Patents by Inventor Douglas M. Laing

Douglas M. Laing 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).

  • System and method for organizing and sharing of process plant design and operations data
    Patent number: 7367018
    Abstract: Computer method and apparatus for managing process and plant engineering data for chemical or other engineering processes across applications. The method and apparatus include a respective class view for each of multiple software applications, a composite class view, a conceptual data model and a resulting consolidated multi-tier data model. The multi-tier data model enables sharing of engineering and other data from the multiple software applications with other process and plant engineering applications and programs. An amalgamator synthesizes the class views, composite views and conceptual data model into the multi-tier data model. In forming the multi-tier data model, there is a one-to-one mapping between an attribute in the class view and composite class view, and a one-to-one mapping between an attribute in the composite class view and a data path in the conceptual data model to corresponding software applications from which the attribute originated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Aspen Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Noble, Douglas M. Laing, Andrew McBrien, Peter Ward
  • System and method for organizing and sharing of process plant design and operations data
    Publication number: 20040133290
    Abstract: Computer method and apparatus for managing process and plant engineering data for chemical or other engineering processes across applications. The method and apparatus include a respective class view for each of multiple software applications, a composite class view, a conceptual data model and a resulting consolidated multi-tier data model. The multi-tier data model enables sharing of engineering and other data from the multiple software applications with other process and plant engineering applications and programs. An amalgamator synthesizes the class views, composite views and conceptual data model into the multi-tier data model. In forming the multi-tier data model, there is a one-to-one mapping between an attribute in the class view and composite class view, and a one-to-one mapping between an attribute in the composite class view and a data path in the conceptual data model to corresponding software applications from which the attribute originated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: Aspen Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Noble, Douglas M. Laing, Andrew McBrien, Peter Ward