Patents Assigned to Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
  • Publication number: 20230186201
    Abstract: Data storage structured to store a plurality of detection values relating to aspects of an industrial production process and data relating to at least one role type stored within a role taxonomy; a data analysis circuit structured to interpret 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; an optimization circuit structured to analyze a subset of the plurality of detection values and the state value using at least one of a neural net or an expert system to determine a signal effectiveness of at least one of the plurality of input channels relative to the state value, and to provide an adjustment recommendation based, at least in part, on the signal effectiveness; and an analysis response circuit structured to adjust the industrial production process in response to the adjustment recommendation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 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: 20230186200
    Abstract: Method for data collection in an industrial environment generally including receiving, at a switch, data from one or more variable groups of sensor inputs; monitoring the data from the one or more variable groups of sensor inputs; adaptively scheduling data collection at the switch; determining one or more noise values including one of an ambient noise, a local noise, or a vibration noise; using machine learning to forecast a future state of the industrial environment based at least in part on the determined one or more noise values; and reporting the forecasted future state of the industrial environment to an entity associated with a role type stored within a role taxonomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 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: 20230176550
    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 8, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. CELLA, Gerald William DUFFY, JR., Jeffrey P. MCGUCKIN, Andrew CARDNO, Sava MARINKOVICH, Brent BLIVEN, Joshua DOBROWITSKY, Kunal SHARMA, Brad KELL
  • Publication number: 20230176557
    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 8, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. CELLA, Gerald William DUFFY, Jr., Jeffrey P. MCGUCKIN, Andrew CARDNO, Sava MARINKOVICH, Brent BLIVEN, Joshua DOBROWITSKY, Kunal SHARMA, Brad KELL
  • Patent number: 11663442
    Abstract: An apparatus, methods and systems for data collection in an industrial environment are disclosed. A monitoring system can include a data collector coupled to a plurality of sensors to collect data, a data storage structured to store a plurality of data collection management plans, 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 select one of the plurality of data collection management plans, wherein the selected one of the plurality of data collection management plans is selected is at least in part based on a data analysis of received data from the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11646808
    Abstract: An apparatus, methods and systems for data collection related to an oil and gas process and disclosed. A system may include a multi-sensor acquisition component including a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs, a sensor data storage profile circuit structured to determine a data storage profile including a data storage plan for the plurality of inputs, a sensor communication circuit structured to interpret a plurality of inputs, a sensor data storage implementation circuit structured to store at least a portion of the inputs in response to the data storage profile, a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the plurality of inputs and determine a data quality parameter, and a data response circuit structured to adjust at least one of the data storage profile and the data collection routine in response to the data quality parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Publication number: 20230135882
    Abstract: A platform for facilitating development of intelligence in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system generally includes a plurality of distinct data-handling layers having an industrial monitoring systems layer that collects data from or about a plurality of industrial entities in an industrial environment; an industrial entity-oriented data storage systems layer that stores the data collected by the industrial monitoring systems layer; and an adaptive intelligent systems layer that facilitates the coordinated development and deployment of intelligent systems in the IIoT system; wherein the adaptive intelligent systems layer includes an adaptive edge compute management system that adaptively manages edge computation, storage, and processing in the IIoT system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. Cella, Teymour S. El-Tahry
  • Publication number: 20230111071
    Abstract: A platform for facilitating development of intelligence in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system generally includes a plurality of distinct data-handling layers comprising an industrial monitoring systems layer that collects data from or about a plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system; an industrial entity-oriented data storage systems layer that stores the data collected by the industrial monitoring systems layer; an adaptive intelligent systems layer that provisions available computing resources within the platform; and an industrial management application platform layer that manages the platform in a common application environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. Cella, Teymour S. El-Tahry
  • Patent number: 11621092
    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: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Howard Cella
  • Publication number: 20230098519
    Abstract: A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. Cella, Gerald William Duffy, JR., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Teymour S. El-Tahry, Andrew Cardno, Jenna Parenti
  • Publication number: 20230089205
    Abstract: A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. Cella, Gerald William Duffy, JR., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Teymour S. El-Tahry, Andrew Cardno, Jenna Parenti
  • Publication number: 20230092066
    Abstract: A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles H. Cella, Gerald William Duffy, JR., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Teymour S. El-Tahry, Andrew Cardno, Jenna Parenti
  • Patent number: 11609552
