Patents by Inventor Edward Katende

Edward Katende 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).

  • Facility monitoring method
    Patent number: 6993403
    Abstract: A method of monitoring plant performance within a facility in which having averages of cost contributing items such as raw material usage, product recovery, unit production efficiency, power usage and controller error performance are evaluated, statistically weighted to determine an overall performance factor. The overall performance factor applies an instantaneous indication of plant operation. Excursions of individual performance factors diagnose plant problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Solomon A. Dadebo, Edward Katende, Frank J. Klein, III
  • Method for operating a cryogenic plant
    Patent number: 6666049
    Abstract: A method for operating a cryogenic plant using an online real-time monitoring and diagnostic system that continually compares actual versus expected plant key performance indicators, alerts operating personnel to any significant performance shortfall, assists in required diagnostics, and suggests corrective actions, preferably using a top-down diagnostic tree methodology that presents calculated key performance indicators to the operator in a manner which logically flows from plant overview to detailed breakdown by plant area and equipment component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Katende, Amit Gupta, Paul F. Scharf