Patents Examined by Juan Ochoa
  • Patent number: 9824164
    Abstract: The invention is a system for predicting emissions of pollutants from a vehicle equipped with an engine using processors (3) to determine emission of pollutants. The processors include a first group of processors (1) for carrying out calculations of chemical kinetics for determining the amounts of chemical compounds present in a chemical reaction in the engine and a second group of processors (2) for carrying out calculations of emission of pollutants simultaneously with the calculation of chemical kinetics, allowing determination of the emission of pollutants from the calculated amounts of chemical compounds. The first group of processors (1) has a global supervisor processor (4) allowing storing data required for the calculations and to distribute the calculations to clusters (5) of processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Julien Bohbot, Anthony Velghe
  • Patent number: 9819552
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes systems and methods for modeling signaling and/or connections in a mobile network, and specifically, the benefits of any optimization technique on the traffic including signals and/or connections in the mobile network. Embodiments can allocate signaling to specific applications (e.g., to determine which applications are chatty and which can cause problematic signaling), and/or to further model the optimizations or savings utilizing the disclosed traffic optimization technology. In some embodiments, to enable or enhance the performance of the data traffic and signal optimization for the network, the disclosed technology includes one or more fields (e.g., an expanded “CRCS” fields) that are calculated by, for example, a CRCS analysis core module, to define and identify at least: (1) whether a transaction causes a connection (and thus signaling); and (2) the number of connections that are reduced or saved by the disclosed embodiments of distributed caching and proxy system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Seven Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Ari Backholm, Andrey Shvayka
  • Patent number: 9785729
    Abstract: A simulation engine is configured to generate a physical simulation of a chain of particles by implementing a physics-based algorithm. The simulation engine is configured to generate a predicted position for each particle and to then adjust the predicted position of each particle based on a set of constraints associated with the physics-based algorithm. The simulation engine may then generate a predicted velocity for a given particle based on the adjusted, predicted position of that particle and based on the adjusted, predicted position of an adjacent particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Matthias Muller-Fischer, Nuttapong Chentanez, Tae-Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 9779185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system comprising threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm operating units which are adapted such that they will operate any threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm, a simulation and analysis unit which is adapted such that it will form the area, in which threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms will be operated, as a virtual scenario by forming an air picture in accordance with the data it receives, an external communication unit which is in communication with the simulation and analysis unit; which can communicate correspondingly with a threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm operating unit; which is adapted such that it will transfer the current scenario information to the threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm when it is necessary and transfer the engagement results to the simulation and analysis unit by taking them back, and a communication unit which is adapted such that it will transf
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: ASELSAN ELEKTRONIK SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
    Inventors: Inci Yuksel Ergun, Melih Gunay
  • Patent number: 9740801
    Abstract: A design optimization system (100) and a method for achieving design optimization for cooling are described herein. According to an implementation, the method includes obtaining an inlet value of at least one flow parameter at a small geometric length scale and determining an outlet value of the at least one flow parameter at the small geometric length scale based on the inlet value. Further, a flow behavior is modeled based on the inlet and outlet values of the at least one flow parameter, and based on the modeled flow behavior an optimized design for cooling is ascertained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Umesh Singh, Amarendra Kumar Singh, Anand Sivasubramaniam
  • Patent number: 9733387
    Abstract: A set of geological exploration methods of using the non-section methods and rotary networks formed by triangulated irregulars. It aims to directly construct high-precision three-dimensional models, plans and sections for solving the drawbacks of existing geological exploration methods, such as the dispersion of drill holes, the faults tracking, the controlling of structures, minelayers/stratum/ore bodies, the bending correction of drill holes, and the geological map-making methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventor: Guizhi Huang
  • Patent number: 9720805
    Abstract: Target device monitoring systems and methods are presented. In one embodiment, a host emulation target device control method includes receiving high level express interface direction to change a design element value. The design element values are associated with an operating target device. Design element values corresponding to the direction are created. The design element values are also forwarded to the operating target device in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Ogami, Andrew Best, Marat Zhaksilikov
  • Patent number: 9659113
    Abstract: A method of estimating extended reach for a downhole line traversing a deviated section of a well. The method may include storing line and well architectural and physical data and then performing a static analysis of substantially axial-exclusive estimated friction between the line and well wall during conveyance (which may be thought of as the contact force due to interference therebetween). A one dimensional dynamic analysis may then be performed. Thus, based on these factors, speed of the conveyance, vibration parameters of an incorporated vibration tool, etc., an efficient simulation of the conveyance may be run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathaniel Wicks, Jahir Pabon, Yong Chang, Shunfeng Zheng
  • Patent number: 9652566
    Abstract: A method of simulating aluminum oxides defects in aluminum castings comprises determining the free surface area for a plurality of particles of aluminum in an aluminum melt, storing the free surface area for each particle of aluminum, tracking the free surface area change during mold filling, and calculating the total area of entrained or surface oxide films based on the free surface area change during mold filling. The method may further comprise a scalar variable method and a discrete particle method coupled together to simulate the aluminum oxide defects in aluminum castings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, LLC
    Inventor: Qigui Wang
  • Patent number: 9625937
    Abstract: A method for improving computation efficiency for diffraction signals in optical metrology is described. The method includes simulating a set of diffraction orders for a three-dimensional structure. The diffraction orders within the set of diffraction orders are then prioritized. The set of diffraction orders is truncated to provide a truncated set of diffraction orders based on the prioritizing. Finally, a simulated spectrum is provided based on the truncated set of diffraction orders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Joerg Bischoff, Shifang Li, Weidong Yang, Hanyou Chu
  • Patent number: 9619590
