Patents by Inventor Christopher Thomas Li

Christopher Thomas Li 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: 10985418
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an electrochemical energy storage device, a non-conductive film at least partially covering the electrochemical energy storage device, and a nano-grain metallic film at least partially covering the non-conductive film. The electrochemical energy storage device may include a cathode electrode layer, an anode electrode layer, and a separator layer therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Lim, David Eric Peters, Ramez Nachman, Christopher Thomas Li, Stewart Robin Shearer
  • Publication number: 20190123311
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an electrochemical energy storage device, a non-conductive film at least partially covering the electrochemical energy storage device, and a nano-grain metallic film at least partially covering the non-conductive film. The electrochemical energy storage device may include a cathode electrode layer, an anode electrode layer, and a separator layer therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: James Robert Lim, David Eric Peters, Ramez Nachman, Christopher Thomas Li, Stewart Robin Shearer
  • Patent number: 10164220
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to graphene-based battery packaging. In one aspect, the graphene-based battery packaging can include an assembly of translucent members, including a thin graphene-based member which can be embodied or can comprise a film of graphene layers, a film of graphene oxide, or a combination thereof. In another aspect, the graphene-based member can be assembled to form an interlayer between two of the translucent members in the assembly. In certain aspects, each of the two translucent members can be embodied in or can include a thermoplastic material. In another aspect, at least one of the translucent members in the assembly can be doped with aggregates that provide a predetermined color to the assembly. In one aspect, the graphene-based member can provide substantive isolation between translucent members separated thereby, thus mitigating diffusion of atoms, molecules, and/or particulates between such members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Lim, Poon-Keong Ang, Christopher Thomas Li, Yuting Yeh
  • Patent number: 10088865
    Abstract: A modular computing system includes an electronic device and a case. The electronic device has a cavity formed by a thin portion and a thick portion. The case has an auxiliary portion that fits within the cavity of the electronic device when the electronic device is docked with the case. The electronic device has a device battery and the auxiliary portion of the case has a case battery that electronically couples with the electronic device when the electronic device is coupled to the case. The electronic device has a display assembly coupled to a cover glass, and the cover glass has two apertures providing two respective buttons within the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas Li, Gregory Turner Witmer, Prachi Avinash Pant, Bryan Dan Trinh
  • Patent number: 9997746
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an electrochemical energy storage device, a non-conductive film at least partially covering the electrochemical energy storage device, and a nano-grain metallic film at least partially covering the non-conductive film. The electrochemical energy storage device may include a cathode electrode layer, an anode electrode layer, and a separator layer therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Lim, David Eric Peters, Ramez Nachman, Christopher Thomas Li, Stewart Robin Shearer
  • Patent number: 9811188
    Abstract: Described herein are electronic devices that includes a display stack having a cover component atop a lightguide component and a display component below the lightguide component. In some instances, the cover component including an antiglare etching applied to a top surface of a coverglass and a touch pattern applied to a bottom surface of the coverglass. In some cases, an optically clear adhesive layer formed from two types of optically clear adhesive may be located between the cover component and the lightguide component and a ring adhesive may be applied to around an outer edge of the cover component, the optically clear adhesive and the lightguide component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Srivatsan Subbarayan, Guneet Sethi, Anoop Menon, Shankar Ganapathysubramanian, Jorge Ferrer Pont, Weihsin Hou, Christopher Thomas Li, Gregory Turner Witmer
  • Patent number: 9781853
    Abstract: Describe herein are electronic devices that includes an enclosure having a flexible portion extending partially over the coverglass. In some instances, the flexible portion is configured to deform during assembly to allow the coverglass to be placed within the enclosure and to return to an original position once the assembly is complete. In other instances, the flexible portion may be configured to act as a bezel and to conceal any gap between an edge of the coverglass and a side wall of the enclosure from view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Turner Witmer, Christopher Thomas Li, Bryan Dan Trinh
  • Patent number: 9350009
    Abstract: In an implementation, a battery package includes alternating electrodes. Each electrode includes a recessed region of electrode material layers that expose a conductive layer. Each electrode also includes openings within the electrode material layers and the conductive layer, where the openings are adjacent to the recessed regions. Multilayer electro-mechanical connectors couple exposed portions of the conductive layers of alternating electrodes to thereby electrically couple electrodes that have the same polarity. Each electrode is separated from an adjacent electrode by a separator layer. The multilayer electro-mechanical connectors can pierce the separator layers and thus, the separator layers do not require additional processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James (Jimmy) Robert Lim, Yuting (Tim) Yeh, Adrian Roy Ramiscal Santos, Christopher Thomas Li