Patents Examined by Brandon J Becker
  • Patent number: 12378879
    Abstract: A method for predicting a formation property of a formation, including the steps of: drilling a first well that penetrates the formation, obtaining well properties from the first well, determining a measured formation property from the first well, determining a correlation function that estimates a predicted formation property from the well properties, wherein the correlation function comprises coefficients, calibrating the correlation function by modifying the coefficients until the predicted formation property best matches the measured formation property, drilling a second well that penetrates the formation, obtaining well properties from the second well, determining the formation property from the second well by applying the correlation function with the modified coefficients to the well properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Dung T. Phan, Chao Liu, Younane N. Abousleiman
  • Patent number: 12359913
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining the geometry of one or more real, examined defects of a metallic and in particular magnetizable object, in particular a pipe or a tank, by means of at least two reference data sets of the object generated on the basis of different, non-destructive measuring methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Rosen IP AG
    Inventors: Andrey Danilov, Matthias Peussner
  • Patent number: 12293317
    Abstract: Embodiments predict an occurrence of one or more hot sockets among a meter installation of a plurality of smart meters. Embodiments receive historical data over a predefined time period from the plurality of smart meters, the historical data including, for each smart meter, an amount of daily consumption of electricity for the meter, historical meter events for the meter, and all service orders associated with the meter. Embodiments pre-process the historical data to generate hot socket features. Embodiments train a machine algorithm using the hot socket features, and use the trained machine algorithm to predict the occurrence of one or more hot sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Cathy Liu, Woei Ling Leow, Rajagopal Iyengar
  • Patent number: 12235310
    Abstract: A system can be used for analyzing fault data in a power transmission network with a plurality of power transmission lines. A number of power system devices are distributed across the power transmission network. Each power system device performs one or more of measurement of data to generate measured data and processing of the measured data to generate processed data in response to a condition in a corresponding segment of the power transmission network. The system includes a data aggregator, a data analyzer, and a fault locator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Obbalareddi Demudu Naido, Neethu George, Nandkishor Kubal
  • Patent number: 12216170
    Abstract: A device and method of estimating state-of-health of a battery is provided. A device of estimating a state-of-health (SOH) of a battery includes: a memory configured to load a program for calculating a state-of-balance (SOB) value by voltage of a plurality of cells constituting the battery and estimating a state-of-health balance value which is a state-of-health value of the battery to which the state-of-balance value by voltage is applied; and a processor configured to execute instructions included in the program loaded by the memory. A device and method of estimating state-of-charge of a battery is provided. A device of estimating state-of-charge (SOC) of a battery includes: a memory configured to load a program for correcting a voltage-to-remaining capacity correlation, in which a battery voltage is matched for each remaining capacity, based on a state-of-balance value by voltage of the battery; and a processor configured to execute instructions included in the program loaded in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Mintech Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Young Jin Hong, Hee Kyung Myung, Jae Hoon Lee, Sang Eon Park, Jae Kyu Kim, In Jae Hwang
  • Patent number: 12196775
    Abstract: An electronic device monitors accelerations using a motion sensor. The electronic device determines a current motion state based on the accelerations. The electronic device identifies a plurality of applications that subscribe to a motion state identification service and notifies a subset of the applications of the current motion state, the subset meeting notification criteria associated with the current motion state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Philippe Richard Kahn, Arthur Kinsolving, Mark Andrew Christensen, Brian Y. Lee, David Vogel
  • Patent number: 12189377
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to collecting, by a computer system, sensor data of a manufacturing system, the sensor data being measured at intervals smaller than a time interval of a target measurement of the manufacturing system. The sensor data is determined to have a relationship to the target measurement. A synthetic target measurement is generated at an interval smaller than the time interval based on the relationship. An advance warning is automatically generated for the target measurement based on the synthetic target measurement within the interval smaller than the time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wesley M. Gifford, Dharmashankar Subramanian
  • Patent number: 12174153
