Patents Examined by Manuel L. Barbee
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Patent number: 11599102Abstract: An electronic device and a method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a sensor, a memory, a processor, and a communication interface. The sensor is configured to detected vibrations of a burner system including any component of a burner system. The memory is configured to store the detected vibrations. The processor is configured to record the detected vibrations caused by the burner system at a predetermined time interval. The processor is also configured to generate a report of the recorded vibrations caused by a burner component to indicate the operational status of the burner, wherein the generated report includes at least two recorded vibrations. The communication interface configured to transmit the generated report.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Wyatt Culler, David Kucera, Martin Bragg
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Patent number: 11586195Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that estimates a remaining useful life (RUL) for a fan. During operation, the system receives telemetry data associated with the fan during operation of the critical asset, wherein the telemetry data includes a fan-speed signal. Next, the system uses the telemetry data to construct a historical fan-speed profile, which indicates a cumulative time that the fan has operated in specific ranges of fan speeds. The system then computes an RUL for the fan based on the historical fan-speed profile and empirical time-to-failure (TTF) data, which indicates a TTF for the same type of fan as a function of fan speed. Finally, when the RUL falls below a threshold, the system generates a notification indicating that the fan needs to be replaced.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Kenny C. Gross, Anton A. Bougaev, Aleksey M. Urmanov, David K. McElfresh
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Patent number: 11586181Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLCInventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
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Patent number: 11578834Abstract: Provided is a life evaluating device that evaluates the life of a lubricant in a machine including a motor and a transmission mechanism that is lubricated by the lubricant and transmits power of the motor to a movable unit. The life evaluating device includes a motor-heat-value calculating unit that calculates a motor heat value on the basis of a current value of the motor, a frictional-heat-value calculating unit that calculates a frictional heat value in the transmission mechanism on the basis of rotating speed of the motor and a coefficient of friction of the transmission mechanism, a lubricant-temperature estimating unit that estimates temperature of the lubricant on the basis of the calculated frictional heat value and the calculated motor heat value, and a life estimating unit that estimates the life of the lubricant on the basis of the estimated temperature of the lubricant.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Wei Guo, Hiroshi Nakagawa
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Patent number: 11560165Abstract: A system and method for inspecting a railway track using sensors oriented at an oblique angle relative to a rail vehicle on which the system is traveling. The orientation of the sensors allows for different data to be gathered regarding a particular rail including rail design specifications (gathered based on manufacturer markings detected and analyzed by the system), rail seat abrasion values based on direct measurement of rails from the oblique angle, and other analysis of rail features including joint bars, rail welds, bond wires, rail holes, and broken rails. The use of an air blower, ducts, and one or more air distribution lids over the sensors helps remove debris from blocking the sensors and structured light generators.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Tetra Tech, Inc.Inventor: Darel Mesher
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Patent number: 11559620Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining status of a canister of a topical negative pressure (TNP) system. The method includes the steps of monitoring pressure provided by a pump element of the TNP system, determining at least one characteristic associated with the monitored pressure and determining status of at least one parameter associated with a canister of the TNP system responsive to the determined characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLCInventors: Edward Vernon-Harcourt, Jake Turner, Benjamin Gordon
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Patent number: 11560782Abstract: A system for monitoring conditions in a wellbore includes a sensor assembly and a controller assembly. The sensor assembly attaches to a portion of a casing disposed in the wellbore and includes a sensor module and an inductive module. The sensor module measures conditions in the wellbore and the inductive module forms a wireless communication channel. The inductive module includes a first set of inductive coils and a second set of inductive coils that substantially surround the first set of inductive coils. The controller assembly attaches to a portion of a production tube housed within the casing and includes at least one coil inductively coupled to the inductive module, and communicates signals over the wireless communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventor: Joachim Alexander Pihl
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Methods and systems for detecting detection devices located at energy metering points of natural gas
Patent number: 11562182Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for detecting a detection device located at an energy metering point of natural gas, comprising: obtaining a first detection data set collected by the detection device located at the energy metering point of the natural gas and determining whether the detection device is abnormal based on the first detection data set and a first historical detection data set.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zehua Shao, Haitang Xiang, Yaqiang Quan, Bin Liu -
Patent number: 11551743Abstract: A method of operation in a memory controller is disclosed. The method includes receiving a strobe signal having a first phase relationship with respect to first data propagating on a first data line, and a second phase relationship with respect to second data propagating on a second data line. A first sample signal is generated based on the first phase relationship and a second sample signal is generated based on the second phase relationship. The first data signal is received using a first receiver clocked by the first sample signal. The second data signal is received using a second receiver clocked by the second sample signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Rambus, Inc.Inventor: Scott C. Best
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Patent number: 11552436Abstract: A power control device is contained within a housing and has an electric current sensor configured to measure current passing through an electric outlet during a time period, a proximity sensor configured to detect a distance of an object relative to the electric outlet during the time period, a relay switch that can open or close to stop or conduct current through a circuit in the electric outlet in response to a command, and a wireless network interface in communication with the electric current sensor and the proximity sensor, the wireless network interface configured to transmit and receive data from the current sensor and the proximity sensor, to transmit commands to the relay switch, transmit the data to a computing device, and receive commands from the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Sapient Industries, Inc.Inventor: Samuel M. Parks
