Patents by Inventor Brian A Price

Brian A Price 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: 20240161344
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media embed a trained neural network within a digital image. For instance, in one or more embodiments, the systems identify out-of-gamut pixel values of a digital image in a first gamut, where the digital image is converted to the first gamut from a second gamut. Furthermore, the systems determine target pixel values of a target version of the digital image in the first gamut that correspond to the out-of-gamut pixel values. The systems train a neural network to predict the target pixel values in the first gamut based on the out-of-gamut pixel values. The systems embed the neural network within the digital image in the second gamut to allow for extraction of the embedded neural network from the digital image to restore the digital image to a larger gamut digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Hoang M. Le, Michael S. Brown, Brian Price, Scott Cohen
  • Patent number: 11978744
    Abstract: A structure is disclosed, comprising: a first field effect transistor, FET, comprising a first source terminal, a first drain terminal, a first layer or body of semiconductive material arranged to provide a first semiconductive channel connecting the first source terminal to the first drain terminal, and a gate terminal arranged with respect to the first semiconductive channel such that a conductivity of the first semiconductive channel may be controlled by application of a voltage to the gate terminal; and a second FET comprising a second source terminal, a second drain terminal, a second layer or body of semiconductive material arranged to provide a second semiconductive channel connecting the second source terminal to the second drain terminal, and the gate terminal, the second conductive channel being arranged with respect to the gate terminal such that a conductivity of the second channel may be controlled by application of a voltage to the gate terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PRAGMATIC PRINTING LTD.
    Inventors: Richard Price, Catherine Ramsdale, Brian Hardy Cobb, Feras Alkhalil
  • Patent number: 11972569
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi-model object segmentation system that provides a multi-model object segmentation framework for automatically segmenting objects in digital images. In one or more implementations, the multi-model object segmentation system utilizes different types of object segmentation models to determine a comprehensive set of object masks for a digital image. In various implementations, the multi-model object segmentation system further improves and refines object masks in the set of object masks utilizing specialized object segmentation models, which results in more improved accuracy and precision with respect to object selection within the digital image. Further, in some implementations, the multi-model object segmentation system generates object masks for portions of a digital image otherwise not captured by various object segmentation models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Price, David Hart, Zhihong Ding, Scott Cohen
  • Publication number: 20240134955
    Abstract: Systems and methods for coordinating and controlling vehicles, for example heavy trucks, to follow closely behind each other, or linking to form a platoon. In one aspect, on-board controllers in each vehicle interact with vehicular sensors to monitor and control, for example, relative distance, relative acceleration or deceleration, and speed. In some aspects, vehicle onboard systems supply various data (breadcrumbs) to a Network Operations Center (NOC), which in turn provides data (authorization data) to the vehicles to facilitate platooning. The NOC suggests vehicles for platooning based on, for example, travel forecasts and analysis of relevant roadways to identify platoonable roadway segments. The NOC also can provide traffic, roadway, weather, or system updates, as well as various instructions. In some aspects, a mesh network ensures improved communication among vehicles and with the NOC. In some aspects, a vehicle onboard system may provide the authorization data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Peloton Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Smartt, Charles A. Price, Joshua P. Switkes
  • Patent number: 11964425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional (3D) printed article with a photocurable silicone composition involving a silicone containing as end-group specific (meth)acrylate groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: Elkem Silicones France SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Frances, Remi Thiria, Matthew Kihara, Brian Price
  • Patent number: 11900611
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a class-agnostic object segmentation system that automatically detects, segments, and selects objects within digital images irrespective of object semantic classifications. For example, the object segmentation system utilizes a class-agnostic object segmentation neural network to segment each pixel in a digital image into an object mask. Further, in response to detecting a selection request of a target object, the object segmentation system utilizes a corresponding object mask to automatically select the target object within the digital image. In some implementations, the object segmentation system utilizes a class-agnostic object segmentation neural network to detect and automatically select a partial object in the digital image in response to a target object selection request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Yinan Zhao, Brian Price, Scott Cohen
  • Patent number: 11884847
    Abstract: A curable silicone adhesive having improved elongation-at-break and adhesive properties to various substrates, in particular synthetic textiles used in the manufacture of air bags, to be used, for example, as a joint sealer. These silicone compositions provide excellent adhesive properties such as peel strength and cohesive failure when used to seal joints/seams between two pieces of textile fabric. Airbag fabrics using such novel addition curable adhesive silicone compositions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ELKEM SILICONES USA CORP.
