Patents by Inventor Eric Tam

Eric Tam 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).

  • Publication number: 20240094741
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for automated following behind a lead vehicle. The lead vehicle navigates a path from a starting point to a destination. The lead vehicle and the following vehicle are connected via V2V communication, allowing one or more following vehicles to detect the path taken by the lead vehicle. A computerized control system on the following vehicle (a Follow-the-Leader, or FTL, system) allows the following vehicle to mimic the behavior of the lead vehicle, with the FTL system controlling steering to guide the following vehicle along the path previously navigated by the lead vehicle. In some embodiments, the lead vehicle and following vehicle may both use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) position coordinates. In some embodiments, the following vehicle may also have a system of sensors to maintain a gap between the following and lead vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Peloton Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shad Laws, Joshua Switkes, Art Gavrysh, Marc Tange, Mark Herbert, Colleen Twitty, Dean Hogle, Andrew Tamoney, Eric Monsler, Carlos Rosario, Oliver Bayley, Richard Pallo, Louis Donayre, Laurenz Laubinger, Brian Smartt, Joyce Tam, Brian Silverman, Tabitha Jarvis, Murad Bharwani, Steven Erlein, Austin Schuh, Mark Luckevich
  • Patent number: 8678904
    Abstract: Peggle is a game that balances skill and luck. The Peggle board is made up of different types of pegs, some of which the player must clear. The player begins a turn by aiming a ball at the pegs. When the player releases the ball, the ball travels through the pegs, contacting some and eventually falling to the bottom of the board. The ball may bounce off many pegs, and those pegs that the ball contacts are removed. A score is calculated based on the number and types of pegs hit during a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: PopCap Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Sukhbir Sidhu, Brian Rothstein, Eric Tams
  • Patent number: 8426437
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of protein kinases of formula I: which can be used in the treatment of various diseases, notably cancer, inflammation or disorders of the central nervous system. It also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds according to the invention and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Hugues Bienayme, Antoine Dumoulin, Serge Grisoni, Bachir Kaloun El, Stephane Poigny, Remi Rabot, Rachid Rahali, Eric Tam, Pascaline Klein, Karim Bedjeguelal, Houcine Rahali
  • Patent number: 8398476
    Abstract: Peggle is a game that balances skill and luck. The Peggle board is made up of different types of pegs, some of which the player must clear. The player begins a turn by aiming a ball at the pegs. When the player releases the ball, the ball travels through the pegs, contacting some and eventually falling to the bottom of the board. The ball may bounce off many pegs, and those pegs that the ball contacts are removed. A score is calculated based on the number and types of pegs hit during a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: PopCap Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Sukhbir Sidhu, Brian Rothstein, Eric Tams
  • Patent number: 8128476
    Abstract: Peggle is a game that balances skill and luck. The Peggle board is made up of different types of pegs, some of which the player must clear. The player begins a turn by aiming a ball at the pegs. When the player releases the ball, the ball travels through the pegs, contacting some and eventually falling to the bottom of the board. The ball may bounce off many pegs, and those pegs that the ball contacts are removed. A score is calculated based on the number and types of pegs hit during a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: PopCap Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Sukhbir Sidhu, Brian Rothstein, Eric Tams
  • Patent number: 7786781
    Abstract: A pulse width modulation (PWM) device, system and method for high resolution fan control are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a target duty cycle of a PWM signal, determining the number of PWM cycles in the period of the PWM signal, pseudo-randomly selecting a duty cycle for each PWM cycle using one or more look-up tables and generating the PWM signal based on the duty cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Chungwai Benedict Ng, Eric Tam, Eugene Quan
  • Publication number: 20090042876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of protein kinases of formula I: which can be used in the treatment of various diseases, notably cancer, inflammation or disorders of the central nervous system. It also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds according to the invention and their use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Hugues Bienayme, Antoine Dumoulin, Serge Grisoni, Bachir Kaloun El, Stephane Poigny, Remi Rabot, Rachid Rahali, Eric Tam, Pascaline Klein, Karim Bedjeguelal, Houcine Rahali
  • Patent number: 7309157
    Abstract: A circuit for temperature sensing provides a bias current to a PN junction, and the PN junction provides a PN junction voltage in response to the bias current. Also, a parasitic resistance may be coupled in series with the PN junction. The circuit for temperature sensing is configured to determine the temperature of the PN junction based on the PN junction voltage. Further, the circuit includes registers which store ?trim, which is based on the difference between the non-ideality of the PN junction used from a reference PN junction; ?I, which is based on the difference between a reference bias current and the bias current for the part; Rtrim, which is based the parasitic resistance; and Ntrim, which includes other offsets. The registers may be set during trimming and/or calibration to provide accurate temperature sensing for the parameters employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Mehmet Aslan, Chungwai Benedict Ng, Eric Tam, Qing Feng Ren, Dan D'Aquino
  • Patent number: D451617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Right Touch, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack David, Eric Tam Kim Ming, Paul G. Willard