Patents by Inventor Albert Liu
Albert Liu 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).
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Patent number: 12566412Abstract: A method includes identifying a material associated with a substrate processing operation of a recipe. The method further includes determining an expected total residual thickness value subsequent to the substrate processing operation. The method further includes determining, based on the expected total residual thickness value, an expected material thickness value of the material associated with the substrate processing operation. The method further includes updating the recipe based on the material and the expected material thickness value of the material to generate an updated recipe. The method further includes causing a substrate to be processed based on the updated recipe.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Albert Liu, Mitesh Harshad Sanghvi, Venkatanarayana Shankaramurthy, Yulian Yao, Xinhai Han
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Publication number: 20250343301Abstract: A battery module includes multiple battery-cell stacks of battery cells. The respective battery cells in the battery-cell stacks are spatially aligned with each other along respective longitudinal axes. The battery cells are oriented such that a positive terminal of a battery cell in one of the battery-cell stacks is spatially aligned with a negative terminal of a battery cell in a neighboring battery-cell stack. The battery-cell stacks are spaced apart to form respective air gaps between neighboring battery-cell stacks. A respective electrical connection layer is disposed on each side of a battery-cell stack to electrically connect the respective battery cells. A respective thermal protection shield is disposed on the respective electrical connection layer. The thermal protection shield includes channels that are spatially aligned with the positive terminals to allow gas and/or thermal energy to escape from a positive terminal in the event of battery-cell damage or breakdown.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2025Publication date: November 6, 2025Inventors: Raymond Tsang, Albert Liu, Caleb Tseng-Tham, Shahrul Song, Henry Smith, Erid Pineda, Saideep Vollala
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Publication number: 20250281713Abstract: An anesthesia machine includes an interface for receiving a vaporizer, a housing having an outer surface, a button having an outer surface, and configured to receive an engagement force from a user, and a latch including an engagement portion, and configured to selectively secure the vaporizer to the anesthesia machine via the engagement portion according to a position of the button, wherein a positional relationship between the outer surface of the button with the outer surface of the housing indicates whether or not the vaporizer is correctly received by the interface of the anesthesia machineType: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2024Publication date: September 11, 2025Inventors: Chao Ding, János G. Lonyay, Vincent Bai, Albert Liu, Hui Fang
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Publication number: 20250181067Abstract: A method includes causing initiation of a first process recipe in a first slot of a multi-slot processing chamber and a second process recipe in a second slot of the multi-slot processing chamber. Responsive to determining a fault event associated with the first slot, the method further includes causing interruption of one or more first components of the first slot during running of the first process recipe while continuing operation of one or more second components of the first slot during the running of the first process recipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: June 5, 2025Inventors: Mitesh Harshad Sanghvi, Albert Liu, Jeevan Shanbhag, Venkatanarayana Shankaramurthy, Allan He, Rana Howlander, Sarah Michelle Bobek, Abdul Aziz Khaja
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Publication number: 20250162397Abstract: A riding lawn mower includes a pair of rear drive wheels, a pair of front wheels, a deck positioned between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear drive wheels, a rotatable cutting blade. a plurality of battery packs removably coupled to the riding lawn mower and structured to provide power to the riding lawn mower, and a battery management system configured to control a plurality of switching elements associated with the plurality of battery packs. The plurality of switching elements configured to control a current flow from each of the plurality of battery packs. The battery management system comprises a master battery management system configured to issue control commands to a plurality of slave battery management systems. Each of the plurality of slave battery management systems is configured to internally control operation of one of the plurality of battery packs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2025Publication date: May 22, 2025Applicant: Briggs & Stratton, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Zeiler, Robert John Koenen, Jacob Schmalz, Albert Liu, Nick Zeidler, Scott Funke, David Procknow
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Patent number: 12291091Abstract: A riding lawn mower comprising, a pair of rear drive wheels, a pair of front wheels, a deck positioned between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear drive wheels, a rotatable cutting blade, and multiple battery packs removably coupled to the riding lawn mower and structured to provide power to the riding lawn mower, each battery pack graspable and removable by a user, wherein the multiple battery packs sequentially provide power to the riding lawn mower.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Zeiler, Robert John Koenen, Jacob Schmalz, Albert Liu, Nick Zeidler, Scott Funke, David Procknow
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Publication number: 20240288838Abstract: A method includes identifying a material associated with a substrate processing operation of a recipe. The method further includes determining an expected total residual thickness value subsequent to the substrate processing operation. The method further includes determining, based on the expected total residual thickness value, an expected material thickness value of the material associated with the substrate processing operation. The method further includes updating the recipe based on the material and the expected material thickness value of the material to generate an updated recipe. The method further includes causing a substrate to be processed based on the updated recipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Albert Liu, Mitesh Harshad Sanghvi, Venkatanarayana Shankaramurthy, Yulian Yao, Xinhai Han
