide. The housing may have an opening that physically supports the light rod. Therefore, the light rod may be secured into place, which may prevent misalignment during use. The one or more regions between the light rod and the lens may assist in assembling and holding the light guide in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Asia Optical International Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-chih Hsiung, Yu-Hsiang Huang, Wen-Lang Hung, Hung Kuang Yang
  • Patent number: 8469571
    Abstract: A single piece light guide is disclosed herein. The single piece light guide may include a light rod and a lens. The single piece light guide may be formed using injection molding. The light guide may have one or more regions between the light rod and the lens. A housing may be provided for the light guide. The housing may have an opening that physically supports the light rod. Therefore, the light rod may be secured into place, which may prevent misalignment during use. The one or more regions between the light rod and the lens may assist in assembling and holding the light guide in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Asia Optical International Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung Kuang Yang, Chien-chih Hsiung, Yu-Hsiang Huang, Wen-Lang Hung
  • Publication number: 20130058122
    Abstract: A single piece light guide is disclosed herein. The single piece light guide may include a light rod and a lens. The single piece light guide may be formed using injection molding. The light guide may have one or more regions between the light rod and the lens. A housing may be provided for the light guide. The housing may have an opening that physically supports the light rod. Therefore, the light rod may be secured into place, which may prevent misalignment during use. The one or more regions between the light rod and the lens may assist in assembling and holding the light guide in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Chien-chih HSIUNG, Yu-Hsiang HUANG, Wen-Lang HUNG, Hung Kuang YANG
  • Publication number: 20130058123
    Abstract: A single piece light guide is disclosed herein. The single piece light guide may include a light rod and a lens. The single piece light guide may be formed using injection molding. The light guide may have one or more regions between the light rod and the lens. A housing may be provided for the light guide. The housing may have an opening that physically supports the light rod. Therefore, the light rod may be secured into place, which may prevent misalignment during use. The one or more regions between the light rod and the lens may assist in assembling and holding the light guide in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Chien-chih Hsiung, Yu-Hsiang Huang, Wen-Lang Hung, Hung Kuang Yang
  • Publication number: 20130057788
    Abstract: A single piece light guide is disclosed herein. The single piece light guide may include a light rod and a lens. The single piece light guide may be formed using injection molding. The light guide may have one or more regions between the light rod and the lens. A housing may be provided for the light guide. The housing may have an opening that physically supports the light rod. Therefore, the light rod may be secured into place, which may prevent misalignment during use. The one or more regions between the light rod and the lens may assist in assembling and holding the light guide in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Chien-chih Hsiung, Yu-Hsiang Huang, Wen-Lang Hung, Hung Kuang Yang
  • Patent number: 8111526
    Abstract: An optical engine is provided, including an imaging module, a driver module and a connecting unit. The imaging module includes an imaging housing with an imaging space and an imaging unit installed in the imaging space. The imaging housing is made of a conductive material. The driver module includes a driver housing with a driver space and a driver circuit board installed in the driver space. The connecting unit includes at least one of the cables is electrically connected to the imaging unit and the driver circuit board and at least a protruding module protruding from the imaging housing (or the driver housing) to contact with the driver housing (or the imaging housing). The cable is installed in the protruding module made of a conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Hsiung, Keng-Hui Lin, Wen-Lang Hung, Wei-Hsiang Peng, Chao-Yang Ke, Yi-Chung Hung
  • Patent number: 8011791
    Abstract: A light-filtering module includes a light-source module, a dichroic mirror and a first image unit. The light-source module outputs a light beam. The dichroic mirror divides the light beam into a first colored light and a dual colored light. The first image unit provides the first colored light with image information. The light-filtering module includes a light-filtering unit and a driving unit. The light-filtering unit is located between the dichroic mirror and the first image unit is located at a light path of the first colored light. The driving unit includes a coupling element coupled to the light-filtering unit and a driving element utilized to drive the coupling element. The driving element drives the light-filtering unit, switching between a first status and a second status by the coupling element. A wide-wavelength spectrum and a narrow-wavelength spectrum are provided when the light-filtering unit is in the first and second statuses, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Hsiung, Tzu-Lung Wu, Keng-Hui Lin, Wen-Lang Hung, Wei-Hsiang Peng, Chao-Yang Ke, Yi-Chung Hung
  • Patent number: 7973983