    Abstract: A method for uncertainty estimation for nonlinear inverse problems includes obtaining an inverse model of spatial distribution of a physical property of subsurface formations. A set of possible models of spatial distribution is obtained based on the measurements. A set of model parameters is obtained. The number of model parameters is reduced by covariance free compression transform. Upper and lower limits of a value of the physical property are mapped to orthogonal space. A model polytope including a geometric region of feasible models is defined. At least one of random and geometric sampling of the model polytope is performed in a reduced-dimensional space to generate an equi-feasible ensemble of models. The reduced-dimensional space includes an approximated hypercube. Probable model samples are evaluated based on data misfits from among an equi-feasible model ensemble determined by forward numerical simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael J. Tompkins, Juan Luis Fernandez-Martinez
  • Patent number: 9606963
    Abstract: A method for evaluating a trajectory function to be followed by a physical system includes providing the trajectory function; determining a set of sampling points by sampling a trajectory based on the trajectory function in the time domain; associating a cell to each of the sampling points; assessing at least one cell metric for each of the cells; aggregating the at least one cell metric of the cells to obtain an aggregated metric measure; and evaluating the trajectory as determined by the provided trajectory function depending on the one or more aggregated metric measures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Eth Zurich
    Inventors: John Lygeros, Angeliki Pantazi, Abu Sebastian, Tomas Tuma
  • Patent number: 9594856
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving a geometric object and corresponding physical object for a CAD model. The method includes executing function code in a behavior object to determine required references of the behavior object. The method includes receiving and storing an assignment of at least one of the required references of the behavior object to the physical object, and storing the geometric object, physical object, and behavior object in the data processing system as associated with the CAD model. The method includes simulating operation of at least part of the CAD model, including executing the behavior object to modify the state of the physical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Gary McDaniel
  • Patent number: 9569159
    Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to concurrently present images on a small display of a mobile media device and a large display of a media presentation system. An exemplary method receives emulated information from a mobile media device, wherein the emulated information corresponds to at least one image that is being currently presented on a display of the mobile media device; generates at least one image based upon the received emulated information, wherein the at least one image is configured for presentation on a display of a media system; and communicates the at least one image to a display of the media system. The image presented on the display of the media system is substantially the same image presented on the display of the mobile media device. The image presented on the display of the media system is substantially larger than the image presented on the display of the mobile media device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Nicholas Newell
  • Patent number: 9558006
    Abstract: Described herein are mechanisms for continuous automatic tuning of code regions for optimal hardware configurations for the code regions. One mechanism automatically tunes the tunable parameters for a demarcated code region by calculating metrics while executing the code region with different sets of tunable parameters and selecting one of the different sets based on the calculated metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Ruchira Sasanka
  • Patent number: 9529942
    Abstract: A method for rendering data of a 3D CAD assembly includes a parsing step for creating an array storing the size and location of the data, a sorting step of sorting the array in decreasing order of the size of the data, a loading step of sequentially loading the data of as many parts as will fit into memory, a rendering process of sequentially rendering the data of the parts from memory, an update process executed concurrently with the rendering process of removing from memory the data of parts loaded earlier by the update process that have already been rendered in the current rendering pass and loading into memory data of parts yet to be rendered in the current rendering pass, and an auto-optimize process of removing, after each rendering pass, the data of a subset of the parts loaded into the available memory by the loading process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GEOMETRIC LTD.
    Inventor: Tathagata Chakraborty
  • Patent number: 9529115
    Abstract: Method and system is described for modeling one or more geophysical properties of a subsurface volume. The method includes extracting locations from the data volume and combining them into an object, for example a horizon. The extraction may begin with selecting one or more initial traces, assigning labels to each sample of each trace, selecting a propagation pattern, and propagating the labels from the initial traces along a vector volume. Then, locations with the same label are extracted (1106). As an alternative to label propagation, a specific type of labeled volume (1102) may be obtained, such as a stack of surfaces (1132). The object may then be further modified or utilized to enhance the process of producing hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Pavel Dimitrov, Matthias Imhof
  • Patent number: 9523800
    Abstract: A method for improving computation efficiency for diffraction signals in optical metrology is described. The method includes simulating a set of spatial harmonics orders for a grating structure. The set of spatial harmonics orders is truncated to provide a first truncated set of spatial harmonics orders based on a first pattern. The first truncated set of spatial harmonics orders is modified by an iterative process to provide a second truncated set of spatial harmonics orders based on a second pattern, the second pattern different from the first pattern. Finally, a simulated spectrum is provided based on the second truncated set of spatial harmonics orders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Andrei Veldman, John J. Hench
  • Patent number: 9519731
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for determining a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) model for a building are described herein. One method includes receiving a description of the building, receiving an HVAC meta-model, wherein the HVAC meta-model is independent of the building, and determining an HVAC model for the building based on the description of the building and the HVAC meta-model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Strelec, Karel Marik
  • Patent number: 9489473
    Abstract: A computer program product and a computer-implemented method are disclosed. The method includes providing a square design structure matrix having a number of rows and a number of columns equal to the number of rows, wherein each row represents one of a plurality of elements, wherein each entry of the design structure matrix is a numerical quantity; providing a domain mapping matrix having a number of rows equal to the number of rows of the design structure matrix, each row having an identical representation of one of the plurality of elements as a corresponding row of the design structure matrix, the domain mapping matrix having any number of columns, wherein each entry of the domain mapping matrix is a numerical quantity; and using a computer processor to group one or more elements into a cluster arrangement, using a plurality of entries from each of the matrices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: MODULAR MANAGEMENT USA, INC.
    Inventor: Jan Fredrik Sebastian Börjesson