Patents by Inventor Thomas Lau

Thomas 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: 20230081819
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing insights to a consumer at a physical store are disclosed. The method includes: processing image data from the inside of a shopping cart to detect an event and determine an event type, the event type being an item addition event or an item removal event; determining a location of the shopping cart at the time of detecting the event; updating a temporary shopping session cache to include: the detected event, an item identifier of an item associated with the detected event, and location of the shopping cart at the time the event was detected; and responsive to detecting the event and the location of the shopping cart at the time of detecting the event: determine if insight is available based on the state of the temporary shopping session cache; and upon determining that the insight is available, generating and transmitting the insight to the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Weir, Daniel Johnson, Thomas Lau, Konstantinos Raptis
  • Publication number: 20200000065
    Abstract: Described is a retractable leash device (1) as well as a process for rolling up and unrolling a leash (4) for leading an animal. The retractable leash device (1) has a handle (2) and a housing (3) for the accommodation of the leash (4) which can be rolled up and unrolled, and a mechanism which exerts a restoring force at least at times on the at least partly unrolled leash (4) is provided in the housing (3). An outlet opening (6), at which the leash (4) comes out of the housing (3), can be moved into at least two positions in relation to the handle (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Manfred BOGDAHN, Thomas LAU
  • Publication number: 20180338474
    Abstract: A retractable leash (10, 38) for rolling up and unrolling a leash (12), especially for leading an animal, with a leash roller (13), which is mounted rotatably on a carrier (11) and can be retracted by a retracting device into a rolled-up position, in which the leash (12) is wound up onto the leash roller (13); and with a blocking device for blocking the unrolling of the leash (12) from the leash roller (13), the radius of action of an animal being led can be effectively limited in a gentle and especially jerk-free manner by the blocking device having a brake (17) frictionally engaged with the leash roller (13) even in case of a bolting animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Manfred BOGDAHN, Thomas LAU
  • Patent number: 10073867
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a data integration system is disclosed which enables users to create a logical design which is platform and technology independent. The user can create a logical design that defines, at a high level, how a user wants data to flow between sources and targets. The tool can analyze the logical design, in view of the user's infrastructure, and create a physical design. The logical design can include a plurality of components corresponding to each source and target in the design, as well as operations such as joins or filters, and access points. Each component when transferred to the physical design generates code to perform operations on the data. Depending on the underlying technology (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, Hadoop, etc.) and the language used (SQL, pig, etc.) the code generated by each component may be different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Lau, David Allan
  • Patent number: 9633052
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a data integration system is disclosed which enables users to create a logical design which is platform and technology independent. The user can create a logical design that defines, at a high level, how a user wants data to flow between sources and targets. The tool can analyze the logical design, in view of the user's infrastructure, and create a physical design. The logical design can include a plurality of components corresponding to each source and target in the design, as well as operations such as joins or filters, and access points. Each component when transferred to the physical design generates code to perform operations on the data. Depending on the underlying technology (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, Hadoop, etc.) and the language used (SQL, pig, etc.) the code generated by each component may be different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ganesh Seetharaman, David Allan, John Leigh, Thomas Lau, Joseph F. Klein
  • Publication number: 20140344778
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a data integration system is disclosed which enables users to create a logical design which is platform and technology independent. The user can create a logical design that defines, at a high level, how a user wants data to flow between sources and targets. The tool can analyze the logical design, in view of the user's infrastructure, and create a physical design. The logical design can include a plurality of components corresponding to each source and target in the design, as well as operations such as joins or filters, and access points. Each component when transferred to the physical design generates code to perform operations on the data. Depending on the underlying technology (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, Hadoop, etc.) and the language used (SQL, pig, etc.) the code generated by each component may be different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Lau, David Allan
  • Publication number: 20140344310
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a data integration system is disclosed which enables users to create a logical design which is platform and technology independent. The user can create a logical design that defines, at a high level, how a user wants data to flow between sources and targets. The tool can analyze the logical design, in view of the user's infrastructure, and create a physical design. The logical design can include a plurality of components corresponding to each source and target in the design, as well as operations such as joins or filters, and access points. Each component when transferred to the physical design generates code to perform operations on the data. Depending on the underlying technology (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, Hadoop, etc.) and the language used (SQL, pig, etc.) the code generated by each component may be different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Ganesh Seetharaman, David Allan, John Leigh, Thomas Lau, Joseph F. Klein
  • Patent number: 8785042
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cathode active material and a method to produce the same at low cost. The cathode powder comprises modified LiCoO2, and possibly a second phase which is LiM?O2 where M? is Mn, Ni, Co with a stoichiometric ratio Ni:Mn?1. The modified LiCoO2 is Ni and Mn bearing and has regions of low and high manganese content, where regions with high manganese content are located in islands on the surface. The cathode material has high cycling stability, a very high rate performance and good high temperature storage properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Umicore
    Inventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau
