Patents Assigned to Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
  • Publication number: 20240089187
    Abstract: A method for data communication between a first node and a second node over a data path includes estimating a rate at which loss events occur, where a loss event is either an unsuccessful delivery of a single packet to the second data node or an unsuccessful delivery of a plurality of consecutively transmitted packets to the second data node, and sending redundancy messages at the estimate rate at which loss events occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Tracey Ho, John Segui
  • Publication number: 20240048274
    Abstract: A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Tracey Ho, John Segui, Chun Meng, Steven Blumenthal
  • Patent number: 11848113
    Abstract: The systems and methods generally include a nuclear power plant unit assembled in a shipyard from a plurality of structural modules, each of the structural modules having manufactured components for use in power production when moored or fixed to a floor at least one of in and proximal to at least one of an offshore marine environment, a river environment and a coastal marine environment. The nuclear power plant unit is subdivided into at least one arrangement of structural modules that includes an electrical interface for one of transmitting electrical power generated by the nuclear unit and powering a system of the unit, a communications interface for communications internal or external to the unit, a user interface that is configured to permit a user to access a system of the unit, and a network interface for data communications to or from the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Howard Cella
  • Patent number: 11836571
    Abstract: Systems and methods for data collection in an industrial environment are disclosed. An expert graphical user interface showing representations of components of an industrial machine to which sensors are attach is disclosed. The user interface may enable a user to select at least one of the components resulting in a search of a database of industrial machine failure modes for modes that correspond to the selected component. The corresponding failure mode may be presented to the user. The selection of the component may cause a controller to reference and implement a data collection template for configuring the system to automatically collect data from sensors associated with the selected component to detect at least one of the corresponding failure modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11838036
    Abstract: Monitoring, systems and methods for data collection in an industrial environment are disclosed. A system may include a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels and to a network infrastructure, wherein the data collector collects data based on a selected data collection routine, a data storage structured to store a plurality of collector routes and collected data, a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data, and a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the collected data, and sense a change in operation and determine an aggregate rate of data being collected from the plurality of input channels. If the aggregate rate exceeds a throughput parameter the data analysis circuit alters the data collection to reduce the amount of data collected or, based on the sensed change, modify a collector route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11831435
    Abstract: A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Tracey Ho, John Segui, Chun Meng, Steven Blumenthal
  • Patent number: 11824746
    Abstract: A method for data communication between a first node and a second node over a data path includes estimating a rate at which loss events occur, where a loss event is either an unsuccessful delivery of a single packet to the second data node or an unsuccessful delivery of a plurality of consecutively transmitted packets to the second data node, and sending redundancy messages at the estimate rate at which loss events occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Tracey Ho, John Segui
  • Patent number: 11817955
    Abstract: A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Tracey Ho, John Segui, Chun Meng, Steven Blumenthal
  • Patent number: 11817954
    Abstract: A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Tracey Ho, John Segui, Chun Meng, Steven Blumenthal
  • Patent number: 11799586
    Abstract: A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Tracey Ho, John Segui, Chun Meng, Steven Blumenthal
  • Patent number: 11797821
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for modifying a data collection trajectory for centrifuges are described. An example system may include a data acquisition circuit to interpret a plurality of detection values, each corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors communicatively coupled to the data acquisition circuit. The system may further include a data storage circuit to store specifications and anticipated state information for a plurality of centrifuge types and an analysis circuit to analyze the plurality of detection values relative to specifications and anticipated state information to determine a centrifuge performance parameter. A response circuit may initiate an action in response to the centrifuge performance parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11791914
    Abstract: A self-organizing data marketplace includes a plurality of data collectors and a corresponding plurality of industrial environments, wherein each of the plurality of data collectors is structured to collect detection values from at least one sensor of the corresponding industrial environment, a data storage structured to store a data pool comprising at least a portion of the detection values, a data marketplace structured to self-organize the data pool, and a transaction system structured to interpret a user data request, and to selectively provide a portion of the self-organized data pool to the user in response to the user data request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11774944
    Abstract: An example data collection system in an industrial environment includes a data collector in communication with a number of input channels for acquiring collected data. The system includes a data storage that stored the collected data as a number of data pools. The system includes a self-organizing data marketplace engine that receives the data pools, and that is organized based on training a marketplace self-organization with a training set, and further based on feedback from measures of marketplace success with respect to the data pools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Mehul Desai, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Tracey Ho, John Segui, Steven Blumenthal, Chun Meng
  • Patent number: 11755878