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for estimating a contribution rate of elastic energy of a top plate during instability catastrophe of a deep gas-containing coal body, which specifically includes the following steps: acquiring gas pressure of a coal seam; acquiring a thickness of the coal seam and the top plate according to a borehole histogram; coring in the field, processing and pre-processing coal samples, and acquiring an elastic modulus of the top plate, gas-containing coal and standard specimens of a gas-containing coal-rock combination through indoor mechanical tests, respectively; deducing contribution of the elastic energy of the top plate with the help of a graphic area for a stress-strain curve, and obtaining a quantitative expression of the contribution rate of the elastic energy of the top plate based on the elastic modulus and the thickness of the top plate and the gas-containing coal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chenglin Tian, Qianting Hu, Haitao Sun
  • Patent number: 12162726
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to monitoring a state of a physical passenger transport system. A method comprises monitoring the state of the passenger transport system using an updated digital-double dataset (UDDD) that reproduces in a machine-processable manner characterizing properties of components of the physical passenger transport system in an actual configuration after its assembly and installation. At least one detection device is arranged in the conveyor belt of the physical passenger transport system that detects accelerations and changes in position in all three axes during operation, which are transmitted to the virtual conveyor belt of the UDDD. Using dynamic simulations, forces, impulses and vibrations resulting from the dynamic behavior of the conveyor belt, which act on the virtual components of the virtual conveyor belt, corresponding to the physical components, and on the virtual components which interact with the virtual conveyor belt, can be determined and evaluated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Martin Brestensky, Robert Bartonik, Thomas Novacek, Ulrich Häberle
  • Patent number: 12163781
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for ascertaining a rotation angle of a magnetic field orientation-influencing test object with an axis of rotation in the z-direction. The apparatus may include at least three first magnetic field sensor elements, which are sensitive to magnetic field components in the z-direction. The apparatus may include at least three second magnetic field sensor elements, which are sensitive to magnetic field components in an xy-plane. The apparatus may include a device for ascertaining the rotation angle on the basis of a first combination signal which is based on multiple combinations of measurement signals from the first magnetic field sensor elements and the second magnetic field sensor elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Kollmitzer, Thomas Ganner
  • Patent number: 12130374
    Abstract: An inertial head-tracking system includes light emitting diodes (LEDs) and photoreceptors. The LEDs and photoreceptors are positioned around the environment and helmet respectively. A processor periodically receives measurements from the photoreceptors and resets inertial drift based on those measurements. Either the LEDs or the photoreceptors are constrained to a specified range to allow for more accurate drift estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Carlo L. Tiana
  • Patent number: 12105241
    Abstract: Geologic modeling methods and systems are provided with a novel log segmentation approach and an improved conditioning technique for fitting geobody templates to associated well segments in multiple wells. One illustrative geologic modeling method embodiment includes: deriving a sequence of well segments from each logged well in a region of interest; associating well segments from different wells to form sets of associated well segments; populating a region of interest with geobodies by fitting a parameterized geobody template to each set of associated well segments; using the geobodies to specify a volumetric distribution of formation properties throughout the region of interest; and providing the volumetric distribution as a geologic model suitable for evaluating one or more well placement and production strategies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Mulin Cheng, Xiao-Hui Wu, Hayes F. Stripling, IV, Pengchuan Zhang, Tiangang Cui, John E. Mayhew
  • Patent number: 12007422
    Abstract: Online estimation of area-level inertia can be used for frequency stability control in low-inertia power systems. This disclosure provides an area-level inertia online estimation method considering inter-area equivalent frequency dynamics. The disclosed method only needs one phasor measurement unit placed at any bus within each area. The inter-area equivalent frequency dynamics model for the multi-area power system is developed, which is employed to estimate area-level inertia under the small disturbance situation. Then, the area-level inertia estimation model boils down to a nonlinear parameter identification problem. The other boundary conditions of the disclosed method are derived by parameter identifiability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tianshu Bi, Cheng Wang, Jiahao Liu, Guoyi Xu
  • Patent number: 11994382
    Abstract: A system for automatically checking seat dimension accuracy for a vehicle may include a storage unit configured to store therein seat design data at a time of designing an actually produced seat and seat scan data obtained by scanning the actually produced seat, a controller configured to determine whether the actually produced seat has been produced to match predesigned dimensions using the seat design data and the seat scan data stored in the storage unit, and an output unit configured to automatically output a result of determination by the controller in a specific form. The system and a method for checking seat dimension accuracy for a vehicle can automatically check whether an actually produced seat has been accurately produced to match designed seat dimensions through automatic comparison of scan data of the actually produced seat with seat design data, and automatically generate a checking result report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI
