Patents by Inventor Yuan-Fan Liang

Yuan-Fan Liang 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: 11971603
    Abstract: A scope includes an objective lens system having refractive power, a relay lens system having refractive power, and an eyepiece system having refractive power. The relay lens system includes a first, a second, and a third lens groups. The second lens group includes a II-2-1 lens and a II-2-2 lens, and both of which are cemented. The third lens group includes a II-3-1 lens having a convex surface facing an object side and a II-3-2 lens having a convex surface facing an image side, and both of which are cemented. The second lens group and the third lens group can move along an optical axis to change a magnification of the relay lens system and thereby change a magnification of the scope. The objective lens system, the relay lens system, and the eyepiece system are arranged in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventor: Yuan-Fan Liang
  • Publication number: 20230418026
    Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a cover glass. The first lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing an image side. The second lens is a meniscus lens with refractive power. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, and the cover glass are arranged in order from the image side to an object side along a first optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yuan-Fan Liang, Jia-Sin Chen
  • Patent number: 11714261
    Abstract: A wide-angle lens assembly includes a first lens group with negative refractive power, a second lens group with negative refractive power, a third lens group with positive refractive power, a fourth lens group with positive refractive power and a fifth lens group with positive refractive power. The first lens group includes a first lens, the second lens group includes a second lens, and the third lens group includes a third lens. The wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: 0.5<|fLG4/fLG5|<1.8, where fLG4 is an effective focal length of the fourth lens group, and fLG5 is an effective focal length of the fifth lens group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventor: Yuan-Fan Liang
  • Publication number: 20220206250
    Abstract: A scope includes an objective lens system having refractive power, a relay lens system having refractive power, and an eyepiece system having refractive power. The relay lens system includes a first, a second, and a third lens groups. The second lens group includes a II-2-1 lens and a II-2-2 lens, and both of which are cemented. The third lens group includes a II-3-1 lens having a convex surface facing an object side and a II-3-2 lens having a convex surface facing an image side, and both of which are cemented. The second lens group and the third lens group can move along an optical axis to change a magnification of the relay lens system and thereby change a magnification of the scope. The objective lens system, the relay lens system, and the eyepiece system are arranged in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Yuan-Fan LIANG
  • Publication number: 20200326515
    Abstract: A wide-angle lens assembly includes a first lens group with negative refractive power, a second lens group with negative refractive power, a third lens group with positive refractive power, a fourth lens group with positive refractive power and a fifth lens group with positive refractive power. The first lens group includes a first lens, the second lens group includes a second lens, and the third lens group includes a third lens. The wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: 0.5<|fLG4/fLG5|<1.8, where fLG4 is an effective focal length of the fourth lens group, and fLG is an effective focal length of the fifth lens group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: Yuan-Fan Liang
  • Patent number: 10698177
    Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens arranged along an optical axis in order from an object side to an image side. The first lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the first lens is convex. The second lens is a lens with positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the second lens is convex. The third lens is a lens with negative refractive power, and an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the third lens are concave. The fourth lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power. The fifth lens is a lens with positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the fifth lens is convex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventor: Yuan Fan Liang
  • Patent number: 10656384
    Abstract: A wide-angle lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens is with refractive power. The second lens includes a convex surface facing the object side. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fourth lens is with refractive power. The fifth lens includes a concave surface facing the object side. The sixth lens includes a concave surface facing the image side. The wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: 0.62<(R41?R42)/(R41+R42)<5.60, wherein R41 is a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the fourth lens and R42 is a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the fourth lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Chen, Hsi-Ling Chang, Yuan-Fan Liang
  • Publication number: 20190101726
    Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens arranged along an optical axis in order from an object side to an image side. The first lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the first lens is convex. The second lens is a lens with positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the second lens is convex. The third lens is a lens with negative refractive power, and an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the third lens are concave. The fourth lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power. The fifth lens is a lens with positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the fifth lens is convex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Yuan Fan Liang
  • Publication number: 20180335611
    Abstract: A wide-angle lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens is with refractive power. The second lens includes a convex surface facing the object side. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fourth lens is with refractive power. The fifth lens includes a concave surface facing the object side. The sixth lens includes a concave surface facing the image side. The wide-angle lens assembly satisfies: 0.62<(R41?R42)/(R41+R42)<5.60, wherein R41 is a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the fourth lens and R42 is a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the fourth lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Chen, Hsi-Ling Chang, Yuan-Fan Liang
  • Patent number: 9696520
    Abstract: A wide-angle lens, from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens and a ninth lens. The first, second and third lens are with negative refractive power. The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh lens are with refractive power. The eighth lens is a biconvex lens with positive refractive power. The ninth lens is a biconvex lens with positive refractive power. The first lens, the second lens and the third lens satisfy: ?26<f1/f<f2/f<f3/f<?3 and ?1.64<f123/f<?1.6 wherein f1 and f2 are effective focal lengths of the first and second lenses, f3 and f are an effective focal lengths of the third lens and the wide-angle lens, and f123 is an effective focal length of the combination of the first lens, second lens and third lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., AO ETHER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuan-Fan Liang, Tsan-Haw Lee
