Patents by Inventor Yong Wen San

Yong Wen San 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).

  • Camera module having geared lens barrel
    Patent number: 7215374
    Abstract: A camera having a housing, an imaging array positioned in said housing, and a lens assembly is disclosed. The lens assembly includes a fixed portion attached to the housing and a moveable portion connected to the fixed portion by a threaded coupling. The lens is positioned in the moveable portion to image a scene on the imaging array. The lens is separated from the imaging array by a distance that changes as the moveable portion is rotated relative to the fixed portion. The moveable portion includes a gear for applying a torque to the moveable portion such that the moveable portion moves relative to the fixed portion. The gear is preferably a spur gear. During the assembly of the camera, the gear is turned via a second gear such that the position of the lens is moved to a predetermined desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tan Cheng Why, Yong Wen San
  • Camera module having geared lens barrel
    Publication number: 20040130656
    Abstract: A camera having a housing, an imaging array positioned in said housing, and a lens assembly is disclosed. The lens assembly includes a fixed portion attached to the housing and a moveable portion connected to the fixed portion by a threaded coupling. The lens is positioned in the moveable portion to image a scene on the imaging array. The lens is separated from the imaging array by a distance that changes as the moveable portion is rotated relative to the fixed portion. The moveable portion includes a gear for applying a torque to the moveable portion such that the moveable portion moves relative to the fixed portion. The gear is preferably a spur gear. During the assembly of the camera, the gear is turned via a second gear such that the position of the lens is moved to a predetermined desired position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Tan Cheng Why, Yong Wen San