Patents Examined by Whitney Moore
  • Patent number: 12386057
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may compare position data associated with a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) device and location data associated with a radar device. Changes in relative locations of objects detected along a roadway over time may be used to identify whether sensing capabilities of a sensing apparatus are acceptable. Changes in positions detected by operation of a LiDAR device and locations detected by operation of a radar device may be considered normal or acceptable when those changes are below a threshold value. In instances when changes in relative positions/locations detected by operation the LiDAR device and the radar device at an AV change beyond a threshold value, a sensing system may be considered as being out of calibration. Once a processor detects that a sensing system has changed close to or beyond a threshold level, that processor may initiate a corrective action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Syed Aziz Enam
  • Patent number: 12386033
    Abstract: For example, a radar apparatus may include an input to receive radar receive (Rx) data, the radar Rx data based on radar signals received via a plurality of Rx antennas of Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) radar antenna; and a radar processor configured to generate radar information based on the radar Rx data by calibrating an antenna Mismatch (MM) of the MIMO radar antenna such that the radar information includes an Angle of Arrival (AoA) spectrum having a Peak Side Lobe Level (PSLL) of at least 30 decibel (dB).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lior Maor, Alon Cohen, Moshe Teplitsky
  • Patent number: 12386014
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless signal paths are described. In some embodiments, a method thereof may include receiving positioning information from one or more networked devices, the positioning information comprising information indicative of measurements of one or more wireless signals transmitted between one or more wireless network nodes and one or more UEs, location data indicative of a location of each of the one or more UEs, or a combination thereof; determining a commonality associated with the received positioning information; and based on the determined commonality, determining that the NLOS wireless signal path is present between the given UE and the one or more wireless network nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Weimin Duan, Jingchao Bao, Hyojin Lee
  • Patent number: 12386058
    Abstract: A system of controlling operation of a vehicle includes a lidar unit and a radar unit configured to obtain measured lidar datapoints and a measured radar signal, respectively. A command unit is adapted to receive the measured lidar datapoints and the measured radar signal, the command unit including a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The command unit is configured to identify respective objects in the measured lidar datapoints and assign a respective radar reflection intensity to the measured lidar datapoints in the respective objects. A synthetic radar signal is generated based in part on the radar reflection intensity. The command unit is configured to obtain an enhanced radar signal by adjusting the measured radar signal based on the synthetic radar reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Oded Bialer, Yuval Haitman
  • Patent number: 12379467
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide wildlife feeding flock detection using a remote sensing imagery system. A remote sensing imagery system includes a radar assembly mounted to a mobile structure and a coupled logic device. The logic device is configured to receive radar returns corresponding to a detected target, determine a radial velocity spectrum associated with the detected target based, at least in part, on the received radar returns, and determine a probability the detected target includes a feeding flock based, at least in part, on the determined radial velocity spectrum. The logic device may generate radar image data based on the received radar returns, the determined radial velocity spectrum, and/or the probability the detected target includes the feeding flock. Subsequent user input and/or the sensor data may be used to adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Raymarine UK Limited
    Inventors: Paul Stokes, Richard James Jales, Nicholas Lester St. Hill, Philippe Aston, Adam Murphy, Mark Johnson, Mark C. Rivers, Peter A. A. Stewart, Paul S. Chittenden, Thomas Bonfield
  • Patent number: 12372636
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting objects includes providing signal representation data comprising range information, velocity information and angular information; for each of a plurality of spatial scales, determining respective scaled data for the respective spatial scale based on the signal representation data, to obtain a plurality of scaled data; providing the plurality of scaled data to a plurality of detectors; and each detector carrying out object detection based on at least one of the plurality of scaled data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
    Inventors: Weimeng Zhu, Yu Su, Peet Cremer, Ori Maoz, Stephanie Lessmann, Igor Kossaczký, Saeid Khalili Dehkordi, Sven Labusch
  • Patent number: 12366633
    Abstract: A reflectivity correction method using a double polarization variable-based bright band detection result includes a preprocessing operation for correcting a double polarization variable observation error and calculating a depolarization ratio; a fuzzy classifier generation operation for calculating a weighting and a membership function of each characteristic variable using a bright band height extracted from a quasi-vertical profile generated from specific elevation angle data, a bright band detection operation for detecting a bright band using a depolarization ratio and a fuzzy classifier for each elevation angle, and a reflectivity correction operation for correcting reflectivity over-observation for a detected bright band region on the basis of a correction factor calculated using an apparent profile of reflectivity generated by averaging reflectivity data for the bright band region for each elevation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: KOREA METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION
    Inventors: Jeong-Eun Lee, SooHyun Kwon, Sung-Hwa Jung
  • Patent number: 12366652
    Abstract: The present embodiments relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a radar in a vehicle and, particularly, can provide an apparatus and a method for controlling a radar in a vehicle that correct a reception signal by determining a transmission correction coefficient using a reception coupling antenna for correcting transmission antennas, determining a reception correction coefficient by using a transmission coupling antenna for correcting reception antennas, and applying the determined correction coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: HL KLEMOVE CORP.
