Patents by Inventor Timothy Lai

Timothy Lai 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: 20250087807
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a battery pack for an electric vehicle. In some implementation examples, the battery pack has an array of battery cells and a battery pack enclosure for holding the array of battery cells. The battery pack enclosure has a top surface above the array of battery cells. An impact attenuation layer can be integrated into at least a portion of the top surface of the battery pack enclosure. The impact attenuation layer has a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer. The first sub-layer has a first puncture resistance attribute and a first impact resistance attribute and the second sub-layer has a second puncture resistance attribute and a second impact resistance attribute. The first puncture resistance attribute is higher than the second, puncture resistance attribute and the first impact resistance attribute is lower than the second impact resistance attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Malcolm Burgess, Karim Najjar, Xiaowei Zhang, Timothy Lai
  • Patent number: 11664679
    Abstract: A circuit for stealing power from an external system without interfering with a communication protocol may include wiring connectors configured to receive wires from the external system; a first voltage regulator to regulate a voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors at a plurality of voltage levels to encode a first multi-bit binary message according to the communication protocol to be sent to the external system; a current monitor to measure a plurality of current levels received through the plurality of wiring connectors and decode the plurality of current levels to determine a second multi-bit binary message sent from the external system according to the communication protocol; and a power converter that adjusts an amount of power stolen from the plurality of wiring connectors based at least in part on the voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Adam Warren, Eric Marschalkowski, Nathan Lentz, Timothy Lai
  • Publication number: 20210249900
    Abstract: A circuit for stealing power from an external system without interfering with a communication protocol may include wiring connectors configured to receive wires from the external system; a first voltage regulator to regulate a voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors at a plurality of voltage levels to encode a first multi-bit binary message according to the communication protocol to be sent to the external system; a current monitor to measure a plurality of current levels received through the plurality of wiring connectors and decode the plurality of current levels to determine a second multi-bit binary message sent from the external system according to the communication protocol; and a power converter that adjusts an amount of power stolen from the plurality of wiring connectors based at least in part on the voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Adam Warren, Eric Marschalkowski, Nathan Lentz, Timothy Lai
  • Patent number: 10992175
    Abstract: A circuit for stealing power from an external system without interfering with a communication protocol includes a plurality of wiring connectors configured to receive a plurality of wires, where the plurality of wiring connectors receive a plurality of current levels set by the external system according to the communication protocol; a first voltage regulator to regulate a voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors at a plurality of voltage levels according to the communication protocol; a current monitor to measure the plurality of current levels received through the plurality of wiring connectors; a second voltage regulator that provides a current-limiting output; and a power converter that optimizes an amount of power stolen from the plurality of wiring connectors based on the current-limiting output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Adam Warren, Eric Marschalkowski, Nathan Lentz, Timothy Lai
  • Publication number: 20190384334
    Abstract: A circuit for stealing power from an external system without interfering with a communication protocol includes a plurality of wiring connectors configured to receive a plurality of wires, where the plurality of wiring connectors receive a plurality of current levels set by the external system according to the communication protocol; a first voltage regulator to regulate a voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors at a plurality of voltage levels according to the communication protocol; a current monitor to measure the plurality of current levels received through the plurality of wiring connectors; a second voltage regulator that provides a current-limiting output; and a power converter that optimizes an amount of power stolen from the plurality of wiring connectors based on the current-limiting output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Adam Warren, Eric Marschalkowski, Nathan Lentz, Timothy Lai
  • Publication number: 20190319948
    Abstract: A remote notary system, authentication, and identity proofing system is disclosed that is allows documents to be notarized and witnessed online. In some embodiments, more than one signatory or observers may be included in a remote notary session at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: SETTLEWARE SECURE SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: C. Richard Triola, David Kressel, Timothy Lai
  • Patent number: 10255158
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with reconfiguring applications and monitoring exceptions are described. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method analyzes executable code of an application and identifies an exception handling clause. The method modifies the executable code by reconfiguring the exception handling clause to call a monitoring agent and pass information associated with an exception that occurs during execution of the executable code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunal Kapur, Constantinos Papadopoulos, Timothy Lay, Rajendra Inamdar, Anthony G. Vlatas
  • Patent number: 10165323
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems for monitoring advertisements. A system for monitoring advertisements in a broadcast television channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a sound level monitor for monitoring an audio level of a first broadcast television channel, a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, for tagging a start and an end of an advertisement segment within the first broadcast television channel, and a receiver, wherein when the receiver is first tuned to the first broadcast channel and then tuned to a second broadcast channel, an on-screen display is displayed on a monitor displaying the second broadcast channel, the OSD being displayed when the end of the advertisement segment within the first broadcast channel occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Lai, Robert G. Arsenault
