Patents by Inventor William Shen

William Shen 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: 20260091494
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling a robot include receiving a task and motion planning (TAMP)-domain language input, a goal, and sensor data, generating a plan skeleton based on the TAMP-domain language input, the goal, and the sensor data, generating, based on the plan skeleton, one or more feasible particles, generating, based on the plan skeleton and at least one of the one or more feasible particles, a robot plan, and causing the robot to perform at least part of the robot plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Fabio TOZETO RAMOS, William SHEN, Caelan Reed GARRETT, Tucker Ryer HERMANS, Ankit GOYAL
  • Publication number: 20260091495
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling a robot includes receiving a task and motion planning (TAMP)-domain language input comprising one or more symbolic elements and one or more continuous elements, generating a TAMP-domain representation based on the TAMP-domain language input, TAMP-domain language data, and one or more subgraph classification rules, generating a robot plan based on the TAMP-domain representation, a state, and a goal, and causing the robot to perform at least part of the robot plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Fabio TOZETO RAMOS, William SHEN, Caelan Reed GARRETT, Tucker Ryer HERMANS, Ankit GOYAL
  • Patent number: 12527426
    Abstract: A device including a housing (12) sealingly enclosing an interior space (14), the housing including (12) a screen (20) having an internal surface (11) subject to air pressure in the interior space (14). Electronic components (22) disposed in the interior space and connected to the screen (20) to operate the device. A power cord (13) having one end terminating within the internal space (14) and another end connectable to an external power source. The power cord (13) has metallic conductors, and at least one air path to vent the interior space (14) to ambient air pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Marian Silviu Rosian, William Shen
  • Publication number: 20250257520
    Abstract: A machine, comprising an enclosure, three or more robotic arms each having one end connected to a top panel of the enclosure and an opposite end connected a hand configured to grab and release one or more clothing items, two or more baskets for storing the clothing items, a folding platform above the baskets, a processor, and an artificial intelligence system. The processor is configured to control movement of each of the robotic arms, while the artificial intelligence system is configured to identify each item grabbed by at least one of the robotic arms. The folding platform folds the clothing item based on the type identified by the artificial intelligence system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Shengjun Wang, Jamie Juan, William Shen, Thomas Shen
  • Publication number: 20250017409
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a sous vide appliance (10) including: a tube (12) having longitudinally opposite first and second ends (14, 13), and providing a liquid flow path (26) having an inlet adjacent the first end (14), and an outlet adjacent the second end (13); a heating element (31) mounted adjacent the tube (12) to heat liquid passing along the flow path from the inlet to the outlet; an outer housing (11) within which the tube (12) is located; and a switch (32) located between the tube (12) and the housing (11) and operatively associated with the heating element (31) to provide for the delivery of electric power to the heating element (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Brendan FOXLEE, Gregory UPSTON, Lichan MENG, Marian Silviu ROSIAN, Vyvyan ROSE, William SHEN
  • Patent number: 12102253
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a sous vide appliance (10) including: a tube (12) having longitudinally opposite first and second ends (14, 13), and providing a liquid flow path (26) having an inlet adjacent the first end (14), and an outlet adjacent the second end (13); a heating element (31) mounted adjacent the tube (12) to heat liquid passing along the flow path from the inlet to the outlet; an outer housing (11) within which the tube (12) is located; and a switch (32) located between the tube (12) and the housing (11) and operatively associated with the heating element (31) to provide for the delivery of electric power to the heating element (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Brendan Foxlee, Gregory Upston, Lichan Meng, Marian Silviu Rosian, Vyvyan Rose, William Shen
  • Publication number: 20220354294
    Abstract: A device including a housing (12) sealingly enclosing an interior space (14), the housing including (12) a screen (20) having an internal surface (11) subject to air pressure in the interior space (14). Electronic components (22) disposed in the interior space and connected to the screen (20) to operate the device. A power cord (13) having one end terminating within the internal space (14) and another end connectable to an external power source. The power cord (13) has metallic conductors, and at least one air path to vent the interior space (14) to ambient air pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Marian Silviu ROSIAN, William SHEN
  • Patent number: 11478831
