Patents by Inventor Pedro Martinez-Lopez

Pedro Martinez-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).

  • Publication number: 20240131563
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a sensor and an airflow generator coupled to an airflow guide configured to direct airflow from the airflow generator toward and past the sensor. The system includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable storage media embodying instructions coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more processors operable to execute the instructions to acquire data about an operational state of the system, wherein the operational state is related to at least one air contaminant generated by the system; and to control the airflow from the airflow generator based on the data about the operational state of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yufeng Wu, Nigel Clarke, Brian Patton, Pedro Martinez Lopez, Forrest Gia-Bao Tran
  • Patent number: 11928769
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, by an electromagnetic device, emitting optical radiation on one or more objects disposed inside an interior of the electronic device, where the optical radiation is emitted by one or more radiation sources, capturing a set of 2D images of the one or more objects illuminated by the optical radiation, where variation of illumination or of an imaging process permits the set of 2D images to be combined into a representation of the one or more objects, determining whether the set of images comprises a representation of the one or more objects as imaged, in response to determining that the set of images comprises a representation of the one or more objects as imaged, generating a three-dimensional (3D) spectral data cube of the one or more first objects based on spectral information of the first set of images, and storing the 3D spectral data cube for processing by the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian David Parker, Brian R. Patton, Pedro Martinez Lopez, Sergio Perdices-Gonzalez, Sajid Hassan Sadi
  • Publication number: 20240029337
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, by an electromagnetic device, emitting optical radiation on one or more objects disposed inside an interior of the electronic device, where the optical radiation is emitted by one or more radiation sources, capturing a set of 2D images of the one or more objects illuminated by the optical radiation, where variation of illumination or of an imaging process permits the set of 2D images to be combined into a representation of the one or more objects, determining whether the set of images comprises a representation of the one or more objects as imaged, in response to determining that the set of images comprises a representation of the one or more objects as imaged, generating a three-dimensional (3D) spectral data cube of the one or more first objects based on spectral information of the first set of images, and storing the 3D spectral data cube for processing by the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ian David Parker, Brian R. Patton, Pedro Martinez Lopez, Sergio Perdices-Gonzalez, Sajid Hassan Sadi
  • Publication number: 20230269840
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, by an electromagnetic device, generating an initial map of a temperature profile of a load disposed inside a cavity, emitting electromagnetic radiation into the cavity based on initial control parameter configurations, where a change in temperature of the load during the emission is measured by one or more sensors, generating updated maps of electromagnetic energy absorbed by the load based on the measured change in temperature of the load, where the updated maps comprise an indication of a spatial heating rate within the load, determining a sufficient number of the updated maps of electromagnetic energy absorbed by the load disposed inside the cavity have been measured, and, in response to determining that a sufficient number of the one or more updated maps of electromagnetic energy have been measured, storing the updated maps of electromagnetic energy absorbed by the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Pedro Martinez Lopez, Santiago Ortega Avila, Brian R. Patton, Nigel A. Clarke, Ian David Parker, Sergio Perdices-Gonzalez, Sajid Hassan Sadi
  • Publication number: 20220377856
    Abstract: A method by an electromagnetic device includes determining a pattern of electromagnetic energy absorbed by a load disposed inside a cavity into which electromagnetic radiation is directed and generating one or more maps of the pattern of electromagnetic energy absorbed by the load. The one or more maps comprises an indication of a distribution of heating within the load. The method further includes determining, based on the one or more maps, a plurality of sequences of operating parameter combinations configured so as to heat the load via absorption of the electromagnetic radiation in accordance with a target temperature profile with respect to the load. The method thus includes emitting electromagnetic radiation into the cavity based on the plurality of sequences of operating parameter combinations to achieve the target temperature profile with respect to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Brian R. Patton, Pedro Martinez Lopez, Mohammad J Abu Saude, Jun Yeon Cho, Nigel A. Clarke, Marc Estruch Tena, Gustavo A. Guayaquil Sosa, Cathy Kim, Bob W. Cheng Lian, Jacob A. Marks, Santiago Ortega Avila, Ian D. Parker, Sergio Perdices-Gonzalez, Ernest R. Post, Sajid Sadi, Forrest G. Tran, Kushal K. Vyas
  • Patent number: 11237687
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for touch sensing. An electronic device includes a resistive sheet that is optically transmissive, a number of electrodes electrically coupled to the resistive sheet, the electrodes disposed at an edge of the resistive sheet and spaced apart at predetermined intervals, and a processor coupled to the number of electrodes. The processor is configured to generate, at a first of the electrodes, a first drive signal, generate, at a second of the electrodes, a second drive signal, each drive signal having a different frequency, measure an output of at least one of the electrodes, and determine, based on the output, a location of a touch input on the resistive sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mohammad Abu Saude, Sergio Perdices-Gonzalez, Santiago Ortega-Avila, Pedro Martinez-Lopez, Sajid Sadi, Ernest Rehmatulla Post
  • Publication number: 20200241670
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for touch sensing. An electronic device includes a resistive sheet that is optically transmissive, a number of electrodes electrically coupled to the resistive sheet, the electrodes disposed at an edge of the resistive sheet and spaced apart at predetermined intervals, and a processor coupled to the number of electrodes. The processor is configured to generate, at a first of the electrodes, a first drive signal, generate, at a second of the electrodes, a second drive signal, each drive signal having a different frequency, measure an output of at least one of the electrodes, and determine, based on the output, a location of a touch input on the resistive sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Mohammad Abu Saude, Sergio Perdices-Gonzalez, Santiago Ortega-Avila, Pedro Martinez-Lopez, Sajid Sadi, Ernest Rehmatulla Post