Patents by Inventor William R. Esposito, Jr.

William R. Esposito, Jr. 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 controlling production of a gaseous product
    Patent number: 6957153
    Abstract: A method of controlling production of a gaseous product produced by one or more production plants such as an air separation plant, having a control system to vary production of the gaseous product. The gaseous product is consumed by a customer in accordance with a varying demand pattern. A storage capacity for the gaseous product which may be the pipeline itself or a gaseous receiver tank is provided. Control is exercised by a fuzzy logic program that utilizes the average rate of change of customer demand and storage capacity pressure to produce control data to vary the production rate of the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: William R. Esposito, Jr.