Patents by Inventor Wang Lam

Wang Lam 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).

  • Delivering search results
    Patent number: 8849830
    Abstract: Delivering a search result is disclosed. A category is associated with a document based at least in part on one or more scores that measure the relevance of that document to a base category. A search query is obtained. One or more results is delivered in a manner that includes an indication of at least one category with which the result is associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Seshadri Srinivasan, Wang Lam, Gaurav Bhalotia, Venky Harinarayan
  • Delivering search results
    Patent number: 8176041
    Abstract: Delivering search results is disclosed. A search term is obtained and categories are determined. Results specific to each category are obtained and ranked based on a criterion that is specific to each category. The results are ranked based at least in part on a topic dependent score and may also be ranked in part on a topic independent score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Kosmix Corporation
    Inventors: Venky Harinarayan, Wang Lam, Subramanyam Mallela, Anand Rajaraman
  • Easy to open ring binder mechanism
    Publication number: 20060216106
    Abstract: The ease with which a metal ring binder mechanism can be opened is improved by adding at least one auxiliary helper spring for reducing the spring force applied by the spine to the blades which support the rings, so as to decrease the force required to open the rings, without affecting the page-retaining power of the binder mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventor: Wang Lam