Patents by Inventor Kevin Chu

Kevin Chu 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: 20240090783
    Abstract: A heart rate monitor may include a strap and a heart rate monitoring pod releasably coupled to the strap. A securement element may be disposed in the strap to selectively secure the pod to the strap. The pod may be selectively removable from the securement element and include one or more charger contacts. The pod may include one or more LEDs and/or vibrating elements to provide a light animation feedback and/or a haptic feedback to a user. A charger may be provided to charge the pod. The charger and pod may have complementary shapes to align the pod on the charger. For example, placement of the pod on the charger may align the charger contacts of the pod with one or more charging elements (e.g., pins) disposed in the charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kah Jon GOO, Benjamin G. SCHULTZ, Sander CHANG, Otis CHU, Kevin KAN, Eric KISS, Megan MCLOUGHLIN, Jason OKAMOTO, Josh WU
  • Patent number: 11932489
    Abstract: A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The storage, retrieval and processing system includes a plurality of storage bins providing storage of a plurality of objects, where the plurality of storage bins is in communication with a retrieval conveyance system, a programmable motion device in communication with the retrieval conveyance system for receiving the storage bins from the plurality of bins, where the programmable motion device includes an end effector for grasping and moving a selected object out of a selected storage bin, and a movable carriage for receiving the selected object from the end effector of the programmable motion device, and for carrying the selected object to one of a plurality of destination bins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, John Richard Amend, Jr., Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, William Hartman Fort, Christopher Geyer, Victoria Hinchey, Jennifer Eileen King, Thomas Koletschka, Michael Cap Koval, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, William Chu-Hyon McMahan, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
  • Publication number: 20240027303
    Abstract: A vehicle is received in a stationary controlled area of a controlled testing environment. Simulation inputs corresponding to a simulated scene are generated and transmitted to the vehicle. The vehicle applies torque in response. A vehicle control mechanism of the controlled testing environment, such as a chassis dynamometer, a motorized treadmill, or a lift, keeps the vehicle within the stationary controlled area during the test despite the torque applied by the vehicle. A path of the vehicle within the simulated scene is determined based on the applied torque, based upon which the vehicle's navigation system is calibrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Mahesh Seetharaman, Kevin Chu, Dennis Jackson
  • Patent number: 11802815
    Abstract: A vehicle is received in a stationary controlled area of a controlled testing environment. Simulation inputs corresponding to a simulated scene are generated and transmitted to the vehicle. The vehicle applies torque in response. A vehicle control mechanism of the controlled testing environment, such as a chassis dynamometer, a motorized treadmill, or a lift, keeps the vehicle within the stationary controlled area during the test despite the torque applied by the vehicle. A path of the vehicle within the simulated scene is determined based on the applied torque, based upon which the vehicle's navigation system is calibrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mahesh Seetharaman, Kevin Chu, Dennis Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230315112
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to generating an occupancy grid movie for utilization in motion planning for the autonomous vehicle. The occupancy grid movie can be generated for a given time and can include time-stepped occupancy grids for future times that are at predefined time intervals from the given time. The time-stepped occupancy grids include cells corresponding to regions in an environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle. Probabilities can be assigned to the cells specifying likelihoods that the regions corresponding to the cells are occupied at the future times. Moreover, cached query objects that respectively specify indices of cells of a grid occupied by a representation of an autonomous vehicle at corresponding orientations are described herein. An occupancy grid for the environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle can be queried to determine whether cells of the occupancy grid are occupied utilizing a cached query object from the cache query objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Gabriel Warshauer-Baker, Kevin Chu
  • Publication number: 20230274241
    Abstract: An electronic computing device receives a request from a third party for status information for a financial transaction. The request includes an identifier for the third party and an identifier for the financial transaction. The third party is authenticated using the identifier for the third party. A data store is queried using the identifier for the financial transaction to determine the status information for the financial transaction. Any contingency information associated with the financial transaction is updated. The status information and contingency information are returned to the third party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: David Bialzak, Darren James Dobier, Kevin Chu
