Patents by Inventor Rodney William Lessard

Rodney William Lessard 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).

  • Publication number: 20240193514
    Abstract: A method implements quantum computing enabled construction planning. The method includes applying an assignment model to project data using a quantum computing system to create an assignment schedule to assign a machine to a location at a time. The method further includes applying a scheduling model to the project data and the assignment schedule using a classic computing system to create an operation schedule to assign an operation to the location during the time with the machine. The method further includes performing an action responsive to the operation schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventor: Rodney William Lessard
  • Patent number: 11972176
    Abstract: A physical pipeline network is decomposed into multiple subnetworks. The subnetworks include upstream subnetworks and at least one downstream subnetwork. A network solver is executed on the upstream subnetworks in parallel to obtain a set of boundary conditions and a set of control device settings. The set of boundary conditions and a set of control device settings are then used to execute the network solver on the downstream subnetwork and obtain a result having another set of control device settings. The network solver may repeat executions until convergence is achieved. When convergence is achieved, the result is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kashif Rashid, Hamza Keurti, Rodney William Lessard, Trevor Graham Tonkin
  • Publication number: 20210397764
    Abstract: A physical pipeline network is decomposed into multiple subnetworks. The subnetworks include upstream subnetworks and at least one downstream subnetwork. A network solver is executed on the upstream subnetworks in parallel to obtain a set of boundary conditions and a set of control device settings. The set of boundary conditions and a set of control device settings are then used to execute the network solver on the downstream subnetwork and obtain a result having another set of control device settings. The network solver may repeat executions until convergence is achieved. When convergence is achieved, the result is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Kashif Rashid, Hamza Keurti, Rodney William Lessard, Trevor Graham Tonkin