    Abstract: A roll mounting system is provided that includes a roll assembly coupled to one or more rolls. The roll assembly is configured to position the one or more rolls using a tapered assembly for mounting or dismounting of the one or more rolls. Also, the roll mounting system includes a torque assembly coupled to the roll assembly. The torque assembly is configured to provide torque to the roll assembly for mounting or dismounting of the one more rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Primetals Technologies USA LLC
    Inventors: William Shen, Matthew Palfreman
  • Patent number: 11344936
    Abstract: A system for cooling rolling mill material is provided that includes a conveyor system that receives rolling mill material and passes the rolling mill material through one or more cooling regions. A cooling structure that operates uniformly across the central and edge regions of the conveyor system. The cooling structure uses a first jet of air for cooling the central portion of the rolling mill material. A nozzle deck is positioned on the edge regions of the conveyor system produces a second of jet of air for cooling the edge portions of the rolling mill. The nozzle deck includes one or more adjustable nozzle structures for controlling the air flow produced by the second jet of air by varying the size of their air passage regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Primetals Technologies USA LLC
    Inventors: Jason Zelle, William Shen, Matthew Palfreman
  • Publication number: 20210276062
    Abstract: A roll mounting system is provided that includes a roll assembly coupled to one or more rolls. The roll assembly is configured to position the one or more rolls using a tapered assembly for mounting or dismounting of the one or more rolls. Also, the roll mounting system includes a torque assembly coupled to the roll assembly. The torque assembly is configured to provide torque to the roll assembly for mounting or dismounting of the one more rolls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Primetals Technologies USA LLC
    Inventors: William Shen, Matthew Palfreman
  • Publication number: 20210052102
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a sous vide appliance (10) including: a tube (12) having longitudinally opposite first and second ends (14, 13), and providing a liquid flow path (26) having an inlet adjacent the first end (14), and an outlet adjacent the second end (13); a heating element (31) mounted adjacent the tube (12) to heat liquid passing along the flow path from the inlet to the outlet; an outer housing (11) within which the tube (12) is located; and a switch (32) located between the tube (12) and the housing (11) and operatively associated with the heating element (31) to provide for the delivery of electric power to the heating element (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Brendan FOXLEE, Gregory UPSTON, Amanda MENG, Marian Silviu ROSIAN, Vyvyan ROSE, William SHEN
  • Patent number: 10871805
    Abstract: A hard disk drive tray for accommodating a hard disk drive is provided. The hard disk drive tray has a front frame. An elastic cantilever plate is extended from each of two ends of the front frames. The couple of elastic cantilever plates are arranged parallel with each other for clamping the hard disk drive between the couple of elastic cantilever plates. A lateral surface of each elastic cantilever plate is covered by a side case and an expansion fastening bolt for fastening the hard disk drive is arranged protruding from the other lateral surface of each elastic cantilever plate. The hard disk drive is clamped by, the elastic cantilever plates, a simplified structure of the hard disk drive tray. The elastic cantilever plate is covered by the side case and thereby reinforced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventor: William Shen
  • Patent number: 10827641
    Abstract: A server apparatus with a horizontal push-pull operating structure includes a chassis having a base plate and chassis plates with guiding slots; a carrying tray on the base plate and inserted into the chassis plates, the carrying tray having carrying board and side boards having sliding slots formed corresponding to the guiding slots; and an operating structure having a moving arm with a gear rack thereon and a gear sector clamped between the moving arm and the side board and having an addendum engaged with the gear rack and a sliding column inserted into the sliding and guiding slots. When the moving arm is horizontally pushed/pulled relative to the side boards, the gear rack drives the gear sector to rotate, and the sliding column moves inside the sliding slot and drives the carrying tray to move in/out of the base plate respectively under guidance of the guiding slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Super Micro Computer Inc.
    Inventor: William Shen
  • Patent number: 10785888
    Abstract: An air guide cover fixed on a motherboard having slot connectors and main coolers. The air guide cover includes an air guide body and a clip assembly. The air guide body covers the slot connectors correspondingly. The clip assembly has a first U-clip and a second U-clip, both of which connected to the air guide body. The first U-clip and the second U-clip are individually snapped and fixed to the clips of the slot connectors and the fixtures of the main coolers, respectively. In this way, the air guide cover can be fixed on the motherboard without using fasteners, like screws, such that savings in time and effort are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.
