Patents by Inventor Victor Chan

Victor Chan 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: 20240124188
    Abstract: A container device and methods of operation and assembly of the same are provided. The container device is formed from a foldable material and includes interior locking mechanisms that prevent an inner box from being removed from an outer cover unless a user depresses a portion of the outer box to disengage an internal locking mechanism. A secondary locking mechanism prevents the inner box from being removed entirely from the outer cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Alex Nunes BARRETTE, Mallory Walsh BARRETT, Melinda Su-En LEE, Tyler Lewars WRIGHT, Victor Chan LE
  • Publication number: 20240126120
    Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a printed circuit board. The display may have a notch to accommodate an input-output component. Reflective layers may be included in the notch. The backlight may include a color conversion layer with a property that varies as a function of position. The light-emitting diodes may be covered by a slab of encapsulant with recesses in an upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Meizi Jiao, Joshua A. Spechler, Jie Xiang, Zhenyue Luo, Chungjae Lee, Morteza Amoorezaei, Mengyang Liang, Xinyu Zhu, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi, Eric L. Benson, Victor H. Yin, Youchul Jeong, Xiang Fang, Yanming Li, Michael J. Lee, Marianna C. Sbordone, Ari P. Miller, Edward J. Cooper, Michael C. Sulkis, Francesco Ferretti, Seth G. McFarland, Mary M. Morrison, Eric N. Vergo, Terence Chan, Ian A. Guy, Keith J. Hendren, Sunitha Chandra
  • Publication number: 20240023976
    Abstract: A trial implant is provided. The implant includes a central portion. The central portion includes a top articulating surface extending between a first end and a second end and having a convex shape, a bottom surface configured to at least partially contact a first resected surface of a bone, and a first side surface extending between the top articulating surface and the bottom surface. The first side surface is sloped such that a width of the top articulating surface is greater than a width of the bottom surface. The implant further includes a first outer portion extending laterally from the central portion. The first side surface and the first outer portion are separated by a first opening shaped such that up to four resected surfaces of the bone are visible when the trial implant is seated on the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Loring, Chulho Pak, Victor Chan, Ryan Sellman
  • Publication number: 20230422033
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein can include a digital assistant application that receives sensor signals from sensors installed in a vehicle and determines an entry event into the vehicle. The digital assistant application can receive, responsive to the entry event into the vehicle, a plurality authentication input signals from a plurality of sensors associated with the vehicle. The digital assistant application can determine a plurality of authentication states based on the plurality of authentication input signals and a plurality of authentication credentials. The digital assistant application can identify an access permission level of a plurality of access permission levels based at least in part on the plurality of identifies authentication states. The digital assistant application can identify, responsive to the access permission level, a subset of a set of functionalities available via the vehicle, and provide vehicular access to the subset of functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Haris Ramic, Victor Chan, Vikas Gupta, Lingjun Li
  • Patent number: 11856399
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein can include a digital assistant application that receives sensor signals from sensors installed in a vehicle and determines an entry event into the vehicle. The digital assistant application can receive, responsive to the entry event into the vehicle, a plurality authentication input signals from a plurality of sensors associated with the vehicle. The digital assistant application can determine a plurality of authentication states based on the plurality of authentication input signals and a plurality of authentication credentials. The digital assistant application can identify an access permission level of a plurality of access permission levels based at least in part on the plurality of identifies authentication states. The digital assistant application can identify, responsive to the access permission level, a subset of a set of functionalities available via the vehicle, and provide vehicular access to the subset of functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Haris Ramic, Victor Chan, Vikas Gupta, Lingjun Li
  • Publication number: 20230391363
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling an autonomous vehicle. For instance, dispatching instructions including a destination location and a trip plan identifying a selected route may be received. The route was selected by a user from a set of two or more routes. The trip plan may be used to determine whether to user the selected route or a new route. The autonomous vehicle may be controlled to the destination location based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Carl Yang, Celia Zhang, Victor Chan, Lauren Schwendimann, Kevin Malta, Sahil Bahri, Austin Abrams
  • Patent number: 11818573
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein can include a digital assistant application that receives sensor signals from sensors installed in a vehicle and determines an entry event into the vehicle. The digital assistant application can receive, responsive to the entry event into the vehicle, a plurality authentication input signals from a plurality of sensors associated with the vehicle. The digital assistant application can determine a plurality of authentication states based on the plurality of authentication input signals and a plurality of authentication credentials. The digital assistant application can identify an access permission level of a plurality of access permission levels based at least in part on the plurality of identifies authentication states. The digital assistant application can identify, responsive to the access permission level, a subset of a set of functionalities available via the vehicle, and provide vehicular access to the subset of functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Haris Ramic, Victor Chan, Vikas Gupta, Lingjun Li
