Patents by Inventor Liang Shian CHEN

Liang Shian CHEN 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).

  • Patent number: 11623305
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an apparatus, methods, systems and computer program products described herein are directed to an agricultural observation and treatment system and method of operation. The agricultural treatment system uses a treatment unit for emitting a laser at agricultural objects. The treatment unit is configured with a treatment head assembly that includes a moveable treatment head with one or more laser emitting tips. A first and second motor assembly are operated by the treatment unit to control the movement of the treatment head. The first motor assembly includes a first motor rotatable in a first rotational axis. A first linkage assembly is connected to the first motor and the treatment head assembly. The first linkage assembly is rotatable by the first motor. The second linkage assembly is rotatable by the second motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Verdant Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel Thurston Sibley, Patrick Christopher Leger, Wisit Jirattigalochote, Curtis Dale Garner, Liang-shian Chen, Jacob R. Stelzriede
  • Publication number: 20220117218
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating a plant in a geographic area are disclosed. In one aspect, an agricultural treatment system can include a vehicle having a body and one or more legs operably connected to the body. The vehicle can also include an engine control unit configured to control motion of the vehicle. The system can include one or more image capture devices including a camera configured to capture images of a ground scene or terrain. The system can include an on-board computing system configured to identify features of the images of the ground scene including a target plant. The system can include a treatment unit configured to target and emit a laser beam on at least a portion of a plant located on the terrain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Gabriel Thurston Sibley, Liang-shian Chen
  • Publication number: 20220118555
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an apparatus, methods, systems and computer program products described herein are directed to an agricultural observation and treatment system and method of operation. The agricultural treatment system uses a treatment unit for emitting a laser at agricultural objects. The treatment unit is configured with a treatment head assembly that includes a moveable treatment head with one or more laser emitting tips. A first and second motor assembly are operated by the treatment unit to control the movement of the treatment head. The first motor assembly includes a first motor rotatable in a first rotational axis. A first linkage assembly is connected to the first motor and the treatment head assembly. The first linkage assembly is rotatable by the first motor. The second linkage assembly is rotatable by the second motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Gabriel Thurston Sibley, Patrick Christopher Leger, Wisit Jirattigalochote, Curtis Dale Garner, Liang-shian Chen, Jacob R. Stelzriede
  • Publication number: 20190217969
    Abstract: A portable launch rig (PLR) may include a support structure including two side supports defining an interior space for lifting and filling a balloon envelope of a balloon. Wheels on each of the side supports enable the PLR to be moved in various directions in order to prepare the PLR for launching the balloon. The side supports are connected by a lateral support beam having a pair of cranes arranged thereon. Each crane has an arm arranged over the interior space that is connected to a spreader beam. The spreader beam includes a lift assembly configured to lift and inflate the balloon envelope within the interior space. The PLR includes a platform and perch for supporting and moving the balloon envelope. A door assembly of the PLR includes a plurality of hangar doors configured to block wind from a respective direction of each hangar door entering the interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: LOON LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Charles Benedetto, Olivia Hatalsky, John Frederick Udall, Liang-Shian Chen, Chase R. Haegele, Daniel Patrick Bowen, C. O. Lee Boyce, JR., Shane Washburn, Keegan Gartner
  • Patent number: 10292896
    Abstract: The present invention is a physiological measurement and stimulation device that can autonomously adapt its actuation output behavior based on acquired data in the form of biofeedback sensory measurements. When operating the invention, the user can place the device on the body at the intended area of operation, at which time the physiological measurements sensors can initiate data collection. Either prior to or following this time, the actuator can be activated and controlled manually and/or autonomously per a command signal generated by the control system. The operation of the present invention can be continued until the invention detects that a predetermined threshold has been reached. When the invention is used as a sexual stimulation device, the predetermined threshold can be physiological data corresponding to various stages of arousal or orgasm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SMARTBOD INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert Davis, Liang Shian Chen, James Wang, Elizabeth Klinger, Anna Kim Lee
  • Patent number: 10232955
    Abstract: A portable launch rig (PLR) may include a support structure including two side supports defining an interior space for lifting and filling a balloon envelope of a balloon. Wheels on each of the side supports enable the PLR to be moved in various directions in order to prepare the PLR for launching the balloon. The side supports are connected by a lateral support beam having a pair of cranes arranged thereon. Each crane has an arm arranged over the interior space that is connected to a spreader beam. The spreader beam includes a lift assembly configured to lift and inflate the balloon envelope within the interior space. The PLR includes a platform and perch for supporting and moving the balloon envelope. A door assembly of the PLR includes a plurality of hangar doors configured to block wind from a respective direction of each hangar door entering the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: LOON LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Charles Benedetto, Olivia Hatalsky, John Frederick Udall, Liang-Shian Chen, Chase R. Haegele, Daniel Patrick Bowen, C. O. Lee Boyce, Jr., Shane Washburn, Keegan Gartner
  • Publication number: 20170267376
    Abstract: A portable launch rig (PLR) may include a support structure including two side supports defining an interior space for lifting and filling a balloon envelope of a balloon. Wheels on each of the side supports enable the PLR to be moved in various directions in order to prepare the PLR for launching the balloon. The side supports are connected by a lateral support beam having a pair of cranes arranged thereon. Each crane has an arm arranged over the interior space that is connected to a spreader beam. The spreader beam includes a lift assembly configured to lift and inflate the balloon envelope within the interior space. The PLR includes a platform and perch for supporting and moving the balloon envelope. A door assembly of the PLR includes a plurality of hangar doors configured to block wind from a respective direction of each hangar door entering the interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Charles Benedetto, Olivia Hatalsky, John Frederick Udall, Liang-Shian Chen, Chase R. Haegele, Daniel Patrick Bowen, C.O. Lee Boyce, JR., Shane Washburn, Keegan Gartner
  • Publication number: 20150305971
    Abstract: The present invention is a physiological measurement and stimulation device that can autonomously adapt its actuation output behavior based on acquired data in the form of biofeedback sensory measurements. When operating the invention, the user can place the device on the body at the intended area of operation, at which time the physiological measurements sensors can initiate data collection. Either prior to or following this time, the actuator can be activated and controlled manually and/or autonomously per a command signal generated by the control system. The operation of the present invention can be continued until the invention detects that a predetermined threshold has been reached. When the invention is used as a sexual stimulation device, the predetermined threshold can be physiological data corresponding to various stages of arousal or orgasm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Robert DAVIS, Liang Shian CHEN, James WANG, Elizabeth KLINGER