Patents by Inventor Jakir Hossen

Jakir Hossen 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detecting a trailer, tow-ball, and coupler for trailer hitch assistance and jackknife prevention
    Patent number: 11403767
    Abstract: Techniques are described for tracking a trailer, including obtaining a sequence of images from a camera positioned in rear of a vehicle, detecting the trailer and a tow-ball in the first image of the sequence of images using a trained learning model based on the first image and at least one scaled version of the first image, estimating an area of interest using a tracking algorithm and locations of the detected trailer and the tow-ball in the first image, estimating a distance between the vehicle and the trailer based on the detected location of the trailer in the first image, and upon determining that the distance between the vehicle and the trailer is less than a second threshold, continuously detecting locations of the trailer, tow-ball and a coupler in each image of the sequence of images using the learning model and the estimated area of interest, and updating the estimated area of interest to correspond to an area of interest in the following image, and actuating an action of the vehicle based on the de
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Connaught Electronics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ashok Dahal, Jakir Hossen, Muhammad Amasha
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A TRAILER, TOW-BALL, AND COUPLER FOR TRAILER HITCH ASSISTANCE AND JACKKNIFE PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20220084212
    Abstract: Techniques are described for tracking a trailer, including obtaining a sequence of images from a camera positioned in rear of a vehicle, detecting the trailer and a tow-ball in the first image of the sequence of images using a trained learning model based on the first image and at least one scaled version of the first image, estimating an area of interest using a tracking algorithm and locations of the detected trailer and the tow-ball in the first image, estimating a distance between the vehicle and the trailer based on the detected location of the trailer in the first image, and upon determining that the distance between the vehicle and the trailer is less than a second threshold, continuously detecting locations of the trailer, tow-ball and a coupler in each image of the sequence of images using the learning model and the estimated area of interest, and updating the estimated area of interest to correspond to an area of interest in the following image, and actuating an action of the vehicle based on the de
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashok Dahal, Jakir Hossen, Muhammad Amasha