    Inventors: Remi Thiria, Brian Price, Chris Carpen, Phylandra Gaither
  • Publication number: 20230410553
    Abstract: An image processing system auto white balances an image using an object in the image and a reference color distribution. Given an input image, a target object in the input image is identified. A reference color distribution for the object type of the target object from the input image is accessed. One or more image processing settings are determined that, when applied to the input image, minimize a difference in values between pixels of the target object and the reference color distribution. A white balanced image is generated by applying the one or more image processing settings to the input image, and the white balanced image is provided for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Xin LU, Simon Su CHEN, Jingyuan LIU, He ZHANG, Brian PRICE, Calista CHANDLER
  • Patent number: 11847725
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for performing interactive digital image editing operations utilizing machine learning models and a feature backpropagation refinement layer. For example, the disclosed systems perform interactive digital image editing operations by incorporating a feature backpropagation refinement layer within a non-interactive machine learning model that utilizes a consistency loss to adjust the feature backpropagation refinement layer according to one or more user interactions. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize a feature backpropagation refinement layer that includes a bias sublayer for localizing changes to a digital image and a convolutional sublayer for channel-wise scale and feature combinations across channels. In some cases, the disclosed systems utilize a consistency loss that facilitates localized modifications to a digital image based on distances of various pixels or features from a user interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Price, Fanqing Lin
  • Publication number: 20230392070
    Abstract: An oil-based slurry that includes oil, a suspension package, a dispersion agent, a surfactant, and a dry water-soluble polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Brian PRICE, Fatee MALEKAHMADI, Yifan LI
  • Publication number: 20230342991
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a machine learning-based chroma keying process. The method may include receiving an input including an image depicting a chroma key scene and a color value corresponding to a background color of the image. The method may further include generating a preprocessed image by concatenating the image and the color value. The method may further include providing the preprocessed image to a trained neural network. The method may further include generating, using the trained neural network, an alpha matte representation of the image based on the preprocessed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Seoung Wug OH, Joon-Young LEE, Brian PRICE, John G. NELSON, Wujun WANG, Adam PIKIELNY
  • Patent number: 11781060
    Abstract: An oil-based slurry that includes oil, a suspension package, a dispersion agent, a surfactant, and a dry water-soluble polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SELECT CHEMISTRY, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Price, Fatee Malekahmadi, Yifan Li
  • Publication number: 20230281763
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for utilizing a plurality of neural networks in a multi-branch pipeline to generate image masks for digital images. Specifically, the disclosed system can classify a digital image as a portrait or a non-portrait image. Based on classifying a portrait image, the disclosed system can utilize separate neural networks to generate a first mask portion for a portion of the digital image including a defined boundary region and a second mask portion for a portion of the digital image including a blended boundary region. The disclosed system can generate the mask portion for the blended boundary region by utilizing a trimap generation neural network to automatically generate a trimap segmentation including the blended boundary region. The disclosed system can then merge the first mask portion and the second mask portion to generate an image mask for the digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: He Zhang, Seyed Morteza Safdarnejad, Yilin Wang, Zijun Wei, Jianming Zhang, Salil Tambe, Brian Price
  • Patent number: 11688190
    Abstract: Systems and methods for text segmentation are described. Embodiments of the inventive concept are configured to receive an image including a foreground text portion and a background portion, classify each pixel of the image as foreground text or background using a neural network that refines a segmentation prediction using a key vector representing features of the foreground text portion, wherein the key vector is based on the segmentation prediction, and identify the foreground text portion based on the classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ADOBE INC.
    Inventors: Zhifei Zhang, Xingqian Xu, Zhaowen Wang, Brian Price
  • Patent number: 11676279
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods that utilize a deep neural network to process object user indicators and an initial object segmentation from a digital image to efficiently and flexibly generate accurate object segmentations. In particular, the disclosed systems can determine an initial object segmentation for the digital image (e.g., utilizing an object segmentation model or interactive selection processes). In addition, the disclosed systems can identify an object user indicator for correcting the initial object segmentation and generate a distance map reflecting distances between pixels of the digital image and the object user indicator. The disclosed systems can generate an image-interaction-segmentation triplet by combining the digital image, the initial object segmentation, and the distance map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Price, Su Chen, Shuo Yang
  • Publication number: 20230177824
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for selecting target objects within digital images utilizing a multi-modal object selection neural network trained to accommodate multiple input modalities. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate a trained neural network based on training digital images and training indicators corresponding to various input modalities. Moreover, one or more embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods utilize a trained neural network and iterative user inputs corresponding to different input modalities to select target objects in digital images. Specifically, the disclosed systems and methods can transform user inputs into distance maps that can be utilized in conjunction with color channels and a trained neural network to identify pixels that reflect the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Price, Scott Cohen, Mai Long, Jun Hao Liew
  • Publication number: 20230169658
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for generating an instant mask from polarized input images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Tenell RHODES, Brian PRICE, Gavin Stuart Peter MILLER, Kenji ENOMOTO
  • Patent number: 11651477
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for utilizing a plurality of neural networks in a multi-branch pipeline to generate image masks for digital images. Specifically, the disclosed system can classify a digital image as a portrait or a non-portrait image. Based on classifying a portrait image, the disclosed system can utilize separate neural networks to generate a first mask portion for a portion of the digital image including a defined boundary region and a second mask portion for a portion of the digital image including a blended boundary region. The disclosed system can generate the mask portion for the blended boundary region by utilizing a trimap generation neural network to automatically generate a trimap segmentation including the blended boundary region. The disclosed system can then merge the first mask portion and the second mask portion to generate an image mask for the digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: He Zhang, Seyed Morteza Safdarnejad, Yilin Wang, Zijun Wei, Jianming Zhang, Salil Tambe, Brian Price
  • Publication number: 20230135978
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for utilizing a transformer-based encoder-decoder neural network architecture for generating alpha mattes for digital images. Specifically, the disclosed system utilizes a transformer encoder to generate patch-based encodings from a digital image and a trimap segmentation by generating patch encodings for image patches and comparing the patch encodings to areas of the digital image. Additionally, the disclosed system generates modified patch-based encodings utilizing a plurality of neural network layers. The disclosed system also generates an alpha matte for the digital image from the patch-based encodings utilizing a decoder that includes a plurality of upsampling layers connected to a plurality of neural network layers via skip connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Price, Yutong Dai, He Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230136913
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a class-agnostic object segmentation system that automatically detects, segments, and selects objects within digital images irrespective of object semantic classifications. For example, the object segmentation system utilizes a class-agnostic object segmentation neural network to segment each pixel in a digital image into an object mask. Further, in response to detecting a selection request of a target object, the object segmentation system utilizes a corresponding object mask to automatically select the target object within the digital image. In some implementations, the object segmentation system utilizes a class-agnostic object segmentation neural network to detect and automatically select a partial object in the digital image in response to a target object selection request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yinan Zhao, Brian Price, Scott Cohen