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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.
Recognised by
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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 Forbes · Listed · covered
Intenseye raising from Lightspeed · David JeansAug 2023forbes.com Insight Partners · Invested
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 2026-09-16. Logos and names belong to their organisations and are shown here only to point at the source; nothing on this page implies endorsement by them. If something here is wrong, please email me and I'll fix it.
