Patents by Inventor Vincent Lai
Vincent 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).
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Publication number: 20250082348Abstract: A debris removal system includes an elongated shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a shaft lumen, the shaft being configured to be inserted through a bodily lumen to a target surgical site, a vibration motor coupled to the elongated shaft via a vibration collar, the vibration motor including a rotatable shaft and at least one weight coupled to the rotatable shaft, the weight being asymmetrically shaped about a central axis of the shaft such that rotation of the shaft creates vibrational energy along the length of the elongated shaft to dislodge debris within the target surgical site, and a vacuum pump connected to the elongated shaft and configured to vacuum dislodged debris from the target surgical site through the shaft lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Peter J. PEREIRA, Martin PHELAN, Vincent LAI
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Patent number: 12211341Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: IGTInventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Patent number: 12178457Abstract: A debris removal system includes an elongated shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a shaft lumen, the shaft being configured to be inserted through a bodily lumen to a target surgical site, a vibration motor coupled to the elongated shaft via a vibration collar, the vibration motor including a rotatable shaft and at least one weight coupled to the rotatable shaft, the weight being asymmetrically shaped about a central axis of the shaft such that rotation of the shaft creates vibrational energy along the length of the elongated shaft to dislodge debris within the target surgical site, and a vacuum pump connected to the elongated shaft and configured to vacuum dislodged debris from the target surgical site through the shaft lumen.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Peter J. Pereira, Martin Phelan, Vincent Lai
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Publication number: 20240087398Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Patent number: 11861971Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: IGTInventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Patent number: 11645886Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that enable multiple players to share credit meters on electronic gaming machines.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: IGTInventors: Patrick Danielson, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Publication number: 20220401119Abstract: A debris removal system includes an elongated shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a shaft lumen, the shaft being configured to be inserted through a bodily lumen to a target surgical site, a vibration motor coupled to the elongated shaft via a vibration collar, the vibration motor including a rotatable shaft and at least one weight coupled to the rotatable shaft, the weight being asymmetrically shaped about a central axis of the shaft such that rotation of the shaft creates vibrational energy along the length of the elongated shaft to dislodge debris within the target surgical site, and a vacuum pump connected to the elongated shaft and configured to vacuum dislodged debris from the target surgical site through the shaft lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Peter J. PEREIRA, Martin PHELAN, Vincent LAI
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Publication number: 20220319274Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that enable multiple players to share credit meters on electronic gaming machines.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Patent number: 11452534Abstract: A debris removal system includes an elongated shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a shaft lumen, the shaft being configured to be inserted through a bodily lumen to a target surgical site, a vibration motor coupled to the elongated shaft via a vibration collar, the vibration motor including a rotatable shaft and at least one weight coupled to the rotatable shaft, the weight being asymmetrically shaped about a central axis of the shaft such that rotation of the shaft creates vibrational energy along the length of the elongated shaft to dislodge debris within the target surgical site, and a vacuum pump connected to the elongated shaft and configured to vacuum dislodged debris from the target surgical site through the shaft lumen.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Peter J. Pereira, Martin Phelan, Vincent Lai
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Publication number: 20220245992Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Patent number: 11380162Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that enable multiple players to share credit meters on electronic gaming machines.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: IGTInventors: Patrick Danielson, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Patent number: 11315382Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: IGTInventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Publication number: 20210264721Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Publication number: 20210209892Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system including a housing and a configurable display panel supported by the housing, the configurable display panel including a support, a low electric power thin display device supported by the support and configured to selectively display different images based on signals from a processor, an electrical connector coupled to the low electric power thin display device, and a protective transparent outer layer coupled to the support and positioned over the low electric power thin display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Publication number: 20210134111Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that enable multiple players to share credit meters on electronic gaming machines.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Patent number: 10943433Abstract: According to one embodiment, managing a player pool can comprise receiving a request to initiate a player pool and generating a record defining the player pool and defining a rule for the player pool. The rule can define handling of results of gaming activity in which members of the player pool participate and handling of a player pool amount at an occurrence of a predetermined event. Requests can be received from participants to participate in the player pool and the record defining the player pool can be updated to indicate addition of the participants. An indication of a contribution amount made by each participant can also be received and the record can be updated to increment the player pool amount based on the contributions. Gaming activity of the participants can be monitored and the player pool amount can be updated based on the monitor and the rule for the player pool.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: IGTInventors: Vincent Lai, Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson
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Publication number: 20200357239Abstract: According to one embodiment, managing a player pool can comprise receiving a request to initiate a player pool and generating a record defining the player pool and defining a rule for the player pool. The rule can define handling of results of gaming activity in which members of the player pool participate and handling of a player pool amount at an occurrence of a predetermined event. Requests can be received from participants to participate in the player pool and the record defining the player pool can be updated to indicate addition of the participants. An indication of a contribution amount made by each participant can also be received and the record can be updated to increment the player pool amount based on the contributions. Gaming activity of the participants can be monitored and the player pool amount can be updated based on the monitor and the rule for the player pool.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Vincent Lai, Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson
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Patent number: 9225304Abstract: A single-stage folded cascode buffer including an amplifier, a first analog comparator, a second analog comparator, a first transistor, and a second transistor, The amplifier includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal coupled to the second input terminal of the amplifier. The first analog comparator includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal. The second analog comparator includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal. The first transistor includes a first terminal, a second terminal coupled to the output terminal of the first analog comparator, and a third terminal coupled to the output terminal of the amplifier. The second transistor includes a first terminal coupled to the output terminal of the amplifier, a second terminal coupled to the output terminal of the second analog comparator, and a third terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: SanDisk 3D LLCInventor: Vincent Lai
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Patent number: 8885401Abstract: Methods for monitoring one or more load currents corresponding with one or more voltage regulators used during operation of a semiconductor memory are described. The one or more load currents may be due to the biasing of memory cells within a memory array or due to the presence of shorts between lines in the memory array. A plurality of load currents corresponding with a plurality of voltage regulators may be monitored in real-time before and during biasing of one or more memory arrays. The plurality of load currents may be monitored using a configurable load current monitoring circuit that uses a current summation technique. The ability to monitor the plurality of load currents before performing a programming operation on a memory array allows for remapping of defective portions of the memory array and modification of programming bandwidth prior to the programming operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Sandisk 3D LLCInventor: Vincent Lai
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Patent number: 8842468Abstract: Methods for monitoring one or more load currents corresponding with one or more voltage regulators used during operation of a semiconductor memory are described. The one or more load currents may be due to the biasing of memory cells within a memory array or due to the presence of shorts between lines in the memory array. A plurality of load currents corresponding with a plurality of voltage regulators may be monitored in real-time before and during biasing of one or more memory arrays. The plurality of load currents may be monitored using a configurable load current monitoring circuit that uses a current summation technique. The ability to monitor the plurality of load currents before performing a programming operation on a memory array allows for remapping of defective portions of the memory array and modification of programming bandwidth prior to the programming operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Sandisk 3D LLCInventor: Vincent Lai