Patents by Inventor Samuel Zhao

Samuel Zhao 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: 11641036
    Abstract: Vehicles can employ onboard telematic monitoring devices to collect vehicle and operation data, such as for improved vehicle fleet management. Such telematic monitoring devices are dependent on power from a vehicle, such that data collection and communication can be interrupted if a telematic monitoring device is disconnected or has a poor connection. The present disclosure relates to battery devices, which provide power to telematic monitoring devices as needed in order to maintain data collection and communication, or other more limited functionality. The present disclosure also relates to systems including battery devices, and methods for operating battery devices. The present disclosure also relates to detecting temperature of batteries, as well as emergency input and messages for telematic monitoring systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Fox, Samuel Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220393259
    Abstract: Vehicles can employ onboard telematic monitoring devices to collect vehicle and operation data, such as for improved vehicle fleet management. Such telematic monitoring devices are dependent on power from a vehicle, such that data collection and communication can be interrupted if a telematic monitoring device is disconnected or has a poor connection. The present disclosure relates to battery devices, which provide power to telematic monitoring devices as needed in order to maintain data collection and communication, or other more limited functionality. The present disclosure also relates to systems including battery devices, and methods for operating battery devices. The present disclosure also relates to detecting temperature of batteries, as well as emergency input and messages for telematic monitoring systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Fox, Samuel Zhao
  • Patent number: 11522235
    Abstract: Vehicles can employ onboard telematic monitoring devices to collect vehicle and operation data, such as for improved vehicle fleet management. Such telematic monitoring devices are dependent on power from a vehicle, such that data collection and communication can be interrupted if a telematic monitoring device is disconnected or has a poor connection. The present disclosure relates to battery devices, which provide power to telematic monitoring devices as needed in order to maintain data collection and communication, or other more limited functionality. The present disclosure also relates to systems including battery devices, and methods for operating battery devices. The present disclosure also relates to detecting temperature of batteries, as well as emergency input and messages for telematic monitoring systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Fox, Samuel Zhao
  • Patent number: 10114384
    Abstract: A method for implementation of a formation flight path coordination for a scalable group of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) including a recursive architecture with a leader UAV and a plurality of follower UAVs in communication with the leader UAV, the method comprising the steps of: receiving formation commands for the UAVs of the group from a ground controller station (GCS), the formation commands including positional and velocity information for implementation by onboard processing systems, the formation commands received on a first communication channel established between the leader UAV and the GCS; sending information from the formation commands by the leader UAV to the plurality of follower UAVs belonging to the leader UAV using a second communication channel established between the plurality of follower UAVs and the leader UAV, the second communication channel separate from the first communication channel; receiving updated formation commands for the flight path from the GCS on the first communication c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Arrowonics Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Hugh Hong-Tao Liu, Hao Cheng Zhu, Everett James Findlay, Samuel Zhao
  • Publication number: 20180074520
    Abstract: A method for implementation of a formation flight path coordination for a scalable group of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) including a recursive architecture with a leader UAV and a plurality of follower UAVs in communication with the leader UAV, the method comprising the steps of: receiving formation commands for the UAVs of the group from a ground controller station (GCS), the formation commands including positional and velocity information for implementation by onboard processing systems, the formation commands received on a first communication channel established between the leader UAV and the GCS; sending information from the formation commands by the leader UAV to the plurality of follower UAVs belonging to the leader UAV using a second communication channel established between the plurality of follower UAVs and the leader UAV, the second communication channel separate from the first communication channel; receiving updated formation commands for the flight path from the GCS on the first communication c
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hugh Hong-Tao Liu, Hao Cheng Zhu, Everett James Findlay, Samuel Zhao
  • Patent number: D796390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pevovar, Samuel Zhao, Jaymer Starbody
  • Patent number: D797631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pevovar, Samuel Zhao, Jaymer Starbody
  • Patent number: D908563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D908566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D919512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D919513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D919521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D919533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D924740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D925401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D930532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D950788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D956286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D956287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Patent number: D982195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie