Patents Examined by Lynda Dinh
  • Patent number: 11460596
    Abstract: Systems and methods for interpreting and visualizing multi-Z horizons from seismic data are disclosed. A two-dimensional (2D) representation of seismic data is displayed via a graphical user interface (GUI). User input is received via the GUI for interpreting a multi-Z horizon within a portion of the displayed 2D representation. The user's input is tracked relative to displayed 2D representation within the GUI. Based on the tracking, each of a plurality of surfaces for the multi-Z horizon is determined. At least one intersection point between the multi-Z horizon surfaces is identified. A depth position for each surface relative to other surfaces is determined. The 2D representation of the seismic data is dynamically updated to include visual indications for the plurality of surfaces and the intersection point(s), based on the depth position of each surface, where the visual indications use different visualization styles to represent the surfaces and intersection point(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Nam Xuan Nguyen, Xuewei Tan
  • Patent number: 11428835
    Abstract: Hydrocarbon exploration and extraction can be facilitated using machine-learning models. For example, a system described herein can receive seismic data indicating locations of geological bodies in a target area of a subterranean formation. The system can provide the seismic data as input to a trained machine-learning model for determining whether the target area of the subterranean formation includes one or more types of geological bodies. The system can receive an output from the trained machine-learning model indicating whether or not the target area of the subterranean formation includes the one or more types of geological bodies. The system can then execute one or more processing operations for facilitating hydrocarbon exploration or extraction based on the seismic data and the output from the trained machine-learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Zhili Wei, Meng Meng, Fan Jiang, Youli Mao, Phil Norlund
  • Patent number: 11408839
    Abstract: The processing device includes: a temperature transition acquisition unit that acquires rising transition of the temperature of the winding in a state in which a first voltage is applied in order to raise a temperature of the winding to a first temperature and further acquires falling transition of the temperature of the winding in a state in which a second voltage is applied in order to lower the temperature of the winding to a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature after the temperature of the winding converges to the first temperature; and a decision unit that calculates stator-related parameters on the basis of the falling transition to decide a stator temperature characteristic mode and further calculates winding-related parameters on the basis of the rising transition and a stator temperature characteristic model to decide a winding temperature characteristic model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masahito Tanaka, Mamoru Egi, Yasushi Ono
  • Patent number: 11372049
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, for identifying, for a power source, a lookup table (LUT) that includes, for each condition of the power source, i) a maximum power (p-max) of the power source for the condition and ii) a sustained power (p-sus) of the power source for the condition; examining the LUT to define calibration triggers associated with the conditions; identifying an event that satisfies a particular calibration trigger of the calibration triggers; in response to identifying the event, creating a workload for the power source; in response to the workload, determining for a particular condition associated with the particular calibration trigger, an updated p-max value for the particular condition and an updated p-sus value of the power source for the particular condition; and updating the LUT, for the particular condition, based on the updated p-max value and the updated p-sus value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Richard C. Thompson, Merle Jackson Wood, Mohammed K. Hijazi, Adolfo S. Montero
  • Patent number: 11353347
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include methods and systems to measure fluid flow, including a transmit circuit to provide a transducer transmit signal based on a transmit pulse signal, a receive circuit to receive a transducer receive signal, an ADC to sample a receive signal from the receive circuit and provide a sampled signal, and a processing circuit that computes a transit time based on the sampled signal, and provides the transmit pulse signal including a first portion with a frequency in a first frequency band, and a second portion with a second frequency outside the first frequency band to mitigate undesired transducer vibration, where the second frequency is outside a transducer frequency bandwidth of the transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Anand Dabak, Luis Reynoso Covarrubias, Srinath Ramaswamy, Srinivas Lingam
  • Patent number: 11346661
    Abstract: A method for creating a measurement protocol in a computer, such as the measurement computer of a coordinate-measuring machine or a computer remote therefrom, includes: providing data necessary for creating a measurement protocol generated on the basis of a measurement sequence by the coordinate-measuring machine; providing specification data specifying predefined conditions under which a measurement sequence should be performed and/or specifying predefined conditions under which examination features should be evaluated; checking the data necessary for creating a measurement protocol as to whether the predefined conditions under which the entire measurement sequence should be performed were met and/or as to whether the predefined conditions under which individual examination features to be examined should be evaluated were met; and, creating a measurement protocol in the form of an electronic document, in which compliance and/or non-compliance with the conditions in accordance with the specification data is d
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Roithmeier, Udo Kirin
  • Patent number: 11333013
    Abstract: A method for taking measurements in a wellbore including lowering a downhole logging tool in the wellbore; obtaining, via the logging tool, a plurality measurements of a downhole element; processing the plurality of measurements to obtain a plurality of processed measurements; calculating a contour model based on the plurality of processed measurements; and determining a parameter of the downhole element based on the contour model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Burkay Donderici
  • Patent number: 11307113
    Abstract: A method is used for determining a status of an encapsulation and/or a passivation layer of the encapsulation. The encapsulation forms a multi-layer system from multiple passivation layers arranged on top of one another and electrically contacted intermediate layers arranged between the passivation layers. The multi-layer system protects an implant surrounded by the encapsulation. In the method, an electrical measurement is carried out between a reference potential and at least one electrically contacted intermediate layer, and at least one current flowing between the reference potential and the at least one electrically contacted intermediate layer is detected. The at least one detected current is compared with at least one pre-determined threshold value. If the detected current falls below or exceeds the at least one threshold value, this indicates a functional state of a passivation layer adjacent to the at least one electrically contacted intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: AESCULAP AG, EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITÄT TÜBINGEN
    Inventors: Boris Hofmann, Markus Westerhausen
  • Patent number: 11308408
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fault signal recovery system including a data processor configured to generate a signal subset U* by removing, from a signal set U for a plurality of tags, some tags including a fault signal, and a first learning signal subset X* by removing tags disposed at positions corresponding to the some tags from a learning signal set X containing only tags of normal signals, a modeling unit configured to generate feature information F extractable from the first learning signal subset X* and recovery information P on a plurality of recovery models usable for restoring the fault signal, and a recovery unit configured to select an optimum recovery model by matching the feature of the learning signal set X with the recovery models generated through the recovery in formation P to estimate and recover normal signals for the some tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries & Constructon Co., LTD
    Inventors: Jee Hun Park, Hyun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11275191
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and system of magnetotelluric synchronous detection and real-time inversion. The system includes a detection and inversion host (M) with wireless networking function and N2-1 detection and inversion extensions (Si) with wireless communication functions. The distance between each two detection and inversion extensions (Si) is D, i=1, 2, . . . , N2-1, and N is an odd number. The detection and inversion host is configured for collecting magnetic field signals and electric field signals at measurement points, wireless networking and cooperation, synchronous detection and real-time inversion control of the detection and inversion extensions (Si) in detection area. The detection and inversion extensions (Si) are configured for synchronous collection of electric field signals at measurement points and real-time inversion of detection data at measurement points under cooperative control of the detection and inversion host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hunan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Cailun Huang, Jing Wang, Yongjun Tian, Kai Sun, Li Ouyang, Kaixuan Zhang, Xiongsheng Yi
  • Patent number: 11269105
    Abstract: This disclosure presents methods and systems to perform fairway analysis on a computing system to automate tasks. The automation of the fairway analysis can reduce bias and uncertainty introduced by a user using their own set of assumptions, estimations, and preferred sequencing of rules and algorithms. The described processes can receive initial input parameters describing the area of interest (AOI) and a geological age range. The processes can retrieve appropriate geological and stratigraphic parameters using the initial input parameters. The combined input parameters can then be geoprocessed using age-aware rules and a determined sequence of algorithms and rules to generate synthesized geological data that can be upscaled and transformed into one or more chance maps indicating the presence and effectiveness of various hydrocarbon elements. The chance maps can be amalgamated and processed to produce a prospective map indicating the likelihood of success of further exploration of the specified AOI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus David Michael Wiltshire, Duncan Charles Hay
  • Patent number: 11248905
    Abstract: Metrology methods and targets are provided, that expand metrological procedures beyond current technologies into multi-layered targets, quasi-periodic targets and device-like targets, without having to introduce offsets along the critical direction of the device design. Machine learning algorithm application to measurements and/or simulations of metrology measurements of metrology targets are disclosed for deriving metrology data such as overlays from multi-layered target and corresponding configurations of targets are provided to enable such measurements. Quasi-periodic targets which are based on device patterns are shown to improve the similarity between target and device designs. Offsets are introduced only in non-critical direction and/or sensitivity is calibrated to enable, together with the solutions for multi-layer measurements and quasi-periodic target measurements, direct device optical metrology measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eran Amit