  • Patent number: 11703873
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to generating an occupancy grid movie for utilization in motion planning for the autonomous vehicle. The occupancy grid movie can be generated for a given time and can include time-stepped occupancy grids for future times that are at predefined time intervals from the given time. The time-stepped occupancy grids include cells corresponding to regions in an environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle. Probabilities can be assigned to the cells specifying likelihoods that the regions corresponding to the cells are occupied at the future times. Moreover, cached query objects that respectively specify indices of cells of a grid occupied by a representation of an autonomous vehicle at corresponding orientations are described herein. An occupancy grid for the environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle can be queried to determine whether cells of the occupancy grid are occupied utilizing a cached query object from the cache query objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Warshauer-Baker, Kevin Chu
  • Patent number: 11687892
    Abstract: An electronic computing device receives a request from a third party for status information for a financial transaction. The request includes an identifier for the third party and an identifier for the financial transaction. The third party is authenticated using the identifier for the third party. A data store is queried using the identifier for the financial transaction to determine the status information for the financial transaction. Any contingency information associated with the financial transaction is updated. The status information and contingency information are returned to the third party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: David Bialzak, Darren James Dobier, Kevin Chu
  • Publication number: 20230184628
    Abstract: A vehicle is received in a stationary controlled area of a controlled testing environment. Simulation inputs corresponding to a simulated scene are generated and transmitted to the vehicle. The vehicle applies torque in response. A vehicle control mechanism of the controlled testing environment, such as a chassis dynamometer, a motorized treadmill, or a lift, keeps the vehicle within the stationary controlled area during the test despite the torque applied by the vehicle. A path of the vehicle within the simulated scene is determined based on the applied torque, based upon which the vehicle's navigation system is calibrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Mahesh Seetharaman, Kevin Chu, Dennis Jackson
  • Patent number: 11644385
    Abstract: A vehicle is received in a stationary controlled area of a controlled testing environment. Simulation inputs corresponding to a simulated scene are generated and transmitted to the vehicle. The vehicle applies torque in response. A vehicle control mechanism of the controlled testing environment, such as a chassis dynamometer, a motorized treadmill, or a lift, keeps the vehicle within the stationary controlled area during the test despite the torque applied by the vehicle. A path of the vehicle within the simulated scene is determined based on the applied torque, based upon which the vehicle's navigation system is calibrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC.
    Inventors: Mahesh Seetharaman, Kevin Chu, Dennis Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230045509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment. In particular, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising cabotegravir or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, polyethylene glycol and poloxamer useful as a long acting HIV treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Nima AKHAVEIN, Kevin CHU, Emile VELTHUISEN
  • Publication number: 20220218503
    Abstract: A locking assembly for releasably coupling a first elongate member to a second elongate member is provided. The locking assembly can include a first lumen for anchoring the locking assembly to a catheter and a second lumen for releasably retaining a guidewire to the locking assembly. A release member can interface with the locking assembly and apply a force that decouples the guidewire from the locking assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Chu, Rolando Lee, Craig Welk, Bryant Tran
  • Patent number: 11386152
    Abstract: Techniques for generating highlight clips of an event are described herein. For example, unstructured data associated with an event may be received. Audio data and video data for the event may be obtained. Structured data may be extracted from the unstructured data using one or more feature extractors. In embodiments, a duration for a highlight clip of the event may be determined based at least in part on a model that uses the structured data, the audio data and the video data of the event. Metadata that identifies the duration for the highlight clip of the event may be generated based at least in part on the model. The highlight clip of the event may be stored based at least in part on the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahamim Rami Arowesty, Kevin Chu, Lijia Yang, Wen Fan
  • Publication number: 20210302270