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Publication number: 20230398732Abstract: The present disclosure describes materials, methods, and systems for three-dimensional printing. In one example, a three-dimensional printing kit can include a fusing agent and a microbe-inhibiting agent. The fusing agent can include water and an electromagnetic radiation absorber. The electromagnetic radiation absorber can absorb radiation and convert the radiation energy to heat. The microbe-inhibiting agent can include a liquid vehicle and a metal bis(dithiolene) complex. The disclosure also describes methods of three-dimensional printing that utilize a metal-containing microbe-inhibiting material, which can be a metal bis(dithiolene) complex or other materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: JARRID ALEXANDER WITTKOPF, KRISTOPHER J ERICKSON, EMRE HIRO DISCEKICI, STERLING CHAFFINS, KEVIN P DeKAM, RAGHUVIR N SENGUPTA, ALBERT LIU, ELIZABETH GALATI
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Patent number: 11820218Abstract: A scalable power unit for powering one or more electric motors of a riding vehicle and/or a piece of outdoor power equipment includes a number of interconnected battery packs. The battery pack are received in a battery tray or stacked to form the scalable power unit. Each battery pack is configured to be removed and used separately or added to a combination of battery packs. A control unit selectively opens and closes switching elements to separately control the connections between the battery packs and an electrical load, such as a motor. During charging, the control unit opens and closes switching elements to control the charging rate of the individual battery packs. When the battery packs are connected to an electrical load, the control unit controls the state of the switching elements to selectively discharge the battery packs to power the riding vehicle and/or electric loads.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Zeiler, Robert John Koenen, Jacob Schmalz, Albert Liu, Nick Zeidler, Scott Funke, David Procknow
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Publication number: 20230234432Abstract: A riding lawn mower comprising, a pair of rear drive wheels, a pair of front wheels, a deck positioned between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear drive wheels, a rotatable cutting blade, and multiple battery packs removably coupled to the riding lawn mower and structured to provide power to the riding lawn mower, each battery pack graspable and removable by a user, wherein the multiple battery packs sequentially provide power to the riding lawn mower.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Briggs & Stratton, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Zeiler, Robert John Koenen, Jacob Schmalz, Albert Liu, Nick Zeidler, Scott Funke, David Procknow
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Publication number: 20230158436Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a status detection method and apparatus for a filter. The filter filters a fluid in a sealed channel. At least a pressure sensor is further provided downstream of the filter in the sealed channel. The method includes: if a fluid flowing through a filter in a sealed channel is controlled to have a first flow rate, then acquiring a first pressure value measured by a pressure sensor; if the fluid flowing through the filter in the sealed channel is controlled to have a second flow rate, then acquiring a second pressure value measured by the pressure sensor; and determining a status of the filter according to a difference between the first pressure value and the second pressure value. Therefore, detection of the status of the filter is achieved, and an operator is prompted to maintain/replace the filter in time. In addition, an existing component can be used, so that applicability is high and detection costs are low.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Cheng Hou, Albert Liu, Bin Tan, Mingming Meng, Kristen E. Nelson Mock
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Patent number: 11642952Abstract: A riding lawn mower comprising, a pair of rear drive wheels, a pair of front wheels, a deck positioned between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear drive wheels, a rotatable cutting blade, and multiple battery packs removably coupled to the riding lawn mower and structured to provide power to the riding lawn mower, each battery pack graspable and removable by a user, wherein the multiple battery packs jointly provide power to the riding lawn mower.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Zeiler, Robert John Koenen, Jacob Schmalz, Albert Liu, Nick Zeidler, Scott Funke, David Procknow
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Publication number: 20210354541Abstract: A riding lawn mower comprising, a pair of rear drive wheels, a pair of front wheels, a deck positioned between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear drive wheels, a rotatable cutting blade, and multiple battery packs removably coupled to the riding lawn mower and structured to provide power to the riding lawn mower, each battery pack graspable and removable by a user, wherein the multiple battery packs jointly provide power to the riding lawn mower.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: BRIGGS & STRATTON, LLCInventors: Jeffrey ZEILER, Robert John KOENEN, Jacob SCHMALZ, Albert LIU, Nick ZEIDLER, Scott FUNKE, David PROCKNOW
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Patent number: 10795750Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel architecture for debugging devices. This architecture includes numerous devices that without user intervention automatically detect and report bug events to a set of servers that aggregate and process the bug events. When a device detects a potential bug event, the device in some embodiments generates a description of the potential bug event, and sends the generated description to the server set through a network. In addition to generating such a description, the device in some embodiments directs one or more of its modules to gather and store a collection of one or more data sets that are relevant to the potential bug event, in case the event has to be further analyzed by the server set. In the discussion below, the generated bug-event description is referred to as the event signature, while the gathered collection of data sets for an event is referred to as the event's data archive.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Henri S. Berger, Eisuke Arai, Amit K. Vyas, David S. Choi, Franco Travostino, Abhinav Pathak, Daniel Lertpratchya, Albert Liu, Anand Ramadurai, Olivier Mardinian, Vividh Siddha
