Patents Examined by Jay Hann
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Patent number: 11008837Abstract: A method for modeling gas production in a coalbed methane gas (CBM) reservoir including (a) dividing a reservoir in a CBM development area into three-dimensional grids to form the three-dimensional grids having a plurality of cells; (b) forming at least one drilling hole in the development area and obtaining a sample for each depth in the reservoir; (c) modeling the amounts of ash, water, and gas for the plurality of cells in the three-dimensional grids; (d) modeling a pressure change over time in each of the cells in the grid under a premise in which a production well is formed in the grids; and (e) performing a Langmuir experiment for a core sample obtained from step (b).Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: KOREA GAS CORPORATIONInventors: Kihong Kim, Jeong-Min Han, Youngseok So, Il oh Kang, Junwoo Seo
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Patent number: 10976289Abstract: To determine a corrected flow rate value of a mobile phase flowing in a liquid chromatography (LC) system, a flow rate of the mobile phase at a selected reference position in the LC system is measured to produce one or more flow rate values. A model of the LC system is applied to the flow rate value(s) to determine the corrected flow rate value(s). The model includes a distribution of capacitive elements and resistive elements arranged according to a topology of the LC system. The capacitive and resistive elements are representative of system and solvent properties affecting flow rate while operating the LC system. The system and solvent properties may be properties affecting the flow rate while operating the LC system under dynamic conditions.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Klaus Witt, Konstantin Shoykhet, Philip Herzog, Iwan Bouzid
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Patent number: 10961834Abstract: An illustrative hydraulic fracturing flow simulation system includes: a data acquisition module collecting measurements from a subterranean formation; a processing module implementing a hydraulic fracturing simulation method; and a visualization module that displays the time-dependent spatial distribution. The simulation method includes: deriving from the measurements a network of fractures having junctions where two or more fractures intersect; ordering a set of corner points associated with each junction; calculating a junction area from each set of corner points; determining a current state that includes flow parameter values at discrete points arranged along the fractures in said network; constructing a set of linear equations for deriving a subsequent state from the current state while accounting for said junction areas; and repeatedly solving the set of linear equations to obtain a sequence of subsequent states, the sequence embodying a time-dependent spatial distribution of at least one flow parameter.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Dinesh Ananda Shetty, Avi Lin
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Patent number: 10956294Abstract: A system and method of generating representative I/O. The system is configured to utilize representative I/O patterns stored in a pattern database. A user may select one or more patterns to perform I/O using. The patterns are modified according to user supplied parameters and multiple parameters are integrated into a single workload. I/O is then generated according to the workload and system performance may be measured.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Janki Sharadkumar Bhimani, Rajinikanth Pandurangan, Vijay Balakrishnan, Changho Choi
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Patent number: 10949805Abstract: A method and system for native object collaboration, revision and analytics for Building Information Models (BIM) and other design platforms. The method and system provide X-dimensional (XD) models for building information modeling (BIM) with collaboration and analytics. The method and system allows real-time and static collaboration on native and new composite XD (e.g., 3D, or lower or higher dimensional) object models from within existing 3D modeling BIM programs (e.g., AUTODESK REVIT, AUTOCAD, VECTORWORKS etc.). Collaboration analytics are collected and displayed.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Anguleris Technologies, LLCInventor: Benjamin F. Glunz
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Patent number: 10925492Abstract: A system and method of producing a medical support device is disclosed. The disclosure determining a three-dimensional shape of the medical support device for supporting an anatomical body part of a patient, the method executed by a computer and including acquiring body part geometry data describing a geometry of the anatomical body part; acquiring medical procedure data describing a medical procedure to be carried out on the patient; acquiring atlas data describing a general three-dimensional shape of the anatomical body part; determining, based on the body part geometry data and the medical procedure data and the atlas data, support device geometry data describing the geometry of the support device. The method and system further includes generative forming of the device by issuing at least one control command to the generative forming device for forming the medical support device based on the support device geometry data.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: BRAINLAB AGInventors: Wolfgang Steinle, Christoffer Hamilton, Nils Frielinghaus
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Patent number: 10918014Abstract: A fertilization precision control method for water and fertilizer integrated equipment and a control system thereof includes the following steps: step S1, establishing a fertilization precision control model of the water and fertilizer integrated equipment; and step S2, solving an optimal solution of the fertilization precision control model by adopting estimation of distribution algorithms.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: CAMCE WHU DESIGN & RESEARCH CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin Yang, Guangxing Wu, Zhengguang Wu, Tailai Li, Chonghua Mao
