Patents by Inventor Thomas Deegan

Thomas Deegan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240404256
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and techniques are directed to computationally efficient detection and tracking of objects in driving environments. The techniques include generating a set of auto-labeled training data using a first autonomous vehicle (AV) system having multiple sensor modalities. The auto-labeled training data includes a first set of non-lidar data associated with the first AV system, and one or more target predictions for the first set of non-lidar data, said predictions generated based at least on lidar data associated with the first AV system. The techniques further include training, by the processing device and using the auto-labeled training data, an end-to-end perception model of a second AV system lacking a lidar sensor to predict presence of one or more objects in a driving environment of the second AV system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Vasiliy Igorevich Karasev, Thomas Deegan, James W. Philbin
  • Publication number: 20230005169
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for selecting points of an image for processing with LiDAR data. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving an image comprising a first image object and a second image object, processing the image to place a bounding box around the first image object and the second image object, and processing an image area within the bounding box to identify a first image mask corresponding with a first pixel region of the first image object and a second image mask corresponding with a second pixel region of the second image object. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Deegan, Yue Zhao
  • Patent number: 11481913
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for selecting points of an image for processing with LiDAR data. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving an image comprising a first image object and a second image object, processing the image to place a bounding box around the first image object and the second image object, and processing an image area within the bounding box to identify a first image mask corresponding with a first pixel region of the first image object and a second image mask corresponding with a second pixel region of the second image object. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Deegan, Yue Zhao
  • Patent number: 11164051
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for selecting points of an image for processing with LiDAR data. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps receiving an image data comprising an image object comprised of a plurality of image pixels, calculating a number of image pixels corresponding with the image object, receiving Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) point cloud data comprising a plurality of LiDAR data points corresponding with the image data collected from the camera sensor, and calculating a number of LiDAR data points corresponding with the image object. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Deegan
  • Publication number: 20210287035
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for selecting points of an image for processing with LiDAR data. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps receiving an image data comprising an image object comprised of a plurality of image pixels, calculating a number of image pixels corresponding with the image object, receiving Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) point cloud data comprising a plurality of LiDAR data points corresponding with the image data collected from the camera sensor, and calculating a number of LiDAR data points corresponding with the image object. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Deegan
  • Publication number: 20210287387
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for selecting points of an image for processing with LiDAR data. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving an image comprising a first image object and a second image object, processing the image to place a bounding box around the first image object and the second image object, and processing an image area within the bounding box to identify a first image mask corresponding with a first pixel region of the first image object and a second image mask corresponding with a second pixel region of the second image object. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Deegan, Yue Zhao
  • Publication number: 20050224238
    Abstract: A fast response, upright sprinkler head includes a body having a central orifice through which fire extinguishing fluid is expelled through an outlet end. A yoke, attached to the exterior surface of the sprinkler body, extends beyond the outlet end of the sprinkler body and is connected at its apex to a deflector. A fusible trigger assembly is coupled to the yoke and the outlet end of the sprinkler head. The deflector is formed with a planar member having a skirt depending therefrom and an annular ledge extending horizontally from the skirt. The skirt depends from the planar member in an outward direction at a pre-selected angle from the vertical, and is formed with a plurality of through-holes. The fast response upright sprinkler head is configured to have a K value of at least 13.5, while the fusible trigger assembly has a fusing temperature between approximately 155° F. and 175° F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: The Viking Corporation, a corporation of the State of Michigan
    Inventors: Peter Thomas, Thomas Deegan, Scott Franson, Michael Bosma, Delwin Dornbos