Patents by Inventor Eric Blow

Eric Blow 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).

  • Light-emitting diode neuron
    Patent number: 12731021
    Abstract: A processing device comprises a plurality of artificial neurons comprising first and second artificial neurons, at least one optical connection between an optical output of the first artificial neuron and an optical input of the second artificial neuron, the optical input comprising a photosensitive element, at least one weighting element connected to the optical input of the second artificial neuron, configured to modify a gain of the optical input of the second artificial neuron, and at least one nonlinear element having an input and connected to the optical output of the first artificial neuron, configured to activate the optical output when a signal received at the input of the at least one nonlinear element rises above a threshold, wherein the optical output of the first artificial neuron comprises at least one thin film light-generating component. An LED neuron is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Inventors: Simon Bilodeau, Paul Prucnal, Michael Hack, Thomas Ferreira de Lima, Hsuan-Tung Peng, Eric Blow
  • LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE NEURON
    Publication number: 20210192330
    Abstract: A processing device comprises a plurality of artificial neurons comprising first and second artificial neurons, at least one optical connection between an optical output of the first artificial neuron and an optical input of the second artificial neuron, the optical input comprising a photosensitive element, at least one weighting element connected to the optical input of the second artificial neuron, configured to modify a gain of the optical input of the second artificial neuron, and at least one nonlinear element having an input and connected to the optical output of the first artificial neuron, configured to activate the optical output when a signal received at the input of the at least one nonlinear element rises above a threshold, wherein the optical output of the first artificial neuron comprises at least one thin film light-generating component. An LED neuron is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Bilodeau, Paul Prucnal, Michael Hack, Thomas Ferreira de Lima, Hsuan-Tung Peng, Eric Blow