Patents by Inventor Manfred Otto

Manfred Otto 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: 20190232489
    Abstract: A system includes a neural network system implemented by one or more computers. The neural network system is configured to receive an observation characterizing a current state of a real-world environment being interacted with by a robotic agent to perform a robotic task and to process the observation to generate a policy output that defines an action to be performed by the robotic agent in response to the observation. The neural network system includes: (i) a sequence of deep neural networks (DNNs), in which the sequence of DNNs includes a simulation-trained DNN that has been trained on interactions of a simulated version of the robotic agent with a simulated version of the real-world environment to perform a simulated version of the robotic task, and (ii) a first robot-trained DNN that is configured to receive the observation and to process the observation to generate the policy output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Razvan Pascanu, Raia Thais Hadsell, Mel Vecerik, Thomas Rothoerl, Andrei-Alexandru Rusu, Nicolas Manfred Otto Heess
  • Publication number: 20190126472
    Abstract: A neural network control system for controlling an agent to perform a task in a real-world environment, operates based on both image data and proprioceptive data describing the configuration of the agent. The training of the control system includes both imitation learning, using datasets generated from previous performances of the task, and reinforcement learning, based on rewards calculated from control data output by the control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Saran Tunyasuvunakool, Yuke Zhu, Joshua Merel, Janos Kramar, Ziyu Wang, Nicolas Manfred Otto Heess
  • Publication number: 20170024643
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for training an actor neural network used to select actions to be performed by an agent interacting with an environment. One of the methods includes obtaining a minibatch of experience tuples; and updating current values of the parameters of the actor neural network, comprising: for each experience tuple in the minibatch: processing the training observation and the training action in the experience tuple using a critic neural network to determine a neural network output for the experience tuple, and determining a target neural network output for the experience tuple; updating current values of the parameters of the critic neural network using errors between the target neural network outputs and the neural network outputs; and updating the current values of the parameters of the actor neural network using the critic neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Paul Lillicrap, Jonathan James Hunt, Alexander Pritzel, Nicolas Manfred Otto Heess, Tom Erez, Yuval Tassa, David Silver, Daniel Pieter Wierstra
  • Patent number: 8229221
    Abstract: Image processing using masked restricted Boltzmann machines is described. In an embodiment restricted Boltzmann machines based on beta distributions are described which are implemented in an image processing system. In an embodiment a plurality of fields of masked RBMs are connected in series. An image is input into a masked appearance RBM and decomposed into superpixel elements. The superpixel elements output from one appearance RBM are used as input to a further appearance RBM. The outputs from each of the series of fields of RBMs are used in an intelligent image processing system. Embodiments describe training a plurality of RBMs. Embodiments describe using the image processing system for applications such as object recognition and image editing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolas Le Roux, John Winn, Jamie Daniel Joseph Shotton, Nicolas Manfred Otto Heess
  • Publication number: 20110033122
    Abstract: Image processing using masked restricted Boltzmann machines is described. In an embodiment restricted Boltzmann machines based on beta distributions are described which are implemented in an image processing system. In an embodiment a plurality of fields of masked RBMs are connected in series. An image is input into a masked appearance RBM and decomposed into superpixel elements. The superpixel elements output from one appearance RBM are used as input to a further appearance RBM. The outputs from each of the series of fields of RBMs are used in an intelligent image processing system. Embodiments describe training a plurality of RBMs. Embodiments describe using the image processing system for applications such as object recognition and image editing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolas Le Roux, John Winn, Jamie Daniel Joseph Shotton, Nicolas Manfred Otto Heess
  • Patent number: 7219587
