Patents by Inventor Jonas Liu

Jonas 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).

  • Publication number: 20240086208
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically modeling and depicting overall emissions of the aviation industry and changes thereto when taking into account, for example, traffic growth and introduction of sustainability strategies, such as new and/or improved technologies, an increase in operational efficiency, and carbon offsets. Using the dynamic tool described herein, users can define scenarios on how to reduce emissions through the introduction of different sustainability strategies, both statically and over time, analyze the impact of those strategies on emissions, and understand the dependencies between select strategies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jonas Schulze, Hilna Sahle, Anna-Lisa Mautes, Daniel Artic, Michael Gottscheck, Rahul Ashok, Neil Titchener, Nicholas Applegate, Hubert Wong, Nadine Akari, Lisa Liu, David Raymond, Brian Yutko
  • Patent number: 10173610
    Abstract: A carpet cover is provided for a vehicle identification number. That carpet cover includes a first layer of material having a first window and a first flap closing the first window as well as a second layer of material having a second window and a second flap closing the second window. This second window overlies and overlaps the first window and the second flap overlies and overlaps the first flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Xue Zhi Jin, Jonas Liu, Wei Xu
  • Patent number: 10030429
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bumper stop for a vehicle structural member. The bumper stop includes a main body having a supporting surface, an assembling surface opposite to the supporting surface and a side surface between the supporting surface and the assembling surface; and a hollow conical portion partially surrounding the side surface of the main body and connected to the main body along a perimeter of the main body. The hollow conical portion is made from elastic material and configured to be flipped from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jonas Liu, Cliff Ruan, Peter Zhang
  • Patent number: 10026291
    Abstract: A method is provided to avoid risk at a workplace. The method comprises establishing an indication including a first region with a first safety level at the workplace; determining a position of an object in the workplace and generating position information; and issuing a first alert if it is determined that the object is in the first region based on the position information and the indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kadin Zhang, Fernando Zhao, Bruce Lee, Jonas Liu
  • Patent number: 9863621
    Abstract: A trunk lighting system of a vehicle with a vehicle ceiling, where the trunk lighting system includes a trunk floor panel positioned in a trunk of the vehicle and movable between a first position and a second position, the trunk floor panel being closer to the vehicle ceiling at the second position than at the first position. The trunk lighting system has a lighting device, and a switch connected to the lighting device and to trigger a second lighting output from the lighting device when the trunk floor is at the second position, the second lighting output being greater than a first lighting output from the lighting device when the trunk floor panel is at the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alec Dai, Kadin Zhang, Fernando Zhao, Jonas Liu
  • Publication number: 20180001841
    Abstract: A carpet cover is provided for a vehicle identification number. That carpet cover includes a first layer of material having a first window and a first flap closing the first window as well as a second layer of material having a second window and a second flap closing the second window. This second window overlies and overlaps the first window and the second flap overlies and overlaps the first flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Xue Zhi Jin, Jonas Liu, Wei Xu
  • Publication number: 20170370141
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bumper stop for a vehicle structural member. The bumper stop includes a main body having a supporting surface, an assembling surface opposite to the supporting surface and a side surface between the supporting surface and the assembling surface; and a hollow conical portion partially surrounding the side surface of the main body and connected to the main body along a perimeter of the main body. The hollow conical portion is made from elastic material and configured to be flipped from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jonas Liu, Cliff Ruan, Peter Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170221334
    Abstract: A method is provided to avoid risk at a workplace. The method comprises establishing an indication including a first region with a first safety level at the workplace; determining a position of an object in the workplace and generating position information; and issuing a first alert if it is determined that the object is in the first region based on the position information and the indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: KADIN ZHANG, FERNANDO ZHAO, BRUCE LEE, JONAS LIU
  • Publication number: 20170113606
    Abstract: A trunk lighting system of a vehicle with a vehicle ceiling, where the trunk lighting system includes a trunk floor panel positioned in a trunk of the vehicle and movable between a first position and a second position, the trunk floor panel being closer to the vehicle ceiling at the second position than at the first position. The trunk lighting system has a lighting device, and a switch connected to the lighting device and to trigger a second lighting output from the lighting device when the trunk floor is at the second position, the second lighting output being greater than a first lighting output from the lighting device when the trunk floor panel is at the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Alec Dai, Kadin Zhang, Fernando Zhao, Jonas Liu