Patents by Inventor Yeong-Ming Chang

Yeong-Ming Chang 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: 11467379
    Abstract: A six-piece optical image capturing system is disclosed. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens with refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power, and a sixth lens with refractive power. At least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the six lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens of the optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11467377
    Abstract: The invention discloses a four-piece optical lens for capturing image and a four-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; and a fourth lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the four lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11427174
    Abstract: A movable carrier auxiliary system includes a state detecting device, a braking device, an environmental detecting device and an emergency brake controlling device. The state detecting device detects a movement state of a movable carrier. The environmental detecting device includes at least one image capturing module and an operation module. The brake controlling method thereof includes receive the movement state detected by the state detecting device, and deriving an operating distance based on the movement state with the operation module; capture the environmental image with the image capturing module; determine whether there is an obstruction within the operating distance based on the environmental image; automatically actuate the braking device with the emergency brake controlling device when there is the obstruction within the operating distance in the environmental image, thereby to stop the movable carrier within the operating distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11415777
    Abstract: A four-piece optical image capturing system is disclosed. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system along the optical axis includes a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; and a fourth lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the four lenses are aspheric. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20220244499
    Abstract: A six-piece optical image capturing system is disclosed. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lenses along the optical axis include a first lens with refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power, and a sixth lens with negative refractive power. At least one lens among the first lens to the fifth lens has positive refractive power. The image-side surface and object-side surface of the sixth lens are aspheric, and at least one of the image-side surface and the object-side surface of the sixth lens has an inflection point. The optical lens of the optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11402612
    Abstract: An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both the surfaces of the seventh lens are aspheric surfaces, and at least one surface of the seventh lens has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20220236531
    Abstract: A six-piece optical image capturing system is disclosed. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens with refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power, and a sixth lens with negative refractive power. The image-side surface and object-side surface of the sixth lens are aspheric, and at least one surface of the sixth lens has an inflection point. At least one among the first lens to the fifth lens has positive refractive power. The optical lens of the optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11397310
    Abstract: A four-piece optical image capturing system is disclosed. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system along the optical axis includes a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; and a fourth lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the four lenses are aspheric. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11318954
    Abstract: A movable carrier auxiliary system includes an environment detecting device, a state detecting device, and a control device. The environment detecting device includes at least one image capturing module and an operation module. The image capturing module captures an environment image in a traveling direction of the movable carrier. The operation module detects whether there is at least one of a target carrier and a lane marking in the environment image captured in the traveling direction for generating a detection signal. The state detecting device detects a moving state of the movable carrier and generating a state signal. The control device continuously receives the detection signal and the state signal, and controls the movable carrier to follow the target carrier or the lane marking according to the detection signal and the state signal upon receiving the detection signal that there is the target carrier or the lane marking in the environment image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11312370
    Abstract: A movable carrier auxiliary system includes a sign detecting device including an image capturing module, a storage module, and an operation module. The image capturing module has at least two lenses having refractive power for capturing an environment image around a movable carrier. The storage module stores a plurality of sign models. The operation module is electrically connected to the image capturing module and the storage module. A processing method of the movable carrier auxiliary system includes steps of: detect whether the environment image has a sign image that matches at least one of the image models or not, and correspondingly generate a detection signal via the operation module, thereby to identify signs around the movable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11263431
    Abstract: An automobile identification system utilizes fingerprint sensors disposed an exterior and interior of an automobile to obtain fingerprint images. By means of the reference fingerprint image stored in the database and the determination of the processor, the automobile identification system determines whether the person who attempts to enter the automobile is a driver or not. The automobile identification system does not need the conventional key to open the door of the automobile and activate the engine of the automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Shu-Han Chen
  • Publication number: 20220003960
    Abstract: The invention discloses a three-piece optical lens for capturing image and a three-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; and a third lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the three lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YEONG-MING CHANG, CHIEN-HSUN LAI, YAO-WEI LIU
  • Publication number: 20220003965
    Abstract: The invention discloses a three-piece optical lens for capturing image and a three-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; and a third lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the three lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YEONG-MING CHANG, CHIEN-HSUN LAI, YAO-WEI LIU
  • Patent number: 11208053
    Abstract: A movable carrier auxiliary system includes at least two optical image capturing systems respectively disposed on a left portion and a right portion of a movable carrier. Each optical image capturing system includes an image capturing module, an operation module, at least one warning module, and at least one displaying device, and has at least one lens group including at least two lenses having refractive power. The image capturing module captures and produces an environmental image surrounding the movable carrier. The operation module electrically connected to the image capturing module detects at least one moving object in the environmental image to generate a detecting signal. The warning module electrically connected to the operation module receives the detecting signal, and generates a warning signal when determines that the moving object approach to the movable carrier. The displaying device is electrically connected to the warning module to display the warning signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: ABILITY OPTO ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20210364750
    Abstract: A six-piece optical image capturing system is disclosed. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens with refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power, and a sixth lens with negative refractive power. The image-side surface and object-side surface of the sixth lens are aspheric, and at least one surface of the sixth lens has an inflection point. At least one among the first lens to the fifth lens has positive refractive power. The optical lens of the optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20210364749
    Abstract: A six-piece optical image capturing system is disclosed. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lenses along the optical axis include a first lens with refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power, and a sixth lens with negative refractive power. At least one lens among the first lens to the fifth lens has positive refractive power. The image-side surface and object-side surface of the sixth lens are aspheric, and at least one of the image-side surface and the object-side surface of the sixth lens has an inflection point. The optical lens of the optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20210349286
    Abstract: The invention discloses a three-piece optical lens for capturing image and a three-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; and a third lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the three lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YEONG-MING CHANG, CHIEN-HSUN LAI, YAO-WEI LIU
  • Publication number: 20210349285
    Abstract: The invention discloses a three-piece optical lens for capturing image and a three-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; and a third lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the three lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YEONG-MING CHANG, CHIEN-HSUN LAI, YAO-WEI LIU
  • Patent number: 11161458
    Abstract: An electronic rearview mirror is provided, including a first light-transmissive assembly, a second light-transmissive assembly, an electro-optic medium layer, a display device, and an electrical connector. The first light-transmissive assembly may include a first light-receiving surface and a first light-exit surface. The second light-transmissive assembly may be disposed on the first light-receiving surface and include a second light-receiving surface and a second light-exit surface. The electro-optic medium layer may be disposed in the gap formed between the first light-receiving surface in the first light-transmissive assembly and the second light-exit surface in the second light-transmissive assembly. The third light-transmissive assembly may be adhered onto the second light-receiving surface by an optical adhesive and may include a third light-receiving surface and a third light-exit surface. The display device may include a third light-transmissive assembly and an image-projecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Yi-Chi Cheng, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: D958711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Yi-Chi Cheng, Tzu-Hsuan Wei, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu