Patents by Inventor Victor Wong
Victor Wong 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: 20240116323Abstract: A height adjustable top mount for adjusting a ride height of a vehicle comprising includes a top plate, a worm wheel, a core, and worm gear. The top plate is configured to mount to a body of the vehicle and movable between a first position and a second position. The worm wheel is received in the top plate and includes an inner wheel surface and an outer wheel surface. The core is received within the worm wheel and helically meshed to the inner wheel surface of the worm wheel. The worm gear is meshed to the outer wheel surface of the worm wheel. Rotation of the worm gear drives rotation of the worm wheel, rotation of the worm wheel simultaneously moves the top plate vertically relative to the core, and movement of the top plate adjusts the ride height of the vehicle in a corresponding direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Victor Wong, Jeffrey Scott Shotwell
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Patent number: 11938777Abstract: A height adjustable top mount for adjusting a ride height of a vehicle comprising includes a top plate, a worm wheel, a core, and worm gear. The top plate is configured to mount to a body of the vehicle and movable between a first position and a second position. The worm wheel is received in the top plate and includes an inner wheel surface and an outer wheel surface. The core is received within the worm wheel and helically meshed to the inner wheel surface of the worm wheel. The worm gear is meshed to the outer wheel surface of the worm wheel. Rotation of the worm gear drives rotation of the worm wheel, rotation of the worm wheel simultaneously moves the top plate vertically relative to the core, and movement of the top plate adjusts the ride height of the vehicle in a corresponding direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Victor Wong, Jeffrey Scott Shotwell
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Publication number: 20240085716Abstract: A system for providing variable opacity includes a polarization assembly disposed at a vehicle. The polarization assembly includes a first panel having a plurality of first polarizing elements, and a second panel having a plurality of second polarizing elements, the first panel and the second panel overlapping in a path of light incident on the vehicle. The system also includes an actuation device configured to linearly translate the first panel relative to the second panel between a first position in which the polarization assembly is transparent to the light and a second position in which the polarization assembly at least partially blocks the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Chu, Victor Wong
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Patent number: 11903752Abstract: An intraoral imaging apparatus for tomosynthesis imaging has an x-ray source having a primary collimator that defines boundaries of a radiation field. A transport apparatus translates the x ray source along a path for tomographic imaging. An intraoral x-ray detector defines an imaging area for the radiation field. A positioning apparatus correlates the position of the intraoral detector to the position of a secondary collimator. One or more radio-opaque markers provided on a detector attachment is coupled to the detector, the one or more markers configured to condition acquired x-ray images to relate the spatial position of the intraoral x-ray detector to the x-ray source position, wherein the one or more markers are disposed within the defined imaging area. A control logic processor accepts image data from the detector and determines the relative location of the source with respect to the detector according to detected marker position.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Inventors: Jean-Marc Inglese, Edward Shellard, Jay Schildkraut, Krishnamoorthy Subramanyan, Victor Wong
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Patent number: 11815930Abstract: A system for actuating a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal of a vehicle by hand. The system includes a planetary gear train having a sun gear, a ring gear, and planetary gears meshed with both the sun gear and the ring gear. The planetary gears are mounted to a carrier. A carrier flange is in cooperation with the carrier to rotate with the carrier. A sun gear flange is in cooperation with the sun gear. Rotation of the sun gear flange rotates the sun gear. A lever is mounted adjacent to the sun gear flange. An accelerator actuation assembly is connected to the lever and configured to couple with the accelerator pedal. A brake actuation assembly is connected to the carrier flange and configured to couple with the brake pedal.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Kyle Patrick Nolan, Victor Wong, Cameron Tyler Knight
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Patent number: 11785062Abstract: A computer-implemented method for enabling shared media interactions may include (i) identifying a group message thread that is composed of messages between a group of users, (ii) detecting that a user in the group of users is interacting with a media item posted in the group message thread, (iii) in response to detecting that the user is interacting with the media item, initiating a shared media interaction session in the group message thread for the media item, and (iv) notifying the group of users that the shared media interaction session is available in the group message thread. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Frederick Scott Gottesman, Patrick Francis Keenan, Aaron Albonetti, Wade Campbell, William Siemers, Annabel Strauss, Ishwarya Venkatachalam, Kevin Victor Wong
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Patent number: 11484282Abstract: Exemplary method and apparatus embodiments according to the applications can provide calibration of a dental scanning device. An exemplary dental apparatus can include a sensing apparatus including at least one lens and a sensor that is configured to obtain one or more images of at least one surface position, and a calibration target including a spatial light modulator configured to form a prescribed set of calibration patterns, and whose display plane corresponds to the at least one surface position.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Inventors: Victor Wong, Chuanmao Fan
