Patents by Inventor Nikolaus Jonathan MITCHELL

Nikolaus Jonathan MITCHELL 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: 12623666
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for localizing three-dimensional objects relative to a vehicle. The system includes: at least one sensor for generating two-dimensional (2D) data and a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud of an environment external to a vehicle. The 3D point cloud includes object points associated with a stationary traffic control object. The localization system also includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The processor is programmed to: select a bounding box associated with the object from the memory based on the 2D data; arrange the bounding box proximate to the object points in the 3D point cloud; assign a weight to each point of the 3D point cloud based on a position of the point relative to the bounding box; filter the weighted points; and generate a 3D location of the object based on the filtered points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nikolaus Jonathan Mitchell, Yong-Dian Jian
  • Publication number: 20230147434
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for localizing three-dimensional objects relative to a vehicle. The system includes: at least one sensor for generating two-dimensional (2D) data and a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud of an environment external to a vehicle. The 3D point cloud includes object points associated with a stationary traffic control object. The localization system also includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The processor is programmed to: select a bounding box associated with the object from the memory based on the 2D data; arrange the bounding box proximate to the object points in the 3D point cloud; assign a weight to each point of the 3D point cloud based on a position of the point relative to the bounding box; filter the weighted points; and generate a 3D location of the object based on the filtered points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Argo AI, LLC
    Inventors: Nikolaus Jonathan MITCHELL, Yong-Dian JIAN