Patents by Inventor Daniel Munoz

Daniel Munoz 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: 12572809
    Abstract: In techniques disclosed herein, machine learning models can be utilized in the control of autonomous vehicle(s), where the machine learning models are trained using automatically generated training instances. In some such implementations, a label corresponding to an object in a labeled instance of training data can be mapped to the corresponding instance of unlabeled training data. For example, an instance of sensor data can be captured using one or more sensors of a first sensor suite of a first vehicle can be labeled. The label(s) can be mapped to an instance of data captured using one or more sensors of a second sensor suite of a second vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Aurora Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Valois, Thomas Pilarski, Daniel Munoz
  • Patent number: 12404727
    Abstract: An oil-well metal pipe according to the present disclosure includes: a pipe main body that includes a pin which includes a pin contact surface including an external thread part and which is formed at a first end portion, and a box which includes a box contact surface including an internal thread part and which is formed at a second end portion; and a Zn—Ni alloy plating layer which is formed on at least one of the pin contact surface and the box contact surface. The X-ray diffraction intensities of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer satisfy Formula (1). I 18 / ( I 18 + I 36 + I 54 ) ? 0.6 ( 1 ) Here, in Formula (1), in units of cps, an X-ray diffraction intensity of {411} and {330} is substituted for I18, an X-ray diffraction intensity of {442} and {600} is substituted for I36, and an X-ray diffraction intensity of {552} is substituted for I54.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
    Inventors: Masahiro Oshima, Masanari Kimoto, Alexandre Antoine, Daniel Munoz
  • Publication number: 20250165790
    Abstract: In techniques disclosed herein, machine learning models can be utilized in the control of autonomous vehicle(s), where the machine learning models are trained using automatically generated training instances. In some such implementations, a label corresponding to an object in a labeled instance of training data can be mapped to the corresponding instance of unlabeled training data. For example, an instance of sensor data can be captured using one or more sensors of a first sensor suite of a first vehicle can be labeled. The label(s) can be mapped to an instance of data captured using one or more sensors of a second sensor suite of a second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Valois, Thomas Pilarski, Daniel Munoz
  • Publication number: 20240352806
    Abstract: An oil-well metal pipe according to the present disclosure includes: a pipe main body that includes a pin which includes a pin contact surface including an external thread part and which is formed at a first end portion, and a box which includes a box contact surface including an internal thread part and which is formed at a second end portion; and a Zn—Ni alloy plating layer which is formed on at least one of the pin contact surface and the box contact surface. The X-ray diffraction intensities of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer satisfy Formula (1). I 18 / ( I 18 + I 36 + I 54 ) ? 0.6 ( 1 ) Here, in Formula (1), in units of cps, an X-ray diffraction intensity of {411} and {330} is substituted for I18, an X-ray diffraction intensity of {442} and {600} is substituted for I36, and an X-ray diffraction intensity of {552} is substituted for I54.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Masahiro OSHIMA, Masanari KIMOTO, Alexandre ANTOINE, Daniel MUNOZ
  • Patent number: 12091043
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining lidar data comprising a plurality of lidar returns from an environment of an autonomous vehicle. The lidar data may be processed with a machine learning model to generate, for the plurality of lidar returns, a plurality of first outputs that each identify a respective lidar return as belonging to an object or non-object and a plurality of second outputs that identify lidar returns belonging to objects as harmful or non-harmful to the autonomous vehicle. A subset of the lidar returns identified as belonging to objects that (i) do not correspond to any of a plurality of pre-classified objects and (ii) were identified as harmful to the autonomous vehicle may be determined. The autonomous vehicle may be controlled based at least in part on the subset of lidar returns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jake Charland, Ethan Eade, Karthik Lakshmanan, Daniel Munoz, Samuel Sean, Yuchen Xie, Luona Yang
  • Publication number: 20230373520
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining lidar data comprising a plurality of lidar returns from an environment of an autonomous vehicle. The lidar data may be processed with a machine learning model to generate, for the plurality of lidar returns, a plurality of first outputs that each identify a respective lidar return as belonging to an object or non-object and a plurality of second outputs that identify lidar returns belonging to objects as harmful or non-harmful to the autonomous vehicle. A subset of the lidar returns identified as belonging to objects that (i) do not correspond to any of a plurality of pre-classified objects and (ii) were identified as harmful to the autonomous vehicle may be determined. The autonomous vehicle may be controlled based at least in part on the subset of lidar returns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Aurora Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jake Charland, Ethan Eade, Karthik Lakshmanan, Daniel Munoz, Samuel Sean, Yuchen Xie, Luona Yang
  • Patent number: 11774966
    Abstract: Sensor data collected from an autonomous vehicle can be labeled using sensor data collected from an additional vehicle. Labeled sensor data can generate targeted testing instances for a trained machine learning model, where the trained machine learning model is used in generating control signals for an autonomous vehicle. In many implementations, targeted training instances can generate an accuracy value for the trained neural network model. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor suite on the additional vehicle can include a removable hardware pod which can be mounted on a variety of vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Valois, Daniel Munoz
  • Patent number: 11623658
