Patents by Inventor Marco Lopez
Marco Lopez 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).
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Publication number: 20250062036Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a method for generating and ranking potential barriers that prevent completion of a structured process. The method comprises receiving a textual description of the structured process, receiving one or more templates relating to the structured process, and identifying a set of user actions required to complete the structured process based on the textual description. The method further comprises expanding the set of user actions based on general knowledge to include one or more additional actions, and updating the one or more templates based on the expanded set of user actions. The method further comprises generating, using at least one generative language model, a set of potential barriers that prevent completion of the structured process based on the one or more updated templates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2023Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Natalia Mulligan, Marco Luca Sbodio, Joao H. Bettencourt-Silva, Vanessa Lopez Garcia, Gabriele Picco, Marcos Martinez Galindo
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Patent number: 12217007Abstract: Embodiments are provided for unsupervised learning of domain specific knowledge graph from textual data and language generation from knowledge graph via reinforcement learning in a computing system by a processor. Unstructured data is automatically parsed into one or more knowledge graphs based on the unstructured data and a list of candidate relations using a first machine learning model. Text data is generated from the one or more knowledge graphs using a second machine learning model.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Thanh Lam Hoang, Dzung Phan, Gabriele Picco, Lam Nguyen, Marco Luca Sbodio, Vanessa Lopez Garcia
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Patent number: 12018944Abstract: A photonic device for detecting rotation and a corresponding method for operation thereof are disclosed. The photonic device includes a readout structure coupled to a ring resonator at one or more coupling points. Light is split between a lower waveguide and an upper waveguide of the readout structure in a forward direction at a beam splitter. The light in the waveguides traveling in the forward direction is coupled into the ring resonator and subsequently back into the waveguides in a reverse direction. The light is spatially phase tilted and is combined at the beam splitter. The combined light is detected by a split detector.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2023Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons, John Steinmetz
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Publication number: 20230417629Abstract: Disclosed is a method for calibrating a light field generating device, which has a display unit with pixels for generating light and a lens field unit with optical lenses for deflecting the light generated by the display unit, and a control unit for controlling the display unit, each lens of the lens field unit being assigned a plurality of pixels of the display unit. Also disclosed are a light field generating device based on the above method and an illumination device having the disclosed light field generation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.Inventors: Christian KLUDT, Marcos LÓPEZ MARTINEZ
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Patent number: 11815630Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for performing remote sensing using WMA. Embodiments include modulating an interrogation signal, transmitting the interrogation signal to a remote vibrating target, and receiving, at a first port of a WMA interferometer, a reflected signal. Embodiments also include splitting, by a first beam splitter, the reflected signal into first and second portions propagating down first and second waveguides, delaying, by a delay element, a phase of the reflected signal, and spatially phase shifting the reflected signal. Embodiments may further include splitting, by a second beam splitter, the first and second portions of the reflected signal into third and fourth portions propagating down the first and second waveguides, detecting an intensity difference between a first lobe and a second lobe of the third portion of the reflected signal, and calculating a Doppler frequency based on the intensity difference.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons
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Publication number: 20230204361Abstract: A photonic device for detecting rotation and a corresponding method for operation thereof are disclosed. The photonic device includes a readout structure coupled to a ring resonator at one or more coupling points. Light is split between a lower waveguide and an upper waveguide of the readout structure in a forward direction at a beam splitter. The light in the waveguides traveling in the forward direction is coupled into the ring resonator and subsequently back into the waveguides in a reverse direction. The light is spatially phase tilted and is combined at the beam splitter. The combined light is detected by a split detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons, John Steinmetz
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Patent number: 11619493Abstract: A photonic device for detecting rotation and a corresponding method for operation thereof are disclosed. The photonic device includes a readout structure coupled to a ring resonator at one or more coupling points. Light is split between a lower waveguide and an upper waveguide of the readout structure in a forward direction at a beam splitter. The light in the waveguides traveling in the forward direction is coupled into the ring resonator and subsequently back into the waveguides in a reverse direction. The light is spatially phase tilted and is combined at the beam splitter. The combined light is detected by a split detector.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons, John Steinmetz
