Patents by Inventor Richard Linderman

Richard Linderman 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: 9715655
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for performing close-loop programming of resistive memory devices in crossbar array based hardware circuits and systems. Invention provides iterative training of memristor crossbar arrays for neural networks by applying voltages corresponding to selected training patterns. Error is detected and measured as a function of the actual response to the training patterns versus the expected response to the training pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Qing Wu, Richard Linderman, Garrett Rose, Hai Li, Yiran Chen, Miao Hu
  • Patent number: 9455030
    Abstract: Invention provides an apparatus and method for performing signal processing on a crossbar array of resistive memory devices. The invention is implemented using one or multiple crossbar arrays of resistive memory devices in conjunction with devices for converting input real number representations to voltage waveforms, devices for converting current waveforms into voltage waveforms, and devices for converting voltage waveforms to real numbers outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Qing Wu, Richard Linderman, Mark Barnell, Yiran Chen, Hai Li
  • Patent number: 9152827
    Abstract: An apparatus that performs the mathematical matrix-vector multiplication approximation operations using crossbar arrays of resistive memory devices (e.g. memristor, resistive random-access memory, spintronics, etc.). A crossbar array formed by resistive memory devices serves as a memory array that stores the coefficients of a matrix. Combined with input and output analog circuits, the crossbar array system realizes the method of performing matrix-vector multiplication approximation operations with significant performance, area and energy advantages over existing methods and designs. This invention also includes an extended method that realizes the auto-associative neural network recall function using the resistive memory crossbar architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Richard Linderman, Qing Wu, Garrett Rose, Hai Li, Yiran Chen, Miao Hu
  • Patent number: 9141877
    Abstract: A method for context-aware text recognition employing two neuromorphic computing models, auto-associative neural network and cogent confabulation. The neural network model performs the character recognition from input image and produces one or more candidates for each character in the text image input. The confabulation models perform the context-aware text extraction and completion, based on the character recognition outputs and the word and sentence knowledge bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Richard Linderman, Oinru Qiu, Qing Wu
  • Publication number: 20150170025
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for performing close-loop programming of resistive memory devices in crossbar array based hardware circuits and systems. Invention provides iterative training of memristor crossbar arrays for neural networks by applying voltages corresponding to selected training patterns. Error is detected and measured as a function of the actual response to the training patterns versus the expected response to the training pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: QING WU, RICHARD LINDERMAN, GARRETT ROSE, HAI LI, YIRAN CHEN, MIAO HU
  • Publication number: 20140172937
    Abstract: An apparatus that performs the mathematical matrix-vector multiplication approximation operations using crossbar arrays of resistive memory devices (e.g. memristor, resistive random-access memory, spintronics, etc.). A crossbar array formed by resistive memory devices serves as a memory array that stores the coefficients of a matrix. Combined with input and output analog circuits, the crossbar array system realizes the method of performing matrix-vector multiplication approximation operations with significant performance, area and energy advantages over existing methods and designs. This invention also includes an extended method that realizes the auto-associative neural network recall function using the resistive memory crossbar architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: RICHARD LINDERMAN, QING WU, GARRETT ROSE, HAI LI, YIRAN CHEN, MIAO HU
  • Publication number: 20130188863
    Abstract: A method for context-aware text recognition employing two neuromorphic computing models, auto-associative neural network and cogent confabulation. The neural network model performs the character recognition from input image and produces one or more candidates for each character in the text image input. The confabulation models perform the context-aware text extraction and completion, based on the character recognition outputs and the word and sentence knowledge bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Richard Linderman, Qinru Qiu, Qing Wu, Morgan Bishop