Sources linked
Patents, research and recognition
Some of our work has been recognised publicly, and I've collected it here with links to the sources. It includes a granted US patent that I'm one of five named inventors on, two Harvard Business School cases, two articles I wrote for the World Economic Forum, and a few awards.
On the record
Each name links to the sourceBy organisation
What, when, and where to checkUnited States Patent and Trademark Office
Granted
US patent · Intelligent projection point prediction for overhead objectsUS 12,536,698 B2 · filed Jun 2023 · one of five named inventorsGranted Jan 2026patents.google.com Continuation application · same inventionUS 2026/0141560 A1Published May 2026 · pendingpatents.google.com World Intellectual Property Organization
Published
International (PCT) application · same inventionWO 2024/264050Filed Jun 2024patents.google.com Harvard Business School
Published
Intenseye: Powering Workplace Health and Safety with AI (A) · Case 622-037Michael W. Toffel, Youssef Abdel AalAug 2021 (rev. Nov 2024)hbs.edu Intenseye: Powering Workplace Health and Safety with AI (B) · Supplement 625-025Michael W. ToffelFeb 2025hbs.edu World Economic Forum
Named · published
Intenseye named a Technology PioneerJun 2023weforum.org Agenda contributor · two articlesSep 2025 · May 2026weforum.org Intenseye raising from Lightspeed · David JeansAug 2023forbes.com Intenseye in the Lightspeed portfolioSince 2024lsvp.com Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
Accelerated
Intenseye in the ERA summer cohortJun 2019eranyc.com The patent
US 12,536,698 B2“Intelligent projection point prediction for overhead objects” was filed in June 2023 and granted on 2026-01-27. The assignee is Intenseye, Inc.; the named inventors are Ali Ufuk Yaman, Okan Ulusoy, Poyraz Umut Hatipoğlu, Sercan Esen, Serhat Çillidağ. An international application for the same invention was filed in June 2024 (WO 2024/264050), and a continuation is pending (US 2026/0141560 A1).
Company milestones
Intenseye · 2021 → 2026Seed round · $4M · led by Point Nine and Air Street CapitalFeb 2021techcrunch.com Harvard Business School case (A)Aug 2021hbs.edu World Economic Forum Technology PioneerJun 2023weforum.org Harvard Business School case (B)Feb 2025hbs.edu Last updated 2026-09-14. Organisation names belong to their owners and appear here only to identify the source of a record; nothing on this page implies endorsement by them. If something here is wrong, please email me and I'll fix it.