    Abstract: An illumination module is provided in the invention. The illumination module includes a light source having a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a linear array and a light guide device. The light guide device receives light from the light source and generates uniform light which is transmitted onto an article to be scanned, has a longitudinal direction, and includes a diffraction structure and a reflection portion. The diffraction structure has a shape inducing light to be scattered and deflects the scattered light toward the longitudinal direction. The reflection portion reflects the light scattered and deflected by the diffraction structure, and is inclined to have an inclined angle with the light propagating direction. In addition, the reflection portion is formed on the diffraction structure or apart from it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hsien-Chi Lin, Heng-Hsiang Chang, Wen-Lang Hung, Kung-Hsin Teng
  • Patent number: 7883213
    Abstract: A liquid crystal projection system (70) includes a light source (50) for emitting a white light beam of three primary colors, a polarizer (51) for polarizing the white light beam, a separating mirror (52), first and second reflecting mirrors (53, 54), first and second polarization separators (56, 57), a half-wave plate (55), a color separator (58), image modulation devices (60R, 60G, 60B) and a projection lens (59). The separating mirror splits the incident polarized white light beam into two sets of polarized light beams, a monochromatic light beam and a bichromatic light beam that are respectively output to the first and second reflecting mirrors (53, 54). The polarized monochromatic light beam is reflected by the first reflecting mirror, transformed to a light beam with reversed polarization by the half-wave plate, and output to the first polarization separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Hsiung, Keng-Hui Lin, Tsi-Lung Wu, Wen-Lang Hung
  • Patent number: 7794089
    Abstract: A liquid crystal projection system includes a light source module, a light management module, an image signal module and a projection lens. The light source module provides an illumination light beam of first polarization state. The light management module includes a color separator for separating the illumination light beam into a first color light beam and a bichromatic light beam, first and second reflectors for respectively reflecting the first color light beam and the bichromatic light beam, a phase plate for converting the polarization of the bichromatic light beam, a first PBS for receiving the first color light beam, a second PBS for receiving the bichromatic light beam, and a dichroic prism for separating the bichromatic light beam into second and third color light beams. The image signal module includes three image modulation units for transforming the polarizations of the first, second and third color light beams and modulating them into image light beams carrying corresponding image signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-chih Hsiung, Keng-hui Lin, Tsi-lung Wu, Wen-lang Hung
  • Patent number: 7771084
    Abstract: A light emitting system is disclosed, including a light generator, a complex lens and an activating unit. The light generator provides a light beam emitted in a first direction in parallel to an optic axis. The complex lens, disposed on a path of the light beam, includes a plurality of micro structures for refracting the light beam. The activating unit includes an activating member coupled to the complex lens. The activating member activates the complex lens with an activation frequency to reciprocally move in a second direction alternate to the first direction. By the disposition of the complex lens, the energy of the light beam is uniformly distributed. Additionally, speckle produced by the light beam is reciprocally moved within an area by the activating unit, creating a photogene reaction, to successfully eliminate existence of the speckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Chin Hsiung, Keng-Hui Lin, Wen-Lang Hung, Wei-Hsiang Peng, Chao-Yang Ke, Yi-Chung Hung
  • Publication number: 20090109408
    Abstract: A light-filtering module includes a light-source module, a dichroic mirror and a first image unit. The light-source module outputs a light beam. The dichroic mirror divides the light beam into a first colored light and a dual colored light. The first image unit provides the first colored light with image information. The light-filtering module includes a light-filtering unit and a driving unit. The light-filtering unit located between the dichroic mirror and the first image unit is located at a light path of the first colored light. The driving unit includes a coupling element coupled to the light-filtering unit and a driving element utilized to drive the coupling element. The driving element drives the light-filtering unit, switching between a first status and a second status by the coupling element, and a wide-wavelength spectrum and a narrow-wavelength spectrum are provided when the light-filtering unit is in the first and second statuses, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Chih HSIUNG, Tzu-Lung Wu, Keng-Hui Lin, Wen-Lang Hung, Wei-Hsiang Peng, Chao-Yang Ke, Yi-Chung Hung
  • Publication number: 20090110020
    Abstract: A light emitting system is disclosed, including a light generator, a complex lens and an activating unit. The light generator provides a light beam emitted in a first direction in parallel to an optic axis. The complex lens, disposed on a path of the light beam, includes a plurality of micro structures for refracting the light beam. The activating unit includes an activating member coupled to the complex lens. The activating member activates the complex lens with an activation frequency to reciprocally move in a second direction alternate to the first direction. By the disposition of the complex lens, the energy of the light beam is uniformly distributed. Additionally, speckle produced by the light beam is reciprocally moved within an area by the activating unit, creating a photogene reaction, to successfully eliminate existence of the speckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Chin Hsiung, Keng-Hui Lin, Wen-Lang Hung, Wei-Hsiang Peng, Chao-Yang Ke, Yi-Chung Hung
