Patents by Inventor Yu-Chen Lai

Yu-Chen Lai 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: 20230028802
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a lens assembly that has an optical path and includes a lens element and a light-blocking membrane layer. The lens element has an optical portion, and the optical path passes through the optical portion. The light-blocking membrane layer is coated on the lens element and adjacent to the optical portion. The light-blocking membrane layer has a distal side and a proximal side that is located closer to the optical portion than the distal side. The proximal side includes two extension structures and a recessed structure. Each of the extension structures extends along a direction away from the distal side, and the extension structures are not overlapped with each other in a direction in parallel with the optical path. The recessed structure is connected to the extension structures and recessed along a direction towards the distal side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyun-Jia CHENG, Yu Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Cheng-Feng LIN, Chen-Yi HUANG
  • Publication number: 20230003963
    Abstract: An optical element driving unit includes a stationary body, a carrier, a supporting mechanism and an electromagnetic driving assembly. The supporting mechanism is connected to the carrier and the stationary body and provides the carrier with a degree of freedom of movement relative to the stationary body. The carrier can be driven to move by the electromagnetic driving assembly. The electromagnetic driving assembly includes a driving coil, a driving magnet and a ferromagnetic element. The driving coil is disposed on the carrier. The driving magnet is disposed on the stationary body. The ferromagnetic element is one-piece formed and embedded in the carrier, and the ferromagnetic element includes a magnetic field guiding part and an electrical connection part. The magnetic field guiding part faces the driving coil and/or the driving magnet. The electrical connection part is exposed on a surface of the carrier and electrically connected to the driving coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: LARGAN DIGITAL CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
  • Publication number: 20220365254
    Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a lens element and an aperture element surrounding an imaging optical path and forming an aperture. The aperture element includes a first conical surface, a second conical surface and a contact surface. The first and second conical surfaces surround the imaging optical path. The contact surface is perpendicular to the imaging optical path and contacts the lens element. When the imaging lens system is in a first environment condition, the first conical surface is in contact with the lens element, the second conical surface is spaced apart from the lens element, and the aperture is aligned with the optically effective region. When the imaging lens system is in a second environment condition, the second conical surface is in contact with the lens element, the first conical surface is spaced apart from the lens element, and the aperture is aligned with the optically effective region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Hua TSAI, Yu Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Publication number: 20220350105
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element and a second lens element. The first lens element includes a first frustum surface and a second frustum surface. The first frustum surface is disposed on a side of the first lens element facing towards the second lens element. The first frustum surface and the second frustum surface are disposed on the same side and coaxial, and the second frustum surface is closer to an optical axis than the first frustum surface to the optical axis. The second lens element includes a first corresponding frustum surface and a second corresponding frustum surface. The first corresponding frustum surface is corresponding to the first frustum surface. The second corresponding frustum surface is corresponding to the second frustum surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Chun-Hua TSAI, Yu-Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Publication number: 20220244486
    Abstract: A lens driving module is configured to provide an imaging lens system with auto-focus functionality. The imaging lens system is disposed between a preloading element and a driving base of the lens driving module. The preloading element includes an injection molded part and a ferromagnetic part partially embedded in the injection molded part. A rollable element is disposed in each of mounting structures of the injection molded part and in contact with a displaceable lens carrier of the imaging lens system. The ferromagnetic part and a magnet disposed on the displaceable lens carrier together generate a magnetic attraction force, such that the displaceable lens carrier exerts a preloading force on the rollable element. The driving base includes a driving coil and an electrical wiring pattern. The driving coil corresponds to the magnet for generating a driving force to drive the displaceable lens carrier to move along the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN DIGITAL CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Jan CHEN, Yu Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
  • Publication number: 20220221623
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly has an optical axis, and includes a plurality of optical elements. The optical elements include a light blocking sheet, and the light blocking sheet includes a through hole surface, a first surface, a second surface, a peripheral surface and a plurality of basin structures. The through hole surface surrounds the optical axis. The first surface and the second surface are connected to and surround the through hole surface. The peripheral surface is connected to the first surface and the second surface, and the peripheral surface is farther from the optical axis than the through hole surface from the optical axis. The basin structures are arranged in interval and around the optical axis, each of the basin structures is caved in from the first surface to the second surface, and each of the basin structures protrudes on the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Chih-Wei CHENG, Yu-Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Patent number: 11355625
