Patents by Inventor Kang Lai

Kang 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: 20250134312
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a control system for a coffee grinder, the coffee grinder comprising a hopper (320) for containing coffee beans from which ground coffee can be dispensed and a grinder motor (340) for grinding the coffee beans contained in the hopper (320), the control system including: a load sensor arrangement (380) for sensing at least one grinder motor running parameter during a grinding operation in which coffee beans in the hopper (320) is ground by the grinder motor (340) to provide ground coffee, the grinder motor (340) running parameter relating to a load experienced by the grinder motor (340) during the grinding operation; and a processor configured to determine, based at least on the grinder motor running parameter from the load sensor arrangement (380), an amount of ground coffee from the hopper (320) during the grinding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Ze Kang LAI, Lochana Subasekara WIDANAGAMAGE DON, Man Ho Kelvin LEE, Chunhuai WANG
  • Publication number: 20250076369
    Abstract: A minimum IC operating voltage searching method includes acquiring a corner type of an IC, acquiring ring oscillator data of the IC, generating a first prediction voltage according to the corner type and the ring oscillator data by using a training model, generating a second prediction voltage according to the ring oscillator data by using a non-linear regression approach under an N-ordered polynomial, and generating a predicted minimum IC operating voltage according to the first prediction voltage and the second prediction voltage. N is a positive integer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Kuo-Hua Ho, Kun-Yu Wang, Yen-Chang Shih, Sung-Te Chen, Cheng-Han Wu, Yi-Ying Liao, Chun-Ming Huang, Yen-Feng Lu, Ching-Yu Tsai, Tai-Lai Tung, Kuan-Fu Lin, Bo-Kang Lai, Yao-Syuan Lee, Tsyr-Rou Lin, Ming-Chao Tsai, Li-Hsuan Chiu
  • Publication number: 20240023759
    Abstract: A food processing device including: abase having a drive motor; a vessel removably mounted on the base and including a bottom wall, a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to a cover member, the cover member including a feed tube extending upwardly therefrom; a pusher member adapted to be slidably received in the feed tube; and an interlock system operatively associated with the drive motor to enable operation of the drive motor, the system including: a light transmitter and a light sensor, the transmitter being operable to provide a path of light that is receivable by the light sensor; a light channel having an input end portion associated with the light transmitter and an output end portion associated with the light sensor to allow the path of light to travel therethrough; and a light blocker located between the input and output end portions of the light channel, the light blocker being movable between: a closed position to block the path of light travelling through the light channel, and an ope
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Lochana Subasekara WIDANAGAMAGE DON, Con PSAROLOGOS, Rey Anthony CARULLO, Ze Kang LAI
  • Patent number: 11658159
    Abstract: An integrated circuit may include circuitry for accessing an associated die stack. The circuitry may receive temperature information as well as a plurality of operating parameters that help determine whether it may be desirable to reroute access commands or requests to one or more die in the stack. The circuitry may include a smart crossbar switch that implements an address translation or hashing function to help map the logical user address to a physical address space. Performing thermally aware traffic management in this way can ensure that acceptable timing margins are maintained in the system to minimize the probability of errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Saravanan Sethuraman, Tonia Morris, Siaw Kang Lai, Yee Choong Lim, Yu Ying Ong
  • Publication number: 20220013505
    Abstract: An integrated circuit may include circuitry for accessing an associated die stack. The circuitry may receive temperature information as well as a plurality of operating parameters that help determine whether it may be desirable to reroute access commands or requests to one or more die in the stack. The circuitry may include a smart crossbar switch that implements an address translation or hashing function to help map the logical user address to a physical address space. Performing thermally aware traffic management in this way can ensure that acceptable timing margins are maintained in the system to minimize the probability of errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Saravanan Sethuraman, Tonia Morris, Siaw Kang Lai, Yee Choong Lim, Yu Ying Ong
  • Patent number: 11164847
    Abstract: An integrated circuit may include circuitry for accessing an associated die stack. The circuitry may receive temperature information as well as a plurality of operating parameters that help determine whether it may be desirable to reroute access commands or requests to one or more die in the stack. The circuitry may include a smart crossbar switch that implements an address translation or hashing function to help map the logical user address to a physical address space. Performing thermally aware traffic management in this way can ensure that acceptable timing margins are maintained in the system to minimize the probability of errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Saravanan Sethuraman, Tonia Morris, Siaw Kang Lai, Yee Choong Lim, Yu Ying Ong
  • Publication number: 20200105722
    Abstract: An integrated circuit may include circuitry for accessing an associated die stack. The circuitry may receive temperature information as well as a plurality of operating parameters that help determine whether it may be desirable to reroute access commands or requests to one or more die in the stack. The circuitry may include a smart crossbar switch that implements an address translation or hashing function to help map the logical user address to a physical address space. Performing thermally aware traffic management in this way can ensure that acceptable timing margins are maintained in the system to minimize the probability of errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Saravanan Sethuraman, Tonia Morris, Siaw Kang Lai, Yee Choong Lim, Yu Ying Ong
  • Patent number: 10416910
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method of saving power in a memory subsystem. A first procedure is performed to save memory controller power by changing a clock toggle rate, and a second procedure is performed to save memory subsystem power by changing a clock frequency for the memory subsystem. A third procedure is performed to rebound back to full speed. Another embodiment relates to a memory subsystem which includes a memory controller, a memory, and a physical input/output interface. The memory controller performs at least a first procedure to save memory controller power by changing a clock toggle rate. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventor: Siaw Kang Lai
  • Patent number: 10004359
