Patents by Inventor David Alan Paterson

David Alan Paterson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and apparatus of monitoring an evolving system using selected functional nest
    Patent number: 8671065
    Abstract: A method of monitoring an evolving system, the method including the steps of: obtaining a plurality of sensor data streams relating to outputs from sensors monitoring said system, wherein at least one of said sensors monitors a condition of said system, and wherein at least one of said sensors monitors a causal agent for said condition; iteratively constructing a plurality of functional nests, each functional nest being a functional formed from a combination of selected functionals from a basic set of functionals; determining an output data stream for each functional nest by inputting said sensor data streams into said functional nests; selecting a functional nest from said plurality of functional nests based on said output data streams; and using said selected functional nest to monitor said system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ivan Stuart Cole, David Alan Paterson
  • MONITORING METHODS AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100169251
    Abstract: A method of monitoring an evolving system, the method including the steps of: obtaining a plurality of sensor data streams relating to outputs from sensors monitoring said system, wherein at least one of said sensors monitors a condition of said system, and wherein at least one of said sensors monitors a causal agent for said condition; iteratively constructing a plurality of functional nests, each functional nest being a functional formed from a combination of selected functionals from a basic set of functionals; determining an output data stream for each functional nest by inputting said sensor data streams into said functional nests; selecting a functional nest from said plurality of functional nests based on said output data streams; and using said selected functional nest to monitor said system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicants: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH OR, THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Ivan Stuart Cole, David Alan Paterson