Patents by Inventor Jonathan Sweedler

Jonathan Sweedler 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140374
    Abstract: In various examples, activation criteria and/or braking profiles corresponding to automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems and/or collision mitigation warning (CMW) systems may be determined using sensor data representative of an environment to a front, side, and/or rear of a vehicle. For example, activation criteria for triggering an AEB system and/or CMW system may be adjusted by leveraging the availability of additional information with regards to the surrounding environment of a vehicle—such as the presence of a trailing vehicle. In addition, the braking profile for the AEB activation may be adjusted based on information about the presence of and/or location of vehicles to the front, rear, and/or side of the vehicle. By adjusting the activation criteria and/or braking profiles of an AEB system, the potential for collisions with dynamic objects in the environment is reduced and the overall safety of the vehicle and its passengers is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Henry Costin, Jonathan Sweedler
  • Publication number: 20240045426
    Abstract: Autonomous driving is one of the world's most challenging computational problems. Very large amounts of data from cameras, RADARs, LIDARs, and HD-Maps must be processed to generate commands to control the car safely and comfortably in real-time. This challenging task requires a dedicated supercomputer that is energy-efficient and low-power, complex high-performance software, and breakthroughs in deep learning AI algorithms. To meet this task, the present technology provides advanced systems and methods that facilitate autonomous driving functionality, including a platform for autonomous driving Levels 3, 4, and/or 5. In preferred embodiments, the technology provides an end-to-end platform with a flexible architecture, including an architecture for autonomous vehicles that leverages computer vision and known ADAS techniques, providing diversity and redundancy, and meeting functional safety standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Alan DITTY, Gary HICOK, Jonathan SWEEDLER, Clement FARABET, Mohammed Abdulla YOUSUF, Tai-Yuen CHAN, Ram GANAPATHI, Ashok SRINIVASAN, Michael Rod TRUOG, Karl GREB, John George MATHIESON, David NISTER, Kevin FLORY, Daniel PERRIN, Dan HETTENA
  • Patent number: 11891036
    Abstract: In various examples, activation criteria and/or braking profiles corresponding to automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems and/or collision mitigation warning (CMW) systems may be determined using sensor data representative of an environment to a front, side, and/or rear of a vehicle. For example, activation criteria for triggering an AEB system and/or CMW system may be adjusted by leveraging the availability of additional information with regards to the surrounding environment of a vehicle—such as the presence of a trailing vehicle. In addition, the braking profile for the AEB activation may be adjusted based on information about the presence of and/or location of vehicles to the front, rear, and/or side of the vehicle. By adjusting the activation criteria and/or braking profiles of an AEB system, the potential for collisions with dynamic objects in the environment is reduced and the overall safety of the vehicle and its passengers is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Henry Costin, Jonathan Sweedler
  • Publication number: 20230176577
    Abstract: Autonomous driving is one of the world's most challenging computational problems. Very large amounts of data from cameras, RADARs, LIDARs, and HD-Maps must be processed to generate commands to control the car safely and comfortably in real-time. This challenging task requires a dedicated supercomputer that is energy-efficient and low-power, complex high-performance software, and breakthroughs in deep learning AI algorithms. To meet this task, the present technology provides advanced systems and methods that facilitate autonomous driving functionality, including a platform for autonomous driving Levels 3, 4, and/or 5. In preferred embodiments, the technology provides an end-to-end platform with a flexible architecture, including an architecture for autonomous vehicles that leverages computer vision and known ADAS techniques, providing diversity and redundancy, and meeting functional safety standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Alan DITTY, Gary HICOK, Jonathan SWEEDLER, Clement FARABET, Mohammed Abdulla YOUSUF, Tai-Yuen CHAN, Ram GANAPATHI, Ashok SRINIVASAN, Michael Rod TRUOG, Karl GREB, John George MATHIESON, David NISTER, Kevin FLORY, Daniel PERRIN, Dan HETTENA
  • Patent number: 11644834
    Abstract: Autonomous driving is one of the world's most challenging computational problems. Very large amounts of data from cameras, RADARs, LIDARs, and HD-Maps must be processed to generate commands to control the car safely and comfortably in real-time. This challenging task requires a dedicated supercomputer that is energy-efficient and low-power, complex high-performance software, and breakthroughs in deep learning AI algorithms. To meet this task, the present technology provides advanced systems and methods that facilitate autonomous driving functionality, including a platform for autonomous driving Levels 3, 4, and/or 5. In preferred embodiments, the technology provides an end-to-end platform with a flexible architecture, including an architecture for autonomous vehicles that leverages computer vision and known ADAS techniques, providing diversity and redundancy, and meeting functional safety standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Alan Ditty, Gary Hicok, Jonathan Sweedler, Clement Farabet, Mohammed Abdulla Yousuf, Tai-Yuen Chan, Ram Ganapathi, Ashok Srinivasan, Michael Rod Truog, Karl Greb, John George Mathieson, David Nister, Kevin Flory, Daniel Perrin, Dan Hettena