    Inventor: William Shen
  • Publication number: 20200288597
    Abstract: An air guide cover fixed on a motherboard having slot connectors and main coolers. The air guide cover includes an air guide body and a clip assembly. The air guide body covers the slot connectors correspondingly. The clip assembly has a first U-clip and a second U-clip, both of which connected to the air guide body. The first U-clip and the second U-clip are individually snapped and fixed to the clips of the slot connectors and the fixtures of the main coolers, respectively. In this way, the air guide cover can be fixed on the motherboard without using fasteners, like screws, such that savings in time and effort are achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventor: William SHEN
  • Publication number: 20200278725
    Abstract: A hard disk drive tray for accommodating a hard disk drive is provided. The hard disk drive tray has a front frame. An elastic cantilever plate is extended from each of two ends of the front frames. The couple of elastic cantilever plates are arranged parallel with each other for clamping the hard disk drive between the couple of elastic cantilever plates. A lateral surface of each elastic cantilever plate is covered by a side case and an expansion fastening bolt for fastening the hard disk drive is arranged protruding from the other lateral surface of each elastic cantilever plate. The hard disk drive is clamped by, the elastic cantilever plates, a simplified structure of the hard disk drive tray. The elastic cantilever plate is covered by the side case and thereby reinforced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: William SHEN
  • Publication number: 20200180001
    Abstract: A system for cooling rolling mill material is provided that includes a conveyor system that receives rolling mill material and passes the rolling mill material through one or more cooling regions. A cooling structure that operates uniformly across the central and edge regions of the conveyor system. The cooling structure uses a first jet of air for cooling the central portion of the rolling mill material. A nozzle deck is positioned on the edge regions of the conveyor system produces a second of jet of air for cooling the edge portions of the rolling mill. The nozzle deck includes one or more adjustable nozzle structures for controlling the air flow produced by the second jet of air by varying the size of their air passage regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Primetals Technologies USA LLC
    Inventors: Jason Zelle, William Shen, Matthew Palfreman
  • Patent number: 10665269
    Abstract: A hard drive module includes a hard drive and a hard drive removable enclosure. The hard drive includes a bottom surface having a first securement hole formed to indent inward thereon and a lateral surface having a second securement hole formed to indent inward thereon. The second securement hole is fluidly connected to the first securement hole. The bottom surface of the hard drive is received on a carrier plate. A primary positioning pin penetrates into the first securement hole from the bottom surface of the hard drive. A hook penetrates into the second securement hole from the internal of the first securement hole. Accordingly, by using the primary positioning pin with its rear end formed of the hook thereon for securing the hard drive, the hard drive can be installed and secured inside the hard drive removable enclosure without the use of any tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.
    Inventor: William Shen
  • Patent number: 10610915
    Abstract: A system for cooling rolling mill material is provided that includes a conveyor system that receives rolling mill material and passes the rolling mill material through one or more cooling regions. A cooling structure that operates uniformly across the central and edge regions of the conveyor system. The cooling structure uses a first jet of air for cooling the central portion of the rolling mill material. A nozzle deck is positioned on the edge regions of the conveyor system produces a second of jet of air for cooling the edge portions of the rolling mill. The nozzle deck includes one or more adjustable nozzle structures for controlling the air flow produced by the second jet of air by varying the size of their air passage regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Primetals Technologies USA LLC
    Inventors: Jason Zelle, William Shen, Matthew Palfreman
  • Publication number: 20200084906
    Abstract: A case includes a bottom plate, a back plate, and side plates. The side plates have formed positioning pins. A pressing assembly is disposed on the case including a platform and a press plate, and the platform has a bump. A frame includes a dock bracket and a seat bracket. The dock bracket has a positioning hole, and the seat bracket has a through hole. The dock bracket is positioned by the through positioning hole clamping with the positioning pin, and the seat bracket is positioned through rotating the press plate for pressing the through hole and the bump so as to simplify the assembly of a chassis structure for fixing interface cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: William SHEN, Chieh-Tang CHEN