  • Publication number: 20130210769
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CB1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Hong Liu, Xiaohui He, Dean Paul Phillips, Xuefeng Zhu, Kunyong Yang, Thomas Lau, Baogen Wu, Yongping Xie, Truc Ngoc Nguyen, Xing Wang
  • Patent number: 8431607
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CB1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: IRM LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Hong Liu, Xiaohui He, Dean Phillips, Xuefeng Zhu, Kunyong Yang, Thomas Lau, Baogen Wu, Yongping Xie, Truc Ngoc Nguyen, Xing Wang
  • Patent number: 8343390
    Abstract: A powderous lithium transition metal oxide having a layered crystal structure Li1+aM1?aO2±bM?kSm with ?0.03<a<0.06, b?0, 0?m?0.6, m being expressed in mol %, M being a transition metal compound, consisting of at least 95% of either one or more elements of the group Ni, Mn, Co and Ti; M? being present on the surface of the powderous oxide, and consisting of either one or more elements of the group Ca, Sr, Y, La, Ce and Zr, wherein: either k=0 and M=Ni1?c?dMncCOd, with 0<c<1, and 0<d<1; or 0.015<k<0.15, k being expressed in wt % of said lithium transition metal oxide; characterized in that for said powderous oxide, the X-ray diffraction peak at 44.5±0.3 degree, having as index 104, measured with K alpha radiation, has a FWHM value of ?0.1 degree. By optimizing the sintering temperature of the metal oxide the FWHM value can be minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Umicore
    Inventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau, HeonPyo Hong, JiHye Kim
  • Patent number: 8303855
    Abstract: The invention covers a powderous lithium transition metal oxide having a layered crystal structure Li1+aM1?aO2+bM?k Sm with ?0.03<a<0.06, b?0, M being a transition metal compound, consisting of at least 95% of either one or more elements of the group Ni, Mn, Co and Ti; M? being present on the surface of the powderous oxide, and consisting of either one or more elements from (IUPAC) of the Periodic Table, each of said Group 2, 3, or 4 elements having an ionic radius between 0.7 and 1.2 Angstrom, M? however not comprising Ti, with 0.015<k<0.15, k being expressed in wt %, and 0.15<m?0.6, m being expressed in mol %. The addition M? (like Y, Sr, Ca, Zr, . . . ) improves the performance as cathode in rechargeable lithium batteries. In a preferred embodiment a content of 250-400 ppm calcium and 0.2-0.6 mol % of sulfur is used. Particularly, a significantly lower content of soluble base and a dramatically reduced content of fine particles are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Umicore
    Inventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau
  • Publication number: 20110260099
    Abstract: The invention covers a powderous lithium transition metal oxide having a layered crystal structure Li1+aM1?aO2+bM?k Sm with ?0.03<a<0.06, b?0, M being a transition metal compound, consisting of at least 95% of either one or more elements of the group Ni, Mn, Co and Ti; M? being present on the surface of the powderous oxide, and consisting of either one or more elements from (IUPAC) of the Periodic Table, each of said Group 2, 3, or 4 elements having an ionic radius between 0.7 and 1.2 Angstrom, M? however not comprising Ti, with 0.015<k<0.15, k being expressed in wt %, and 0.15<m?0.6, m being expressed in mol %. The addition M? (like Y, Sr, Ca, Zr, . . . ) improves the performance as cathode in rechargeable lithium batteries. In a preferred embodiment a content of 250-400 ppm calcium and 0.2-0.6 mol % of sulfur is used. Particularly, a significantly lower content of soluble base and a dramatically reduced content of fine particles are achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau
  • Publication number: 20110193013
    Abstract: A powderous lithium transition metal oxide having a layered crystal structure Li1+aM1?aO2±bM?kSm with ?0.03<a<0.06, b?0, 0?m?0.6, m being expressed in mol %, M being a transition metal compound, consisting of at least 95% of either one or more elements of the group Ni, Mn, Co and Ti; M? being present on the surface of the powderous oxide, and consisting of either one or more elements of the group Ca, Sr, Y, La, Ce and Zr, wherein: either k=0 and M=Ni1?c?dMncCOd, with 0<c<1, and 0<d<1; or 0.015<k<0.15, k being expressed in wt % of said lithium transition metal oxide; characterized in that for said powderous oxide, the X-ray diffraction peak at 44.5±0.3 degree, having as index 104, measured with K alpha radiation, has a FWHM value of ?0.1 degree. By optimizing the sintering temperature of the metal oxide the FWHM value can be minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau, HeonPyo Hong, JiHye Kim
  • Publication number: 20100234365
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CB1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Hong Liu, Xiaohui He, Dean Phillips, Xuefeng Zhu, Kunyong Yang, Thomas Lau, Baogen Wu, Yongping Xie, Truc Ngoc Nguyen, Xing Wang
  • Patent number: 7691895
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I), (II), and (III) pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of modulating the activity a thrombopoietin receptor using the same, methods of identifying compounds as thrombopoietin receptor modulators, and methods of treating disease by administering a compound of the invention to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jyun-Hung Chen, E. Adam Kallel, Thomas Lau, Matthew H. McNeill, Todd A. Miller, Bao N. Nguyen, Richard J. Penulian, Dean P. Phillips, Daniel A. Ruppar, Lin Zhi, Jackline E. Dalgard
  • Publication number: 20090309063
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cathode active material and a method to produce the same at low cost. The cathode powder comprises modified LiCoO2, and possibly a second phase which is LiM?O2 where M?is Mn, Ni, Co with a stoichiometric ratio Ni:Mn?1. The modified LiCoO2 is Ni and Mn bearing and has regions of low and high manganese content, where regions with high manganese content are located in islands on the surface. The cathode material has high cycling stability, a very high rate performance and good high temperature storage properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Umicore
    Inventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau
  • Publication number: 20080227810
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for modulating processes mediated by AR. Also provided are methods of making such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Lin Zhi, Esther Martinborough, Yixing Shen, Thomas Lau, Min Wu, Yun Long
  • Publication number: 20080146594
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I), (II), and (III) pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of modulating the activity a thrombopoietin receptor using the same, methods of identifying compounds as thrombopoietin receptor modulators, and methods of treating disease by administering a compound of the invention to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Ligand Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jyun-Hung Chen, E. Adam Kallel, Thomas Lau, Matthew H. McNeill, Todd A. Miller, Bao N. Nguyen, Richard J. Penuliar, Dean P. Phillips, Daniel A. Ruppar, Lin Zhi, Jackline E. Dalgard
  • Patent number: D1132029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: SKOV A/S
    Inventor: Thomas Lau