    Abstract: A vehicle is received in a stationary controlled area of a controlled testing environment. Simulation inputs corresponding to a simulated scene are generated and transmitted to the vehicle. The vehicle applies torque in response. A vehicle control mechanism of the controlled testing environment, such as a chassis dynamometer, a motorized treadmill, or a lift, keeps the vehicle within the stationary controlled area during the test despite the torque applied by the vehicle. A path of the vehicle within the simulated scene is determined based on the applied torque, based upon which the vehicle's navigation system is calibrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Mahesh Seetharaman, Kevin Chu, Dennis Jackson
  • Patent number: 11129737
    Abstract: A locking assembly for releasably coupling a first elongate member to a second elongate member is provided. The locking assembly can include a first lumen for anchoring the locking assembly to a catheter and a second lumen for releasably retaining a guidewire to the locking assembly. A release member can interface with the locking assembly and apply a force that decouples the guidewire from the locking assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Endologix LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Chu, Rolando Lee, Craig Welk, Bryant Tran
  • Patent number: 11126978
    Abstract: An electronic computing device receives a request from a third party for status information for a financial transaction. The request includes an identifier for the third party and an identifier for the financial transaction. The third party is authenticated using the identifier for the third party. A data store is queried using the identifier for the financial transaction to determine the status information for the financial transaction. Any contingency information associated with the financial transaction is updated. The status information and contingency information are returned to the third party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: David Bialzak, Darren James Dobier, Kevin Chu
  • Patent number: 11023855
    Abstract: Techniques for generating an electronic request based on sensor data of an ARD are described. In an example, a computer system receives a message from the ARD The message includes the sensor data and an identifier of the ARD. The computer system identifies the item from a profile associated with the ARD based on the identifier, and determines an amount of the item stored by the ARD based on the sensor data. Further, the computer system generates the electronic request for a replacement amount of the item based on the amount of the item, on a rule, and on a constraint. The electronic request identifies the item and the ARD. The rule specifies a customization of the electronic request based on the item. The constraint specifies a limit on the customization based on the identifier. The computer system causes a delivery of the replacement amount based on the electronic request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allison Kramer, Kevin Chu, Samuel Stevens Heyworth, Devon Merritt
  • Patent number: 10976745
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating a vehicle path to operate an autonomous vehicle. A method includes using a lateral re-entry planner system to correct for a lateral reentry error. A longitudinal re-entry planner system is used to correct a longitudinal reentry error. Path correction commands are generated based upon the corrections provided by the lateral re-entry planner system and the longitudinal re-entry planner system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Chu, Sohrab Haghighat, Brooks Reed
  • Publication number: 20210048827
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to generating an occupancy grid movie for utilization in motion planning for the autonomous vehicle. The occupancy grid movie can be generated for a given time and can include time-stepped occupancy grids for future times that are at predefined time intervals from the given time. The time-stepped occupancy grids include cells corresponding to regions in an environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle. Probabilities can be assigned to the cells specifying likelihoods that the regions corresponding to the cells are occupied at the future times. Moreover, cached query objects that respectively specify indices of cells of a grid occupied by a representation of an autonomous vehicle at corresponding orientations are described herein. An occupancy grid for the environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle can be queried to determine whether cells of the occupancy grid are occupied utilizing a cached query object from the cache query objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Gabriel Warshauer-Baker, Kevin Chu
  • Patent number: 10853870
    Abstract: Techniques for identifying an automatic replenishment device (ARD) to item pairing based on an interaction by a user with a component of the ARD are disclosed herein. In embodiments, information from an ARD may be received that corresponds to an identify request based at least in part on an interaction with a component of the ARD. The information may include a device identifier for the ARD and a registration token. ARD data that identifies the ARD and the item associated with the ARD may be determined based at least in part on the received information. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a notification may be generated based at least in part on the ARD data where the notification is configured to present the item associated with the ARD. The notification may be transmitted to a user device associated with the ARD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allison Kramer, Kevin Chu, Samuel Stevens Heyworth, Devon Merritt