Patents by Inventor Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Ali 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).
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Patent number: 12175695Abstract: Disclosed are methods, devices, and computer-readable media for detecting lanes and objects in image frames of a monocular camera. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving a sample set of image frames; detecting a plurality of markers in the sample set of image frames using a convolutional neural network (CNN); fitting lines based on the plurality of markers; detecting a plurality of vanishing points based on the lines; identifying a best fitting horizon for the sample set of image frames via a RANSAC algorithm; computing an inverse perspective mapping (IPM) based on the best fitting horizon; and computing a lane width estimate based on the sample set of image frames using the IPM in a rectified view and the parallel line fitting.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: MOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Aamer Zaheer, Ali Hassan, Ahmed Ali, Hussam Ullah Khan, Afsheen Rafaqat Ali, Syed Wajahat Ali Shah Kazmi
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Publication number: 20240393460Abstract: The disclosed LiDAR systems and methods are for object detection. The LiDAR system for object detection comprising: i) a receiver configured to receive a light signal reflected from an object; ii) a digital converter configured to convert the received light signal into a digital signal; iii) a pre-processor configured to pre-process the digital signal based on median filtering and to generate a pre-processed signal corresponding to the digital signal; and iv) a processor configured to analyze the pre-processed signal based on a threshold technique to detect a presence of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Ali Ahmed Ali MASSOUD, Zhiping JIANG, Hongbiao GAO
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Publication number: 20240386232Abstract: A chip card having a card body having a metal layer that is at least partially covered by a coating that is more conductive than the metal layer, an RF chip, and a first RF antenna that is placed in a cut-out zone and connected to the chip. The metal layer includes at least one RF antenna portion that is electrically insulated from the metal layer and from the first RF antenna and that is configured to collect an image current induced by first eddy currents flowing at least over the coating of the metal layer and to allow coupling to the first antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: IDEMIA FRANCEInventor: Ahmed ALI
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Patent number: 12145865Abstract: Hydrogel nanobeads include an ionically crosslinked sulfated polysaccharide biopolymer such as a carrageenan. In an embodiment, the hydrogel nanobeads comprise kappa carrageenan (?Cg) and a metal ion crosslinking agent. In an embodiment, the metal ion crosslinking agent includes a metal ion selected from the group consisting of Zn2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, and Ti3+. The hydrogel nanobeads can be used for removal of pollutants in wastewater.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: KING SAUD UNIVERSITYInventors: Javed Alam, Mansour Salah Alhoshan, Fekri Abdulraqeb Ahmed Ali, Arun Kumar Shukla
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Patent number: 12141633Abstract: A chipcard having a card body formed by at least one dielectric layer and one metal layer, the metal layer having a cavity and an outline, the metal layer further having a slit, the card further having an antenna extending in the cavity. The card further includes at least one metal label at least partially covering the cavity and the antenna, the label being fixed onto one of the faces of the card, the metal label having a metal layer comprising a pattern having a first part formed by first etched metal lines delimiting at least one zone that is at least partially of metal, and a second part made of second etched metal lines forming only open loops.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: IDEMIA FRANCEInventors: Ahmed Ali, Tiphaine Groult
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Patent number: 12136276Abstract: Disclosed are methods, devices, and computer-readable media for detecting lanes and objects in image frames of a monocular camera. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving a plurality of images; identifying a horizon in the plurality of images by inputting the plurality of images into a deep learning (DL) model (either stored on a local device or via a network call); determining one or more camera parameters based on the horizon; and storing or using the camera parameters to initialize a camera.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: MOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Ali Hassan, Ahmed Ali, Syed Wajahat Ali Shah Kazmi
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Publication number: 20240361437Abstract: There is provided a method and device for time-of-flight (TOF) ranging. The method includes generating, by each photon detector in a photon detector array, a quantized current pulse each time a predefined number of photons is detected. The method further includes summing, by a current adder, the quantized current pulses from all photon detectors to create an analog signal pulse. The method further includes providing, by a peak detector, a digital pulse for each instance where an intensity of the analog signal pulse is greater than signal peaks already measured after the last emitted pulsed laser shot. The method further includes measuring and recording, by a time-to-digital converter (TDC), a TOF each time the digital pulse is provided. The method further includes providing, by a TOF output, a single TDC result indicative of a TOF associated with the analog signal pulse having a highest intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicants: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., POLITECNICO DI MILANOInventors: Alfonso INCORONATO, Klaus PASQUINELLI, Mauro LOCATELLI, Franco ZAPPA, Ali Ahmed Ali MASSOUD, Haitao SUN, Hongbiao GAO, Li ZENG
