Patents Examined by Rehana Perveen
  • Patent number: 11656887
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for optimizing choices of control parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Smart Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Reed Willemain, Nelson Seth Hartunian
  • Patent number: 11645431
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes, where the three dimensional (3D) models of the physical structures are produced in accordance with a design criterion that limits a minimum thickness of the generatively designed 3D models, include: obtaining a design space for an object to be manufactured and one or more design criteria including a thickness constraint; iteratively modifying a generatively designed 3D shape of the modeled object in the design space in accordance with the one or more design criteria, including measuring a current thickness for the 3D shape using an overall relationship of a volume of the 3D shape with respect to a surface area of the 3D shape; and providing the generatively designed model for use in manufacturing the physical structure using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi Kumar Burla, Jaesung Eom, Jesus Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11640145
    Abstract: Aiming at insufficient drying seafood on-board caused by hull swings, the present invention involves the establishment of location correction system for processing seafood transportation displaced by wind waves and anti-accumulation drying processing method. This invention employs CFD-DEM method to simulate the state and distribution of the material particles modulated by the deflector angle and wind speed. Finally, the optimized rotation angle of deflector and wind speed are obtained where material particles are equally distributed. Meanwhile, the uniform and fast drying of the marine products in the swinging hull are achieved. This invention shows the great advantages of high efficiency, automation and continuity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yuting Ding, Xuxia Zhou, Shichen Zhu, Zhigang Ke, Long Lin, Yucong Zhang, FangRui Yu, Zhaoyong Lin, Ning Lin, Xia Xu
  • Patent number: 11636247
    Abstract: Three-dimensional master equation modeling for disordered semiconductor devices is provided. Charge transport is modeled as incoherent hopping between localized molecular states, and recombination is modeled as a nearest-neighbor process where an electron at a first location and a hole at a second location can recombine at either the first location or the second location. Here the first and second locations are any pair of nearest neighbor locations. We have found that this nearest neighbor recombination model performs substantially better than the conventional local recombination model where an electron and a hole must be at the same location to recombine. The recombination rate is modeled as a product of a prefactor ?, hopping rates and state occupancies. Importantly, we have found that sufficient simulation accuracy can be obtained by taking ? to be given by an empirically derived analytic expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Simbeyond Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Reinder Coehoorn, Peter Arnold Bobbert, Feilong Liu, Jeroen Cottaar
  • Patent number: 11636238
    Abstract: Model elements of an executable model, representing a physical system, are partitioned into one or more linear portions and one or more nonlinear portions. Simulating behavior of the physical system, by executing the model, includes, for each of multiple simulation time intervals, for a first nonlinear portion, computing a correlation matrix characterizing noise associated with one or more ports of the model. A scattering matrix corresponds to a portion of the physical system represented by the first nonlinear portion without accounting for any noise within the portion of the physical system. The correlation matrix is derived from the scattering matrix based on noise within the portion of the physical system. Noise sources representing noise within the portion of the physical system are identified based on the correlation matrix. At least one characteristic of noise associated with each noise source is computed, and noise characteristics are output at selected ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Alon Ludwig, Ebrahim Mestchian, Pieter Mosterman, Mark Reichelt
  • Patent number: 11635734
    Abstract: The present invention provides an interval error observer-based aircraft engine active fault tolerant control method, and belongs to the technical field of aircraft control. The method comprises: tracking the state and the output of a reference model of an aircraft engine through an error feedback controller; compensating a control system of the aircraft engine having a disturbance signal and actuator and sensor faults through a virtual sensor and a virtual actuator; observing an error between a system with fault of the aircraft engine and the reference model through an interval error observer, and feeding back the error to the error feedback controller; and finally, using a difference between the output of the reference model of the system with fault and the output of the virtual actuator as a control signal to realize active fault tolerant control of the aircraft engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yanhua Ma, Xian Du, Ye Wang, Rui Wang, Ximing Sun
  • Patent number: 11635616