  • Publication number: 20230324192
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for generating and using a model for identifying a plurality of pick up or drop off locations for a large venue point of interest. For instance, a large venue point of interest may be identified. The plurality may be identified for the large venue point of interest based on a combination of historical trip data and map information. The plurality may be associated with the large venue point of interest. The association may be stored in memory for later use. Thereafter, a request for a trip identifying the large venue point of interest may be received from a client computing device, and the plurality may be provided to the client computing device in response to the request. A pickup and drop off location of the plurality may be provided to an autonomous vehicle in order to cause the autonomous vehicle to transport a passenger to the pickup or drop off location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Malta, Bruce Mai, Reed Morse, Victor Chan, Celia Zhang, Jonathan Willing, Shiqian Zhang, Donghyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11785461
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein can include a digital assistant application that receives sensor signals from sensors installed in a vehicle and determines an entry event into the vehicle. The digital assistant application can receive, responsive to the entry event into the vehicle, a plurality authentication input signals from a plurality of sensors associated with the vehicle. The digital assistant application can determine a plurality of authentication states based on the plurality of authentication input signals and a plurality of authentication credentials. The digital assistant application can identify an access permission level of a plurality of access permission levels based at least in part on the plurality of identifies authentication states. The digital assistant application can identify, responsive to the access permission level, a subset of a set of functionalities available via the vehicle, and provide vehicular access to the subset of functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Haris Ramic, Victor Chan, Vikas Gupta, Lingjun Li
  • Patent number: 11723676
    Abstract: A trial implant is provided. The implant includes a central portion. The central portion includes a top articulating surface extending between a first end and a second end and having a convex shape, a bottom surface configured to at least partially contact a first resected surface of a bone, and a first side surface extending between the top articulating surface and the bottom surface. The first side surface is sloped such that a width of the top articulating surface is greater than a width of the bottom surface. The implant further includes a first outer portion extending laterally from the central portion. The first side surface and the first outer portion are separated by a first opening shaped such that up to four resected surfaces of the bone are visible when the trial implant is seated on the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Loring, Chulho Pak, Victor Chan, Ryan Sellman
  • Publication number: 20230052913
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein can include a digital assistant application that receives sensor signals from sensors installed in a vehicle and determines an entry event into the vehicle. The digital assistant application can receive, responsive to the entry event into the vehicle, a plurality authentication input signals from a plurality of sensors associated with the vehicle. The digital assistant application can determine a plurality of authentication states based on the plurality of authentication input signals and a plurality of authentication credentials. The digital assistant application can identify an access permission level of a plurality of access permission levels based at least in part on the plurality of identifies authentication states. The digital assistant application can identify, responsive to the access permission level, a subset of a set of functionalities available via the vehicle, and provide vehicular access to the subset of functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Haris Ramic, Victor Chan, Vikas Gupta, Lingjun Li
  • Patent number: 11528605
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein can include a digital assistant application that receives sensor signals from sensors installed in a vehicle and determines an entry event into the vehicle. The digital assistant application can receive, responsive to the entry event into the vehicle, a plurality authentication input signals from a plurality of sensors associated with the vehicle. The digital assistant application can determine a plurality of authentication states based on the plurality of authentication input signals and a plurality of authentication credentials. The digital assistant application can identify an access permission level of a plurality of access permission levels based at least in part on the plurality of identifies authentication states. The digital assistant application can identify, responsive to the access permission level, a subset of a set of functionalities available via the vehicle, and provide vehicular access to the subset of functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Haris Ramie, Victor Chan, Vikas Gupta, Lingjun Li
  • Publication number: 20210298766
