Patents by Inventor James Lai

James Lai 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: 20240087738
    Abstract: A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a plan view map of an area and tags associated with the area. In various embodiments, each tag may include tag coordinates and tag information, which may include a tag annotation. A tag identification system may identify tags within a predetermined range of the current position and the control system may execute an action based on an identified tag whose tag information comprises a telepresence robot action modifier. The telepresence robot may rotate an upper portion independent from a lower portion. A remote terminal may allow an operator to control the telepresence robot using any combination of control methods, including by selecting a destination in a live video feed, by selecting a destination on a plan view map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yulun Wang, Charles S. Jordan, Tim Wright, Michael Chan, Marco Pinter, Kevin Hanrahan, Daniel Sanchez, James Ballantyne, Cody Herzog, Blair Whitney, Fuji Lai, Kelton Temby, Eben Christopher Rauhut, Justin H. Kearns, Cheuk Wah Wong, Timothy Sturtevant Farlow
  • Patent number: 10467250
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a detailed description of techniques for data model design collaboration using semantically correct collaborative objects. Certain embodiments comprise detecting various interaction events from designers collaborating on designing a virtual multidimensional data model to generate unit of work objects characterizing certain design transactions invoked by the interaction events. The unit of work objects are used to determine a set of committed modifications to the virtual multidimensional data model design for broadcasting to the collaborating designers. Some embodiments comprise unit of work objects based on various multidimensional data model rules, syntactic rules, semantic rules, and/or other criteria to determine valid committed modifications. Other embodiments comprise unit of work objects from multiple design transactions that are merged to determine the committed modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: AtScale, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Baird, James Lai
  • Publication number: 20170181556
    Abstract: A snack and beverage container set is revealed. The snack and beverage container set includes a first container for receiving beverage therein, a second container mounted in the first container and used for mounting snacks, a first cover covered over the first and second containers and a second cover rotatably disposed over the first cover. The first cover includes a circular shade and a wide opening penetrating the circular shade. The second cover includes a circular shell and a wide opening penetrating the circular shell. A straw is passed through a vertical slot of the first cover into the inner space of the first container for users to drink beverage. The second cover is also rotated to make the wide opening of the second cover align with or move away from the wide opening of the first cover for taking snacks or closing the second container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventor: James Lai
  • Publication number: 20170169092
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a detailed description of techniques for data model design collaboration using semantically correct collaborative objects. Certain embodiments comprise detecting various interaction events from designers collaborating on designing a virtual multidimensional data model to generate unit of work objects characterizing certain design transactions invoked by the interaction events. The unit of work objects are used to determine a set of committed modifications to the virtual multidimensional data model design for broadcasting to the collaborating designers. Some embodiments comprise unit of work objects based on various multidimensional data model rules, syntactic rules, semantic rules, and/or other criteria to determine valid committed modifications. Other embodiments comprise unit of work objects from multiple design transactions that are merged to determine the committed modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Baird, James LAI
  • Patent number: 9573738
    Abstract: A beverage container cap is revealed. The beverage container cap includes a cap body movably disposed on top of a beverage container, a waterproof gasket fixed on bottom of a valve seat with a chamber, and a pivot valve mounted in the chamber of the valve seat. A liquid through hole and at least one vent are arranged at the waterproof gasket. When a hemispherical pivot part of the pivot valve is pivotally rotated within the chamber of the valve seat to make the beverage container cap in a closed or open state, at least one lug on the hemispherical pivot part is pressed against or away from the vent of the waterproof gasket. Thereby pressure in the beverage container is equal to the pressure of the atmosphere outside while beverage in the container flows out. Thus users can drink the beverage from the container smoothly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SARA ROSE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: James Lai
  • Patent number: 9092207
    Abstract: A data bus can supply power from a first power source to a sink device. The data bus is coupled to a second power source. An electrical current from the second power source supplements an electrical current on the data bus if the voltage on the data bus decreases to less than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Yu Nang Zai, James Lai Kein Chang, Kah Liang Gan, Pei Koh Lee, Wei Loon Ng, Lina Wang
  • Publication number: 20120011376
    Abstract: A data bus can supply power from a first power source to a sink device. The data bus is coupled to a second power source. An electrical current from the second power source supplements an electrical current on the data bus if the voltage on the data bus decreases to less than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Yu Nang Zai, James Lai Kein Chang, Kah Liang Gan, Pei Koh Lee, Wei Loon NG, Lina Wang
  • Patent number: 7868620
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to detecting an electrostatic charge at a data storage device. The electrostatic charge can be detected and a data integrity management process can be implemented. In a particular embodiment, a method includes monitoring an electronic device having a data storage medium for an electrostatic event. The method also includes selectively performing a data integrity management process on the data storage medium when the electrostatic event is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Hla Moe, James Lai Kein Chang, Yu Nang Zai, Pei Koh Lee, Lucas Kong Yaw Lee, Boon Liong Tan
  • Publication number: 20090059440
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to detecting an electrostatic charge at a data storage device. The electrostatic charge can be detected and a data integrity management process can be implemented. In a particular embodiment, a method includes monitoring an electronic device having a data storage medium for an electrostatic event. The method also includes selectively performing a data integrity management process on the data storage medium when the electrostatic event is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Hla Moe, James Lai Kein Chang, Yu Nang Zai, Pei Koh Lee, Lucas Kong Yaw Lee, Boon Liong Tan
