Patents by Inventor Horace J. Sklar

Horace J. Sklar 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: 5471627
    Abstract: A systolic array of processing elements is connected to receive weight inputs and multiplexed data inputs for operation in two dimension convolution mode, or fully-connected neural network mode, or in cooperative, competitive neural network mode. Feature vector or two-dimensional image data is retrieved from external data memory and is transformed via input look-up table to input data for the systolic array. The convoluted image or outputs from the systolic array are scaled and transformed via output look-up table for storage in the external data memory. The architecture of the system allows it to calculate convolutions of any size within the same physical systolic array, merely by adjusting the programs that control the data flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: HNC, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Means, Horace J. Sklar
  • Patent number: 5138695
    Abstract: A systolic array of processing elements is connected to receive weight inputs and multiplexed data inputs for operation in feedforward, partially-- or fully-connected neural network mode or in cooperative, competitive neural network mode. Feature vector or two-dimensional image data is retrieved from external data memory and is transformed via input look-up table to input data for the systolic array that performs a convolution with kernal values as weight inputs. The convoluted image or neuron outputs from the systolic array are scaled and transformed via output look-up table for storage in the external data memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: HNC, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Means, Horace J. Sklar