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Publication number: 20220284703Abstract: A method includes receiving, from an image sensor, an image, identifying, by a first neural network, a plurality of locations-of-interest within the image, and generating, by the first neural network, a first classification label for each location-of-interest of the plurality of locations-of-interest. The method also includes extracting, from the image, a plurality of image chips derived from the plurality of locations-of-interest and generating, by a second neural network, a second classification label for each image chip of the plurality of image chips. The method further includes determining an identification of a set of targets within the image using the plurality of locations-of-interest, the first classification label for each location-of-interest of the plurality of locations-of-interest, the plurality of image chips, and the second classification label for each image chip of the plurality of image chips, and transmitting the identification of the set of targets within the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventor: Marco Lopez
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Publication number: 20220268889Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for performing remote sensing using WMA. Embodiments include modulating an interrogation signal, transmitting the interrogation signal to a remote vibrating target, and receiving, at a first port of a WMA interferometer, a reflected signal. Embodiments also include splitting, by a first beam splitter, the reflected signal into first and second portions propagating down first and second waveguides, delaying, by a delay element, a phase of the reflected signal, and spatially phase shifting the reflected signal. Embodiments may further include splitting, by a second beam splitter, the first and second portions of the reflected signal into third and fourth portions propagating down the first and second waveguides, detecting an intensity difference between a first lobe and a second lobe of the third portion of the reflected signal, and calculating a Doppler frequency based on the intensity difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons
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Patent number: 11353562Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for performing remote sensing using WMA. Embodiments include modulating an interrogation signal, transmitting the interrogation signal to a remote vibrating target, and receiving, at a first port of a WMA interferometer, a reflected signal. Embodiments also include splitting, by a first beam splitter, the reflected signal into first and second portions propagating down first and second waveguides, delaying, by a delay element, a phase of the reflected signal, and spatially phase shifting the reflected signal. Embodiments may further include splitting, by a second beam splitter, the first and second portions of the reflected signal into third and fourth portions propagating down the first and second waveguides, detecting an intensity difference between a first lobe and a second lobe of the third portion of the reflected signal, and calculating a Doppler frequency based on the intensity difference.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons
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Publication number: 20220128361Abstract: A photonic device for detecting rotation and a corresponding method for operation thereof are disclosed. The photonic device includes a readout structure coupled to a ring resonator at one or more coupling points. Light is split between a lower waveguide and an upper waveguide of the readout structure in a forward direction at a beam splitter. The light in the waveguides traveling in the forward direction is coupled into the ring resonator and subsequently back into the waveguides in a reverse direction. The light is spatially phase tilted and is combined at the beam splitter. The combined light is detected by a split detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons, John Steinmetz
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Patent number: 11274114Abstract: The present invention provides mito-metformin compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of using the mito-metformin compounds in the treatment of cancer.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignees: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., AIX-Marseille Universite, Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Balaraman Kalyanaramn, Micael J. Hardy, Marcos Lopez, Olivier Ouari, Jacek Michal Zielonka
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Patent number: 11168183Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for producing a hydrogel comprising the following steps in succession: a first step (i) of providing at least one powder of an anionic polymer (A) and at least one chitosan powder (B) comprising amine functions (—NH2); a second step (ii) consisting in dry mixing at least the powders (A) and (B) from the first step in order to form a mixture of powders; a third step (iii) of suspending the mixture of powders obtained from the second step in an aqueous medium having a pH that can enable the anionic polymer (A) to be dissolved without dissolving the chitosan (B); a fourth step (iv) of adding an acid to the suspension obtained from the third step in order to form the hydrogel; or the third (iii) and fourth (iv) steps are replaced by a mixing fifth step (v), comprising mixing an acidified aqueous medium including at least one compound (C) comprising at least one unit of a hexose or a unit derived from a hexose, and/or at least one phosphate of said compound (C), with saidType: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignees: UNIVERSITE DE LILLE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE, CENTRE HOSPITALIER REGIONAL UNIVERSITAIRE DE LILLEInventors: Nicolas Blanchemain, Bernard Martel, Claudia Flores, Frédéric Cazaux, Feng Chai, Nicolas Tabary, Marco Lopez Heredia