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Publication number: 20220310189Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for error control for memory device are described. A memory device may be configured to perform memory management operations including error control operations. For example, a memory device may be configured to perform an error control operation on data stored in a first memory cell coupled with a source row of a memory array. The memory device may be configured to write the data to a second memory cell coupled with the target row of the memory array based on performing the error control operation on the data and determine whether the management operation is complete based at least in part on the first column address of the first memory cell. The memory device may also generate an output signal to perform the error control operation on a third memory cell coupled with the source row based on determining whether the management operation is complete.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Nobuo Yamamoto, Donald Martin Morgan, Victor Wong, Jongtae Kwak
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Patent number: 11322218Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for error control for memory device are described. A memory device may be configured to perform memory management operations including error control operations. For example, a memory device may be configured to perform an error control operation on data stored in a first memory cell coupled with a source row of a memory array. The memory device may be configured to write the data to a second memory cell coupled with the target row of the memory array based on performing the error control operation on the data and determine whether the management operation is complete based at least in part on the first column address of the first memory cell. The memory device may also generate an output signal to perform the error control operation on a third memory cell coupled with the source row based on determining whether the management operation is complete.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Nobuo Yamamoto, Donald Martin Morgan, Victor Wong, Jongtae Kwak
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Patent number: 11282560Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for temperature-based access timing for a memory device are described. In some memory devices, accessing memory cells may be associated with different operations that are variously dependent on a temperature of the memory device. For example, some operations associated with accessing a memory cell may have a longer duration and others a shorter duration depending on the temperature of the memory device. In accordance with examples as disclosed herein, a memory device may be configured for performing some portions of an access operation according to a duration that is proportional to a temperature of the memory device, and performing other portions of the access operation according to a duration that is inversely proportional to a temperature of the memory device.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Victor Wong, Sihong Kim, Hiroshi Akamatsu, Daniele Vimercati, John D. Porter
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Publication number: 20210383888Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for error control for memory device are described. A memory device may be configured to perform memory management operations including error control operations. For example, a memory device may be configured to perform an error control operation on data stored in a first memory cell coupled with a source row of a memory array. The memory device may be configured to write the data to a second memory cell coupled with the target row of the memory array based on performing the error control operation on the data and determine whether the management operation is complete based at least in part on the first column address of the first memory cell. The memory device may also generate an output signal to perform the error control operation on a third memory cell coupled with the source row based on determining whether the management operation is complete.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Nobuo Yamamoto, Donald Martin Morgan, Victor Wong, Jongtae Kwak
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Publication number: 20210365557Abstract: A method for external access control to protect system-on-chip (SoC) subsystems and stored subsystem assets is described. The method includes sensing, during a cold boot of an SoC hardware system, a debug fuse vector for access to SoC subsystems of an SoC owner and/or third-party subsystems of an SoC hardware architecture. The method also includes disabling access to each SoC subsystem with a blown fuse in the debug fuse vector. The method further includes re-enabling, by a secure root of trust, access to an SoC subsystem and/or a third-party subsystem for an external debugger when authentication of one or more debug certificates of a third-party owner of the external debugger is successful.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Jaydeep CHOKSHI, Miguel BALLESTEROS, Mahadevamurty NEMANI, Samar ASBE, Girish BHAT, Alan YOUNG, Victor WONG, Steven HALTER
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Publication number: 20210304806Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for temperature-based access timing for a memory device are described. In some memory devices, accessing memory cells may be associated with different operations that are variously dependent on a temperature of the memory device. For example, some operations associated with accessing a memory cell may have a longer duration and others a shorter duration depending on the temperature of the memory device. In accordance with examples as disclosed herein, a memory device may be configured for performing some portions of an access operation according to a duration that is proportional to a temperature of the memory device, and performing other portions of the access operation according to a duration that is inversely proportional to a temperature of the memory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Victor Wong, Sihong Kim, Hiroshi Akamatsu, Daniele Vimercati, John D. Porter
