Patents by Inventor Patrick Wei

Patrick Wei 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: 20250085813
    Abstract: A system for classifying touch data is provided. The system comprises: a plurality of sensing elements; and a processing system. The processing system is configured to: receive touch data from a current user via the plurality of sensing elements; determine a first set of classifier parameters corresponding to a current user based on usage data, wherein the usage data comprises the touch data from the current user, and apply the first set of classifier parameters to classify subsequent touch data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Karthikeyan Shanmuga Vadivel, Mohamed Sheik-Nainar, Patrick A. Worfolk, Ming-Wei Chang
  • Publication number: 20250069394
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a play prediction for a team is disclosed herein. A computing system retrieves trajectory data for a plurality of plays from a data store. The computing system generates a predictive model using a variational autoencoder and a neural network by generating one or more input data sets, learning, by the variational autoencoder, to generate a plurality of variants for each play of the plurality of plays, and learning, by the neural network, a team style corresponding to each play of the plurality of plays. The computing system receives trajectory data corresponding to a target play. The predictive model generates a likelihood of a target team executing the target play by determining a number of target variants that correspond to a target team identity of the target team.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: STATS LLC
    Inventors: Sujoy Ganguly, Long Sha, Jennifer HOBBS, Xinyu Wei, Patrick Joseph Lucey
  • Publication number: 20230192406
    Abstract: In a method for operating a technical plant, which includes a work area for producing ready-to-ship products from delivered goods and a plurality of load carriers, each including a control, a drive connected to the control, and a communication interface, for transporting goods and for transporting products, goods are delivered to the technical plant, delivered goods are transported into the work area by the load carriers, products are produced in the work area from the goods transported into the work area, produced products are transported out of the work area by the load carriers, and products transported out of the work area are shipped out from the technical plant. A technical plant, which includes a work area for producing ready-to-ship products made from delivered goods, is operable using the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef SCHMIDT, Frank SCHÖNUNG, Patrick WEIS, Michael ANGST, Alexander FUCHS, Tanja WALZ
  • Publication number: 20230021796
    Abstract: In a method for operating an electric vehicle and an electric vehicle, including an electric traction drive device for driving vehicle, a control device for controlling the driving, a first energy storage device, for supplying the control device using a first DC voltage, a second energy storage device, for supplying the traction drive device using a second DC voltage, and an energy supply unit for providing an output DC voltage, the first energy storage device is connected to the second energy storage device via a converter device, the first energy storage device is connected to the energy supply unit, the converter device converts the first DC voltage into the second DC voltage, and a power flow from the second energy storage device to the first energy storage device is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Patrick WEIS, Gero BOCKELMANN, Matthias HAUCK
  • Publication number: 20220410725
    Abstract: In a method for operating an electric vehicle, including a first energy storage device (e.g., a rechargeable battery storage device), a second energy storage device (e.g., a double-layer capacitor device), an energy supply unit which provides energy, for charging the first and/or second energy storage device, and a first electrical consumer connected to the second energy storage device via an intermediate circuit, the first energy storage device is connected to the energy supply unit via a bidirectional converter unit, the second energy storage device is connected to the energy supply unit, a first power flows from the first energy storage device to the second energy storage device if an intermediate circuit voltage falls below a definable voltage, and a second power flow from the second to the first energy storage device is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Matthias HAUCK, Patrick WEIS, Gero BOCKELMANN
  • Patent number: 11535226
    Abstract: In a method for monitoring an electromagnetically actuable brake, which has an energizable coil that interacts with a tractive electromagnet situated so as to be linearly movable, and a vehicle having an electromagnetically actuable brake, the current flowing through the coil is acquired, the acquired current value in particular being conveyed to an evaluation unit, the voltage applied at the coil is intermittently increased, and a relative position of the tractive electromagnet with respect to the coil is determined from the thereby induced current characteristic, in particular the characteristic of the current rise, it is particularly determined from the ascertained position whether the brake is in the applied state or in the released state, the tractive electromagnet in particular is arranged as a permanent magnet or has a permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Maximilian Ihle, Patrick Weis, Christian Billet, Friedrich Manz
  • Publication number: 20190263376