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Publication number: 20240362932Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-task training technique and resulting model for detecting distracted driving. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising inputting a plurality of labeled examples into a multi-task network, the multi-task network comprising: a backbone network, the backbone network generating one or more feature vectors corresponding to each of the labeled examples, and a plurality of prediction heads coupled to the backbone network; minimizing a joint loss based on outputs of the plurality of prediction heads, the minimizing the joint loss causing a change in parameters of the backbone network; and storing a distraction classification model after minimizing the joint loss, the distraction classification model comprising the parameters of the backbone network and parameters of at least one of the prediction heads.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Ali HASSAN, Ijaz AKHTER, Muhammad FAISAL, Afsheen Rafaqat ALI, Ahmed ALI
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Patent number: 12098113Abstract: A method for chemically reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) with a red mud catalyst composition is provided includes introducing a gaseous mixture of CO2 and H2 into a reactor containing particles of the red mud catalyst composition. The method further includes reacting at least a portion of the CO2 and H2 in the gaseous mixture in the presence of the red mud catalyst composition at a temperature of 200 to 800° C., and under a pressure ranging from 5 to 100 bar to form a gaseous product including a chemical reduction product of the CO2. A volume ratio of the CO2 to the H2 in the gaseous mixture is in a range of 1:10 to 10:1.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2024Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Aniz Chennampilly Ummer, Galal Atef Ahmed Nasser, Syed Ahmed Ali, Mohammed Ahmed Yahya Sanhoob, Akolade Idris Bakare
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Patent number: 12098112Abstract: A method for chemically reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) with a red mud catalyst composition is provided includes introducing a gaseous mixture of CO2 and H2 into a reactor containing particles of the red mud catalyst composition. The method further includes reacting at least a portion of the CO2 and H2 in the gaseous mixture in the presence of the red mud catalyst composition at a temperature of 200 to 800° C., and under a pressure ranging from 5 to 100 bar to form a gaseous product including a chemical reduction product of the CO2. A volume ratio of the CO2 to the H2 in the gaseous mixture is in a range of 1:10 to 10:1.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2024Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Aniz Chennampilly Ummer, Galal Atef Ahmed Nasser, Syed Ahmed Ali, Mohammed Ahmed Yahya Sanhoob, Akolade Idris Bakare
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Publication number: 20240308935Abstract: A method for chemically reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) with a red mud catalyst composition is provided includes introducing a gaseous mixture of CO2 and H2 into a reactor containing particles of the red mud catalyst composition. The method further includes reacting at least a portion of the CO2 and H2 in the gaseous mixture in the presence of the red mud catalyst composition at a temperature of 200 to 800° C., and under a pressure ranging from 5 to 100 bar to form a gaseous product including a chemical reduction product of the CO2. A volume ratio of the CO2 to the H2 in the gaseous mixture is in a range of 1:10 to 10:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Aniz Chennampilly UMMER, Galal Atef Ahmed NASSER, Syed Ahmed ALI, Mohammed Ahmed Yahya SANHOOB, Akolade Idris BAKARE
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Publication number: 20240308933Abstract: A method for chemically reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) with a red mud catalyst composition is provided includes introducing a gaseous mixture of CO2 and H2 into a reactor containing particles of the red mud catalyst composition. The method further includes reacting at least a portion of the CO2 and H2 in the gaseous mixture in the presence of the red mud catalyst composition at a temperature of 200 to 800° C., and under a pressure ranging from 5 to 100 bar to form a gaseous product including a chemical reduction product of the CO2. A volume ratio of the CO2 to the H2 in the gaseous mixture is in a range of 1:10 to 10:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Aniz Chennampilly UMMER, Galal Atef Ahmed NASSER, Syed Ahmed ALI, Mohammed Ahmed Yahya SANHOOB, Akolade Idris BAKARE
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Publication number: 20240308934Abstract: A method for chemically reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) with a red mud catalyst composition is provided includes introducing a gaseous mixture of CO2 and H2 into a reactor containing particles of the red mud catalyst composition. The method further includes reacting at least a portion of the CO2 and H2 in the gaseous mixture in the presence of the red mud catalyst composition at a temperature of 200 to 800°° C., and under a pressure ranging from 5 to 100 bar to form a gaseous product including a chemical reduction product of the CO2. A volume ratio of the CO2 to the H2 in the gaseous mixture is in a range of 1:10 to 10:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Aniz Chennampilly UMMER, Galal Atef Ahmed NASSER, Syed Ahmed ALI, Mohammed Ahmed Yahya SANHOOB, Akolade Idris BAKARE