  • Publication number: 20090109640
    Abstract: An optical engine is provided, including an imaging module, a driver module and a connecting unit. The imaging module includes an imaging housing with an imaging space and an imaging unit installed in the imaging space. The imaging housing is made of a conductive material. The driver module includes a driver housing with a driver space and a driver circuit board installed in the driver space. The connecting unit includes at least one of the cables is electrically connected to the imaging unit and the driver circuit board and at least a protruding module protruding from the imaging housing (or the driver housing) to contact with the driver housing (or the imaging housing). The cable is installed in the protruding module made of a conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Chih HSIUNG, Keng-Hui LIN, Wen-Lang HUNG, Wei-Hsiang PENG, Chao-Yang KE, Yi-Chung HUNG
  • Publication number: 20080291514
    Abstract: An illumination module is provided in the invention. The illumination module includes a light source having a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a linear array and a light guide device. The light guide device receives light from the light source and generates uniform light which is transmitted onto an article to be scanned, has a longitudinal direction, and includes a diffraction structure and a reflection portion. The diffraction structure has a shape inducing light to be scattered and deflects the scattered light toward the longitudinal direction. The reflection portion reflects the light scattered and deflected by the diffraction structure, and is inclined to have an inclined angle with the light propagating direction. In addition, the reflection portion is formed on the diffraction structure or apart from it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hsien-Chi Lin, Heng-Hsiang Chang, Wen-Lang Hung, Kung-Hsin Teng
  • Publication number: 20080180638
    Abstract: A liquid crystal projection system includes a light source module, a light management module, an image signal module and a projection lens. The light source module provides an illumination light beam of first polarization state. The light management module includes a color separator for separating the illumination light beam into a first color light beam and a bichromatic light beam, first and second reflectors for respectively reflecting the first color light beam and the bichromatic light beam, a phase plate for converting the polarization of the bichromatic light beam, a first PBS for receiving the first color light beam, a second PBS for receiving the bichromatic light beam, and a dichroic prism for separating the bichromatic light beam into second and third color light beams. The image signal module includes three image modulation units for transforming the polarizations of the first, second and third color light beams and modulating them into image light beams carrying corresponding image signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Asia Optical Co., Inc
    Inventors: Chien-chih Hsiung, Keng-hui Lin, Tsi-lung Wu, Wen-lang Hung
  • Publication number: 20080036970
    Abstract: A liquid crystal projection system (70) includes a light source (50) for emitting a white light beam of three primary colors, a polarizer (51) for polarizing the white light beam, a separating mirror (52), first and second reflecting mirrors (53, 54), first and second polarization separators (56, 57), a half-wave plate (55), a color separator (58), an image modulation device (60R, 60G, 60B) and a projection lens (59). The first polarization separator, the second polarization separator and the color separator are combined together as a unit. The half-wave plate is positioned between the first and second polarization separators. The image modulation device is arranged on sides of the first polarization separator and the color separator. The projection lens is disposed on one side of the second polarization separator. Both monochromatic and bichromatic light beams from the separating mirror are respectively incident into the first and second polarization separators in an S-polarization state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Asia Optical Co., Inc
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Hsiung, Keng-Hui Lin, Tsi-Lung Wu, Wen-Lang Hung
  • Publication number: 20070285622
    Abstract: A liquid crystal projection system (70) includes a light source (50) for emitting a white light beam of three primary colors, a polarizer (51) for polarizing the white light beam, a separating mirror (52), first and second reflecting mirrors (53, 54), first and second polarization separators (56, 57), a half-wave plate (55), a color separator (58), image modulation devices (60R, 60G, 60B) and a projection lens (59). The separating mirror splits the incident polarized white light beam into two sets of polarized light beams, a monochromatic light beam and a bichromatic light beam that are respectively output to the first and second reflecting mirrors (53, 54). The polarized monochromatic light beam is reflected by the first reflecting mirror, transformed to a light beam with reversed polarization by the half-wave plate, and output to the first polarization separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Asia Optical Co., Inc
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Hsiung, Keng-Hui Lin, Tsi-Lung Wu, Wen-Lang Hung