  • Publication number: 20220314942
    Abstract: In various examples, activation criteria and/or braking profiles corresponding to automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems and/or collision mitigation warning (CMW) systems may be determined using sensor data representative of an environment to a front, side, and/or rear of a vehicle. For example, activation criteria for triggering an AEB system and/or CMW system may be adjusted by leveraging the availability of additional information with regards to the surrounding environment of a vehicle—such as the presence of a trailing vehicle. In addition, the braking profile for the AEB activation may be adjusted based on information about the presence of and/or location of vehicles to the front, rear, and/or side of the vehicle. By adjusting the activation criteria and/or braking profiles of an AEB system, the potential for collisions with dynamic objects in the environment is reduced and the overall safety of the vehicle and its passengers is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Henry Costin, Jonathan Sweedler
  • Patent number: 11364883
    Abstract: In various examples, activation criteria and/or braking profiles corresponding to automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems and/or collision mitigation warning (CMW) systems may be determined using sensor data representative of an environment to a front, side, and/or rear of a vehicle. For example, activation criteria for triggering an AEB system and/or CMW system may be adjusted by leveraging the availability of additional information with regards to the surrounding environment of a vehicle—such as the presence of a trailing vehicle. In addition, the braking profile for the AEB activation may be adjusted based on information about the presence of and/or location of vehicles to the front, rear, and/or side of the vehicle. By adjusting the activation criteria and/or braking profiles of an AEB system, the potential for collisions with dynamic objects in the environment is reduced and the overall safety of the vehicle and its passengers is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Henry Costin, Jonathan Sweedler
  • Publication number: 20210300306
    Abstract: In various examples, activation criteria and/or braking profiles corresponding to automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems and/or collision mitigation warning (CMW) systems may be determined using sensor data representative of an environment to a front, side, and/or rear of a vehicle. For example, activation criteria for triggering an AEB system and/or CMW system may be adjusted by leveraging the availability of additional information with regards to the surrounding environment of a vehicle—such as the presence of a trailing vehicle. In addition, the braking profile for the AEB activation may be adjusted based on information about the presence of and/or location of vehicles to the front, rear, and/or side of the vehicle. By adjusting the activation criteria and/or braking profiles of an AEB system, the potential for collisions with dynamic objects in the environment is reduced and the overall safety of the vehicle and its passengers is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Henry Costin, Jonathan Sweedler
  • Publication number: 20190258251
    Abstract: Autonomous driving is one of the world's most challenging computational problems. Very large amounts of data from cameras, RADARs, LIDARs, and HD-Maps must be processed to generate commands to control the car safely and comfortably in real-time. This challenging task requires a dedicated supercomputer that is energy-efficient and low-power, complex high-performance software, and breakthroughs in deep learning AI algorithms. To meet this task, the present technology provides advanced systems and methods that facilitate autonomous driving functionality, including a platform for autonomous driving Levels 3, 4, and/or 5. In preferred embodiments, the technology provides an end-to-end platform with a flexible architecture, including an architecture for autonomous vehicles that leverages computer vision and known ADAS techniques, providing diversity and redundancy, and meeting functional safety standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Alan DITTY, Gary HICOK, Jonathan SWEEDLER, Clement FARABET, Mohammed Abdulla YOUSUF, Tai-Yuen CHAN, Ram GANAPATHI, Ashok SRINIVASAN, Michael Rod TRUOG, Karl GREB, John George MATHIESON, David Nister, Kevin Flory, Daniel Perrin, Dan Hettena
  • Patent number: 7451268
    Abstract: A device comprises a plurality of interface circuits configured for communicating between a semantic processing unit and a memory and a selection circuit for selecting an interface circuit allocated to a semantic processing unit for processing a data operation request in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Gigafin Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Somsubhra Sikdar, Kevin Jerome Rowett, Hoai V. Tran, Jonathan Sweedler, Komal Rathi, Mike Davoudi
  • Patent number: 7424571
    Abstract: A device performs lookup functions for a semantic processing unit. The device comprises a plurality of interface circuits for receiving data operation requests from the semantic processing unit. The device comprises a buffer for allocating an interface circuit to a semantic processing unit having a data operation request. A selection circuit, coupled between the plurality of interface circuits and a memory unit, selects an allocated circuit for accessing the memory unit to process the data operation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Gigafin Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Somsubhra Sikdar, Kevin Jerome Rowett, Hoai V. Tran, Jonathan Sweedler, Komal Rathi, Mike Davoudi
