公开(公告)号：US10714605B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US16217714

申请日：2018-12-12

Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC

Inventor： Jeong-Sun Moon ,  Andrea Corrion ,  Joel C. Wong ,  Adam J. Williams

IPC: H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/20 ,  H01L29/205 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/201 ,  H01L29/08

Abstract: A transistor includes a substrate, a channel layer coupled to the substrate, a source electrode coupled to the channel layer, a drain electrode coupled to the channel layer, and a gate electrode coupled to the channel layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The gate electrode has a length dimension of less than 50 nanometers near the channel layer, and the channel layer includes at least a first GaN layer and a first graded AlGaN layer on the first GaN layer.

公开(公告)号：US10712425B1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US16112071

申请日：2018-08-24

Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC

Inventor： Shankar R. Rao ,  Peter Petre ,  Bryan H. Fong

IPC: H04B1/719 ,  G01S7/28 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: Described is a system for signal denoising using a cognitive signal processor having a time-varying reservoir. The system receives a noisy input signal of a time-series of data points from a mixture of waveform signals. The noisy input signal is linearly mapped into the time-varying reservoir. A high-dimensional state-space representation of the mixture of waveform signals is generated by combining the noisy input signal with a plurality of reservoir states. The system then generates a denoised signal corresponding to the noisy input signal.

公开(公告)号：US10691972B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-23

申请号：US15958564

申请日：2018-04-20

Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC

Inventor： Soheil Kolouri ,  Charles E. Martin ,  Heiko Hoffmann

IPC: G06K9/46 ,  G06K9/48 ,  B25J9/02 ,  G06N5/04 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/32 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: Described is a system for discriminant localization of objects. During operation, the system causes one or more processors to perform an operation of identifying an object in an image using a multi-layer network. Features of the object are derived from the activations of two or more layers of the multi-layer network. The image is then classified to contain one or more object classes, and the desired object class is localized. A device can then be controlled based on localization of the object in the image. For example, a robotic arm can be controlled to reach for the object.

公开(公告)号：US10689542B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-23

申请号：US15957638

申请日：2018-04-19

Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC

Inventor： Ashley M. Dustin ,  Andrew P. Nowak ,  Jason A. Graetz ,  John J. Vajo ,  April R. Rodriguez

IPC: C09D171/02 ,  C08G65/00 ,  C08L101/02 ,  C09D201/02 ,  C08G65/22 ,  C08G81/00

Abstract: Some variations provide a multiphase polymer composition comprising a first polymer material and a second polymer material that are chemically distinct, wherein the first polymer material and the second polymer material are microphase-separated on a microphase-separation length scale from about 0.1 microns to about 500 microns, wherein the multiphase polymer composition comprises first solid functional particles selectively dispersed within the first polymer material, and wherein the first solid functional particles are chemically distinct from the first polymer material and the second polymer material. Some embodiments provide an anti-corrosion composition comprising first corrosion-inhibitor particles or precursors selectively dispersed within the first polymer material, wherein the multiphase polymer composition optionally further comprises second corrosion-inhibitor particles or precursors selectively dispersed within the second polymer material. These multiphase polymer compositions may be used for other applications, such as self-cleaning, self-healing, or flame-retardant coatings. Methods of making and using these multiphase polymer compositions are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10682699B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US15209903

申请日：2016-07-14

Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC

Inventor： John H. Martin ,  Tobias A. Schaedler ,  Brennan Yahata ,  Jacob M. Hundley ,  Jason A. Graetz ,  Adam F. Gross ,  William Carter

IPC: B33Y70/00 ,  B22F3/10 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B22F1/02 ,  B22F1/00

Abstract: Disclosed herein are surface-functionalized powders which alter the solidification of the melted powders. Some variations provide a powdered material comprising a plurality of particles fabricated from a first material, wherein each of the particles has a particle surface area that is continuously or intermittently surface-functionalized with nanoparticles and/or microparticles selected to control solidification of the powdered material from a liquid state to a solid state. Other variations provide a method of controlling solidification of a powdered material, comprising melting at least a portion of the powdered material to a liquid state, and semi-passively controlling solidification of the powdered material from the liquid state to a solid state. Several techniques for semi-passive control are described in detail. The methods may further include creating a structure through one or more techniques selected from additive manufacturing, injection molding, pressing and sintering, capacitive discharge sintering, or spark plasma sintering.