    Abstract: A bench mixer has a combined whisk and scraper attachment. In preferred embodiments, the mixer has a processor configured to access data indicative of a respective power limit to be applied to a motor for each of a plurality of user selectable speed settings and monitors motor speed to compare against a user selected speed setting. The processor increases the power applied to the motor, up to a respective power limit if the current speed is lower than the user selected speed setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard Hoare, Samuel Adeloju, Mark Thomas, Tristan Brega, Ze Kang Lai
  • Patent number: 9993114
    Abstract: A lid for a food processing device with a rotating blade within a vessel has an one-way valve for allowing air to escape the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Thomas, Ze Kang Lai
  • Patent number: 9476750
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of sensing fluid level in reservoir for calculating fluid flow there from. The method comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality of fluid level signals each indicative of respective fluid level state at a predetermined location within the reservoir; identifying change of a first fluid level state; recording a relative first time, with respect to fluid flow duration, at which the first fluid level state changed; and calculating fluid dispensed from the reservoir using the fluid flow duration and an average fluid flow rate associated with the respective fluid level location within the reservoir. The apparatus comprising: a plurality of fluid level probe elements located within the reservoir, each adapted to provide a respective fluid level signal; and a processor module adapted to receive receiving a plurality of fluid level signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: BREVILLE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Gerard Andrew White, Ze Kang Lai
  • Publication number: 20160287018
    Abstract: A lid for a food processing device with a rotating blade within a vessel has an one-way valve for allowing air to escape the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Mark THOMAS, Ze Kang Lai
  • Patent number: 9390039
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for selecting a requester to service during an arbitration round, and updating counters associated with the selected requester including a command unit counter and a data unit counter, determining if the counters are in compliance with corresponding threshold values, and if so granting a transaction for the selected requester, and otherwise denying the transaction. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Siaw Kang Lai
  • Publication number: 20150150416
    Abstract: A bench mixer has a combined whisk and scraper attachment. In preferred embodiments, the mixer has a processor configured to access data indicative of a respective power limit to be applied to a motor for each of a plurality of user selectable speed settings and monitors motor speed to compare against a user selected speed setting. The processor increases the power applied to the motor, up to a respective power limit if the current speed is lower than the user selected speed setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Breville Pty Limited
    Inventors: Richard Hoare, Samuel Adeloju, Mark Thomas, Tristan Brega, Ze Kang Lai
  • Patent number: 9044119
    Abstract: A coffee machine has a single serve function that utilizes a reservoir level sensing mechanism so that a single serve dose of water can be dispensed into the grounds regardless of the water level in the machine's reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Breville Pty Limited
    Inventors: Gerard Andrew White, Ze Kang Lai, Daniel Serra
  • Patent number: 9031322
    Abstract: A noise estimation apparatus for calculating a noise estimation value of a frame of an image is provided. The noise estimation apparatus includes a distribution calculation unit, a variance calculation unit, a distribution curve generation module and a noise estimation unit. The distribution calculation unit generates a pixel distribution according to multiple pixel data of an ith block of the frame and multiple previous pixel data of the ith block of a previous frame. The variance calculation unit combines the pixel data and the previous pixel data to generate a variance value. The curve distribution generation module generates a curve distribution according to the variance value, and compares the pixel distribution with the curve distribution to generate a weighting value. The noise estimation unit outputs the noise estimation value according to the weighting value and the variance value corresponding to each of the blocks of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Kuan-Kang Lai
  • Publication number: 20140352549
    Abstract: An automatic toaster apparatus comprising: a body having one or more toasting slots leading to a respective toasting cavity; one or more internal carriage for carrying bread, a carriage being associated with each toasting slots and respective toasting cavity; a plurality of toasting elements, wherein a toasting element is located at each side of each carriage. The toaster having, a supplemental toasting function, a keep warm function, a pre-warm function. The toaster enabling separate user selection of toast colour and moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Greg Upston, Richard Hoare, Vyvyan Rose, Scott Bradly, Philip Lewis McKnight, Ze Kang Lai
  • Publication number: 20140193070
    Abstract: A noise estimation apparatus for calculating a noise estimation value of a frame of an image is provided. The noise estimation apparatus includes a distribution calculation unit, a variance calculation unit, a distribution curve generation module and a noise estimation unit. The distribution calculation unit generates a pixel distribution according to multiple pixel data of an ith block of the frame and multiple previous pixel data of the ith block of a previous frame. The variance calculation unit combines the pixel data and the previous pixel data to generate a variance value. The curve distribution generation module generates a curve distribution according to the variance value, and compares the pixel distribution with the curve distribution to generate a weighting value. The noise estimation unit outputs the noise estimation value according to the weighting value and the variance value corresponding to each of the blocks of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Kuan-Kang LAI
  • Patent number: 8748783
    Abstract: A countertop multi-function oven has a baking and a toasting mode. The oven has, in vertical arrangement, a first rotating time selection dial and second rotating temperature selection dial and graphic display area. The graphic area has a function selection indictor as well as first and second alphanumeric portions. In a toasting mode, one of the input dials is used to select a toasting load and the other input dial is used to select a toasting darkness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Breville Pty Limited
    Inventors: Keith James Hensel, Ze Kang Lai
  • Publication number: 20140149620
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for selecting a requester to service during an arbitration round, and updating counters associated with the selected requester including a command unit counter and a data unit counter, determining if the counters are in compliance with corresponding threshold values, and if so granting a transaction for the selected requester, and otherwise denying the transaction. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventor: Siaw Kang Lai