Patents by Inventor Mark Hester

Mark Hester 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: 11921824
    Abstract: Techniques are generally described for fusing sensor data of different modalities using a transformer. In various examples, first sensor data may be received from a first sensor and second sensor data may be received from a second sensor. A first feature representation of the first sensor data may be generated using a first machine learning model and a second feature representation of the second sensor data may be generated using a second machine learning model. In some examples, a modified first feature representation of the first sensor data may be generated based at least in part on a self-attention mechanism of a transformer encoder. The modified first feature representation may be generated based at least in part on the first feature representation and the second feature representation. A computer vision task may be performed using the modified first feature representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Hester, Sheng Chen, Mark Buckler, Ayan Tuhinendu Sinha, Hitesh Arora, Michael Lawrence LeKander, Hamed Pirsiavash
  • Publication number: 20200179787
    Abstract: A heads-up display for an item of eyewear includes a mounting means configured to mount the heads-up display to the item of eyewear; at least one sensor configured to obtain performance data; a processing unit operatively connected to the at least one sensor, and configured to process said performance data and to generate an image from said performance data; a micro display unit operatively connected to the processing unit, and configured to display the image under the control of the processing unit; and, an optical wave guide in optical communication with the micro display unit, and configured to route the image from the micro display into a field of view of a wearer of the item of eyewear. The heads-up display is configured to overlay the image into the line of sight of the wearer, such that the wearer can view their surrounding environment at the same time as the image, and therefore view their performance data real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Julian Francis Ralph Swan, Adrian Mark Hester
  • Publication number: 20180160636
    Abstract: A garden watering controller for operating a valve for controlling supply of water into a garden watering arrangement, includes wireless receiver means for wirelessly receiving programming data signals, and a central unit for outputting control signals for operating the valve in dependence on the received programming data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Hozelock Limited
    Inventors: Mark HESTER, Ross BRAITHWAITE
  • Patent number: 9862501
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a real-time global view of airline operations situational awareness is provided. The method is implemented using a situational awareness server system in communication with client systems and data sources. The method includes gathering a plurality of situational awareness data from a plurality of data sources including real-time data, updating the situational awareness data based on one or more business rules, augmenting the updated situational awareness data based on historical data, and determining whether to generate one or more alerts based on the augmented situational awareness data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory John Small, James Lee Cantrell, Jr., Mark Hester, David Wendell Thompson
  • Publication number: 20160288920
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a real-time global view of airline operations situational awareness is provided. The method is implemented using a situational awareness server system in communication with client systems and data sources. The method includes gathering a plurality of situational awareness data from a plurality of data sources including real-time data, updating the situational awareness data based on one or more business rules, augmenting the updated situational awareness data based on historical data, and determining whether to generate one or more alerts based on the augmented situational awareness data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory John Small, James Lee Cantrell, JR., Mark Hester, David Wendell Thompson
  • Patent number: D1002730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TRIGGER GROUP LTD
    Inventors: Thomas Snellock, Gemma Steffensen, Robert Jeffries, Allan Rankin, Ashley Keeler, Liam Bergsma, Mark Hester
  • Patent number: D1010005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TRIGGER GROUP LTD
    Inventors: Thomas Snellock, Gemma Steffensen, Robert Jeffries, Allan Rankin, Ashley Keeler, Liam Bergsma, Mark Hester