Patents by Inventor Samuel W. Beck

Samuel W. Beck 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).

  • Method and apparatus crosstalk and multipath noise reduction in a LIDAR system
    Patent number: 11156717
    Abstract: The present application generally relates communications and hazard avoidance within a monitored driving environment. More specifically, the application teaches a system for improved target object detection in a vehicle equipped with a laser detection and ranging LIDAR system by determining a plurality of ranges in response to a plurality of light pulse reflections and determining a false target indication by exploiting the expected continuity of surfaces in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Lingg, Samuel W. Beck, Jack G. Stepanian, David H. Clifford
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS CROSSTALK AND MULTIPATH NOISE REDUCTION IN A LIDAR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190339393
    Abstract: The present application generally relates communications and hazard avoidance within a monitored driving environment. More specifically, the application teaches a system for improved target object detection in a vehicle equipped with a laser detection and ranging LIDAR system by determining a plurality of ranges in response to a plurality of light pulse reflections and determining a false target indication by exploiting the expected continuity of surfaces in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew J. Lingg, Samuel W. Beck, Jack G. Stepanian, David H. Clifford