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Patent number: 11544169Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for determining usage of an information handling device. One apparatus includes at least one processor and a memory that stores code executable by the at least one processor. The code is executable by the processor to monitor, by use of the at least one processor, a plurality of parameters indicative of a usage of an information handling device. The plurality of parameters is for a plurality of components of the information handling device. The code is executable by the processor to store data corresponding to the plurality of parameters. The code is executable by the processor to compute the usage of the information handling device based on the stored data.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Philip Jakes, Jeremy R. Carlson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, John Weldon Nicholson, Joseph David Plunkett, Kenneth Seethaler
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Patent number: 11526416Abstract: To provide a performance impact evaluation apparatus and a performance impact evaluation method in which it is possible to more accurately evaluate a performance impact caused by software data/process separation. A performance impact evaluation apparatus 1 evaluates a performance impact caused by separating data 2 used in software into an external DB 4. The performance impact evaluation apparatus 1 includes a log acquisition unit 21 configured to acquire a log for recording an access to the external DB 4 and an evaluation unit 22 configured to evaluate the performance impact by using an evaluation expression considering a software structure in addition to characteristics of the data 2, based on the log acquired by the log acquisition unit 21.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventor: Takeshi Yamada
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Patent number: 11520649Abstract: A processor may provide a machine learning model. The machine learning model may have an input and an output. The processor may receive input data. The input data may include log data of a queried storage medium and a queried media drive. The processor may provide the input data to the input of the machine learning model. The processor may determine, from the output of the machine learning model, a predicted failure cause category and a predicted failure probability assigned to the predicted failure cause category. The processor may provide a first prediction to a user.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ole Asmussen, Robert Beiderbeck, Ying Li, Erik Rueger, Markus Schäfer
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Patent number: 11509136Abstract: An example method comprises receiving historical wind turbine failure data and asset data from SCADA systems, receiving first historical sensor data, determining healthy assets of the renewable energy assets by comparing signals to known healthy operating signals, training at least one machine learning model to indicate assets that may potentially fail and to a second set of assets that are operating within a healthy threshold, receiving first current sensor data of a second time period, applying a machine learning model to the current sensor data to generate a first failure prediction a failure and generate a list of assets that are operating within a healthy threshold, comparing the first failure prediction to a trigger criteria, generating and transmitting a first alert if comparing the first failure prediction to the trigger criteria indicates a failure prediction, and updating a list of assets to perform surveillance if within a healthy threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Utopus Insights, Inc.Inventors: Chandramouli Visweswariah, Lars Toghill, Joel Igba, Neil Desai, Younghun Kim, Yajuan Wang
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Patent number: 11500122Abstract: A system can calculate estimated strain data for a fracture in a geological formation at each of a plurality of selected locations detectable by a strain measurement device. The system can receive real strain data from the strain measurement device for the geological formation. The system can perform a linear inversion to determine a probable distribution of fluid volume and hydraulic fracture orientation in the geological formation based on the estimated strain data and real strain data. The system can determine adjustments for a fracturing operation based on the linear inversion.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Eric James Davis, Michel Joseph LeBlanc, John Laureto Maida, Jr.
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Patent number: 11494370Abstract: Latency of in-system test (IST) execution for a hardware component of an in-field (deployed) computing platform may be reduced when a value of a physical operating parameter can be changed without rebooting the computing platform. A test (e.g., patterns or vectors) is executed for varying values of the physical operating parameter (e.g., supply voltage, clock speed, temperature, noise magnitude/duration, operating current, and the like), providing the ability to detect faults in the hardware components.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventors: Sreedhar Narayanaswamy, Shantanu K. Sarangi, Hemalkumar Chandrakant Doshi, Hari Unni Krishnan, Gunaseelan Ponnuvel, Brian Lawrence Smith
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Patent number: 11491892Abstract: A selection apparatus includes an acquirer configured to acquire information of a usage state of at least one reuse component before being reused and a purpose of use of the at least one reused component; and a selector configured to select a reused component suitable for the purpose of use based on the usage state.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Koji Nakanishi
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Patent number: 11487275Abstract: An analyzer includes a preliminary analysis unit that extracts interval data obtained by cutting out time-series data with a predetermined sliding window width, and analyzes simplicity of a change trend of the extracted interval, a data division unit that divides the data into pieces of division data with a sliding window width set based on an analysis result performed by the preliminary analysis unit, a data generation unit that generates combination data which is a text indicating a change trend in the division data based on the division data, and a data analysis unit that analyzes the combination data.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventor: Tomofumi Uwano
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Patent number: 11478200Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving a signal indicative of a blood pressure of a patient and identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a first characteristic of the signal exceeding a first threshold. The method also includes identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a second characteristic of the signal exceeding a second threshold, the first characteristic being different than the second characteristic. The method further includes determining a filtered signal indicative of the blood pressure of the patient by excluding the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion from the signal. The method includes determining a set of mean arterial pressure values based on the filtered signal and determining an autoregulation status of the patient based on the set of mean arterial pressure values.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Andre Antunes, Paul S. Addison, Dean Montgomery
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Patent number: 11480703Abstract: Systems and methods are discussed to image lithological data within the strata beneath the earth surface, including a subterranean object detection system. The system may further comprise a pipeline operable to conduct a working fluid and an instrumented pig operable to travel within the pipeline and operable to image lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline. The instrumented pig may comprise an outer case, a battery coupled to the outer case, a ground imaging unit operable to send a signal to image the lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline and may be operable to receive a reflected signal indicating lithology data, wherein the ground imaging unit may be operably coupled to the battery.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton