Patents by Inventor Ville Hietanen

Ville Hietanen 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).

  • Method of monitoring an industrial process
    Patent number: 9733626
    Abstract: A plurality of real control inputs and real process measurements provided by a real automation system controlling an industrial process are continuously stored continuously storing in a historian database. At the same time, a plurality of forecast control inputs and process measurements provided by a virtual automation system based on a simulation model are continuously stored in a futurian database. Both the past operation of the industrial process up to present time based on data from the historian database and the forecast future operation of the industrial process from the present time onwards based on data from the futurian database are displayed on the operator screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Valmet Automation Oy
    Inventors: Mats Friman, Mika Karaila, Ville Hietanen
  • METHOD OF MONITORING AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS
    Publication number: 20140135947
    Abstract: A plurality of real control inputs and real process measurements provided by a real automation system controlling an industrial process are continuously stored continuously storing in a historian database. At the same time, a plurality of forecast control inputs and process measurements provided by a virtual automation system based on a simulation model are continuously stored in a futurian database. Both the past operation of the industrial process up to present time based on data from the historian database and the forecast future operation of the industrial process from the present time onwards based on data from the futurian database are displayed on the operator screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: METSO AUTOMATION OY
    Inventors: Mats Friman, Mika Karaila, Ville Hietanen