Patents by Inventor Patrick Saunders

Patrick Saunders 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: 20230280468
    Abstract: A projector for illuminating a target area is presented. The projector includes an array of emitters having a plurality of subarrays and an optical assembly. Each subarray includes one or more independently addressable channels emitting light in accordance with emission instructions. At least two of the subarrays are adjacent to each other and do not overlap. The optical assembly is configured to tile portions of the emitted light to form a light pattern for projection to a target area. The light pattern has a first plurality of sections and a second plurality of sections. Each section of the first plurality represents a first respective portion of the light pattern emitted from a corresponding subarray. Each section of the second plurality represents a second respective portion of the light pattern formed by tiling light emitted from two or more of the subarrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Zhaoming Zhu, Michael Hall, Augusto Ronchini Ximenes, Shuochen Su, Charles Patrick Saunders, Gregory Cohoon
  • Patent number: 11637978
    Abstract: A depth camera assembly (DCA) includes a direct time of flight system for determining depth information for a local area. The DCA includes an illumination source, a camera, and a controller. In some embodiments, the controller uses previous image frames to determine confidence measurements, and selectively adjusts a number of pulses from the illuminator in a subsequent frame based on the determined confidence values. In some embodiments, the sensor uses autonomous gating, and the depth system includes a depth recovery pipeline which provide depth map estimates from the autonomous gated measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Patrick Saunders, Michael Hall, Augusto Ronchini Ximenes
  • Patent number: 11463832
    Abstract: A system and method of adjusting an audio output in one location so that its propagation into another location is reduced. As a first device in a first location generates sound, a second device in a second location detects the propagated sound. The first device then adjusts its output based on the detected sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: C. Phillip Brown, Michael Smithers, Remi Audfray, Patrick Saunders
  • Publication number: 20210211822
    Abstract: A system and method of adjusting an audio output in one location so that its propagation into another location is reduced. As a first device in a first location generates sound, a second device in a second location detects the propagated sound. The first device then adjusts its output based on the detected sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: C. Phillip Brown, Michael Smithers, Remi Audfray, Patrick Saunders
  • Publication number: 20180014472
    Abstract: A planter assembly is provided. The planter assembly includes a grower planter and a shell planter. The grower planter includes an upper distal end. The grower planter includes an upper distal end. The shell planter is structured to enclose said grower planter. That is, when the grower planter is disposed in the shell planter, the grower planter distal end is disposed subjacent to the shell planter distal end. Further, in an exemplary arrangement, a shell planter body sidewall distal end subjacent, inner surface is sized relative to the grower planter body sidewall distal end maximum cross-sectional area to be one of a corresponding size, a closely corresponding size, or a snuggly corresponding size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick Saunders GUILLORY, Chun HUNG, Daniel VAN ROSSEN, II, Brian K. LEAHY
  • Patent number: 8218589
    Abstract: A high-energy laser weapon system in which the high-energy laser beam itself is used to correct for atmospheric fluctuations thereby replacing a separate beacon illuminator system. The high-energy laser is turned off (negative pulse) periodically for a very short period giving a wavefront sensor an opportunity to measure the return of the high-energy laser beam from the target. A wavefront sensor drives a deformable mirror based on this return signal avoiding wavelength anisoplanatism. In addition, the high-energy laser weapon can be snapped ahead of the path of the target during the negative pulse to avoid tilt anisoplanitism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Patrick Saunders