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Patent number: 12091372Abstract: A method for chemically reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) with a red mud catalyst composition is provided includes introducing a gaseous mixture of CO2 and H2 into a reactor containing particles of the red mud catalyst composition. The method further includes reacting at least a portion of the CO2 and H2 in the gaseous mixture in the presence of the red mud catalyst composition at a temperature of 200 to 800° ° C., and under a pressure ranging from 5 to 100 bar to form a gaseous product including a chemical reduction product of the CO2. A volume ratio of the CO2 to the H2 in the gaseous mixture is in a range of 1:10 to 10:1.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2024Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Aniz Chennampilly Ummer, Galal Atef Ahmed Nasser, Syed Ahmed Ali, Mohammed Ahmed Yahya Sanhoob, Akolade Idris Bakare
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Publication number: 20240297595Abstract: A method of controlling a polyphase wireless power transfer coupler includes using duty cycle control to switch a polyphase converter to produce a periodic asymmetric voltage waveform across the phase windings.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventors: Duleepa Jayanath THRIMAWITHANA, Osama Abdulameer Ali Ahmed Ali ALMULLA
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Patent number: 12076062Abstract: The modular intramedullary fixation device is a multi-piece bone fixation device for insertion into the medullary cavity of a bone. In one embodiment, the modular intramedullary fixation device is formed from a plurality of substantially Z-shaped modular elements, which are assembled together to a desired length and width. In additional embodiments, the modular intramedullary fixation device includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a connector for connecting the two portions to each other. The connector may be provided in a wide variety of configurations, including an adjustable connector for adjusting the length of the modular intramedullary fixation device. Each of the proximal and distal portions may further have an adjustable length.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: KUWAIT UNIVERSITYInventors: Ahmed Ali Al-Shammasi, Yagoub Abdulrahman Al Sayed Hashim
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Publication number: 20240269331Abstract: Systems and methods that integrate fluid-based powder conveyance for cleaning articles, including lumens and medical devices are presented. For example, a method of cleaning an article comprises a step of flowing a first fluid comprising a cleaning agent to a chamber. Flowing the first fluid comprising the cleaning agent to the chamber creates a pressure differential across a filter fluidly coupled to the chamber. When a pressure differential reaches a threshold, indicating that the cleaning agent has been accurately metered, flow of the first fluid comprising the cleaning agent is stopped. Next, flowing a second fluid through the chamber conveys the cleaning agent to an article, e.g., through a lumen of a medical or culinary device, thereby cleaning the article.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Gilbert ALEMANA, Ahmed ALI, David PIDCOCK, Shihan TISSERA, Herleen RUPRAI
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Patent number: 12062243Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-task training technique and resulting model for detecting distracted driving. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising inputting a plurality of labeled examples into a multi-task network, the multi-task network comprising: a backbone network, the backbone network generating one or more feature vectors corresponding to each of the labeled examples, and a plurality of prediction heads coupled to the backbone network; minimizing a joint loss based on outputs of the plurality of prediction heads, the minimizing the joint loss causing a change in parameters of the backbone network; and storing a distraction classification model after minimizing the joint loss, the distraction classification model comprising the parameters of the backbone network and parameters of at least one of the prediction heads.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: MOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Ali Hassan, Ijaz Akhter, Muhammad Faisal, Afsheen Rafaqat Ali, Ahmed Ali
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Patent number: 12039393Abstract: A method for manufacturing a contactless chip card that makes provision to obtain a voltage-rectifying-circuit-forming printed-circuit module incorporating one or more SMDs forming a full-wave bridge rectifier, to place this module in a punch provided in a conventional chip-card substrate, then, to form an NFC wire radiofrequency antenna by embedding a conductive wire in the bulk of the substrate, the ends of which are soldered to input terminals of the module. Other electronic modules operating on DC currents are then easily integrated into the card, electrical links with the rectifier module also being produced by embedding an electrical wire in the bulk of the substrate. The disclosure advantageously allows the combination of low cost embedding of a conductive wire by ultrasound to form a radiofrequency antenna and the flexibility of use of SMDs.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: IDEMIA FRANCEInventor: Ahmed Ali
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Patent number: 12041120Abstract: A method, system, and storage medium are provided. The method may include receiving, by a network repository function (NRF), registration information of each of a plurality of network functions (NFs), determining, by the NRF, load balance prioritization information for the plurality of NFs based on the received registration information, and transmitting, by the NRF to a service mesh control plane, the load balance prioritization information. The service mesh control plane may be configured to perform load balancing on the plurality of NFs based on the load balance prioritization information.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.Inventor: Mohamed Ahmed Ali Abdelfattah Abougamia