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Publication number: 20210215539Abstract: A method for color shade matching obtains a 3D tooth surface representation using an intraoral scanner wherein the 3D tooth surface representation comprises surface data and a spatially resolved angular distribution of color vectors, wherein the spatially resolved angular distribution of color vectors associates one or more point positions from the surface data to the corresponding angular distribution of color vectors. The method identifies one or more shade values, where each shade value is associated with one angular distribution of color vectors from the spatially resolved angular distribution of color vectors, by comparing the angular distribution of color vectors to a set of reference angular distributions of color vectors, wherein each reference angular distribution in the set is associated with a corresponding shade value. The method displays, stores, or transmits the surface data with an indication of the one or more shade values.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Yannick GLINEC, Victor WONG, James MILCH
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Publication number: 20210153976Abstract: A method, executed at least in part by a computer, acquires three-dimensional data from scans of maxillofacial and dental anatomy of a patient and computes cephalometric values from the acquired three-dimensional data. The method processes the computed cephalometric values and generates metrics indicative of tooth positioning along a dental arch of the patient. The generated metrics are analyzed to calculate desired movement vectors for individual teeth within the dental arch. The calculated desired movement vectors are displayed, stored, or transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Shoupu CHEN, Jean-Marc INGLESE, Victor WONG, Jacques FAURE, Jacques TREIL
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Patent number: 10978130Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for temperature-based access timing for a memory device are described. In some memory devices, accessing memory cells may be associated with different operations that are variously dependent on a temperature of the memory device. For example, some operations associated with accessing a memory cell may have a longer duration and others a shorter duration depending on the temperature of the memory device. In accordance with examples as disclosed herein, a memory device may be configured for performing some portions of an access operation according to a duration that is proportional to a temperature of the memory device, and performing other portions of the access operation according to a duration that is inversely proportional to a temperature of the memory device.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Victor Wong, Sihong Kim, Hiroshi Akamatsu, Daniele Vimercati, John D. Porter
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Publication number: 20200352530Abstract: An intraoral imaging apparatus for tomosynthesis imaging has an x-ray source having a primary collimator that defines boundaries of a radiation field. A transport apparatus translates the x ray source along a path for tomographic imaging. An intraoral x-ray detector defines an imaging area for the radiation field. A positioning apparatus correlates the position of the intraoral detector to the position of a secondary collimator. One or more radio-opaque markers provided on a detector attachment is coupled to the detector, the one or more markers configured to condition acquired x-ray images to relate the spatial position of the intraoral x-ray detector to the x-ray source position, wherein the one or more markers are disposed within the defined imaging area. A control logic processor accepts image data from the detector and determines the relative location of the source with respect to the detector according to detected marker position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Jean-Marc INGLESE, Edward SHELLARD, Jay SCHILDKRAUT, Krishnamoorthy SUBRAMANYAN, Victor WONG
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Publication number: 20190374326Abstract: Expandable sealing means for endoluminal devices have been developed for controlled activation. The devices have the benefits of a low profile mechanism (for both self-expanding and balloon-expanding prostheses), contained, not open, release of the material, active conformation to the “leak sites” such that leakage areas are filled without disrupting the physical and functional integrity of the prosthesis, and on-demand, controlled activation, that may not be pressure activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Ashish Sudhir MITRA, Martin Kean Chong NG, Pak Man Victor WONG, Ben Colin BOBILLIER, Jens SOMMER-KNUDSEN
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Publication number: 20190008390Abstract: A programmable light source has a broadband light emitter disposed to direct light to an optical filter. The optical filter has a collimator lens in the path of the directed light from the emitter, a dispersion optic in the path of incident light from the collimator lens and angularly disposed to form a spectrally dispersed output beam from the incident beam, a focusing lens in the path of the spectrally dispersed output beam, and a spatial light modulator in the focal region of the focusing lens, the spatial light modulator disposed to reflect sequential spectral portions of the spectrally dispersed output beam back toward the focusing lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Victor WONG, Chuanmao FAN
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Publication number: 20190000412Abstract: Exemplary method and apparatus embodiments according to the applications can provide calibration of a dental scanning device. An exemplary dental apparatus can include a sensing apparatus including at least one lens and a sensor that is configured to obtain one or more images of at least one surface position, and a calibration target including a spatial light modulator configured to form a prescribed set of calibration patterns, and whose display plane corresponds to the at least one surface position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Victor Wong, Chuanmao Fan