  • Patent number: 9549215
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems for monitoring advertisements. A system for monitoring advertisements in a broadcast television channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a sound level monitor for monitoring an audio level of a first broadcast television channel, a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, for tagging a start and an end of an advertisement segment within the first broadcast television channel, and a receiver, wherein when the receiver is first tuned to the first broadcast channel and then tuned to a second broadcast channel, an on-screen display is displayed on a monitor displaying the second broadcast channel, the OSD being displayed when the end of the advertisement segment within the first broadcast channel occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: The DirecTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Lai, Robert G. Arsenault
  • Publication number: 20160360291
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems for monitoring advertisements. A system for monitoring advertisements in a broadcast television channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a sound level monitor for monitoring an audio level of a first broadcast television channel, a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, for tagging a start and an end of an advertisement segment within the first broadcast television channel, and a receiver, wherein when the receiver is first tuned to the first broadcast channel and then tuned to a second broadcast channel, an on-screen display is displayed on a monitor displaying the second broadcast channel, the OSD being displayed when the end of the advertisement segment within the first broadcast channel occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Lai, Robert G. Arsenault
  • Patent number: 8752084
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems for monitoring advertisements. A system for monitoring advertisements in a broadcast television channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a sound level monitor for monitoring an audio level of a first broadcast television channel, a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, for tagging a start and an end of an advertisement segment within the first broadcast television channel, and a receiver, wherein when the receiver is first tuned to the first broadcast channel and then tuned to a second broadcast channel, an on-screen display is displayed on a monitor displaying the second broadcast channel, the OSD being displayed when the end of the advertisement segment within the first broadcast channel occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Lai, Robert G. Arsenault
  • Patent number: 8612291
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a computer program product for optimizing the display of landing pages in restrictive display environments are provided. A determined area or region of the landing page is identified. Upon receiving a request for content items to be presented on a device, a plurality of content items are identified for presentation on the device, each of the content items having an associated landing page destination address. If the requesting device is a restricted display device, a hash tag is appended to each of the associated destination addresses, each hash tag corresponding to a predefined section of an associated landing page. The plurality of identified content items are transmitted to the requesting device for presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Yun Huang, Amit Khanna, Timothy Lai
  • Publication number: 20120284608
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a computer program product for optimizing the display of landing pages in restrictive display environments are provided. A determined area or region of the landing page is identified. Upon receiving a request for content items to be presented on a device, a plurality of content items are identified for presentation on the device, each of the content items having an associated landing page destination address. If the requesting device is a restricted display device, a hash tag is appended to each of the associated destination addresses, each hash tag corresponding to a predefined section of an associated landing page. The plurality of identified content items are transmitted to the requesting device for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Yun HUANG, Amit Khanna, Timothy Lai
  • Publication number: 20120284114
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a computer program product for optimizing the display of landing pages in restrictive display environments are provided. A determined area or region of the landing page is identified. Upon receiving a request for content items to be presented on a device, a plurality of content items are identified for presentation on the device, each of the content items having an associated landing page destination address. If the requesting device is a restricted display device, a hash tag is appended to each of the associated destination addresses, each hash tag corresponding to a predefined section of an associated landing page. The plurality of identified content items are transmitted to the requesting device for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Yun HUANG, Amit KHANNA, Timothy LAI
  • Patent number: 8209713
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems for monitoring advertisements. A system for monitoring advertisements in a broadcast television channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a sound level monitor for monitoring an audio level of a first broadcast television channel, a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, for tagging a start and an end of an advertisement segment within the first broadcast television channel, and a receiver, wherein when the receiver is first tuned to the first broadcast channel and then tuned to a second broadcast channel, an on-screen display is displayed on a monitor displaying the second broadcast channel, the OSD being displayed when the end of the advertisement segment within the first broadcast channel occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Lai, Robert G. Arsenault