Patents by Inventor Conan Zhang
Conan Zhang 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: 11760544Abstract: A lid assembly for an associated beverage container includes a lid including a lid body having a sidewall for engaging an opening of the associated container and a top wall. The top wall includes an elongated recessed portion formed therein, and a drink opening is located in the recessed portion adjacent the sidewall. A slider is removably received in the recessed portion. The slider is movable along a length direction of the recessed portion between a closed position for closing the drink opening and an open position for opening the drink opening. The lid and the slider have a cooperating detent arrangement configured to maintain the slider in the closed position or the open position, and the slider is configured to compress via the detent arrangement as the slider is moved between the closed position and the open position.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Helen of Troy LimitedInventors: Conor McNamara, Fenton Lane Stith, James David Sareault, Conan Zhang
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Publication number: 20230145765Abstract: A cap includes a housing, a flexible membrane made from a resilient material and disposed over at least a portion of the housing, a first slider at least partially disposed in the housing and movable between a first position and a second position with respect to the housing, and a second slider at least partially disposed in the housing and cooperating with the first slider, when the first slider is in the first position the second slider is in a locked position in which a distal end of the second slider presses against and extends the flexible membrane outwardly from the housing, and when the first slider is in the second position the second slider is in an unlocked position in which the distal end of the second slider does not extend the flexible membrane outwardly from the housing as much as compared to the locked position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Conor P. McNamara, Conan Zhang
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Patent number: 11363957Abstract: A method for calculating a representation of energy expenditure, according to one embodiment, includes receiving input from multiple source, the sources including at least one sensor. An energy expenditure value is calculated based on the input. A method for utilizing real-time sensor data to guide breathing, according to one embodiment, includes receiving biometric sensor data about a user wearing a wearable device. An output is selected based on the sensor data for guiding a breathing rate and/or a breathing depth of the user. The selected output is sent to an output subsystem selected from the group consisting of an output subsystem of the wearable device and an output subsystem of a host. A different output is selected in response to detecting a change in the biometric sensor data.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: CAEDEN, INC.Inventors: Skip Thomas Orvis, Nora Elam Levinson, Jamal Eddine Mouline, Colden Amsel Prime, Conan Zhang
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Publication number: 20220112011Abstract: A lid assembly for an associated beverage container includes a lid including a lid body having a sidewall for engaging an opening of the associated container and a top wall. The top wall includes an elongated recessed portion formed therein, and a drink opening is located in the recessed portion adjacent the sidewall. A slider is removably received in the recessed portion. The slider is movable along a length direction of the recessed portion between a closed position for closing the drink opening and an open position for opening the drink opening. The lid and the slider have a cooperating detent arrangement configured to maintain the slider in the closed position or the open position, and the slider is configured to compress via the detent arrangement as the slider is moved between the closed position and the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Conor McNamara, Fenton Lane Stith, James David Sareault, Conan Zhang
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Patent number: 10835136Abstract: A wearable device having sensor-dependent behavior modification, according to one embodiment, includes a housing configured for positioning on a human body. A plurality of sensors are positioned in and/or on the housing for detecting a condition of the wearable device and/or an environment of the wearable device. A processing circuit in the housing is coupled to the sensors for receiving sensor data therefrom. A computer readable storage medium is coupled to the processing circuit, the computer readable storage medium having program instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processing circuit cause the processing circuit to change a state of the wearable device based on the sensor data.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: CAEDEN, INC.Inventors: Skip Thomas Orvis, Nora Elam Levinson, Jamal Eddine Mouline, Colden Amsel Prime, Conan Zhang
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Patent number: 10528157Abstract: A digital pen systems and methods are provided. The digital pen comprises an internal pen module comprising a cartridge and a pressure sensor, a body housing the internal pen module, and a shuttle connected to the internal pen module on a first end of the digital pen and connected to a twist mechanism on a second end of the digital pen. The shuttle moves the cartridge and the pressure sensor when the twist mechanism is engaged.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jon Anderson, Jefferson Blake West, Conan Zhang, David Quijano
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Publication number: 20190336072Abstract: A method for calculating a representation of energy expenditure, according to one embodiment, includes receiving input from multiple source, the sources including at least one sensor. An energy expenditure value is calculated based on the input. A method for utilizing real-time sensor data to guide breathing, according to one embodiment, includes receiving biometric sensor data about a user wearing a wearable device. An output is selected based on the sensor data for guiding a breathing rate and/or a breathing depth of the user. The selected output is sent to an output subsystem selected from the group consisting of an output subsystem of the wearable device and an output subsystem of a host. A different output is selected in response to detecting a change in the biometric sensor data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Skip Thomas Orvis, Nora Elam Levinson, Jamal Eddine Mouline, Colden Amsel Prime, Conan Zhang
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Publication number: 20190339789Abstract: A wearable device having sensor-dependent behavior modification, according to one embodiment, includes a housing configured for positioning on a human body. A plurality of sensors are positioned in and/or on the housing for detecting a condition of the wearable device and/or an environment of the wearable device. A processing circuit in the housing is coupled to the sensors for receiving sensor data therefrom. A computer readable storage medium is coupled to the processing circuit, the computer readable storage medium having program instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processing circuit cause the processing circuit to change a state of the wearable device based on the sensor data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Skip Thomas Orvis, Nora Elam Levinson, Jamal Eddine Mouline, Colden Amsel Prime, Conan Zhang
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Publication number: 20180004316Abstract: A digital pen systems and methods are provided. The digital pen comprises an internal pen module comprising a cartridge and a pressure sensor, a body housing the internal pen module, and a shuttle connected to the internal pen module on a first end of the digital pen and connected to a twist mechanism on a second end of the digital pen. The shuttle moves the cartridge and the pressure sensor when the twist mechanism is engaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Jon Anderson, Jefferson Blake West, Conan Zhang, David Quijano
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Patent number: 9778687Abstract: The disclosure describes methods of fabricating a single-piece housing for an electronic device using an injection molding process. Illustrative fabrication processes describe variations of positioning internal components of an electronic device into a mold enclosure and injecting a foam material to produce a single-piece housing that surrounds the internal components. The single-piece housing may be fabricated to provide the electronic device with at least some buoyancy, as well a means to expel thermal radiation emanating from internal components. Further, the fabricated single-piece housing provides enough structural rigidity to protect internal components of the electronic device from damage, while retaining some malleability to flex without damage when an external pressure is applied.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vigneswaran Rajagopalan, David Eric Peters, Conan Zhang
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Patent number: D1014890Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Helen of Troy LimitedInventors: Lane Stith, Conan Zhang, Martin Mutch, John Cupit
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Patent number: D1014891Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Helen of Troy LimitedInventors: Lane Stith, Conan Zhang, Martin Mutch, John Cupit