    Abstract: A method of utilizing a distractor in a joint replacement procedure is provided. The method includes releasably engaging a datum to a datum securement of the distractor and gripping a handle of the distractor in an insertion position. The handle includes a first handle portion and a second handle portion. The method includes disposing a paddle of a tissue engaging portion of the distractor against a tissue surface and adjusting the handle from the insertion position to the distraction position to thereby independently move the paddle with respect to both the second handle portion and the first handle portion such that the paddle remains at a generally constant angle against the tissue surface as the tissue surface is distracted. The paddle is attached directly and exclusively to a distal tip of the second handle portion such that the paddle pivots about an axis transverse to a length of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Loring, Victor Chan, Chulho Pak, Michael Daniels, Stephen G. Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20210290412
    Abstract: A trial implant is provided. The implant includes a central portion. The central portion includes a top articulating surface extending between a first end and a second end and having a convex shape, a bottom surface configured to at least partially contact a first resected surface of a bone, and a first side surface extending between the top articulating surface and the bottom surface. The first side surface is sloped such that a width of the top articulating surface is greater than a width of the bottom surface. The implant further includes a first outer portion extending laterally from the central portion. The first side surface and the first outer portion are separated by a first opening shaped such that up to four resected surfaces of the bone are visible when the trial implant is seated on the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Loring, Chulho Pak, Victor Chan, Ryan Sellman
  • Patent number: 11000296
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a surgical guide structure configured for placement on a resected bone surface includes a body with at least one aperture and an opening. The at least one aperture extends through the body and is sized for placement of a hole formation instrument therethrough. Additionally, the at least one aperture is defined by an inner wall that includes a first portion having a first slope and a second portion having a second slope different from the first slope so that a cross-section of the aperture varies over its depth. The opening is sized and positioned so that when the surgical guide structure is positioned on a first resected surface of a bone, the first resected surface and a second resected surface of the bone are visible through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Loring, Chulho Pak, Victor Chan, Ryan Sellman
  • Publication number: 20210125315
    Abstract: Due to complexity constraints, most computer vision (CV) features are not suitable for certain applications such as low-power always-on applications. To address such issues, a contrast-adaptive normalized pixel difference (CA-NPD) is proposed. Unlike conventional NPD techniques, the CA-NPD smooths a metric surface, optimizes contrast discriminability, and enables context sensitive normalization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Victor CHAN
  • Patent number: 10987110
    Abstract: A tissue resection guide for use with a datum includes a base releasably engagable with the datum. The tissue resection guide has a first frame fixed relative to the base and the first frame has at least one integral first guide path that is sized and configured to at least partially capture and guide a first tissue resection tool relative to the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Encore Medical, LP
    Inventors: Thomas Loring, Victor Chan, Chulho Pak, Michael Daniels, Stephen G. Gilbert
  • Patent number: 10984511
    Abstract: Due to complexity constraints, most computer vision (CV) features are not suitable for certain applications such as low-power always-on applications. To address such issues, a contrast-adaptive normalized pixel difference (CA-NPD) is proposed. Unlike conventional NPD techniques, the CA-NPD smooths a metric surface, optimizes contrast discriminability, and enables context sensitive normalization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Victor Chan
  • Patent number: 10984235
    Abstract: Sensing of scene-based occurrences is disclosed. In one example, a vision sensor system comprises (1) dedicated computer vision (CV) computation hardware configured to receive sensor data from at least one sensor array and capable of computing CV features using readings from multiple neighboring sensor pixels and (2) a first processing unit communicatively coupled with the dedicated CV computation hardware. The vision sensor system is configured to, in response to processing of the one or more computed CV features indicating a presence of one or more irises in a scene captured by the at least one sensor array, generate data in support of iris-related operations to be performed by a second processing unit and send the generated data to the second processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Evgeni Gousev, Liang Shen, Victor Chan, Edwin Chongwoo Park, Xiaopeng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210021999
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein can include a digital assistant application that receives sensor signals from sensors installed in a vehicle and determines an entry event into the vehicle. The digital assistant application can receive, responsive to the entry event into the vehicle, a plurality authentication input signals from a plurality of sensors associated with the vehicle. The digital assistant application can determine a plurality of authentication states based on the plurality of authentication input signals and a plurality of authentication credentials. The digital assistant application can identify an access permission level of a plurality of access permission levels based at least in part on the plurality of identifies authentication states. The digital assistant application can identify, responsive to the access permission level, a subset of a set of functionalities available via the vehicle, and provide vehicular access to the subset of functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Haris Ramic, Victor Chan, Vikas Gupta, Lingjun Li