Patents by Inventor Rachel Tonkin

Rachel Tonkin 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: 11616570
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing visual impairment detection for free-space optical communication (“FSOC”) systems. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, either from a camera or from a database, images (and/or videos) of an optical field of view (“FOV”) of the camera, the optical FOV comprising an optical beam(s) of a first FSOC system; might autonomously analyze the captured images (and/or videos) to determine whether an object(s) is moving within proximity to an optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system, to perform at least one of reactive learning or proactive learning regarding potential interruption of the optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system, and/or to determine one or more preventative measures to prevent interruption of the optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system; and might autonomously initiate one or more first tasks and/or the one or more preventative measures, based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: EOS Defense Systems USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel Tonkin, Gnanasekaran Swaminathan, Norman L. Swenson, Bjoern Martin Gottfrid Hall, Michael Sprenger
  • Publication number: 20220263573
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing visual impairment detection for free-space optical communication (“FSOC”) systems. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, either from a camera or from a database, images (and/or videos) of an optical field of view (“FOV”) of the camera, the optical FOV comprising an optical beam(s) of a first FSOC system; might autonomously analyze the captured images (and/or videos) to determine whether an object(s) is moving within proximity to an optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system, to perform at least one of reactive learning or proactive learning regarding potential interruption of the optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system, and/or to determine one or more preventative measures to prevent interruption of the optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system; and might autonomously initiate one or more first tasks and/or the one or more preventative measures, based on the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Rachel Tonkin, Gnanasekaran Swaminathan, Norman L. Swenson, Bjoern Martin Gottfrid Hall, Michael Sprenger
  • Patent number: 11342992
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing visual impairment detection for free-space optical communication (“FSOC”) systems. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, either from a camera or from a database, images (and/or videos) of an optical field of view (“FOV”) of the camera, the optical FOV comprising an optical beam(s) of a first FSOC system; might autonomously analyze the captured images (and/or videos) to determine whether an object(s) is moving within proximity to an optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system, to perform at least one of reactive learning or proactive learning regarding potential interruption of the optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system, and/or to determine one or more preventative measures to prevent interruption of the optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system; and might autonomously initiate one or more first tasks and/or the one or more preventative measures, based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: EOS Defense Systems USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel Tonkin, Gnanasekaran Swaminathan, Norman L. Swenson, Bjoern Martin Gottfrid Hall, Michael Sprenger
  • Publication number: 20210194578
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing visual impairment detection for free-space optical communication (“FSOC”) systems. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, either from a camera or from a database, images (and/or videos) of an optical field of view (“FOV”) of the camera, the optical FOV comprising an optical beam(s) of a first FSOC system; might autonomously analyze the captured images (and/or videos) to determine whether an object(s) is moving within proximity to an optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system, to perform at least one of reactive learning or proactive learning regarding potential interruption of the optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system, and/or to determine one or more preventative measures to prevent interruption of the optical beam(s) of the first FSOC system; and might autonomously initiate one or more first tasks and/or the one or more preventative measures, based on the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Rachel Tonkin, Gnanasekaran Swaminathan, Norman L. Swenson, Bjoern Martin Gottfrid Hall, Michael Sprenger