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for simulating circuits that transmit bidirectional signals between some ports using simulators designed originally for electrical circuits and systems, that eliminate the need for different port interfaces. The system and method can be applied to simulate photonic circuits either standalone or integrated with electrical circuits and systems. In one method implemented by the system potential and flow representations, available for example in Verilog-A simulators, are used to create bidirectional signals on a single bus line to transmit optical signals. In another method implemented by the system, the system auto-configures each optical port type as left or right at runtime or during a pre-simulation initialization to allow for bidirectional signals with a single port interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ANSYS LUMERICAL IP, LLC
    Inventors: James Frederick Pond, Zeqin Lu, Adam Robert Reid, Vighen Pacradouni, Jui Feng Chung
  • Patent number: 11630117
    Abstract: A laboratory automation device (10) includes a plurality of device components (14, 16), which are controlled by digital control commands (26). The digital control commands (26) are generated by a controller (20) of the laboratory automation device (10) from assay definition data (38) defining an assay procedure for the laboratory automation device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TECAN TRADING AG
    Inventor: Ronan Leboudec
  • Patent number: 11625507
    Abstract: A process for digitally developing a new fabric and for developing a new fabric based on a physical property of the fabric and rather than a fabric construction. The process comprises selecting a desired physical property of the new fabric and selecting a fabric type. The process also includes using a fabric construction calculator to develop fabric construction parameters for the fabric, wherein the fabric has the desired physical property selected. The desired physical property is a selected softness factor of the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Avinash Bhatnagar, Deanna Brinza, Lalit Toshniwal, Shawna M. Tormondsen
  • Patent number: 11620418
    Abstract: A design engine generates a configuration option that includes a specific arrangement of interconnected mechanical elements adhering to one or more design constraints. Each element within a given configuration option is defined by a set of design variables. The design engine implements a parametric optimizer to optimize the set of design variables associated with each configuration option. For a given configuration option, the parametric optimizer discretizes continuous equations governing the physical dynamics of the configuration. The parametric optimizer then determines the gradient of an objective function based on the discretized equations the gradient of objective and constraint functions based on discrete direct differentiation method or discrete adjoint variable method derived directly from the discretized motion equations. Then, the parametric optimizer traverses a design space where the configuration option resides to reduce improve the objective function, thereby optimizing the design variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.
    Inventors: Mehran Ebrahimi, Adrian Butscher, Hyunmin Cheong, Francesco Iorio
  • Patent number: 11620416
    Abstract: Embodiments determine positioning of a mannequin. One such embodiment begins by determining a frame of a grasping element of a mannequin represented by a computer-aided design (CAD) model and determining a frame of an object to be grasped, where is object is also represented by a CAD model. To continue, degrees of freedom of the mannequin are specified and limits on the specified degrees of freedom are set. In turn, using an inverse kinematic solver, positioning of the mannequin grasping the object is determined based upon: (i) the determined frame of the grasping element, (ii) the determined frame of the object, (iii) the specified degrees of freedom, and (iv) the set limits on the specified degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: DASSAULT SYSTEMES AMERICAS CORP.
    Inventors: Pierre-Olivier Lemieux, Quentin Bourret, Rachid Aissaoui, Nicola Hagemeister
  • Patent number: 11615220
    Abstract: A method implemented by a computer for the real-time simulation of a force and/or of a moment applied to a wing in a fluid flow, wherein the body is previously modelled by at least two scalar and vector point sources of a velocity field, the method including at least one of the steps: assessing at least one element selected among a force and a moment, through a linear function dependent on the main velocity vector, V, of the flow; at least one flow rate, referred to as the scalar mass flow rate, As; and at least one flow rate, referred to as the vector mass flow rate, AR, associated with the sources, on at least one point corresponding to one of the sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE PARIS-SACLAY, FLIGHT TRAINING SOLUTIONS CONSULTING
    Inventors: Dominique Placko, Alain Rivollet, Serge Gourlaouen
  • Patent number: 11614560
    Abstract: A method and system for outputting a state of a physical system using a calibrated model of the physical system, where the calibrated model is used to generate a model prediction. The system includes a plurality of sensors connected to a routing node are used to monitor measured data of the physical system. A first sensor of the plurality of sensors includes a logic module configured to determine an uncertainty quantification, and to combine the uncertainty quantification with the model prediction to output the state of the physical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ernesto Arandia, Fearghal O'Donncha, Eli Michael Dow, Frank Liu, Campbell D Watson
  • Patent number: 11616367