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Patent number: 10621026Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel architecture for debugging devices. This architecture includes numerous devices that without user intervention automatically detect and report bug events to a set of servers that aggregate and process the bug events. When a device detects a potential bug event, the device in some embodiments generates a description of the potential bug event, and sends the generated description to the server set through a network. In addition to generating such a description, the device in some embodiments directs one or more of its modules to gather and store a collection of one or more data sets that are relevant to the potential bug event, in case the event has to be further analyzed by the server set. In the discussion below, the generated bug-event description is referred to as the event signature, while the gathered collection of data sets for an event is referred to as the event's data archive.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Henri S. Berger, Eisuke Arai, Amit K. Vyas, David S. Choi, Franco Travostino, Abhinav Pathak, Daniel Lertpratchya, Albert Liu, Anand Ramadurai, Olivier Mardinian, Vividh Siddha
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Publication number: 20190160972Abstract: A scalable power unit for powering one or more electric motors of a riding vehicle and/or a piece of outdoor power equipment. The scalable power unit includes a number of interconnected battery packs. The battery packs can be received in a battery tray or stacked to form the scalable power unit. Each battery pack can be removed and used separately or added to a combination of battery packs. A control unit selectively opens and closes switching elements to separately control the connections between the battery packs and an electrical load, such as a motor. During charging, the control unit opens and closes the switching elements to control the charging rate of the individual battery packs. When the battery packs are connected to an electric load, the control unit controls the state of the switching elements to selectively discharge the battery packs to power the riding vehicle and/or electric loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Zeiler, Robert John Koenen, Jacob Schmalz, Albert Liu, Nick Zeidler, Scott Funke, David Procknow
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Publication number: 20180349218Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel architecture for debugging devices. This architecture includes numerous devices that without user intervention automatically detect and report bug events to a set of servers that aggregate and process the bug events. When a device detects a potential bug event, the device in some embodiments generates a description of the potential bug event, and sends the generated description to the server set through a network. In addition to generating such a description, the device in some embodiments directs one or more of its modules to gather and store a collection of one or more data sets that are relevant to the potential bug event, in case the event has to be further analyzed by the server set. In the discussion below, the generated bug-event description is referred to as the event signature, while the gathered collection of data sets for an event is referred to as the event's data archive.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Henri S. Berger, Eisuke Arai, Amit K. Vyas, David S. Choi, Franco Travostino, Abhinav Pathak, Daniel Lertpratchya, Albert Liu, Anand Ramadurai, Olivier Mardinian, Vividh Siddha
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Publication number: 20180349219Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel architecture for debugging devices. This architecture includes numerous devices that without user intervention automatically detect and report bug events to a set of servers that aggregate and process the bug events. When a device detects a potential bug event, the device in some embodiments generates a description of the potential bug event, and sends the generated description to the server set through a network. In addition to generating such a description, the device in some embodiments directs one or more of its modules to gather and store a collection of one or more data sets that are relevant to the potential bug event, in case the event has to be further analyzed by the server set. In the discussion below, the generated bug-event description is referred to as the event signature, while the gathered collection of data sets for an event is referred to as the event's data archive.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Henri S. Berger, Eisuke Arai, Amit K. Vyas, David S. Choi, Franco Travostino, Abhinav Pathak, Daniel Lertpratchya, Albert Liu, Anand Ramadurai, Olivier Mardinian, Vividh Siddha
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Patent number: 9833488Abstract: The present invention relates to a topical composition and method of use, specifically an oil-in-water emulsion, comprised of sweet almond oil, lavender oil, rose oil, cinnamon bark oil, and coriander seed oil in a physiologically acceptable topical carrier. The composition is applied to a circumcised penis to enhance sensitivity, preferably twice daily for a time period of at least about two weeks. Thereafter a maintenance dose can be applied once a day to maintain a desired level of sensitivity.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Centric Research InstituteInventors: Servet Buyuktimkin, Nadir Buyuktimkin, James L. Yeager, Albert Liu
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Patent number: 9821021Abstract: The present invention relates to a topical composition and method of use, specifically an oil-in-water emulsion, comprised of sweet almond oil, lavender oil, rose oil, cinnamon bark oil, and coriander seed oil in a physiologically acceptable topical carrier. The composition is applied to a circumcised human penis to enhance sensitivity, preferably twice daily for a time period of at least about two weeks. Thereafter a maintenance dose can be applied once a day to maintain a desired level of sensitivity.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Centric Research InstituteInventors: Servet Buyuktimkin, Nadir Buyuktimkin, James L. Yeager, Albert Liu