  • Patent number: 11251749
    Abstract: Various fault types occurring at multiple possible locations in the solar panel network are simulated using the network simulation model. The dataset covering multiple fault scenarios and multiple no-fault scenarios is determined for training the CNN model. The fault scenarios include one fault type alone at particular location or multiple locations, as well as multiple fault types at multiple locations. The fault types include a short circuit fault, an open circuit fault, a shading fault, a soiling fault, a hot-spot fault, an arc fault, a degradation fault, and a clipping fault, the short circuit fault comprises a line-line fault, and a line-ground fault The convolutional neural network (CNN) model is trained with fault datasets and no-fault datasets covering various fault sensors and no-fault scenarios to generate the FDDL model. The fault datasets and no-fault datasets are determined based on the network simulation model of the solar panel network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Venkata Ramakrishna Padullaparthi, Sneha Mary Thumma, Arunchandar Vasan
  • Patent number: 11222147
    Abstract: Starting from a set of plans, such as, without limitation, blueprints, drawings, or Autocad® files, a system and method for calibrating such plans and transferring such plans into a computer readable file and loading a specially designed electronic version of such plans into a hardware based system that locates, adjusts, transfers, and prints, to a desired scale, a lasting image of said construction plans drawn onto a building surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Image Clone, LLC
    Inventor: Fernando J. Pinho
  • Patent number: 11215523
    Abstract: This invention concerns torque sensor systems and methods that computationally compensate in real-time for hysteresis in signals output from sense elements that are indicative of a torque, including a time-varying torque. In preferred embodiments, temperature effects can also be compensated for by such methods and systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: MagCanica, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan J. Kari
  • Patent number: 11204333
    Abstract: A system for automatic detection of inefficient household thermal insulation includes a server module and a plurality of household client modules. The system performs the following steps: acquiring data relating to each monitored household; identifying periods of HVAC down-time and determining indoor temperature gained during these periods; extracting parameters of temperature gain, relating to the measured rate of temperature gain during the down time; training a machine learning algorithm, to create at least one classification model, wherein all monitored households are classified according to the parameters of temperature gain; producing expected values for parameters of temperature gain per each household, according to household's class membership; producing the ratio between the expected and measured values for parameters of temperature gain per each monitored household; comparing the ratio among similar households; and identifying inefficiently insulated household according to the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: GRID4C
    Inventors: Eran Samuni, Alexander Zak, Noa Rimini
  • Patent number: 11182511
    Abstract: Starting from a set of plans, such as, without limitation, blueprints, drawings, or Autocad® files, a system and method for calibrating such plans and transferring such plans into a computer readable file and loading a specially designed electronic version of such plans into a hardware based system that locates, adjusts, transfers, and prints, to a desired scale, a lasting image of said construction plans drawn onto a building surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Image Clone, LLC
    Inventor: Fernando J. Pinho
  • Patent number: 11138086
    Abstract: A computing system for collecting hardware performance data includes a number of programmable counters associated with a number of units of a computing device. The computing system further includes an assignment module executed by a processor to assign a plurality of interleaving groups of counters based on a user-defined priority list of parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Raphael Gay, Peter Christian Peterson, Finagnon Thierry Dossou, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11118946
    Abstract: A device and a method for fault detection and/or identification of at least one sensor device is described, characterized by a measurement mechanism with at least one high-resolution, A/D converter device for recording at least one electrical signal (A, Iout) at one or more coupling points for the at least one sensor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: MSA Europe GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Lemke
  • Patent number: 11113956
    Abstract: A vehicle-roadway interface for power and data exchange with roadway sensors system used along a road surface for use with at least one vehicle, with the system comprising at least one active vehicle-based adapter removably mounted to the at least one vehicle and a plurality of passive roadway-based beacons affixed to or within the road surface. The system utilizes an innovative transmitted power system that allows the vehicle-based adapter to provide power to each of the roadway beacons whenever the equipped vehicle passes within proximity of the roadway beacon, while the vehicle is normally traveling along the roadway. Each of the roadway-based beacons communicates in real time with the vehicle-based adapter to detect, collect, transmit, and receive information concerning at least temperature conditions, moisture conditions, lane management, traffic management, record-keeping of passing vehicles, and high-fidelity geographic location coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventor: Liam Gunter