公开(公告)号：US20200181427A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16795320

申请日：2020-02-19

Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC

Inventor： Andrew P. NOWAK ,  April R. RODRIGUEZ ,  Elena SHERMAN ,  Adam F. GROSS

IPC: C09D5/16 ,  C09D127/12 ,  C09D175/08 ,  B05D1/02 ,  B05D3/00 ,  B05D5/08 ,  C09D7/61 ,  C08G81/00 ,  C08G18/50 ,  C08G18/48 ,  C08G18/75 ,  C08G18/10 ,  C08G18/12 ,  C09D187/00 ,  C08G18/46

Abstract: This invention provides durable, low-ice-adhesion coatings with excellent performance in terms of ice-adhesion reduction. Some variations provide a low-ice-adhesion coating comprising a microstructure with a first-material phase and a second-material phase that are microphase-separated on an average length scale of phase inhomogeneity from 1 micron to 100 microns. Some variations provide a low-ice-adhesion material comprising a continuous matrix containing a first component; and a plurality of discrete inclusions containing a second component, wherein the inclusions are dispersed within the matrix to form a phase-separated microstructure that is inhomogeneous on an average length scale from 1 micron to 100 microns, wherein one of the first component or the second component is a low-surface-energy polymer, and the other is a hygroscopic material. The coatings are characterized by an AMIL Centrifuge Ice Adhesion Reduction Factor up to 100 or more. These coatings are useful for aerospace surfaces and other applications.

公开(公告)号：US10679355B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US15960513

申请日：2018-04-23

Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC

Inventor： Kyungnam Kim ,  Hyukseong Kwon ,  Heiko Hoffmann

IPC: G06T7/20 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G01S17/93 ,  B60W30/09 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01P3/42 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G5/04 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G01S17/933 ,  G01S17/50 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/292 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T7/254 ,  G01S17/86 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G5/00

Abstract: Described is a system for detecting moving objects. During operation, the system obtains ego-motion velocity data of a moving platform and generates a predicted image of a scene proximate the moving platform by projecting three-dimensional (3D) data into an image plane based on pixel values of the scene. A contrast image is generated based on a difference between the predicted image and an actual image taken at a next step in time. Next, an actionable prediction map is then generated based on the contrast mage. Finally, one or more moving objects may be detected based on the actionable prediction map.

公开(公告)号：US10673074B1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15802536

申请日：2017-11-03

Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC

Inventor： Adam F. Gross ,  John J. Vajo ,  Ping Liu ,  Elena Sherman

IPC: H01M4/66 ,  H01M10/058 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M4/48 ,  H01M4/485 ,  H01M4/52 ,  H01M4/50 ,  B82Y30/00

Abstract: The present invention provides a battery electrode comprising an active battery material enclosed in the pores of a conductive nanoporous scaffold. The pores in the scaffold constrain the dimensions for the active battery material and inhibit sintering, which results in better cycling stability, longer battery lifetime, and greater power through less agglomeration. Additionally, the scaffold forms electrically conducting pathways to the active battery nanoparticles that are dispersed. In some variations, a battery electrode of the invention includes an electrically conductive scaffold material with pores having at least one length dimension selected from about 0.5 nm to about 100 nm, and an oxide material contained within the pores, wherein the oxide material is electrochemically active.

公开(公告)号：US10670721B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15609788

申请日：2017-05-31

Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC

Inventor： Oleg M. Efimov

IPC: G01S17/34 ,  G01S17/58 ,  H04B10/00 ,  G01R31/28 ,  H04L27/10 ,  H04L27/144 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/4912 ,  G01R35/00

Abstract: A lidar including a laser having a first frequency-modulated laser radiation and a second frequency-modulated laser radiation, a first waveguide coupled to the laser, wherein the first frequency-modulated laser radiation and the second frequency-modulated laser radiation are transmitted by the laser into the first waveguide, a second waveguide, a filter coupled between the first waveguide and the second waveguide, wherein the filter is configured to couple and pass the first frequency-modulated laser radiation through the filter to the second waveguide, and is configured to not couple or pass the second frequency-modulated laser radiation through the filter to the second waveguide, and a photodetector coupled to the second waveguide.

公开(公告)号：US10666248B1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US16387532

申请日：2019-04-18

Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC

Inventor： Albert E. Cosand

IPC: H03K17/16 ,  H03F3/45

Abstract: A circuit biases an input transistor by using a voltage on a reference transistor having open gate connection and operating at the same current density as the input transistor to null current leakage at the gate of the input transistor. The input transistor is biased based on the voltage on the zero-gate-current reference transistor. The bias condition for the input transistor to operate at a zero gate current is determined by leaving the gate terminal of the reference transistor open-circuited, thus zero gate current, forcing a desired current through the reference transistor, and measuring a drain-source voltage of the reference transistor. When the input terminal of the input transistor has an ancillary circuitry that may contribute gate leakage current, the same ancillary circuitry can be coupled to the gate of the reference transistor.