Patents by Inventor Bryce A. Evans

Bryce A. Evans 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).

  • Patent number: 12394064
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for tracking objects in sensor data, such as multiple images or multiple LIDAR clouds. The techniques may include comparing segmentations of sensor data such as by, for example, determining a similarity of a first segmentation of first sensor data and a second segmentation of second sensor data. Comparing the similarity may comprise determining a first embedding associated with the first segmentation and a second embedding associated with the second segmentation and determining a distance between the first embedding and the second embedding. The techniques may improve the accuracy and/or safety of systems integrating the techniques discussed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryce A. Evans, Derek Xiang Ma, Sarah Tariq
  • Publication number: 20220414387
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides solutions for improving object detection system based on height map data. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving image data, receiving height map data, the height map data corresponding with a location of the image data, projecting the height map data onto the image data to generate composite image data, and training an object detection model based on the composite image data. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for localizing one or more objects represented by the image data using the object detection model. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Hariprasad Govardhanam, Bryce A. Evans
  • Patent number: 11430225
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for implementing a neural network that outputs embeddings. Furthermore, techniques are disclosed for using sensor data to train a neural network to learn such embeddings. In some examples, the neural network may be trained to learn embeddings. The embeddings may be used for object identification, object matching, object classification, and/or object tracking in various examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryce A. Evans, James William Vaisey Philbin, Sarah Tariq
  • Publication number: 20220101020
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for tracking objects in sensor data, such as multiple images or multiple LIDAR clouds. The techniques may include comparing segmentations of sensor data such as by, for example, determining a similarity of a first segmentation of first sensor data and a second segmentation of second sensor data. Comparing the similarity may comprise determining a first embedding associated with the first segmentation and a second embedding associated with the second segmentation and determining a distance between the first embedding and the second embedding. The techniques may improve the accuracy and/or safety of systems integrating the techniques discussed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Bryce A. Evans, Derek Xiang Ma, Sarah Tariq
  • Patent number: 11200429
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for tracking objects in sensor data, such as multiple images or multiple LIDAR clouds. The techniques may include comparing segmentations of sensor data such as by, for example, determining a similarity of a first segmentation of first sensor data and a second segmentation of second sensor data. Comparing the similarity may comprise determining a first embedding associated with the first segmentation and a second embedding associated with the second segmentation and determining a distance between the first embedding and the second embedding. The techniques may improve the accuracy and/or safety of systems integrating the techniques discussed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryce A. Evans, Derek Xiang Ma, Sarah Tariq
  • Publication number: 20210142078
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for implementing a neural network that outputs embeddings. Furthermore, techniques are disclosed for using sensor data to train a neural network to learn such embeddings. In some examples, the neural network may be trained to learn embeddings. The embeddings may be used for object identification, object matching, object classification, and/or object tracking in various examples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Bryce A. Evans, James William Vaisey Philbin, Sarah Tariq
  • Patent number: 10832062
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for implementing a neural network that outputs embeddings. Furthermore, techniques are disclosed for using sensor data to train a neural network to learn such embeddings. In some examples, the neural network may be trained to learn embeddings. The embeddings may be used for object identification, object matching, object classification, and/or object tracking in various examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryce A. Evans, James William Vaisey Philbin, Sarah Tariq