Patents by Inventor Jeffrey W. Holt

Jeffrey W. Holt 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: 11954597
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for using embedded function with a deep network. One of the methods includes receiving an input comprising a plurality of features, wherein each of the features is of a different feature type; processing each of the features using a respective embedding function to generate one or more numeric values, wherein each of the embedding functions operates independently of each other embedding function, and wherein each of the embedding functions is used for features of a respective feature type; processing the numeric values using a deep network to generate a first alternative representation of the input, wherein the deep network is a machine learning model composed of a plurality of levels of non-linear operations; and processing the first alternative representation of the input using a logistic regression classifier to predict a label for the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gregory S. Corrado, Kai Chen, Jeffrey A. Dean, Gary R. Holt, Julian P. Grady, Sharat Chikkerur, David W. Sculley, II
  • Patent number: 9562676
    Abstract: Techniques and user interfaces are disclosed for controlling lighting fixtures having spatial distribution control capabilities. In some cases, the control techniques may use a high-level controller to define target and spread inputs for a desired illumination pattern provided by a lighting fixture in a given area to be lit. In such cases, the target and spread inputs may be transmitted, or otherwise provided, to a control module, which may be included in the lighting fixture. The control module may be configured to translate the inputs into the appropriate movements and/or light source adjustments based on the specific lighting fixture being used to achieve the desired illumination pattern. In some cases, multiple lighting fixtures may be controlled by one or more control modules. In such cases, the high-level controller may be configured to provide inputs to the control module(s) to cause one or more illumination patterns using the lighting fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Holt
  • Patent number: 9239148
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for a lighting fixture having spatial distribution control capabilities. In some cases, the lighting fixture may include an array of light modules that each contain one or more light sources (e.g., LED light sources) and multiple plates that can be used to control the spatial distribution (e.g., aim and focus) of the light modules. In such multi-plate lighting fixtures, the fixture may include a fixed base plate that includes multiple sockets for pivotally retaining a ball portion of each light module. The fixture may also include an XY plate that is movably coupled to the base plate and a focus plate that is rotationally coupled to the base plate, both plates including multiple slots that overlap to constrain a control arm of each light module. The multi-plate lighting fixture may be manually controlled or automated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Holt
  • Publication number: 20150092428
    Abstract: Techniques and user interfaces are disclosed for controlling lighting fixtures having spatial distribution control capabilities. In some cases, the control techniques may use a high-level controller to define target and spread inputs for a desired illumination pattern provided by a lighting fixture in a given area to be lit. In such cases, the target and spread inputs may be transmitted, or otherwise provided, to a control module, which may be included in the lighting fixture. The control module may be configured to translate the inputs into the appropriate movements and/or light source adjustments based on the specific lighting fixture being used to achieve the desired illumination pattern. In some cases, multiple lighting fixtures may be controlled by one or more control modules. In such cases, the high-level controller may be configured to provide inputs to the control module(s) to cause one or more illumination patterns using the lighting fixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Holt
  • Publication number: 20150092406
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for a lighting fixture having spatial distribution control capabilities. In some cases, the lighting fixture may include an array of light modules that each contain one or more light sources (e.g., LED light sources) and multiple plates that can be used to control the spatial distribution (e.g., aim and focus) of the light modules. In such multi-plate lighting fixtures, the fixture may include a fixed base plate that includes multiple sockets for pivotally retaining a ball portion of each light module. The fixture may also include an XY plate that is movably coupled to the base plate and a focus plate that is rotationally coupled to the base plate, both plates including multiple slots that overlap to constrain a control arm of each light module. The multi-plate lighting fixture may be manually controlled or automated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Holt
  • Publication number: 20100079070
    Abstract: A mercury-free discharge lamp includes a hollow cylindrical body, two capillaries entirely inside the body and hermetically sealed to the body, each with a respective electrode therein, where the capillaries are separated from each other inside the body by a gap that is a discharge chamber of the discharge lamp, and where each of the electrodes has an interior end exposed inside the discharge chamber and an exterior end extending beyond a respective end of the body. A pair of frit seals seal respective electrode exterior ends to respective ones of the capillaries. The discharge chamber preferably includes a mercury-free metal halide salt fill that is 10 to 54.5 wt % NaI, 6.6 to 15 wt % DyI3, 6.7 to 15 wt % HoI3, 6.3 to 15 wt % TmI3, 7.2 to 12 wt % TlI, and 14.5 to 40.7 wt % CaI2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
    Inventors: Joanne M. Browne, Arlene Hecker, Jeffrey W. Holt