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Patent number: 10990738Abstract: According to exemplary embodiments, a system and method for automated system power supply design is provided. The system and method enables circuit designers to quickly and independently design complicated single or multi rail power supply systems including multiple loads and sequencing requirements. The power solutions offered to designers may include all required power supplies to power up the loads including sequencers and load switches. The power supply design system may be implemented on a standalone processing unit, a distributed computing network, internet based web application, or among various other network applications.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Satyanandakishore Venkata Vanapalli, Abishek Gupta, Dien Mac, Andres Preciado, Pavani Jella, Wanda Carol Garrett, Marcos Lopez, Tim Reyes
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Patent number: 10968802Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preventing an SCR catalyst from being contaminated with platinum group metal in an emission control system comprising, upstream of the SCR catalyst, a catalyst that contains platinum group metal, characterized in that a material zone containing a mixture of aluminum oxide and cerium oxide is located upstream of the SCR catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Christoph Hengst, Marco Lopez
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Publication number: 20210081828Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for improving accuracy of convex optimization-based prediction models while reducing their computation load by clustering a plurality of received random variables extracted from a plurality of samples to a plurality of clusters based on their covariance matrix, applying a convex optimization based prediction model to compute predicted optimal intra-cluster solutions for each cluster and an optimal inter-cluster solution over the plurality of clusters and predicting optimal solutions for the plurality of samples by based on an aggregation between the optimal intra-cluster solutions and the optimal inter-cluster solution. Separately computing the intra-cluster and the inter-cluster solution reduces the prediction model's computation load.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: True Positive Technologies Holding LLCInventor: Marcos LOPEZ DE PRADO
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Publication number: 20210082046Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for computing optimized trading instructions, comprising applying a plurality of prediction models to compute trading instructions predicted to produce optimal outcomes based on received trading observations. Each prediction model is optimized, using a Monte Carlo algorithm, to predict optimal outcomes for a respective trading pattern based on a respective Data Generating Processes (DGPs). Weights are assigned to the prediction models according to probability scores computed for them according to mapping of the received trading observations to the DGPs associated with the prediction models and aggregated trading instructions are computed by aggregating, based on the weights, the trading instructions computed by the prediction models.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: True Positive Technologies Holding LLCInventor: Marcos LOPEZ DE PRADO
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Patent number: 10728469Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating hyperspectral images, which may correspond to a three dimensional image in which two dimensions correspond to a spatial field of view and a third dimension corresponds to a frequency domain absorption spectrum. Disclosed systems and methods include those employing dual optical frequency comb Fourier transform spectroscopy and computational imaging for generation of hyperspectral images. Such a combination advantageously allows for imaging systems to exhibit low size, weight, and power, enabling small or handheld sized imaging devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Marco A. Lopez, Eden Y. C. Mei, Eric Anderson
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Publication number: 20200124707Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for performing remote sensing using WMA. Embodiments include modulating an interrogation signal, transmitting the interrogation signal to a remote vibrating target, and receiving, at a first port of a WMA interferometer, a reflected signal. Embodiments also include splitting, by a first beam splitter, the reflected signal into first and second portions propagating down first and second waveguides, delaying, by a delay element, a phase of the reflected signal, and spatially phase shifting the reflected signal. Embodiments may further include splitting, by a second beam splitter, the first and second portions of the reflected signal into third and fourth portions propagating down the first and second waveguides, detecting an intensity difference between a first lobe and a second lobe of the third portion of the reflected signal, and calculating a Doppler frequency based on the intensity difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Marco A. Lopez, Andrew Jordan, Kevin Lyons
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Publication number: 20200032690Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preventing an SCR catalyst from being contaminated with platinum group metal in an emission control system comprising, upstream of the SCR catalyst, a catalyst that contains platinum group metal, characterized in that a material zone containing a mixture of aluminum oxide and cerium oxide is located upstream of the SCR catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: UMICORE AG & CO. KGInventors: Christoph HENGST, Marco LOPEZ