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes a plurality of physical devices and an integration engine. The physical devices include at least a battery and a power inverter operable to charge and discharge the battery. Each of the physical devices stores one or more data points. The integration engine includes a processing circuit having a processor and memory. The memory stores a virtual device network including a plurality of virtual devices and a virtual device manager. Each of the virtual devices includes one or more attributes. The virtual device manager is configured to map the attributes of the virtual devices to corresponding data points stored by the physical devices and update the attributes of the virtual devices in response to detecting changes in value of the corresponding data points stored by the physical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Eric G. Lang, Donald A. Gottschalk
  • Patent number: 11607273
    Abstract: A virtual stent placement apparatus, a virtual stent placement method, and a virtual stent placement program for preventing a stent from blocking a branch of a blood vessel in a case in which the stent is virtually placed in the blood vessel extracted from a medical image are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Futoshi Sakuragi
  • Patent number: 11610037
    Abstract: A system and method for implementing, on one or more processors, a bidirectional link between a design system and a multiphysics modeling system includes establishing via a communications link a connection between the design system and the multiphysics modeling system. Instructions are communicated via the communication link that include commands for generating a geometric representation in the design system based on parameters communicated from the multiphysics modeling system. One or more memory components can be configured to store a design system dynamic link library and a multiphysics modeling system dynamic link library. A controller can be operative to detect an installation of the design system, and implement via the dynamic link libraries, bidirectional communications of instructions between the design system and the multiphysics modeling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Comsol AB
    Inventors: Eduardo Fontes, Lars Langemyr, Jean-Francois Hiller, Svante Littmarck, Nils Malm, Tomas Normark, Björn Sjödin, Daniel Smith
  • Patent number: 11608730
    Abstract: Geologic modeling methods and systems disclosed herein employ an improved simulation gridding technique that optimizes simulation efficiency by balancing the computational burdens associated with remeshing against the performance benefits of doing so. One method embodiment includes: (a) obtaining a geologic model representing a subsurface region as a mesh of cells, at least some of the cells in the mesh having one or more interfaces representing boundaries of subsurface structures including at least one fracture; (b) determining a fracture extension to the at least one fracture; (c) evaluating whether the fracture extension is collocated with, or is proximate to, an existing cell interface, and using the existing cell interface if appropriate or creating a new cell interface if not; and (d) outputting the updated version of the geologic model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Dakshina M. Valiveti, Chandrasekhar A. Srinivas, Vadim Dyadechko
  • Patent number: 11603740
    Abstract: Methods for interpreting pressure transient tests and predicting future production for a well are provided. In one embodiment, a method for predicting future production includes beginning a pressure transient test within a well at a wellsite and obtaining pressure measurements of well fluid during the pressure transient test. The method can also include using the obtained pressure measurements to determine probabilistic estimates of input parameters of a pressure transient reservoir model while continuing the pressure transient test. Future production from the well can then be estimated based on the probabilistic estimates of the input parameters. Other methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Nikita Chugunov, Sukru Sarac, Kirsty Morton, Fikri Kuchuk, Terizhandur S. Ramakrishnan, Stephane Vannuffelen
  • Patent number: 11604909
    Abstract: A computational stratigraphy model may be run for M mini-steps to simulate changes in a subsurface representation across M mini-steps (from 0-th subsurface representation to M-th subsurface representation), with a mini-step corresponding to a mini-time duration. The subsurface representation after individual steps may be characterized by a set of computational stratigraphy model variables. Some or all of the computational stratigraphy model variables from running of the computational stratigraphy model may be provided as input to a machine learning model. The machine learning model may predict changes to the subsurface representation over a step corresponding to a time duration longer than the mini-time duration and output a predicted subsurface representation. The subsurface representation may be updated based on the predicted subsurface representation outputted by the machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Sun, Sebastien B. Strebelle, Ashley D. Harris, Maisha Lara Amaru, Lewis Li
  • Patent number: 11592593
    Abstract: A rock fabric classification for modeling subterranean formation includes receiving petrophysical properties from a core analysis of a core sample from a wellbore, receiving a core description of the core sample, the core description comprising sedimentological properties of the core sample, determining one or more groups of core samples with similar sedimentological properties and similar core descriptions, determining bounds for each of the one or more groups, providing the bounds and an identifier of each of the one or more groups, as input to a model for petrophysical rock typing or saturation modeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Fawwaz M. Alkhaldi