Patents by Inventor John Crandall Ference, P.E.

John Crandall Ference, P.E. 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF MACHINE SELECTION, INTEGRATION AND UTILIZATION
    Publication number: 20100306001
    Abstract: The invention provides control systems and methodologies for controlling a process having one or more motorized pumps and associated motor drives, which provide for optimized process performance according to one or more performance criteria, such as efficiency, component life expectancy, safety, emissions, noise, vibration, operational cost, or the like. More particularly, the subject invention provides for employing machine diagnostic and/or prognostic information in connection with optimizing an overall business operation over a time horizon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Frederick M. Discenzo, Ramdas M. Pai, Gerald Peter Schaller, Michael Scott Roote, Richard James Novak, David Lee Jensen, John Crandall Ference, P.E., Bennet Ray Williams