    Inventor: JungGon Seo
  • Patent number: 12364399
    Abstract: A method for measuring a physiological signal includes following steps: detecting a first physiological signal of a target; receiving the first physiological signal to generate a first signal and a second signal by a radar sensor; selecting one of the first signal and the second signal to generate a plurality of original signals, which a phase difference is formed between the first signal and the second signal; and capturing a respiration signal and a heartbeat signal according to the plurality of original signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu-Hua Chang, Wei-Mei Chen, Chao-Hsiung Tseng, Ching-Huan Lin, Yi-Hsiang Lai, Chuang-Yueh Lin, Chun-I Wu, Yi-Chen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 12339352
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electromagnetic imaging device for an active microwave and millimeter wave security inspection apparatus, including: a two-dimensional multiple-input multiple-output array panel including at least one sub-array, wherein each sub-array includes a plurality of transmitting antennas arranged linearly and a plurality of receiving antennas arranged linearly, the plurality of transmitting antennas arranged linearly being intersected with the plurality of receiving antennas arranged linearly; a signal processing device; a display device; and a ranging radar. In each sub-array, a midpoint of a connection line between each transmitting antenna and a corresponding receiving antenna serves as a virtual equivalent phase center of a pair of the each transmitting antenna and the corresponding receiving antenna, and the plurality of transmitting antennas and the plurality of receiving antennas are arranged to generate an equivalent phase center web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Yan You, Yuanjing Li, Xuming Ma, Jian Wu
  • Patent number: 12339346
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides an apparatus that include a communication module, a memory, a processor operatively connected to at least one of the communication module or the memory. The processor may be configured to perform UWB communication with a plurality of anchors included in a vehicle via the communication module according to a first scheme, to determine whether a distance to the vehicle falls within a predetermined distance by measuring the distance via the UWB communication, to determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied if the distance falls within the predetermined distance, and if the predetermined condition is satisfied, to change the UWB communication scheme from the first scheme to a second scheme. Other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Manho Han, Junggil Kim, Hogon Park, Seunggil Jeon, Woosik Cho, Sukgi Hong
  • Patent number: 12332337
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radar velocity measurement system, method, and radar device. The system includes a radar module and an electrically connected signal processor. The radar module includes a transmission antenna and a receive antenna. The signal processor includes a sequence unit, a conversion unit, and a compare calculation unit that are coupled with each other. The sequence unit establishes an even number receive sequence and an odd number receive sequence. The conversion unit carries out a time domain to frequency domain conversion upon the receive sequences to generate a first reflection signal and a second reflection signal, respectively. The compare calculation unit uses an interpolation method to compare the phase difference between the reflection signals with a comparison model to obtain a true velocity. Therefore, the present invention effectively prevents the velocity ambiguity issue of radar system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: CUBTEK INC.
    Inventors: Hong-Lun Chen, Yu-Wang Hu
  • Patent number: 12320888
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to utilizing a facial tracking sensor for controlling computer-generated facial expressions. One example provides a method of controlling computer-generated facial expressions. The method comprises receiving a sensor value acquired via a facial tracking sensor and determining an interpolated value for the sensor value within a value range. The value range corresponding to a blendshape range for a facial expression. The method further comprises determining a blendshape mapping based at least upon the interpolated value, determining expression data based at least upon the blendshape mapping, and providing the expression data to a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Mitchell Jakubzak, Mathew J. Lamb, Jouya Jadidian
  • Patent number: 12319326
    Abstract: A detection system and method for line infrastructures of a railway line includes: at least one electromagnetic-wave detection device having at least one transceiver antenna, the electromagnetic-wave detection device being configured for emitting electromagnetic waves towards a line infrastructure by means said at least one transceiver antenna and for receiving electromagnetic waves reflected by said line infrastructure; and a control unit configured for processing the electromagnetic waves reflected by said line infrastructure and determining a position of said line infrastructure with respect to a pre-set reference system. The at least one electromagnetic-wave detection device is configured for installation on board a railway vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: DMA S.r.l.