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Patent number: 10914864Abstract: Methods, computing systems, and computer-readable media for multi-scale modeling. The method includes determining a first matrix for a plurality of fine cells of a model based at least in part on a physical property value represented by respective fine cells, identifying one or more overlapped cells of the plurality of fine cells that are part of at least two of the plurality of subdomains, and determining a second matrix. Determining the second matrix includes determining an intermediate product by multiplying the first matrix by a prolongation matrix, which includes predicting a row of zeros in the intermediate product for the plurality of fine cells that are not the one or more overlapped cells and are not part of the at least two of the plurality of subdomains that include the one or more overlapped cells. Determining the second matrix also includes multiplying the intermediate product by a restriction matrix.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Kyrre Bratvedt, Carlos Boneti, Jostein Natvig, Zhuoyi Li
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Patent number: 10896112Abstract: Systems and processes providing a tool for visualizing parallel dependency graph evaluation in computer animation are provided. Runtime evaluation data of a parallel dependency graph may be collected, including the start time and stop time for each node in the graph. The visualization tool may process the data to generate performance visualizations as well as other analysis features. Performance visualizations may illustrate the level of concurrency over time during parallel dependency graph evaluation. Performance visualizations may be generated by graphing node blocks according to node start time and stop time as well as the level of concurrency at a given time to illustrate parallelism. Performance visualizations may enable character technical directors, character riggers, programmers, and other users to evaluate how well parallelism is expressed in parallel dependency graphs in computer animation.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: DreamWorks Animation LLCInventors: Martin Peter Watt, Brendan Duncan
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Patent number: 10896541Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for facilitating editing of generative design geometry of physical structures, include a method including: receiving editable smooth surface(s), e.g.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey T. Strater, Suguru Furuta, Kevin John Schneider, Brian M. Frank, Michael Andrew Smell, Jean Alison Flower, Nandakumar Santhanam
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Patent number: 10891788Abstract: Unlike existing methods that rely on manual procedures for repairing finite element meshes in computer-based simulations, embodiments automatically repair finite element meshes for use in simulations of real-world objects. One such embodiment begins by identifying a non-compliant mesh element in a finite element mesh and extracting a mesh patch from the finite element mesh that includes the identified non-compliant mesh element. To continue, an invariant patch description for the extracted mesh patch is generated and a repair solution corresponding to the generated invariant patch description is obtained from a database storing pre-determined repair solutions. In turn, the mesh patch in the finite element mesh is repaired using the obtained repair solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: DASSAULT SYSTEMES SIMULIA CORP.Inventor: Alexander Jacobus Maria Van der Velden
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Patent number: 10867282Abstract: A method and system for GPS enabled model and site interaction for Building Information Modeling (BIM) and other design platforms. Collaboration information for actual physical objects at physical locations is automatically collected and associated with virtual objects in virtual object models in a three-dimensional (3D) object modeling programs for a selected project or new virtual objects that did not previously exist are created in the 3D modeling program and associated with the actual physical objects that have been physically added to at a project site. The method and system allows two-way real-time and static collaboration between native and new composite XD (e.g., 3D, or lower or higher dimensional) object models from within existing 3D modeling BIM programs (e.g., AUTODESK REVIT, AUTOCAD, VECTORWORKS, etc.) and the actual physical objects at the actual physical locations.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Anguleris Technologies, LLCInventor: Benjamin F. Glunz
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Patent number: 10867083Abstract: A design application interacts with an end-user to generate design problem geometry that reflects a design problem to be solved. Various design objectives, design constraints, boundary conditions, and other design criteria may be associated with the design problem geometry via the design application. When the design problem is sufficiently well defined, a client-side solver generates a solution approximation using a coarse multi-objective solver. The client-side solver favors speed over accuracy, and so the solution approximation provides only a rough representation of various attributes of potentially feasible design solutions. Based on the solution approximation, the end-user may correct any omissions, mistakes, and so forth, before executing pay-per-service cloud-based parallel solver.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Michael Bergin, Mark Thomas Davis
