Patents by Inventor Esmond G. Ng

Esmond G. Ng 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: 5815413
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for automatically detecting differences between similar but different states in a nonlinear process monitor nonlinear data. Steps include: acquiring the data; digitizing the data; obtaining nonlinear measures of the data via chaotic time series analysis; obtaining time serial trends in the nonlinear measures; and determining by comparison whether differences between similar but different states are indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation
    Inventors: Lee M. Hively, Esmond G. Ng