Patents by Inventor Trevor R. MCDONOUGH

Trevor R. MCDONOUGH 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: 10778241
    Abstract: The present disclosure may be embodied as an optical encoder system comprising a first optical sensor, a second optical sensor, a first up-down counter, a second up-down counter, and an I/O expander. The optical encoder system may further include a buffer. The present disclosure may also be embodied as an optical encoder system comprising an optical encoder, and a monostable multivibrator. The present disclosure may also be embodied as a method for encoding optical data comprising generating a first optical sensor signal and a second optical sensor signal, converting the first optical sensor signal and second optical sensor signal into four first counter signals, generating a borrow output signal and a carry output signal, converting the borrow output signal and the carry output signal into four second counter signals, and converting the first counter signals and second counter signals into a serial data signal and a serial clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Buffalo Automation Group Inc.
    Inventor: Trevor R. McDonough
  • Publication number: 20200076443
    Abstract: The present disclosure may be embodied as an optical encoder system comprising a first optical sensor, a second optical sensor, a first up-down counter, a second up-down counter, and an I/O expander. The optical encoder system may further include a buffer. The present disclosure may also be embodied as an optical encoder system comprising an optical encoder, and a monostable multivibrator. The present disclosure may also be embodied as a method for encoding optical data comprising generating a first optical sensor signal and a second optical sensor signal, converting the first optical sensor signal and second optical sensor signal into four first counter signals, generating a borrow output signal and a carry output signal, converting the borrow output signal and the carry output signal into four second counter signals, and converting the first counter signals and second counter signals into a serial data signal and a serial clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Trevor R. MCDONOUGH
  • Publication number: 20200074190
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include systems and methods for lane and object detection. A system may comprise a plurality of cameras and a processor in electronic communication with the cameras. The cameras may be disposed on a vehicle. The cameras may be configured to collect one or more images. The cameras may be configured to generate an image data feed using the one or more images. A method may comprise collecting one or more images; generating, from the one or more images, an image data feed; receiving, at a processor, the image data feed; and performing lane detection and object detection, and may employ a deep learning network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Mohit Arvind KHAKHARIA, Thiru Vikram SURESH, Trevor R. MCDONOUGH, Miguel Ojielong CHANG LEE