Patents by Inventor Sean Phillip Rodrigues

Sean Phillip Rodrigues 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).

  • Photonic apparatus integrating optical sensing and optical processing components
    Patent number: 11656337
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a photonic apparatus for processing optical signals within an integrated optical pathway. The photonic apparatus a light perception device that perceives light from a surrounding environment of the apparatus. The photonic apparatus also includes an optical neural network (ONN) connected with the light perception device via an optical relay. The optical neural network configured to perform optical processing on the light according to a deep learning algorithm and using optical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Phillip Rodrigues, Paul Donald Schmalenberg, Hideo Iizuka, Jae Seung Lee, Ercan Mehmet Dede
  • PHOTONIC APPARATUS INTEGRATING OPTICAL SENSING AND OPTICAL PROCESSING COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20210012184
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a photonic apparatus for processing optical signals within an integrated optical pathway. The photonic apparatus a light perception device that perceives light from a surrounding environment of the apparatus. The photonic apparatus also includes an optical neural network (ONN) connected with the light perception device via an optical relay. The optical neural network configured to perform optical processing on the light according to a deep learning algorithm and using optical components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Sean Phillip Rodrigues, Paul Donald Schmalenberg, Hideo Iizuka, Jae Seung Lee, Ercan Mehmet Dede