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining sensor data that include a plurality of sensor returns from an environment of an autonomous vehicle. A first set of features may be extracted from the sensor data. The first set of features may be processed with a machine learning model to generate, for at least a subset of the plurality of sensor returns, a first output that classifies a respective sensor return as corresponding to an object or non-object and a second output that indicates a property of the object. The sensor returns classified as corresponding to objects may be compared to a plurality of pre-classified objects to generate one or more generic object classifications. The autonomous vehicle may be controlled based at least in part on the one or more generic object classifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jake Charland, Ethan Eade, Karthik Lakshmanan, Daniel Munoz, Samuel Sean, Yuchen Xie, Luona Yang
  • Patent number: 11403492
    Abstract: In techniques disclosed herein, machine learning models can be utilized in the control of autonomous vehicle(s), where the machine learning models are trained using automatically generated training instances. In some such implementations, a label corresponding to an object in a labeled instance of training data can be mapped to the corresponding instance of unlabeled training data. For example, an instance of sensor data can be captured using one or more sensors of a first sensor suite of a first vehicle can be labeled. The label(s) can be mapped to an instance of data captured using one or more sensors of a second sensor suite of a second vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Aurora Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Valois, Thomas Pilarski, Daniel Munoz
  • Publication number: 20220230026
    Abstract: In techniques disclosed herein, machine learning models can be utilized in the control of autonomous vehicle(s), where the machine learning models are trained using automatically generated training instances. In some such implementations, a label corresponding to an object in a labeled instance of training data can be mapped to the corresponding instance of unlabeled training data. For example, an instance of sensor data can be captured using one or more sensors of a first sensor suite of a first vehicle can be labeled. The label(s) can be mapped to an instance of data captured using one or more sensors of a second sensor suite of a second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Valois, Thomas Pilarski, Daniel Munoz
  • Patent number: 11256263
    Abstract: Sensor data collected via an autonomous vehicle can be labeled using sensor data collected via an additional vehicle, such as a non-autonomous vehicle mounted with a vehicle agnostic removable hardware pod. A training instance can include an instance of data collected by an autonomous vehicle sensor suite and one or more corresponding labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Aurora Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Valois, Thomas Pilarski, Daniel Munoz
  • Publication number: 20220024473
    Abstract: Sensor data collected from an autonomous vehicle can be labeled using sensor data collected from an additional vehicle. Labeled sensor data can generate targeted testing instances for a trained machine learning model, where the trained machine learning model is used in generating control signals for an autonomous vehicle. In many implementations, targeted training instances can generate an accuracy value for the trained neural network model. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor suite on the additional vehicle can include a removable hardware pod which can be mounted on a variety of vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Valois, Daniel Munoz
  • Patent number: 11086319
    Abstract: Sensor data collected from an autonomous vehicle can be labeled using sensor data collected from an additional vehicle. Labeled sensor data can generate targeted testing instances for a trained machine learning model, where the trained machine learning model is used in generating control signals for an autonomous vehicle. In many implementations, targeted training instances can generate an accuracy value for the trained neural network model. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor suite on the additional vehicle can include a removable hardware pod which can be mounted on a variety of vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Valois, Daniel Munoz
  • Publication number: 20200210777
    Abstract: In techniques disclosed herein, machine learning models can be utilized in the control of autonomous vehicle(s), where the machine learning models are trained using automatically generated training instances. In some such implementations, a label corresponding to an object in a labeled instance of training data can be mapped to the corresponding instance of unlabeled training data. For example, an instance of sensor data can be captured using one or more sensors of a first sensor suite of a first vehicle can be labeled. The label(s) can be mapped to an instance of data captured using one or more sensors of a second sensor suite of a second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Valois, Thomas Pilarski, Daniel Munoz
  • Publication number: 20200142409
    Abstract: Sensor data collected from an autonomous vehicle can be labeled using sensor data collected from an additional vehicle. Labeled sensor data can generate targeted testing instances for a trained machine learning model, where the trained machine learning model is used in generating control signals for an autonomous vehicle. In many implementations, targeted training instances can generate an accuracy value for the trained neural network model. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor suite on the additional vehicle can include a removable hardware pod which can be mounted on a variety of vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Valois, Daniel Munoz
  • Publication number: 20200142422
    Abstract: Sensor data collected via an autonomous vehicle can be labeled using sensor data collected via an additional vehicle, such as a non-autonomous vehicle mounted with a vehicle agnostic removable hardware pod. A training instance can include an instance of data collected by an autonomous vehicle sensor suite and one or more corresponding labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Valois, Thomas Pilarski, Daniel Munoz
  • Patent number: D831309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Munoz, Michael Trang, Christopher Porro, Ronald Sandoval, Elijah Flores, Eric Frank, Emilio Castro, Matthew Benitez
  • Patent number: D976420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Canela Cane, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Munoz, David Stephen Kendall, Parker Dahl