Patents by Inventor Sampson Lau

Sampson Lau 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: 20240339860
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery cell, a thermally insulating layer, and a thermally conducting layer which includes a fin. The fin pushes against an interior surface of a case which surrounds the battery cell, the thermally insulating layer, and the thermally conducting layer. The thermally conducting layer includes a discontinuity where the discontinuity is configured to reduce a capacitance associated with the thermally conducting layer compared to when the thermally conducting layer does not include the discontinuity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventors: John Melack, Thomas P. Muniz, Nihal Murthy, Sampson Lau
  • Patent number: 12021408
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery cell, a thermally insulating layer, and a thermally conducting layer which includes a fin. The fin pushes against an interior surface of a case which surrounds the battery cell, the thermally insulating layer, and the thermally conducting layer. The thermally conducting layer includes a discontinuity where the discontinuity is configured to reduce a capacitance associated with the thermally conducting layer compared to when the thermally conducting layer does not include the discontinuity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventors: John Melack, Thomas P. Muniz, Nihal Murthy, Sampson Lau
  • Publication number: 20220021057
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery cell, a thermally insulating layer, and a thermally conducting layer which includes a fin. The fin pushes against an interior surface of a case which surrounds the battery cell, the thermally insulating layer, and the thermally conducting layer. The thermally conducting layer includes a discontinuity where the discontinuity is configured to reduce a capacitance associated with the thermally conducting layer compared to when the thermally conducting layer does not include the discontinuity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: John Melack, Thomas P. Muniz, Nihal Murthy, Sampson Lau
  • Patent number: 11114725
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery cell, a thermally insulating layer, and a thermally conducting layer which includes a fin. The fin pushes against an interior surface of a case which surrounds the battery cell, the thermally insulating layer, and the thermally conducting layer. The thermally conducting layer includes a discontinuity where the discontinuity is configured to reduce a capacitance associated with the thermally conducting layer compared to when the thermally conducting layer does not include the discontinuity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: WISK AERO LLC
    Inventors: John Melack, Thomas P. Muniz, Nihal Murthy, Sampson Lau
  • Publication number: 20200176737
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery cell, a thermally insulating layer, and a thermally conducting layer which includes a fin. The fin pushes against an interior surface of a case which surrounds the battery cell, the thermally insulating layer, and the thermally conducting layer. The thermally conducting layer includes a discontinuity where the discontinuity is configured to reduce a capacitance associated with the thermally conducting layer compared to when the thermally conducting layer does not include the discontinuity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: John MELACK, Thomas P. MUNIZ, Nihal MURTHY, Sampson LAU
  • Patent number: 10648953
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a technique are provided for determining the quality of a weld for a battery contact using audio signals. In some embodiments, a system for determining the quality of a weld for a battery contact comprises a processor configured to receive a snapshot that includes a rendering of an audio signal obtained during a welding process by monitoring a device being welded. A weld-quality indicator for the device being welded is determined based at least in part on features extracted from the snapshot and a weld-quality score for the device being welded is determined in response to the weld-quality indicator. In this case, the weld-quality score is indicative of a quality of the weld. The system also includes a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: WISK AERO LLC
    Inventors: Sampson Lau, Nihal Murthy
  • Patent number: 10593920
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery cell, a thermally insulating layer, and a thermally conducting layer which includes a fin. The fin pushes against an interior surface of a case which surrounds the battery cell, the thermally insulating layer, and the thermally conducting layer. The thermally conducting layer includes a discontinuity where the discontinuity is configured to reduce a capacitance associated with the thermally conducting layer compared to when the thermally conducting layer does not include the discontinuity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: WISK AERO LLC
    Inventors: John Melack, Thomas P. Muniz, Nihal Murthy, Sampson Lau
  • Publication number: 20200052256
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery cell, a thermally insulating layer, and a thermally conducting layer which includes a fin. The fin pushes against an interior surface of a case which surrounds the battery cell, the thermally insulating layer, and the thermally conducting layer. The thermally conducting layer includes a discontinuity where the discontinuity is configured to reduce a capacitance associated with the thermally conducting layer compared to when the thermally conducting layer does not include the discontinuity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: John Melack, Thomas P. Muniz, Nihal Murthy, Sampson Lau