  • Patent number: 9523840
    Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a stop, a third lens and a fourth lens, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens and the fourth lens are with negative refractive power. The second lens and the third lens are biconvex lenses with positive refractive power. The first, third, fourth lens include an object side surface and an image side surface respectively, wherein at least one of the object side surface and the image side surface is an aspheric surface. The lens assembly satisfies: 0<|f1/f2|<|f4/f3|<2, f/D12>1 wherein f1, f2, f3, f4, and f is an effective focal length of the first, second, third, fourth lens and the lens assembly, and D12 is an interval from the first lens to the second lens along the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignees: SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., AO ETHER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuan-Fan Liang
  • Publication number: 20160116710
    Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a stop, a third lens and a fourth lens, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens and the fourth lens are with negative refractive power. The second lens and the third lens are biconvex lenses with positive refractive power. The first, third, fourth lens include an object side surface and an image side surface respectively, wherein at least one of the object side surface and the image side surface is an aspheric surface. The lens assembly satisfies: 0<|f1/f2|<|f4/f3|<2, f/D12>1 wherein f1, f2, f3, f4, and f is an effective focal length of the first, second, third, fourth lens and the lens assembly, and D12 is an interval from the first lens to the second lens along the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Yuan-Fan Liang
  • Publication number: 20160103301
    Abstract: A wide-angle lens, from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens and a ninth lens. The first, second and third lens are with negative refractive power. The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh lens are with refractive power. The eighth lens is a biconvex lens with positive refractive power. The ninth lens is a biconvex lens with positive refractive power. The first lens, the second lens and the third lens satisfy: ?26<f1/f<f2/f<f3/f<?3 and ?1.64<f123/f<?1.6 wherein f1 and f2 are effective focal lengths of the first and second lenses, f3 and f are an effective focal lengths of the third lens and the wide-angle lens, and f123 is an effective focal length of the combination of the first lens, second lens and third lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yuan-Fan Liang, Tsan-Haw Lee
  • Patent number: 9122046
    Abstract: An imaging lens including the first˜fifth lens arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side is provided. The first lens has at least one aspheric surface. The second lens with negative optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a convex surface facing towards the object side. The third lens with positive optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a concave surface facing towards the object side. The fourth lens with negative optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a concave surface facing towards the image side. The fifth lens with positive optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a convex surface facing towards the object side. By the above arrangement, the imaging lens has a shorter optical total length and a larger aperture for enhancing the image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignees: SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., Asia Optical International Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuan-Fan Liang
  • Patent number: 9019627
    Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side. The second lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fourth lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fifth lens is a biconcave lens with negative refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignees: Sintai Optical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Asia Optical International Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuan-Fan Liang
  • Publication number: 20140092488
    Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side. The second lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fourth lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fifth lens is a biconcave lens with negative refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicants: Asia Optical International Ltd., Sintai Optical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuan-Fan Liang
  • Publication number: 20130286487
    Abstract: An imaging lens including the first˜fifth lens arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side is provided. The first lens has at least one aspheric surface. The second lens with negative optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a convex surface facing towards the object side. The third lens with positive optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a concave surface facing towards the object side. The fourth lens with negative optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a concave surface facing towards the image side. The fifth lens with positive optical power has at least one aspheric surface and a convex surface facing towards the object side. By the above arrangement, the imaging lens has a shorter optical total length and a larger aperture for enhancing the image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventor: Yuan-Fan Liang
  • Patent number: 8531785
    Abstract: The present invention provides a projection prime lens including first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group arranged in sequence along an optical axis from a screen side to a light modulator side. The first lens group has negative refractive power and includes a first lens with negative refractive power and a second lens with negative refractive power. The second lens group has positive refractive power and includes a third lens with positive refractive power and a fourth lens with positive refractive power The third lens group has positive refractive power and includes a fifth lens with negative refractive power, a sixth lens with positive refractive power, and a seventh lens with positive refractive power. Therefore, the projection prime lens of the present invention has a small size and a good image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yuan-Fan Liang, Tsan-Haw Lee
  • Publication number: 20120170132
    Abstract: The present invention provides a projection prime lens including first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group arranged in sequence along an optical axis from a screen side to a light modulator side. The first lens group has negative refractive power and includes a first lens with negative refractive power and a second lens with negative refractive power. The second lens group has positive refractive power and includes a third lens with positive refractive power and a fourth lens with positive refractive power The third lens group has positive refractive power and includes a fifth lens with negative refractive power, a sixth lens with positive refractive power, and a seventh lens with positive refractive power. Therefore, the projection prime lens of the present invention has a small size and a good image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yuan-Fan Liang, Tsan-Haw Lee