Patents by Inventor Steven Hong

Steven Hong 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: 12253591
    Abstract: A method for interpolated virtual aperture array radar tracking includes: transmitting first and second probe signals; receiving a first reflected probe signal at a radar array; receiving a second reflected probe signal at the radar array; calculating a target range from at least one of the first and second reflected probe signals; corresponding signal instances of the first reflected probe signal to physical receiver elements of the radar array; corresponding signal instances of the second reflected probe signal to virtual elements of the radar array; interpolating signal instances; calculating a first target angle; and calculating a position of the tracking target relative to the radar array from the target range and first target angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Oculii Corp.
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Patent number: 12169248
    Abstract: A system for radar interference mitigation, preferably including one or more transmitter arrays, receiver arrays, and/or signal processors, and optionally including one or more velocity sensing modules. A method for radar interference mitigation, preferably including transmitting a set of probe signals, receiving a set of reflected probe signals, and/or evaluating interference, and optionally including decoding the set of received probe signals and/or compensating for interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Oculii Corp.
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Patent number: 12113603
    Abstract: An optically-enhanced relay including a first transmitter that converts a first digital transmit signal to a first analog transmit signal, a first receiver that converts a first analog receive signal to a first digital receive signal, a second transmitter that converts a second digital transmit signal to a second analog transmit signal, a second receiver that converts a second analog receive signal to a second digital receive signal, and an optically-enhanced analog self-interference canceller that generates a first self-interference cancellation signal based on at least one of the first digital transmit signal and the first analog transmit signal, and combines the first self-interference cancellation signal with at least one of the first digital receive signal and the first analog receive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven Hong, Jeffrey Mehlman, Joel Brand, Jung-Il Choi, Mayank Jain
  • Patent number: 11994578
    Abstract: A system for virtual Doppler and/or aperture enhancement, preferably including one or more transmitter arrays, receiver arrays, and/or signal processors, and optionally including one or more velocity sensing modules. A method for virtual Doppler and/or aperture enhancement, preferably including transmitting a set of probe signals, receiving a set of reflected probe signals, and/or analyzing the set of received probe signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Oculli Corp.
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Patent number: 11994612
    Abstract: A system for phase-modulated radar detection, preferably including one or more transmitter arrays, receiver arrays, and signal processors. A method for phase-modulated radar detection, preferably including transmitting a set of probe signals, receiving a set of reflected probe signals, and/or decoding the set of received probe signals, and optionally including evaluating effects of phase variance and/or modifying probe signal characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Oculii Corp.
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Patent number: 11988736
    Abstract: A system for virtual aperture array radar tracking includes a transmitter that transmits first and second probe signals; a receiver array including a first plurality of radar elements positioned along a first radar axis; and a signal processor that calculates a target range from first and second reflected probe signals, corresponds signal instances of the first reflected probe signal to physical receiver elements of the radar array, corresponds signal instances of the second reflected probe signal to virtual elements of the radar array, calculates a first target angle between a first reference vector and a first projected target vector from the first reflected probe signal, and calculates a position of the tracking target relative to the radar array from the target range and first target angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Oculli Corp.
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Patent number: 11946998
    Abstract: A method for Doppler-enhanced radar tracking includes: receiving a reflected probe signal at a radar array; calculating a target range from the reflected probe signal; calculating a first target angle from the reflected probe signal; calculating a target composite angle from the reflected probe signal; and calculating a three-dimensional position of the tracking target relative to the radar array from the target range, first target angle, and target composite angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Oculii Corp.
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Publication number: 20240094379
    Abstract: A method for Doppler-enhanced radar tracking includes: receiving a reflected probe signal at a radar array; calculating a target range from the reflected probe signal; calculating a first target angle from the reflected probe signal; calculating a target composite angle from the reflected probe signal; and calculating a three-dimensional position of the tracking target relative to the radar array from the target range, first target angle, and target composite angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Publication number: 20240094368
    Abstract: A system for virtual aperture array radar tracking includes a transmitter that transmits first and second probe signals; a receiver array including a first plurality of radar elements positioned along a first radar axis; and a signal processor that calculates a target range from first and second reflected probe signals, corresponds signal instances of the first reflected probe signal to physical receiver elements of the radar array, corresponds signal instances of the second reflected probe signal to virtual elements of the radar array, calculates a first target angle between a first reference vector and a first projected target vector from the first reflected probe signal, and calculates a position of the tracking target relative to the radar array from the target range and first target angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Publication number: 20240019568
    Abstract: A method for radar-based localization and/or mapping, preferably including receiving sensor data, determining egospeed, and/or determining egorotation. The method can optionally include performing simultaneous localization and mapping. A system for radar-based localization and/or mapping, preferably including one or more radar sensors, and optionally including one or more vehicles and/or auxiliary sensors (e.g., coupled to the radar sensors).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Patent number: 11860267
    Abstract: A method for interpolated virtual aperture array radar tracking includes: transmitting first and second probe signals; receiving a first reflected probe signal at a radar array; receiving a second reflected probe signal at the radar array; calculating a target range from at least one of the first and second reflected probe signals; corresponding signal instances of the first reflected probe signal to physical receiver elements of the radar array; corresponding signal instances of the second reflected probe signal to virtual elements of the radar array; interpolating signal instances; calculating a first target angle; and calculating a position of the tracking target relative to the radar array from the target range and first target angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ambarella International LP
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Publication number: 20230400566
    Abstract: A method for interpolated virtual aperture array radar tracking includes: transmitting first and second probe signals; receiving a first reflected probe signal at a radar array; receiving a second reflected probe signal at the radar array; calculating a target range from at least one of the first and second reflected probe signals; corresponding signal instances of the first reflected probe signal to physical receiver elements of the radar array; corresponding signal instances of the second reflected probe signal to virtual elements of the radar array; interpolating signal instances; calculating a first target angle; and calculating a position of the tracking target relative to the radar array from the target range and first target angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Patent number: 11841420
    Abstract: A method for radar-based localization and/or mapping, preferably including receiving sensor data, determining egospeed, and/or determining egorotation. The method can optionally include performing simultaneous localization and mapping. A system for radar-based localization and/or mapping, preferably including one or more radar sensors, and optionally including one or more vehicles and/or auxiliary sensors (e.g., coupled to the radar sensors).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Oculii Corp.