  • Publication number: 20070164382
    Abstract: A magnetic transistor includes a magnetic section, a thin semiconductor layer, a first metal terminal, a second metal terminal, and a third metal terminal. The thin semiconductor layer is disposed on the magnetic section. The first metal terminal is disposed on one end of the magnetic section, acting as a gate of the magnetic transistor and capable of providing a conductive channel in the thin semiconductor layer. The second metal terminal and the third metal terminal are disposed respectively on one end and the other end of the thin semiconductor layer, capable of creating a conductive region. While the magnetic transistor is turned on, a current path is formed between the second metal terminal and the third metal terminal via the thin semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: James Lai, Tom Agan
  • Publication number: 20070152254
    Abstract: A magnetic transistor includes a first magnetic section, a second magnetic section, a conductive section, a first metal terminal, and a second metal terminal. The conductive section is disposed between and is in direct contact with both the first and second magnetic section. The first metal terminal is disposed on one end of an opposite surface to the conductive section of the first magnetic section. The second metal terminal is disposed on one end approximately diagonal to the first metal terminal on an opposite surface to the conductive section of the second magnetic section. While the magnetic transistor structure is turned on, a current flows through the first magnetic section and the second magnetic section via the conductive section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: NORTHERN LIGHTS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: James Lai, Tom Agan
  • Publication number: 20070152713
    Abstract: A magnetic transistor circuit with the OR, NOR, NAND and AND functions has a first, a second, a third, a fourth magnetic transistor, and a routing line. These four magnetic transistors as ordinary transistors that can be turned on or turned off by the control of several metal devices respectively disposed around the magnetic transistors. The OR, NOR, NAND and AND logic functions of the binary system can be implemented by the control of these metal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Tom Agan, James Lai
  • Publication number: 20070153568
    Abstract: A magnetic transistor circuit with the AND, NAND, NOR and OR functions has a first, a second, a third, a fourth magnetic transistor, and a routing line. These four magnetic transistors as ordinary transistors that can be turned on or turned off by the control of several metal devices respectively disposed around the magnetic transistors. The AND, NAND, NOR and OR logic functions of the binary system can be implemented by the control of these metal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Tom Agan, James Lai
  • Publication number: 20070103196
    Abstract: A magnetic transistor circuit has a first and a second magnetic transistor. These two magnetic transistors that work as the ordinary transistors can be turned on or turned off by the control of several metal devices respectively disposed around the magnetic transistors. The EXOR logic function of the binary system can be implemented by the control of these metal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Northern Lights Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Tom Agan, James Lai
  • Publication number: 20070097588
    Abstract: A magnetic transistor circuit representing the data ‘1’ and ‘0’ of the binary system comprises a routing line and a magnetic transistor unit. The routing line has a current going through with a first current direction or a second current direction, wherein the first current direction and the second current direction are opposite to represent the data ‘1’ and the data ‘0’ respectively. The magnetic transistor unit couples to the routing line at an output end to control the direction of the current going through the routing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Northern Lights Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Tom Agan, James Lai
  • Publication number: 20070085569
    Abstract: A magnetic OR/NAND circuit has a first, a second, a third, and a fourth magnetic transistor. These four magnetic transistors that work as the ordinary transistors can be turned on or turned off by the control of several metal devices respectively disposed around the magnetic transistors. The ‘OR’ and ‘NAND’ logic functions of the binary system can be implemented by the control of these metal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: NORTHERN LIGHTS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Tom Agan, James Lai
  • Publication number: 20070086233
    Abstract: The method for reducing word line currents in magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) includes disposing the MRAM bit between a pair of word lines according to a magnetic field strength is increased when a distance between a magnetic section and its corresponding word line is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: NORTHERN LIGHTS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: James Lai, Tom Agan
  • Publication number: 20070086104
    Abstract: A magnetic AND/NOR circuit has a first, a second, a third, and a fourth magnetic transistor. These four magnetic transistors as ordinary transistors that can be turned on or turned off by the control of several metal devices respectively disposed around the magnetic transistors. The ‘AND’ and ‘NOR’ logic functions of the binary system can be implemented by the control of these metal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: NORTHERN LIGHTS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Tom Agan, James Lai
  • Publication number: 20070086234
    Abstract: A magnetic memory has a first, a second and a third magnetic transistor. The first magnetic transistor has a first magnetic section and a second magnetic section, wherein the first magnetic section couples to a high voltage end. The second magnetic transistor has a third magnetic section and a fourth magnetic section, wherein the third magnetic section couples to a low voltage end, and the fourth magnetic section couples to the second magnetic section of the first magnetic transistor. The third magnetic transistor has a fifth magnetic section and a sixth magnetic section, wherein the fifth magnetic section couples with the second magnetic section and the fourth magnetic section together, and the sixth magnetic section couples to an input/output end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: NORTHERN LIGHTS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Tom Agan, James Lai
  • Publication number: 20070076470
    Abstract: A magnetic random access memory (MRAM) device includes sense lines, a selector, a reading circuit and a writing circuit. Each sense line is coupled to one or more MRAM cells. The selector is used to select one of the sense lines to allow a read or write operation. The reading circuit is coupled to the sense lines and provides a first sense current to the selected sense line during the read operation. The writing circuit is coupled to the sense lines and provides a second sense current to the selected sense line during the write operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: NORTHERN LIGHTS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Teh Kuo, James Lai