    Inventors: Baek Hee Lee, Min Hyuk Kwak, Yeong Sik Kim, Jang Woon Park, Byoung Keon Park
  • Patent number: 11982554
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for commissioning a magneto-inductive flow measuring device having means for producing a magnetic field and at least one measuring electrode pair for sensing a potential difference in a medium. The method includes a settling of the means during a settling time for stabilizing the magnetic field. During the settling time a first voltage time function is applied to the means, wherein after the settling time a measuring time begins, wherein during the measuring time a second voltage time function is applied to the means, wherein the settling time is divided into first time intervals, each of which has a duration, wherein the measuring time is divided into second time intervals, each of which has a duration, wherein an average value of all first interval durations is always less than an average value of all second interval durations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Florent Tschambser, Lars Dreher, Fred Kappertz
  • Patent number: 11971951
    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide a motion sensor data-driven framework for sports action recognition and/or assessment using a wearable sensor are described. A motion sensor data-driven system may provide real-time kinematical analysis to athletes engaged in active competition or training sessions under typical competition or training conditions. Analysis of motion sensor data provided according to embodiments may operate to recognize instances of one or more particular sports actions performed by an athlete and/or assess the skill of the athlete from analysis of one or more sports actions. A motion sensor data processing platform of embodiments of a motion sensor data-driven system may comprise a processor-based system configured to receive and analyze data regarding the movement of an athlete's limb reported by a wearable sensor device comprising a micro inertial measurement unit configuration for capturing and reporting data regarding the movement of an athlete's limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Yufan Wang, Wen Jung Li, Ho Man Chan, Guanglie Zhang
  • Patent number: 11960024
    Abstract: A system for measuring the orientation angle of automotive collision avoidance sensors. An adaptive spacer is supported to conformably interengage the collision avoidance sensor module of a vehicle being repaired. The adaptive spacer extends outwardly from the sensor module and the orientation angle of the sensor module is transposed by the adaptive spacer to form an angular guideline on an underlying calibration board, mat or other surface. The angle between the angular guideline and a base guideline parallel to the center line of the vehicle and the angular guideline is measured to provide the orientation angle of the vehicle's sensor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Jacob Kohn
  • Patent number: 11927438
    Abstract: In an example, a method for calibrating fiducials relative to a workpiece is disclosed and involves receiving, from one or more cameras, images of the fiducials, each image acquired from a different camera pose, where the fiducials comprise (i) one or more first fiducials fixed at one or more unknown locations on the workpiece and (ii) calibration fiducials disposed at known locations on the workpiece; estimating poses of the fiducials, where estimating the poses of the fiducials comprises, in each image, estimating, for each fiducial visible in the image, a pose of the fiducial relative to the camera(s); formulating a pose graph comprising nodes for the images and for the fiducials, the poses estimated for the fiducials, the calibration fiducials as landmarks with known poses, and constraints between the calibration fiducials and the images; and solving the pose graph to determine poses of the first fiducial(s) that satisfy the constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Phillip Haeusler, Alexandre Desbiez
  • Patent number: 11906556
    Abstract: Online estimation of area-level inertia can be used for frequency stability control in low-inertia power systems. This disclosure provides an area-level inertia online estimation method considering inter-area equivalent frequency dynamics. The disclosed method only needs one phasor measurement unit placed at any bus within each area. The inter-area equivalent frequency dynamics model for the multi-area power system is developed, which is employed to estimate area-level inertia under the small disturbance situation. Then, the area-level inertia estimation model boils down to a nonlinear parameter identification problem. The other boundary conditions of the disclosed method are derived by parameter identifiability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tianshu Bi, Cheng Wang, Jiahao Liu, Guoyi Xu
  • Patent number: 11899139
    Abstract: Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems for a photonic device including a first optical component, a second optical component, and a third component, where the first optical component or the second optical component is a redundant component of the photonic device. When the first optical component is enabled, the first optical component is to provide a first input to the third component, or to receive a second input from the third component. Similarly, when the second optical component is enabled, the second optical component is to provide the first input to the third component, or to receive the second input from the third component. The first optical component and the second optical component are arranged to perform a same function. Only one of the first optical component or the second optical component is enabled at a time. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Jason Garcia