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Patent number: 10838093Abstract: A method, including: storing, in a computer memory, seismic data acquired from a seismic survey of a subsurface region; and generating, with a computer, a final subsurface physical property model of the subsurface region by processing the seismic data with an iterative full wavefield inversion method, wherein the iterative full wavefield inversion method generates the final subsurface physical property model by iteratively applying a linear solver with a preconditioner that is generated from information from one or more previous iterations of the linear solver.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research CompanyInventors: Volkan Akcelik, Huseyin Denli
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Patent number: 10839042Abstract: Simulation data is summarized and queried. A user provides an indication of simulation data that will be subsequently queried. The queried simulation data comprises (i) a set of key attributes, (ii) a set of events, and/or (iii) a set of causality relationships between a plurality of the events. First level summaries summarize simulation executions of scenarios of a combinatorial process and comprise (i) a summary of the frequency distribution of key attribute values, (ii) a timestamp for each event, and (iii) an indication of causality between events observed during the simulation. Second level summaries summarize executions of the given scenario and comprise (i) a consolidated distribution probability for the key attributes, (ii) a frequency distribution of occurrences of the events in a single execution, and (iii) a frequency of observations of the causality between pairs of events.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Jonas F. Dias, Jaumir Valença da Silveira Junior, Vinicius Michel Gottin, Angelo E. M. Ciarlini
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Patent number: 10833952Abstract: Simulating latency in a network environment. A device sends a latency request. The device receives a latency support confirmation. The device builds an I/O frame. The I/O frame comprises a latency simulating bit and a latency duration. Based on the latency simulating bit and the latency duration, the device holds the I/O frame. The device sends the I/O frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tara Astigarraga, Louie A. Dickens, Michael E. Starling, Daniel J. Winarski
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Patent number: 10808501Abstract: Orthogonal unstructured grids are automatically constructed for a field or reservoir model with two types of internal boundaries: complex wells and faults, or other discontinuities. The methodology is used to constructed simulation grids for reservoirs or fields which contains both complex fault planes and multi-lateral wells. A hierarchical grid point generation, prioritization, conflict point removal system is provided enabling the use of unconstrained Delaunay triangulation. High-quality orthogonal unstructured grids are produced with good convergence properties for reservoir simulation.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Larry Siu-Kuen Fung, Xiang Yang Ding, Ali H. Dogru
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Patent number: 10796038Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs, for estimating think times. One of the methods includes receiving a request to perform a test of one or more computing resources. The test of the one or more computing resources is performed by simulating an interaction of one or more simulated users with the one or more computing resources. Requests are submitted from the simulated user for execution by the one or more computing resources. Respective response times of the one or more computing resources to each of the requests are measured. An estimated think time of the simulated user is computed, wherein the estimated think time is computed based on at least one preceding response time.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Uday Kurkure, Hari Sivaraman
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Patent number: 10776548Abstract: A method for determining the tail performance of an integrated circuit is described. The method includes simulating the integrated circuit over samples to obtain values for circuit specifications and sorting the circuit specifications based on an expected number of samples. The method also includes arranging a sequence of samples from the universe according to a sequence in the group of circuit specifications, simulating the integrated circuit with one of the sequence of samples to obtain at least one circuit specification, removing the at least one circuit specification from the group when it satisfies the stop criterion, and modifying a model for a second circuit specification based on the at least one circuit specification. The computer-implemented method also includes reordering the group of circuit specifications based on the model and determining an integrated circuit performance based on a simulation result for the at least one circuit specification.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.Inventors: Hongzhou Liu, Wangyang Zhang
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Patent number: 10776634Abstract: A method for determining the course of the road for a moving motor vehicle having a surroundings sensor system. Sensor data generated by the surroundings sensor system are evaluated to detect lane-relevant features. A lane model having at least one lane model parameter that determines the course of the lane is generated for the road, structures of at least one distance range that are parallel to the road are detected in the sensor data, the tangential direction of at least the one structure that is parallel to the road is determined, and the value of the tangential direction of the structure that is parallel to the road is adopted as the value of the direction of the tangent line at the point of contact with the structure that is parallel to the road to determine at least the one lane model parameter by predictive estimation in the lane model.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbHInventors: Urban Meis, Christoph Wiedemann, Wladimir Klein, Christoph Brüggemann