    Abstract: A hand-guided power jigsaw (10) with a jigsaw blade (33) which can be detachably clamped between the free ends of two essentially parallel arms (122, 222) preferably comprised of a U-shaped frame (22), in particular comprised of a tube, and which can be driven, in particular in a reciprocating manner, by a motor (11) integrated into the jigsaw (10), wherein a laterally protruding handle (13) with a switch button (15) of an on/off switch is disposed at the free end of one of the arms (221, 222), can be manufactured as lightweight, compact, and inexpensive because the lower arm (122) carries the motor (11) and transmission mechanism (114, 115, 116, 119, 67) for moving the saw blade (33) back and forth, particularly in a base housing (12), wherein a motor shaft (1103) with a crankshaft (116) is coupled parallel to the arm (221) and is coupled by means of a connecting rod (67) to an elastic support (51, 57) in order to clamp the jigsaw blade (33) in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Monika Staebler, legal representative, Alfred Frech, Juergen Wiker, Uwe Engelfried, Siegried Keusch, Manfred-Otto Staebler, deceased
  • Publication number: 20050192029
    Abstract: Method for determining the position of a terminal (14) in a cellular mobile radio network (10). with network measurements being executed in the terminal (14) for selection of a service cell (CEL), with the following steps: transfer (S2) of a measurement data request message from a position determination server (16) to the terminal (14), reading out (S3) of measurement data determined by the network measurements from a measurement data memory (40) in the terminal (14) in response to the request message, transfer (S4) of a response message with the read out measurement data from the terminal (14) to the position determination server (16), calculation (S5) of the position of the terminal (14), based on the measurement data transferred, in the position determination server (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Clemens Aigner, Peter Boehm, Manfred Otto
  • Patent number: 5687483
    Abstract: An electric hand tool guided with both hands has a tool housing, a stationary handle, and an additional movable handle, the additional handle being turnable about a turning axis and being also displaceable longitudinally substantially along the turning axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Neubert, Joachim Schadow, Joachim Mueller, Manfred-Otto Staebler, Manfred Dohr, Heinz Warkentin
  • Patent number: 5596810
    Abstract: A hand machine tool operated with two hands has a machine housing composed of insulating synthetic plastic shells, a fixed, web-shaped main handle formed as a part of the machine housing, an auxiliary handle, a drive including a motor and a transmission, at least one inner housing accommodating the motor and the transmission and surrounded by the synthetic plastic shells, and a tool driven by the drive. The handles, the machine housing, the inner housing and the tool are arranged so that forces applied to at least one of the handles are withdrawn from the machine housing by transferring the forces by the main handle directly to the inner housing without deforming the machine housing and then transferring the forces from the inner housing to the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Neubert, Joachim Schadow, Joachim Mueller, Manfred-Otto Staebler, Manfred Dohr, Heinz Warkentin
  • Patent number: 5473820
    Abstract: A power-operated sword saw comprises a plate-shaped sword having a lower region with a guiding groove, two saw blades reciprocatingly movable in opposite directions parallel to one another and each having a front saw blade tip and an opposite clamping end. The saw blades have a toothed side provided with a plurality of teeth and an opposite saw blade back guided in the guiding groove of the sword. A drive is coupled with the clamping ends of the saw blades through a clamping unit. The saw blades are jointly coupled with the clamping unit and released from the clamping unit by a blocking element which blocks the clamping ends in a coupling position and release the clamping ends in a contact-free manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Neubert, Joachim Schadow, Joachim Mueller, Manfred-Otto Staebler, Manfred Dohr, Heinz Warkentin
  • Patent number: 5398414
    Abstract: An electric hand saw has a stationary sword having a lower side, a reciprocatable saw blade received in the lower side of the sword and having a rear end portion, a machine housing having a transmission outlet in which the rear end portion of the saw blade is received. The machine housing has a longitudinal slot located under the rear end portion of the saw blade. A suction passage is mounted on the lower side of the machine housing and has a sucking-in opening extending from the front end side of the suction passage to the longitudinal slot of the machine housing located under the rear end portion of the saw blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Neubert, Joachim Schadow, Joachim Mueller, Manfred-Otto Staebler, Manfred Dohr, Herbert Faerber, Heinz Warkentin
  • Patent number: 5309682
    Abstract: A hand held power tool has a working disc and a working sheet held on the working disc by a burdock connection. The working disc has a burdock surface. An intermediate pad is held on the burdock surface of the grinding disc. The intermediate pad has a first side provided with a velour coating and releasably connectable with the burdock surface of the grinding working disc and a second side releasably connectable with the working sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Arnulf Gutknecht, Guenther Berger, Manfred-Otto Staebler, Manfred-Wilhelm Staebler, Claus Kemmner, Albert Kleider, Martin Schmideder