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Publication number: 20230393261
    Abstract: A system for radar tracking, preferably including one or more transmitter elements, receiver elements, and signal processors, and optionally including one or more velocity sensing modules. A method for radar tracking, preferably including transmitting probe signals, receiving reflected probe signals, and/or tracking environmental targets, and optionally including decoding the set of received probe signals. The method is preferably implemented using a radar system, but can additionally or alternatively be implemented using any other suitable wave-based detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Publication number: 20230305141
    Abstract: A method for radar-based localization and/or mapping, preferably including receiving sensor data, determining egospeed, and/or determining egorotation. The method can optionally include performing simultaneous localization and mapping. A system for radar-based localization and/or mapping, preferably including one or more radar sensors, and optionally including one or more vehicles and/or auxiliary sensors (e.g., coupled to the radar sensors).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Publication number: 20230246703
    Abstract: An optically-enhanced relay including a first transmitter that converts a first digital transmit signal to a first analog transmit signal, a first receiver that converts a first analog receive signal to a first digital receive signal, a second transmitter that converts a second digital transmit signal to a second analog transmit signal, a second receiver that converts a second analog receive signal to a second digital receive signal, and an optically-enhanced analog self-interference canceller that generates a first self-interference cancellation signal based on at least one of the first digital transmit signal and the first analog transmit signal, and combines the first self-interference cancellation signal with at least one of the first digital receive signal and the first analog receive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Steven Hong, Jeffrey Mehlman, Joel Brand, Jung-Il Choi, Mayank Jain
  • Patent number: 11637623
    Abstract: An optically-enhanced relay including a first transmitter that converts a first digital transmit signal to a first analog transmit signal, a first receiver that converts a first analog receive signal to a first digital receive signal, a second transmitter that converts a second digital transmit signal to a second analog transmit signal, a second receiver that converts a second analog receive signal to a second digital receive signal, and an optically-enhanced analog self-interference canceller that generates a first self-interference cancellation signal based on at least one of the first digital transmit signal and the first analog transmit signal, and combines the first self-interference cancellation signal with at least one of the first digital receive signal and the first analog receive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Kumu Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Hong, Jeffrey Mehlman, Joel Brand, Jung-Il Choi, Mayank Jain
  • Patent number: 11585912
    Abstract: A system for virtual aperture array radar tracking includes a transmitter that transmits first and second probe signals; a receiver array including a first plurality of radar elements positioned along a first radar axis; and a signal processor that calculates a target range from first and second reflected probe signals, corresponds signal instances of the first reflected probe signal to physical receiver elements of the radar array, corresponds signal instances of the second reflected probe signal to virtual elements of the radar array, calculates a first target angle between a first reference vector and a first projected target vector from the first reflected probe signal, and calculates a position of the tracking target relative to the radar array from the target range and first target angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Oculii Corp.
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Patent number: 11561299
    Abstract: A system for radar tracking, preferably including one or more transmitter elements, receiver elements, and signal processors, and optionally including one or more velocity sensing modules. A method for radar tracking, preferably including transmitting probe signals, receiving reflected probe signals, and/or tracking environmental targets, and optionally including decoding the set of received probe signals. The method is preferably implemented using a radar system, but can additionally or alternatively be implemented using any other suitable wave-based detection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Oculii Corp.
    Inventors: Lang Hong, Steven Hong
  • Publication number: 20220213611
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte for micro-arc oxidation, which includes silicate, a fluoride, an alkali metal hydroxide, a pore modifier selected from at least one of triethanolamine and diethanolamine, and a polar solvent. Also disclosed is a method for dyeing a substrate which includes immersing a metal substrate as an anode into the electrolyte, oxidizing the substrate to form an oxide layer on the substrate, applying a solution containing a dye on the oxide layer, and allowing the dye to adhere on the oxide layer, so as to obtain a half-finished product, and forming a sealing layer on the half-finished product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Steven HONG, Dunstan HUANG, Huan LIU