    Inventors: Riccardo Maggiora, Sara Salvador
  • Patent number: 12320914
    Abstract: A sensor system for determining occupancy in a space generally includes a transmitter radio device that transmits radio signals over a channel in the space; a receiver radio device that receives the transmitted radio signals that have traveled through the space; and at least one processor implementing an occupancy-centric algorithm that determines occupancy in the space based on the radio signals. The at least one processor determines channel state information based on the radio signals transmitted over the channel, determines occupancy in the space based on the channel state information, and outputs an occupancy signal based on the determined occupancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: STRONG FORCE VCN PORTFOLIO 2019, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Elias, Eric Roger Giler, Katherine Lavin Hall, Charles Howard Cella
  • Patent number: 12313767
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a radar sensor. In the method, a circuit board is provided. A surface of the circuit board is equipped with a radar transceiver. A waveguide structure made of plastic material is provided. Waveguide channels including at least one metallic conductively coated side wall in the waveguide structure and an open side are formed. The waveguide structure is soldered to a surface of the circuit board, the open side being oriented in the direction of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Hollaender, Klaus Baur, Armin Himmelstoss, Gustav Klett, Michael Schoor, Minh Nhat Pham
  • Patent number: 12282109
    Abstract: A position detecting system includes receivers and a control unit. The four receivers are attached at positions different from one another in the circumferential direction of a pillar extending in the vertical direction. Each of first areas, which expands in the circumferential direction of the pillar, is an area in which the corresponding three receivers among the receivers receive radio waves from a transmitter directly, and is an area in which the remaining one receiver does not receive radio waves from the transmitter directly. Each of second areas is an area in which the corresponding two receivers among the receivers receive radio waves from the transmitter directly, and is an area in which the remaining two receivers do not receive radio waves from the transmitter directly. The control unit calculates the position of the transmitter by using different position computational algorithms for the first areas and the second areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Ishihara
  • Patent number: 12276536
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the radar-based measurement of a filling level, in which method a difference curve is adjusted iteratively in successive measurement cycles to suppress interfering echoes. The iterative adjustment is accomplished by: calculating a difference curve from the evaluation curve and a predefined reference curve; determining the filling level from the evaluation curve within a selection region; checking if the difference curve satisfies a predefined criterion at at least one location; redefining the selection region at said location in the subsequent measurement cycle when the difference curve satisfies the criterion; and set the evaluation curve as a new reference curve when the difference curve satisfies the criterion. The iterative adjustment provides the advantage that the search region of the filling level maximum in the evaluation curve is limited on one side, and slowly changing interfering echoes can also be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexey Malinovskiy, Simon Greth, Carmen Roser, Lukas Klute
  • Patent number: 12276740
    Abstract: A method for location of a beacon includes: executing R sequences, wherein R is a whole number equal to or greater than 2, each including reception by a first antenna network and a second antenna network of a signal originating from the beacon, wherein the signals of the R sequences are of different wavelengths; calculating a first estimation function for angles of arrival of the signal on the first antenna network and of a second estimation function for angles of arrival of the signal on the second antenna network; and executing a mutual correlation of the R first estimation functions and the R second estimation functions, for the respective determination of a first angle between the beacon and the first network, and of a second angle between the beacon and the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventor: Arnaud Casagrande
  • Patent number: 12279406
    Abstract: A radar apparatus includes a board, a high-frequency integrated circuit mounted to the board, a metallic housing arranged to face the high-frequency integrated circuit, and a radio-absorbing and heat-dissipating unit. The radio-absorbing and heat-dissipating unit includes a radio-absorbing and heat-dissipative gel. The radio-absorbing and heat-dissipating unit is configured to cover at least part of the high-frequency integrated circuit and to be in contact with the metallic case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Tainaka, Akira Shintai, Shinji Kawano