    Abstract: Systems and methods for data collection in an industrial environment are disclosed. A system can include a plurality of analog sensors, wherein each of the plurality of analog sensors is operationally coupled to a respective data collection point of a machine component, and generates a respective stream of detection values. A data acquisition and analysis circuit can receive the respective stream of detection values and analyze the respective stream of detection values using an expert system analysis circuit, wherein the expert system analysis circuit determines an occurrence of an anomalous condition based on an analysis of the respective stream of detection values, wherein the expert system analysis circuit utilizes a neural network including one of a probabilistic, a time delay, and a convolutional neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Publication number: 20230281527
    Abstract: User interfaces configured to provide a list of conditions of interest to at least one entity associated with a role type stored within a role taxonomy, and to select a condition of interest in response to a user selection from the list of conditions; and a controller configured to determine a reduced dimensionality view of the data in response to a determined structure in the data and further in response to the selected condition of interest. The reduced dimensionality view a plurality of graphical elements representing mechanical portions of a machine of the industrial environment associated with the condition of interest. The reduced dimensionality view further comprises a plurality of highlighted graphical elements representing sensors from the plurality of input sensors that provided data outside an acceptable range of data. The user interface is further configured to display the reduced dimensionality view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. Cella, Gerald William Duffy, JR., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Brent Bliven, Andrew Cardno, Jenna Parenti
  • Patent number: 11728910
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a monitoring system for data collection in an industrial environment including a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels connected to data collection points related to machine components, wherein at least one of the plurality of input channels is connected to a data collection point on a rotating machine component; a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of the plurality of input channels; and an expert system analysis circuit structured to analyze the collected data, wherein the expert system analysis circuit determines a failure state for the rotating machine component based on analysis of the plurality of detection values, wherein upon determining the failure state the expert system analysis circuit provides the failure state to a data storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Publication number: 20230196231
    Abstract: Methods generally including interpreting at least a subset of the plurality of detection values to determine a state value comprising at least one of a process state or a component state; analyzing a subset of the plurality of detection values and the state value, using at least one of a neural net or an expert system, and providing an adjustment recommendation for the industrial production process, the adjustment recommendation, at least in part, in response to a sensitivity of at least one of the plurality of input channels relative to the state value; adjusting the industrial production process in response to the adjustment recommendation; determining a relevance of the adjustment recommendation to at least one role type stored within a role taxonomy; and reporting the adjustment to the industrial production process to at least one entity associated with the role type stored within the role taxonomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. Cella, Gerald William Duffy, JR., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Brent Bliven, Andrew Cardno, Jenna Parenti
  • Publication number: 20230196229
    Abstract: Systems for data collection in an industrial environment having a self-sufficient data acquisition box for capturing and analyzing data in an industrial process generally including a data circuit for analyzing a plurality of sensor inputs; and a network control circuit for sending and receiving information related to the plurality of sensor inputs to an external system. The information sent and received by the network control system is based at least in part on a role-based reporting rule and encoded with role-based information that is used by the external system to report the information sent and received to a specified role taxonomy, the system provides sensor data to one or more other systems for data collection, and the data circuit dynamically reconfigures a route by which the system sends the sensor data based on how many devices are requesting the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. Cella, Gerald William Duffy, JR., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Brent Bliven, Andrew Cardno, Jenna Parenti
  • Publication number: 20230196230
    Abstract: Methods generally including determining a structure in the data; by the controller, determining a relevance of the determined structure in the data to at least one role type stored within a role taxonomy; by the controller, determining a reduced dimensionality view of the data in response to the determined structure in the data. The reduced dimensionality view comprises fewer dimensions than the data from the plurality of input sensors. The reduced dimensionality view further comprises a graphical element representing at least one of: mechanical portions of a machine of the industrial environment, or a sensor from the plurality of input sensors that provided data; and providing the reduced dimensionality view to a user interface that is associated with at least one entity associated with the at least one role type stored within the role taxonomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. Cella, Gerald William Duffy, JR., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Brent Bliven, Andrew Cardno, Jenna Parenti
  • Publication number: 20230195058
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for fault diagnosis in an industrial environment generally includes processing the plurality of sensor data values to determine a recognized pattern therefrom; retrieving at least one industrial-environment digital twin corresponding to the industrial environment, the at least one industrial-environment digital twin comprising a plurality of component digital twins, with each of the plurality of component digital twins corresponding to one of the plurality of components in the industrial environment, and wherein the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the plurality of component digital twins are visual digital twins that are configured to be rendered in a visual manner; and rendering the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the at least one respective component digital twin corresponding to the particular component in the client application in response to the received request and based on the operational condition of the particular component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. CELLA, Gerald William DUFFY, JR., Jeffrey P. MCGUCKIN, Andrew CARDNO, Brent BLIVEN