Patents by Inventor Yong-Joo Jo

Yong-Joo Jo 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: 20250080820
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a first lens assembly including a plurality of first lens modules and a single first image sensor, and a second lens assembly including a plurality of second lens modules and a single second image sensor, wherein the first lens assembly and the second lens assembly are arranged to be adjacent to each other, wherein a field of view of each first lens module of the plurality of first lens modules is wider than a field of view of each second lens module of the plurality of second lens modules, and wherein f35t/f35w?2 is satisfied, where f35t is a 35 mm equivalent focal length of the second lens module and f35w is a 35 mm equivalent focal length of the first lens module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Joo JO, Tae Yeon LIM
  • Publication number: 20250076618
    Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a first lens group, an optical path conversion element, and a second lens group arranged in order from an object side. An optical axis of the second lens group is disposed eccentrically in a direction with respect to a geometric optical axis of the optical path conversion element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Yeon LIM, Byung Hyun KIM, Gil Hun LEE, Young Suk KANG, Yong Joo JO, Young Su JIN, Han Na JANG
  • Patent number: 12242039
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens which has refractive power, a second lens which has refractive power, a third lens which has a convex object-side surface, and an inflection point is formed on an image-side surface thereof, a fourth lens which has refractive power, a fifth lens which has a convex object-side surface, and a sixth lens which has refractive power and an inflection point is formed on an image-side surface thereof, and wherein the first to sixth lens are sequentially disposed from an object side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hui Ko, Ju Hwa Son, Ju Sung Park, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 12242136
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes an optical system including at least six lenses, sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side, an image sensor configured to convert light incident through the optical system into an electronic signal, and a variable stop configured to change an incident hole diameter and disposed toward the object side of a lens of the optical system closest to the object side, wherein TTL is a distance to an imaging plane of the image sensor from an object-side surface of the lens closest to the object side and 4.7 mm<TTL<6.00 mm, and wherein Ri is a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of a lens of the optical system second closest to the image sensor, Rj is a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the lens that is second closest to the image sensor, and ?0.5<(|Ri|?|Rj|)/(|Ri|+|Rj|)<0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hyuk Huh, Jae Hyun Baik, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 12242137
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in ascending numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging surface of an image sensor, wherein a conditional expression f/f2+f/f3<?0.4 is satisfied, where f is a focal length of the optical imaging system, f2 is a focal length of the second lens, and f3 is a focal length of the third lens, and a conditional expression TTL/(2*IMG HT)<0.69 is satisfied, where TTL is a distance along the optical axis from an object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging surface of the image sensor, and IMG HT is one-half of a diagonal length of the imaging surface of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hyuk Huh, Jae Hyun Baik, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 12242042
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens sequentially disposed on an optical axis from an object side toward an image side. A distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of an image sensor is TTL, an overall focal length of an optical system including the first to sixth lenses is F, and TTL/F?0.83. An optical axis distance between the second lens and the third lens is D23, an optical axis distance between the third lens and the fourth lens is D34, and 2.2<D23/D34<5.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Hwa Son, Young Su Jin, Dong Shin Yang, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 12242032
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein the first to seventh lenses are spaced apart from each other along the optical axis, and the optical imaging system satisfies 0.4<L1TR/L7TR<1.9, where L1TR is an overall outer diameter of the first lens, L7TR is an overall outer diameter of the seventh lens, and L1TR and L7TR are expressed in a same unit of measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Eun Chong Lee, Yong Joo Jo, Ga Young An
  • Patent number: 12242038
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens having negative refractive power, a fifth lens having positive refractive power, a sixth lens having a convex image-side surface, and a seventh lens, disposed sequentially from an object side. The optical imaging system satisfies ?5.0<f2/f<?2.0, where f is a focal length of the optical imaging system and f2 is a focal length of the second lens. An F No. of the optical imaging system is less than 1.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il Yong Park, In Do Seo, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 12242041
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens, sequentially disposed from an object side. The first lens has negative refractive power, an image side surface thereof is concave, and an angle of view of the optical system including the first lens to the sixth lens is 100° or more. When a focal length of the first lens is f1_1, and a total focal length of the optical system including the first lens to the sixth lens is F1, 1.0<|f1_1/F1|<2.0 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Phil Ho Jung, Yong Joo Jo, Jae Hyun Baik
  • Publication number: 20250067962
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens sequentially disposed from the first lens to the fifth lens from an object-side of the imaging system to an image-side of the imaging system and each having refractive power. The fourth lens has a convex object-side surface and an expression 0.7<TL/f<1.0 is satisfied, where TL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane, and f is an overall focal length of the optical imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Youn LEE, Jin Hwa JUNG, Yong Joo JO
