Patents by Inventor Norman Lay

Norman Lay 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: 12480287
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and confirming damaged or missing ground-engaging tools at a worksite includes receiving an alert associated with a damaged or missing ground-engaging tool of an earthmoving machine, receiving a confirmation for the damaged or missing tool, and generating a containment area representing one or more locations where at least part of the ground-engaging tool is potentially located. The method also includes determining that an additional machine was present in the containment area and taking an action for the additional machine based on the presence of the machine in the containment area, the action including generating a notification or controlling an action of the additional machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn N. Mathew, Arthur Milkowski, Subhani M. Shaik, Norman Lay
  • Patent number: 12437960
    Abstract: A rotatable transmission electron microscope (TEM) grid holder includes first and second legs orthogonally positioned with respect to each other. Each clamp holder leg is configured to be received within a hole in a main stage supporting the rotatable TEM grid holder. When the first leg of the clamp holder is affixed within the main stage, the sample has a first orientation with respect to the FIB, and when second leg of the clamp holder is affixed within the main stage, the sample has a second orientation with respect to the FIB, rotated 90° relative to the first orientation. The sample may be rotated back and forth between the first and second orientations multiple times as needed to produce a sample which may be clearly imaged by the TEM system, substantially free of curtaining effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaochen Zhu, Norman Lay, Lito De La Rama, Jimmy Yeh
  • Publication number: 20240183132
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and confirming damaged or missing ground-engaging tools at a worksite includes receiving an alert associated with a damaged or missing ground-engaging tool of an earthmoving machine, receiving a confirmation for the damaged or missing tool, and generating a containment area representing one or more locations where at least part of the ground-engaging tool is potentially located. The method also includes determining that an additional machine was present in the containment area and taking an action for the additional machine based on the presence of the machine in the containment area, the action including generating a notification or controlling an action of the additional machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn N. MATHEW, Arthur MILKOWSKI, Subhani M. SHAIK, Norman LAY
  • Publication number: 20240128046
    Abstract: A rotatable transmission electron microscope (TEM) grid holder includes first and second legs orthogonally positioned with respect to each other. Each clamp holder leg is configured to be received within a hole in a main stage supporting the rotatable TEM grid holder. When the first leg of the clamp holder is affixed within the main stage, the sample has a first orientation with respect to the FIB, and when second leg of the clamp holder is affixed within the main stage, the sample has a second orientation with respect to the FIB, rotated 90° relative to the first orientation. The sample may be rotated back and forth between the first and second orientations multiple times as needed to produce a sample which may be clearly imaged by the TEM system, substantially free of curtaining effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Xiaochen Zhu, Norman Lay, Lito De La Rama, Jimmy Yeh