    Abstract: In a method for monitoring an electromagnetically actuable brake, which has an energizable coil that interacts with a tractive electromagnet situated so as to be linearly movable, and a vehicle having an electromagnetically actuable brake, the current flowing through the coil is acquired, the acquired current value in particular being conveyed to an evaluation unit, the voltage applied at the coil is intermittently increased, and a relative position of the tractive electromagnet with respect to the coil is determined from the thereby induced current characteristic, in particular the characteristic of the current rise, it is particularly determined from the ascertained position whether the brake is in the applied state or in the released state, the tractive electromagnet in particular is arranged as a permanent magnet or has a permanent magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Maximilian IHLE, Patrick WEIS, Christian BILLET, Friedrich MANZ
  • Patent number: 10266006
    Abstract: A mobile component having a roller bearing unit, in particular a mobile component having a steering roller, a roller, in particular a drive roller, being rotationally braced in a pivot unit, which is supported via a pivot bearing on the frame of the mobile component, the axes of rotation of the two pivot bearings in particular being aligned perpendicularly with respect to each other, the axis of rotation of the pivot bearing for pivoting parallel to the direction of the normal of the normal of the driving surface of the mobile component touched by the roller, a drum brake being developed on the roller, the actuation of the drum brake being able to be brought about by an electromagnet, which is connected on the frame of the mobile component, the drum brake being able to be actuated by the electromagnet via a wedge gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Patrick Weis, Friedrich Manz, Frank Schönung
  • Publication number: 20160089932
    Abstract: A mobile component having a roller bearing unit, in particular a mobile component having a steering roller, a roller, in particular a drive roller, being rotationally braced in a pivot unit, which is supported via a pivot bearing on the frame of the mobile component, the axes of rotation of the two pivot bearings in particular being aligned perpendicularly with respect to each other, the axis of rotation of the pivot bearing for pivoting parallel to the direction of the normal of the normal of the driving surface of the mobile component touched by the roller, a drum brake being developed on the roller, the actuation of the drum brake being able to be brought about by an electromagnet, which is connected on the frame of the mobile component, the drum brake being able to be actuated by the electromagnet via a spline gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick Weis, Friedrich Manz, Frank Schönung
  • Patent number: 7447569
    Abstract: A device for exchanging data between moving vehicles comprises a receiving module (4) for receiving data messages broadcasted from other vehicles equipped with said device, sensing and processing means (6, 9, 15) for generating vehiclespecific data and a broadcasting module (5) for broadcasting data messages including said received data and said vehicle specific data. The device further includes data processing means (16, 17) inseparably combining corresponding data from said received data and from said vehicle-specific data to synthesis data messages comprising time stamp data. The broadcasting module (5) is adapted to broadcast said synthesis data messages. Said data processing means (15, 16) include at least one evaluation member responsive to said time stamp data and evaluating the contribution of received synthesis data messages according to said time stamp data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Inventors: Julian Weis, Patrick Weis
  • Publication number: 20070093959
    Abstract: A device for exchanging data between moving vehicles comprises a receiving module (4) for receiving data messages broadcasted from other vehicles equipped with said device, sensing and processing means (6, 9, 15) for generating vehicle specific data and a broadcasting module (5) for broadcasting data messages including said received data and said vehicle specific data. The device further includes data processing means (16, 17) inseparably combining corresponding data from said received data and from said vehicle-specific data to synthesis data messages comprising time stamp data. The broadcasting module (5) is adapted to broadcast said synthesis data messages. Said data processing means (15, 16) include at least one evaluation member responsive to said time stamp data and evaluating the contribution of received synthesis data messages according to said time stamp data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Julian Weis, Patrick Weis
  • Publication number: 20030184520
    Abstract: A mouse device includes a motion detector for detecting motion of the mouse relative to a work surface. An optical mouse button optically detects movement of a finger positioned on the optical mouse button. A controller generates button press information based on the optically detected movement. The button press information indicates whether the optical mouse button has been actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick Wei
  • Publication number: 20030079097
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method for modifying the firmware of the device after fabrication utilizes a shadow memory to “shadow” some or all of the original firmware in the ROM. In an exemplary embodiment, the semiconductor device is an optical navigation sensor that generates tracking information using captured surface images and a navigation code, which is included in the firmware. The shadow memory may be programmed with a complete modified firmware, which replaces the original firmware, or modified portions of the original firmware, which replace the corresponding portions of the original firmware. The use of the shadow memory allows the original firmware of the semiconductor device to be updated after the fabrication of the device. In addition, the shadow memory allows other data such as product identification information and proprietary functionality codes to be incorporated into the semiconductor device after fabrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Patrick Wei, Allen C. Norskog