Patents by Inventor Norman Lu

Norman Lu 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: 11420529
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of identifying a transport in need of energy and in proximity to a charging station, prioritizing the transport to receive the energy before at least one other transport when the transport will provide a first portion of the energy to an entity, and providing the transport with the first portion of the energy, a second portion of the energy to travel to the entity, and a third portion of the energy to travel to a destination identified by the transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20220234466
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of obtaining charge by a transport via a first charging capability while traveling along a route to a destination and re-routing the transport to obtain additional charge via a secondary charging capability while decreasing a travel time to the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220236703
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a server, needed energy at a building of a plurality of buildings served by a microgrid and providing, by the server, a portion of the needed energy to the building using a priority. The portion and the priority are based on an availability of alternate sources of energy at the building as compared with alternate sources of energy at other buildings of the plurality of buildings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220229404
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of directing, by a transport, another transport in need of a first amount of charge to an off-grid stationary battery, providing, by the transport, a second amount of charge to the off-grid stationary battery, and notifying, by the transport, the another transport to retrieve the first amount of charge, wherein the first amount of charge is less than the second amount of charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220231503
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a first energy source, that a second energy source configured to provide energy to an area is in need of supplemental energy, providing, by the first energy source, the supplemental energy to at least one location within the area in a prioritized manner, and responsive to a severity of the need and an amount of available energy at the first energy source, notifying, by the first energy source, the at least one transport to provide additional energy to the at least one location in the prioritized manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220227246
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of directing, by a server, a transport to provide charge to a stationary energy source when a grid demand is above a threshold, and directing, by the server, one or more other transports to retrieve a portion of the provided charge from the stationary energy source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220219560
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, at a charging station, a first amount of energy from a transport at a first level and at a time and providing, at the charging station, a second amount of energy to the transport at a level less than the first level at another time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220219563
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a charging station, a grade associated with an operation of a transport and allowing, by the charging station, a recharging level related to the grade and an environmental impact of the recharging level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220222762
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a charging station, that a transport will need charge at a first time and notifying, by the charging station, a device associated with an occupant of the transport in response to the transport is not expecting to receive the charge at a second time before the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220212560
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, an energy transfer request from a charging station, determining, by the server, a current priority level of the at least one transport within an accessible range of the charging station, and responsive to the current priority level being below a threshold, sending an instruction to the at least one transport to transfer energy to the charging station based on the energy transfer request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Patent number: 11345251
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, an energy transfer request from a charging station, determining, by the server, a current priority level of the at least one transport within an accessible range of the charging station, and responsive to the current priority level being below a threshold, sending an instruction to the at least one transport to transfer energy to the charging station based on the energy transfer request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20220067848
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, that a characteristic associated with an occupant is at a level below a threshold, performing, by the transport, an energy-saving action to reduce the characteristic level, and responsive to the characteristic level rising above the level but being below the threshold, performing, by the transport, an energy-usage action to reduce the characteristic level, and the energy-saving action is performed while the energy-usage action is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220069636
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, an energy transfer condition exists along a route, routing, by the transport, to a location on the route based on the energy transfer condition exceeding an energy transfer value and based on one or more traffic conditions, aligning, by the transport, a position of the transport at the location to wirelessly receive an energy transfer, and receiving, by the transport, the energy transfer while the transport is in motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220063433
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a station, a first group of transports in need of charge and a second group of transports capable of providing charge, prioritizing, by the station, at least one transport of the second group to come to the station at a time prior to when at least one transport of the first group comes to the station, receiving, at the station, a first amount of charge from the at least one transport of the second group, and providing, from the station, a second amount of charge to the at least one transport of the first group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220055614
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting, by a transport, an environment via a first sensor, determining, by the transport, an event related to the environment is imminent, powering, by the transport, a second sensor associated with the imminent event, and detecting, by the transport, the event as it is occurring via the second sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20220032809
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of identifying a transport in need of energy and in proximity to a charging station, prioritizing the transport to receive the energy before at least one other transport when the transport will provide a first portion of the energy to an entity, and providing the transport with the first portion of the energy, a second portion of the energy to travel to the entity, and a third portion of the energy to travel to a destination identified by the transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20220032817
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a first energy, at a target transport, from a charging station at a first value during a first amount of time, and the target transport and the charging station are physically connected, and receiving a second energy, at the target transport, from a providing transport at a second value greater than the first value during a second amount of time less than the first amount of time, and the target transport and the providing transport are wirelessly connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20220001766
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of retrieving a first amount of energy, by an originating transport, of a minimum amount of energy on a target transport, based on an expended energy by the originating transport to reach a meeting location, provide a needed service, and an estimated expended energy by the originating transport to return to an original location, and retrieving a second amount of energy, by the originating transport, of the minimum amount of energy on the target transport, based on a factor related to providing the service, wherein the factor is greater than the expended energy and the estimated expended energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20220001754
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a server, a location where a first transport will run out of energy, determining, by the server, a first amount of energy needed by a second transport to maneuver to the first transport at an intermediate location prior to the location and to wirelessly provide a second amount of energy to the first transport, wherein the first transport and the second transport are in motion, and instructing, by the server, the second transport to wirelessly provide the second amount of energy at the intermediate location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20210394634
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, an energy transfer request from a charging station, determining, by the server, a current priority level of the at least one transport within an accessible range of the charging station, and responsive to the current priority level being below a threshold, sending an instruction to the at least one transport to transfer energy to the charging station based on the energy transfer request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: Norman Lu