  • Publication number: 20250067958
    Abstract: An image capturing lens system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having negative refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, a seventh lens having positive refractive power, and an eighth lens having refractive power. The first to eighth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side. The first lens and the fourth lens are formed of a glass material. The second lens, the third lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, the seventh lens, and the eighth lens are formed of a plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyuk Joo KIM, Hwan Soo PARK, Yong Joo JO
  • Patent number: 12228699
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens sequentially disposed in ascending numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein LfS2el/L1S1el?0.65 and 0.05<T1/TTL<0.1 are satisfied, where LfS2el is a maximum effective radius of an image-side surface of the fifth lens, L1S1el is a maximum effective radius of an object-side surface of the first lens, T1 is a thickness of the first lens along the optical axis, and TTL is a distance along the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Joo Jo, Jae Hyuk Huh, Young Suk Kang
  • Patent number: 12228793
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having a refractive power, a third lens having a refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having a refractive power, and a sixth lens having positive refractive power. The first to the sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an imaging plane. An expression 0.7<TL/f<1.0 is satisfied, where TL represents a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane and f is an overall focal length of the optical imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Youn Lee, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 12228798
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system; and a spacer disposed between the sixth and seventh lenses, wherein the optical imaging system satisfies 0.5<S6d/f<1.4, where S6d is an inner diameter of the spacer, f is an overall focal length of the optical imaging system, and S6d and f are expressed in a same unit of measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Phil Ho Jung, In Gun Kim, Yong Joo Jo, Ga Young An
  • Patent number: 12228791
    Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a first lens having a convex object-side surface; a second lens having a convex object-side surface; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a convex image-side surface; and a fifth lens having a refractive power, wherein the first to fifth lens are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an imaging plane, wherein a focal length of the second lens is within a range of ?10 mm to ?7.0 mm, and wherein 1.0<TTL/f<1.2, where TTL is a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane and f is a focal length of the lens imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Joo Jo, Hag Chul Kim, Hyo Jin Hwang
  • Patent number: 12228707
    Abstract: There are provided a subminiature optical system having a miniature size and capable of obtaining a narrow view angle using only five sheets of lenses, and a portable device having the same. The subminiature optical system includes a first lens convex toward the object side and having positive refractive power, a second lens concave toward an image side and having negative refractive power, a third lens convex toward the object side and having positive refractive power, a fourth lens concave toward the image plane and having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens convex toward the image plane and having negative or positive refractive power, sequentially from an object side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Joo Jo, Young Suk Kang
  • Patent number: 12222472
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. The first lens includes a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The second lens includes a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The third lens includes a concave object-side surface. The fourth lens includes a concave object-side surface. The fifth lens includes a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Joo Jo
  • Publication number: 20250044564
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having refractive power, a second lens including a first reflective region formed on an object-side surface of the second lens, a third lens having a second reflective region formed on an image-side surface of the third lens, and a fourth lens having refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Yong Joo JO
  • Patent number: 12216334
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis from an object side toward an imaging plane, wherein the seventh lens includes an optical portion configured to refract light, and a rib surrounding the optical portion; the rib includes a surface-treated area disposed in a first portion of an object-side surface of the rib and a first portion of an image-side surface of the rib, a first non-treated area disposed in a second portion of the object-side surface of the rib, and a second non-treated area disposed in a second portion of the image-side surface of the rib; and the first non-treated area and the second non-treated area overlap each other when viewed in a direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Hwa Son, Min Hyuk Im, Yong Joo Jo, Ga Young An
  • Patent number: 12216333
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system. The lenses are separated from each other by respective air gaps along the optical axis between the lenses. The lenses include a first lens closest to the object side of the optical imaging system. The conditional expressions 1.5 mm<Gmax, TL<12.0 mm, and 0.15<R1/f are satisfied, where Gmax is a maximum air gap along the optical axis among all of the air gaps, TL is a length of the optical imaging system along the optical axis from an object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane, R1 is a radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the first lens, and f is a focal length of the optical imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hyuk Jang, Byung Hyun Kim, Jae Hyuk Huh, Yong Joo Jo