Patents by Inventor Patrick Liao

Patrick Liao 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).

  • IDENTITY INDICATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20250238492
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide an identity indication apparatus. The identity indication apparatus includes: a housing comprising an identity indication portion adapted to present identity information; and an authentication component at least partially arranged in the housing and comprising an authentication mainboard and an interface portion coupled to the authentication mainboard, the interface portion being adapted to be connected to an external device so that the authentication mainboard communicates with the external device for authentication. The identity indication apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure combines an authentication component, such as a hardware key, with a housing, such as a name card holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Yan CAO, Keqi Shen, Lu Jin, Yingran Xu, Sydney Ng, Eugene Pivovarov, Xiaokun Liu, Patrick Liao
  • System and method for printing a pattern on footwear
    Patent number: 9918520
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for applying a pattern onto the upper of a shoe or other footwear. The footwear is preferably made by injection molding where raw materials are injected into a mold to form the shape of a footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventors: William Paul Lambert, Oliver Ma, Otto Ting, Patrick Liao
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING A PATTERN ON FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20120186103
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for applying a pattern onto the upper of a shoe or other footwear. The footwear is preferably made by injection molding where raw materials are injected into a mold to form the shape of a footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: William Paul Lambert, Oliver Ma, Otto Ting, Patrick Liao
  • System and method for printing a pattern on footwear
    Patent number: 8168257
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for applying a pattern onto the upper of a shoe or other footwear. The footwear is preferably made by injection molding where raw materials are injected into a mold to form the shape of a footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Payless ShoeSource Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: William Paul Lambert, Oliver Ma, Otto Ting, Patrick Liao
  • System and method for making footwear with injected color
    Patent number: 7832116
    Abstract: A footwear piece with two or more injected colors is disclosed. The footwear is made by injecting raw materials of two or more different colors into a mold and causing the different colors to spread randomly throughout the base section of the footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Payless ShoeSource Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: William Paul Lambert, Oliver Ma, Otto Ting, Patrick Liao
  • System and method for making footwear with injected color
    Publication number: 20070234591
    Abstract: A footwear piece with two or more injected colors is disclosed. The footwear is made by injecting raw materials of two or more different colors into a mold and causing the different colors to spread randomly throughout the base section of the footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: William Lambert, Oliver Ma, Otto Ting, Patrick Liao
  • System and method for printing a pattern on footwear
    Publication number: 20070231491
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for applying a pattern onto the upper of a shoe or other footwear. The footwear is preferably made by injection molding where raw materials are injected into a mold to form the shape of a footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: William Lambert, Oliver Ma, Otto Ting, Patrick Liao
  • Shoe with injected pattern design
    Patent number: D624289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Payless ShoeSource Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: William Paul Lambert, Oliver Ma, Otto Ting, Patrick Liao
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D624731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Payless ShoeSource Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: William Paul Lambert, Oliver Ma, Otto Ting, Patrick Liao