    Abstract: A device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first gate terminal coupled to the first source terminal, a first source terminal, and a first drain terminal. The second transistor includes a second gate terminal coupled to the first drain terminal, a second source terminal, and a second drain terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC., NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Yang, Yue-Ming Hsin, Yi-Nan Zhong, Yu-Chen Lai
  • Publication number: 20220155549
    Abstract: An imaging lens system has an optical axis. The imaging lens system includes a plurality of optical elements, a lens barrel, an optical mark structure and a curable liquid. The optical elements are arranged along the optical axis. The lens barrel surrounds the optical axis, and at least one of the optical elements is accommodated in the lens barrel. The optical mark structure is disposed on the lens barrel, and the optical mark structure includes a plurality of optical mark units arranged side by side along a circumference direction that surrounds the optical axis. The curable liquid is disposed on the optical mark structure. The curable liquid is in physical contact with at least one of the optical mark units, and one of the optical elements adjacent to the optical mark structure is fixed to the lens barrel while the curable liquid is cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yu Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Liang Chieh WENG, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220159187
    Abstract: An actuator is configured to drive an imaging lens system. The actuator includes a frame portion configured to accommodate the imaging lens system, a supporting portion disposed on the frame portion, a driving portion configured to drive the imaging lens system to move, an optical mark structure disposed on part of the frame portion, the supporting portion or the driving portion and a liquid disposed on the optical mark structure. The supporting portion is configured to support the imaging lens system and give the imaging lens system a degree of freedom of movement with respect to the frame portion. The optical mark structure includes a plurality of optical mark units arranged side by side. The liquid is in physical contact with the imaging lens system, the frame portion, the supporting portion or the driving portion that is adjacent to the optical mark structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Liang Chieh WENG, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220082778
    Abstract: An imaging lens system has an optical axis and an image surface through which the optical axis passes. The imaging lens system includes a plastic lens barrel surrounding the optical axis. The plastic lens barrel includes an image-side portion and an object-side aperture through which the optical axis passes, and the image-side portion is located between the image surface and the object-side aperture. The image-side portion includes a protrusive structure surrounding the optical axis and extending towards the image surface. The protrusive structure has an inner surface facing the optical axis, an outer surface disposed opposite to the inner surface and located farther away from the optical axis than the inner surface and a reflection-reducing surface extending towards the image surface and connected to and located between the inner surface and the outer surface. The protrusive structure includes a reflection-reducing structure disposed on the reflection-reducing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Cheng-Feng LIN
  • Publication number: 20220066119
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes a plurality of optical elements and an accommodating assembly, wherein the accommodating assembly is for containing the optical elements. The accommodating assembly includes a conical-shaped light blocking sheet and a lens barrel. The conical-shaped light blocking sheet includes an out-side portion and a conical portion, and the conical portion is connected to the out-side portion. The conical portion includes a conical structure tapered from the out-side portion toward one of an object-side and an image-side along the optical axis. The lens barrel is disposed on one side of the conical portion. The optical elements include a most object-side optical element, a most image-side optical element and at least one optical element. The conical structure of the conical-shaped light blocking sheet is physically contacted with only one of the lens barrel, the most object-side optical element and the most image-side optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yu-Chen LAI, Chih-Wei CHENG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220050260
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly has an optical axis and includes an annular structure located on an object side of the imaging lens assembly and surrounds the optical axis. The annular structure is located on an object side of the imaging lens assembly, surrounds the optical axis, and includes a first through hole, a second through hole, a first frustum surface, a second frustum surface and a third frustum surface. The first through hole is disposed on an object side of the annular structure, and the second through hole is disposed on an image side of the first through hole. The first frustum surface is disposed on the image side of the first through hole. The second frustum surface is disposed on an object side of the second through hole. The third frustum surface is disposed on an image side of the second through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yu-Chen LAI, Ming-Ta CHOU, Cheng-Feng LIN, Ming-Shun CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220029008
    Abstract: A device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first gate terminal coupled to the first source terminal, a first source terminal, and a first drain terminal. The second transistor includes a second gate terminal coupled to the first drain terminal, a second source terminal, and a second drain terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh YANG, Yue-Ming HSIN, Yi-Nan ZHONG, Yu-Chen LAI
  • Publication number: 20210364738
    Abstract: An imaging optical lens assembly includes six lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface of the first lens element being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the sixth lens element is aspheric and has at least one inflection point. At least one of the six lens elements is made of plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsuan HUANG, Yu Chen LAI
  • Patent number: 11162117
    Abstract: Provided is a method of activating gene expression using a protein having 90% or more sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:45. The protein activates the expression of a gene upon induction with a medium-chain or long-chain alkane or a medium-chain or long-chain fatty acid methyl ester. Also provided is a whole-cell catalytic system regulated by a medium-chain or long-chain alkane or a medium-chain or long-chain fatty acid methyl ester. The system includes a recombinant microbial cell expressing the protein and an alkane monooxygenase. Also provided is a method of preparing a medium-chain or long-chain alkane terminal oxidation product using the whole-cell catalytic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kung-Ta Lee, Shan-Chi Hsieh, Ching-Yeuh Su, Yu-Chen Lai
  • Publication number: 20200318144
    Abstract: Disclosures of the present invention describe a method and device for stimulating biological fermentation. In the present invention, a light source is particularly used for stimulating a biological fermentation by supplying an illumination light with a color temperature in a range between 1600K and 4300K. Moreover, a variety of experimental data have proved that, the illumination light is indeed helpful in stimulating the biological fermentation occurring in an object under fermentation so as to enhance a rate of ethanol fermentation. It is worth further explaining that, the method and the device for stimulating biological fermentation can be applied in any one type of fermentation apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: JWO-HUEI JOU, CHENG-CHIEH LO, MING-RUEI JIANG, YU-CHEN LAI, CHUN-HO CHENG, TING-WEN CHENG
  • Patent number: 10606345
    Abstract: A reality interactive responding system, comprising a first server configured to receive first input data from a user and to determine whether the first input data conform to any one of a plurality of variation conditions or not; and a second server coupled to the first server and configured to receive second input data from the first server when the first input data conform to any one of the plurality of variation conditions and to determine a plurality of interactions in response to the first input data from the user; wherein the first input data from the user are related to an action, a facial expression, a gaze, a text, a speech, a gesture, an emotion or a movement generated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: XRSpace CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Feng-Seng Chu, Cheng-Wei Lee, Yu-Chen Lai, Chuan-Chang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200097067
    Abstract: A reality interactive responding system, comprising a first server configured to receive first input data from a user and to determine whether the first input data conform to any one of a plurality of variation conditions or not; and a second server coupled to the first server and configured to receive second input data from the first server when the first input data conform to any one of the plurality of variation conditions and to determine a plurality of interactions in response to the first input data from the user; wherein the first input data from the user are related to an action, a facial expression, a gaze, a text, a speech, a gesture, an emotion or a movement generated by the user
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Feng-Seng Chu, Cheng-Wei Lee, Yu-Chen Lai, Chuan-Chang Wang
  • Patent number: 10501325
    Abstract: A polyimide film suitable for use in the fabrication of a graphite layer includes a polyimide derived from reaction of diamine monomers with dianhydride monomers, and a foaming agent incorporated in the polyimide. Moreover, a process of fabricating a graphite film includes providing a polyamic acid solution formed by reaction of diamine monomers with dianhydride monomers, incorporating a foaming agent into the polyamic acid solution, forming a polyimide film from the polyamic acid solution, applying a first thermal treatment so that the polyimide film is carbonized to form a carbon film, and applying a second thermal treatment so that the carbon film is converted to a graphite film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Taimide Technology Incorporation
    Inventors: Jia-Hao Wu, Yu-Chen Lai
  • Patent number: 10426346
    Abstract: Provided are an optical tomography digital-impression imaging system and a method for use thereof, said system including: an optical coherence tomography scanner, used for obtaining tomographic slice thicknesses of a plurality of tissue areas of each optical tomography digital image; an information analysis and processing component electrically connected to the optical coherence tomography scanner. The information analysis and processing component has a refractive index compensation and optical path correction functions; by way of analysis and processing, tomographic slice thickness correction values corresponding to the tissue areas are obtained, thus establishing a digital model of the tissue areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: NATIONAL YANG-MING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shyh-Yuan Lee, Chih-Wei Lu, Dong-Yuan Lyu, Yu-Chen Lai