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for data collection in an industrial environment are disclosed. A system according to one embodiment can include a plurality of input sensors operatively coupled to a production line, the plurality of sensors communicatively coupled to a data collector having a controller, the controller including: a data collection band circuit structured to determine at least one collection parameter for at least one of the plurality of sensors from which to process output data, a machine learning data analysis circuit structured to receive output data from the at least one of the plurality of sensors and learn output data patterns indicative of a state of the production line, and a response circuit structured to adjust an operating parameter of a component of the production line based on one of a mismatch or a match of the output data pattern and the state of the production line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11609553
    Abstract: Methods and systems for data collection in an environment including pumps and fans are disclosed. A monitoring system may include a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels, wherein the input channels are communicatively coupled to sensors measuring operational parameters of a pump or fan. A data storage may store one or more frequencies related to an operation of the pump or fan, and a data acquisition circuit may interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data. A frequency evaluation circuit may detect a signal on one of the input channels at a frequency higher than the one or more frequencies at which the pump or fan operates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11586188
    Abstract: An apparatus, methods and systems for data collection in an industrial environment are disclosed. A monitoring system can include a data collector communicatively coupled to each one of a plurality of input channels utilizing one of a plurality of collector routes, wherein each input channel includes data corresponding to an element of a first industrial machine, and wherein each of the plurality of collector routes includes a distinct data collection routine, a data storage circuit structured to store a plurality of detection values that corresponds to the plurality of input channels, and a data marketplace circuit structured to communicate at least a portion of the detection values to a data marketplace, wherein the data marketplace circuit performs at least one of self-organizing the data marketplace and automating the data marketplace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11586181
    Abstract: Systems and methods for process monitoring through data collection in a production environment can include a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels, each input channel connected to a monitoring point from which data is collected, the collected data providing a plurality of process parameter values for the production environment; a data storage structured to store collected data from the plurality of input channels; a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret the plurality of process parameter values from the collected data; a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the plurality of process parameter values to detect a process condition associated with the production environment; and a response circuit structured to adjust an operational process for the production environment in response to the detected process condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11573557
    Abstract: Systems and methods for data collection for an industrial heating process are disclosed. The system according to one embodiment can include a plurality of data collectors, including a swarm of self-organized data collector members, wherein the swarm of self-organized data collector members organize to enhance data collection based on at least one of capabilities and conditions of the data collector members of the swarm, and wherein the plurality of data collectors is coupled to a plurality of input channels for acquiring collected data relating to the industrial heating process, and a data acquisition and analysis circuit for receiving the collected data via the plurality of input channels and structured to analyze the received collected data using a neural network to monitor a plurality of conditions relating to the industrial heating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11573558
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sensor fusion in a production line environment are disclosed. An example system for data collection in an industrial production environment may include an industrial production system comprising a plurality of components, and a plurality of sensors each operatively coupled to at least one of the components; a sensor communication circuit to interpret a plurality of sensor data values in response to a sensed parameter group; and a data analysis circuit to detect an operating condition of the industrial production system based at least in part on a portion of the sensor data values; and a response circuit to modify a production related operating parameter of the industrial production system in response to the detected operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11507064
    Abstract: A system for monitoring an oil and gas process includes a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values corresponding to input received from a detection package which includes at least one of a plurality of input sensors each operatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of components of an industrial production process; a data analysis circuit structured to analyze a subset of the plurality of detection values to determine a status parameter; and an analysis response circuit structured to adjust the detection package in response to the status parameter, wherein the plurality of available sensors have at least one distinct sensing parameter selected from the sensing parameters consisting of: input ranges, sensitivity values, locations, reliability values, duty cycle values, sensor types, and maintenance requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: RE49346
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a system for providing wireless coverage and capacity for a public land mobile network within a building. The system comprises a pico base station comprising multiple transceiver units. The pico base station is installed in the building. The system further comprises a plurality of antennas located within the building. The plurality of antennas are located remotely from the pico base station. The pico base station is communicatively coupled to the public land mobile network. The pico base station is communicatively coupled to the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: STRONG FORCE IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Robert D. Schmidt, Rahul Jain, Mark F. Schutzer, Lance K. Uyehara, Gilad Peleg, John O'Connell, Ilan Vardi