Patents by Inventor Norman Lu

Norman Lu 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: 20230278446
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of storing, in a battery at a location, a first amount of charge at a time of elevated energy use, and using a second amount of charge equivalent to the first amount at another location at a second time, after the time, when energy use is greater than the elevated energy use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20230266730
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining groups of electric transports in an area that will have an available stored charge at a future time; verifying that one or more of the groups of electric transports are connected to an energy receiving module in the area immediately prior to the future time; and initiating a transfer of the available stored charge at the future time, wherein the future time is related to an energy demand of an electric grid being greater than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Patent number: 11731527
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of obtaining charge by a transport via a first charging capability while traveling along a route to a destination and re-routing the transport to obtain additional charge via a secondary charging capability while decreasing a travel time to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20230261466
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of estimating a time of peak usage of electricity at a location; and preparing for the peak usage prior to the time, where the preparing includes: charging batteries at the location to a level associated with an end time of peak usage; and notifying the location to preserve the charged level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20230258731
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a degradation of one or more mobile energy storage (MES) and one or more fixed energy storage (FES) for a location at a future time and determining a combined energy capacity of the one or more MES and FES at the future time based on the degradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Patent number: 11724613
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of establishing communication between a transport and a location via a module including a battery, determining an energy amount in the transport and an energy requirement at the location, and initiating a transfer of a portion of the energy amount from the transport to the battery based on an intended use of the portion at one or more devices at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Patent number: 11718196
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of retrieving a first amount of energy, by an originating transport, of a minimum amount of energy on a target transport, based on an expended energy by the originating transport to reach a meeting location, provide a needed service, and an estimated expended energy by the originating transport to return to an original location, and retrieving a second amount of energy, by the originating transport, of the minimum amount of energy on the target transport, based on a factor related to providing the service, wherein the factor is greater than the expended energy and the estimated expended energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20230241999
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a charging station, a grade associated with an operation of a transport allowing, by the charging station, a recharging level related to the grade and an pact of the recharging level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Patent number: 11708001
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, an energy transfer request from a charging station, determining, by the server, a current priority level of the at least one transport within an accessible range of the charging station, and responsive to the current priority level being below a threshold, sending an instruction to the at least one transport to transfer energy to the charging station based on the energy transfer request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20230219439
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport at a first location, that the transport is not in use, determining, by the transport, a second location to transfer energy stored in the transport, maneuvering, by the transport, to the second location, discharging, by the transport, the stored energy to the second location, and maneuvering, by the transport, to the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20230219446
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving data related to an auxiliary charge from one or more of electric transports, charging stations, and energy storage units proximate a moving transport, determining an energy capability at a location associated with a final destination of the moving transport, where the location is proximate the electric transports, charging stations, and energy storage units, and responsive to the energy capability being below a threshold, initiating transfer of the auxiliary charge between the location and the electric transports, charging stations, and energy storage units, based on the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20230211695
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of initiating, by a transport, a request to provide a first portion of stored energy to a charging station, determining, by the charging station, an actual amount of energy needed by the transport, wherein the determining is based on a first destination of the transport and on data received by the charging station based on a route associated with the first destination, wherein the actual amount of energy is not the same amount as the first portion of stored energy, and depositing, by the transport, the actual amount of energy in the charging station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20230202336
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of providing electricity to a device at a location, based on an environment impact of previously received energy to one or more energy storage devices electrically coupled to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Patent number: 11685283
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, via a transport, a state of charge of a storage unit of the transport, determining, via the transport, an environment at a location, determining, via the transport, a status of a charging station at the location including at least one of a location energy cost and a location power level and providing, via the transport, a needed amount of energy to the charging station at the location based on the status of the charging station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Patent number: 11677240
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a first energy source, that a second energy source configured to provide energy to an area is in need of supplemental energy, providing, by the first energy source, the supplemental energy to at least one location within the area in a prioritized manner, and responsive to a severity of the need and an amount of available energy at the first energy source, notifying, by the first energy source, the at least one transport to provide additional energy to the at least one location in the prioritized manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Publication number: 20230118100
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of wirelessly notifying, via a charging station, at least one transport of a group of identified transports of a needed amount of energy stored in the at least one transport prior to the at least one transport being connected to the charging station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20230120221
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of providing to a charging station a distance desired to be driven by a transport and determining, by the charging station, an amount of energy to retrieve from the transport such that a residual amount of energy in the transport is equivalent to the distance desired to be driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Publication number: 20230122069
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining an estimated arrival time of a first transport to a charging station, determining an estimated remaining stored transport energy at the estimated arrival time of the first transport, notifying the first transport to provide a portion of the determined remaining stored transport energy and when a next transport is delayed to the charging station, notifying the first transport to provide an additional portion of the determined remaining stored transport energy based on the delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Patent number: 11623540
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a charging station, a grade associated with an operation of a transport and allowing, by the charging station, a recharging level related to the grade and an environmental impact of the recharging level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Patent number: 11618329
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport at a first location, that the transport is not in use, determining, by the transport, a second location to transfer energy stored in the transport, maneuvering, by the transport, to the second location, discharging, by the transport, the stored energy to the second location, and maneuvering, by the transport, to the first location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu