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).
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Publication number: 20230081819Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Mark Weir, Daniel Johnson, Thomas Lau, Konstantinos Raptis
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Publication number: 20200000065Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Manfred BOGDAHN, Thomas LAU
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Publication number: 20180338474Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Manfred BOGDAHN, Thomas LAU
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Patent number: 10073867Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas Lau, David Allan
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Patent number: 9633052Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Ganesh Seetharaman, David Allan, John Leigh, Thomas Lau, Joseph F. Klein
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Publication number: 20140344778Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Thomas Lau, David Allan
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Publication number: 20140344310Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Ganesh Seetharaman, David Allan, John Leigh, Thomas Lau, Joseph F. Klein
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Patent number: 8785042Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: UmicoreInventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau
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Publication number: 20130210769Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: IRM LLCInventors: Hong Liu, Xiaohui He, Dean Paul Phillips, Xuefeng Zhu, Kunyong Yang, Thomas Lau, Baogen Wu, Yongping Xie, Truc Ngoc Nguyen, Xing Wang
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Patent number: 8431607Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: IRM LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Hong Liu, Xiaohui He, Dean Phillips, Xuefeng Zhu, Kunyong Yang, Thomas Lau, Baogen Wu, Yongping Xie, Truc Ngoc Nguyen, Xing Wang
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Patent number: 8343390Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: UmicoreInventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau, HeonPyo Hong, JiHye Kim
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Patent number: 8303855Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 4, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: UmicoreInventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau
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Publication number: 20110260099Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2008Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau
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Publication number: 20110193013Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau, HeonPyo Hong, JiHye Kim
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Publication number: 20100234365Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2007Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: IRM LLCInventors: Hong Liu, Xiaohui He, Dean Phillips, Xuefeng Zhu, Kunyong Yang, Thomas Lau, Baogen Wu, Yongping Xie, Truc Ngoc Nguyen, Xing Wang
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Patent number: 7691895Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 8, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20090309063Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: UmicoreInventors: Jens Martin Paulsen, Thomas Lau
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Publication number: 20080227810Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2004Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Lin Zhi, Esther Martinborough, Yixing Shen, Thomas Lau, Min Wu, Yun Long
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Publication number: 20080146594Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2007Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: 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
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Patent number: D1132029Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2024Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: SKOV A/SInventor: Thomas Lau