Patents by Inventor Nicholas John Lee

Nicholas John Lee 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: 9745691
    Abstract: A garment steamer (1) comprising a base body (10) accommodating a liquid water tank (26); a liquid water pump (32), having a water inlet (32a) and a water outlet (32b), wherein the water inlet (32a) is fluidly connected to the liquid water tank (26). The garment steamer also comprises a steam head (50) that is moveable with respect to the base body (10) and that accommodates a steam chamber (70), having a liquid water inlet and a steam outlet, wherein said steam outlet includes at least one steam nozzle (76); a heating element (72) that is provided in or adjacent said steam chamber (70), and configured to evaporate liquid water passing through said steam chamber. A liquid water tube (38b, 38c) fluidly interconnects the water outlet (32b) of the water pump (32) and the liquid water inlet of the steam chamber (70) in the steam head (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Milind Vishwas Date, Yong Jiang, Nicholas John Lee, Maarten Theodoor Henric Pelgrim
  • Publication number: 20150117796
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for prioritizing points of interest for display in a map have been described. In certain aspects a system may include an interface module, a search module, and a priority module. The interface module may be configured to obtain pattern recognition data and location data associated with an image of a geographical area. The search module may be configured to access a set of point of interest listings and determine whether the pattern recognition data and the location data associated with the image correspond with a point of interest listing in the set of point of interest listings. The priority module may be configured to prioritize the point of interest listing for display in a map if a point of interest listing in the set of point of interest listings is determined to correspond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Harlan Gerhardt Hile, Nicholas John Lee
  • Patent number: 8713004
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for prioritizing points of interest for display in a map based on the categories associated with each of the points of interest have been described. In certain aspects, the system may include a logging module, a category module, and a ranking module. The logging module may be configured to obtain a plurality of user interactions associated with a one or more categories. The category module may be configured to increment a category count for each category associated with the user interaction for each user interaction of the plurality of user interactions and calculate a category score for the each category of one or more categories based on the category count for each category of the one or more categories. The ranking module may be configured to calculate a priority score for each of the points of interest based on category scores for the one or more categories associated with each of the points of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Alexander Hands, Nicholas John Lee