Patents by Inventor Ronald Craig Keesing

Ronald Craig Keesing 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).

  • Apparatus and method for enhancing transfer function non-linearities in pulse frequency encoded neurons
    Patent number: 5963930
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is presented for synthesizing a network for use with pulse frequency encoded signals that has a smoothly saturating transfer characteristic for large signals based on the use of delay and an OR-gate. When connected to the output of a pulse frequency type of neuron, it results in a sigmoidal activation function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignees: Ricoh Company Ltd., Ricaoh Corporation
    Inventors: David Geoffrey Stork, Ronald Craig Keesing