  • Patent number: 7398356
    Abstract: A memory subsystem includes multiple different caches configured for different types of data transfer operations between one or more processing units and a main memory. The different caches can include a first general cache configured for general random memory accesses, a software controlled cache used for controlling cache operations for different processing devices accessing the same data, and a streaming cache configured for large packet data memory accesses. An arbiter may be used for arbitrating requests by the multiple different caches for accessing the main memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Mistletoe Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hoai V. Tran, Kevin Jerome Rowett, Somsubhra Sikdar, Jonathan Sweedler, Caveh Jalali
  • Publication number: 20070217957
    Abstract: A method of bonding layers to form a structure, comprises curing a first adhesive while squeezing a first layer and a multilayer structure together between a first backing and a second backing. The multilayer structure comprises a substrate and a second layer, and the first adhesive is between and in contact with the first layer and the second layer. Furthermore, the first layer and the second layer each have a thickness of at most 100 ?m, and at least one of the first backing and the second backing comprises a first elastic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Bruce Flachsbart, Mark Shannon, Paul Bohn, Jonathan Sweedler
  • Publication number: 20070043871
    Abstract: A device has an input port to allow the device to receive data. The device also has a parser to parse the data in response to symbols in a parser stack, determine when a symbol is a debug non-terminal symbol, and notify the device via an interrupt. The interrupt causes the device to gather information about the state of the parser at the time of encountering the non-terminal symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: Mistletoe Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Sweedler, Rajesh Nair, Komal Rathi, Kevin Rowett
  • Publication number: 20070022275
    Abstract: A system and method include identifying a conditional skip instruction, determining when a conditional skip instruction is satisfied according to a result of an associated compare function, and skipping a fixed-number of the instructions defined by the conditional skip instruction when the conditional skip function is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: Mistletoe Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Sweedler
  • Publication number: 20070016906
    Abstract: A dispatcher module has a queue to store task requests. The dispatcher also has a task arbiter to select a current task for assignment from the task requests and a unit arbiter to identify and assign the task to an available processing unit, such that the current task is not assigned to a previously-assigned processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Mistletoe Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Trauben, Jonathan Sweedler, Rajesh Nair
  • Patent number: 7141978
    Abstract: An NMR system comprises an NMR probe comprising multiple NMR detection sites. Each of the multiple NMR detection sites comprises a sample holding void and an associated NMR microcoil. The NMR system further comprises a controllable fluid router operative to direct fluid sample to the multiple NMR detection sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Protasis Corporation
    Inventors: Tim L. Peck, Dean Olson, Jim Norcross, David Strand, Jonathan Sweedler
  • Publication number: 20060168324
    Abstract: A device comprises a plurality of interface circuits configured for communicating between a semantic processing unit and a memory and a selection circuit for selecting an interface circuit allocated to a semantic processing unit for processing a data operation request in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: Mistletoe Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Somsubhra Sikdar, Kevin Rowett, Hoai Tran, Jonathan Sweedler, Komal Rathi, Mike Davoudi
  • Publication number: 20060026378
    Abstract: A device performs lookup functions for a semantic processing unit. The device comprises a plurality of interface circuits for receiving data operation requests from the semantic processing unit. The device comprises a buffer for allocating an interface circuit to a semantic processing unit having a data operation request. A selection circuit, coupled between the plurality of interface circuits and a memory unit, selects an allocated circuit for accessing the memory unit to process the data operation request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Somsubhra Sikdar, Kevin Rowett, Hoai Tran, Jonathan Sweedler, Komal Rathi, Mike Davoudi
  • Publication number: 20060026377
    Abstract: A device comprises a plurality of interface circuits for communicating between a semantic processor and a memory. Each interface circuit is configured for receiving lookup requests from the semantic processor. The device further comprises a buffer for allocating an interface circuit, if available, to the semantic processor. The allocated interface circuit is selected to access the memory for processing the lookup request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Somsubhra Sikdar, Kevin Rowett, Hoai Tran, Jonathan Sweedler, Komal Rathi, Mike Davoudi