Patents by Inventor Ghalib A. AL-HASHIM
Ghalib A. AL-HASHIM 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).
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Patent number: 10429825Abstract: A collaborative automation platform and associated method include a fault-tolerant control server hosting one or more virtual controllers, and a fault-tolerant input/output server hosting a virtual input/output system. The collaborative automation platform also includes a master autonomous process interface system connected to the virtual input/output system, via a local area input/output network. The collaborative automation platform also includes a plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems connected to the master autonomous process interface system, wherein each distributed autonomous process interface system is hardwired to a plurality of field instruments. The collaborative automation platform also includes real-time DDS middleware configured for execution with the fault-tolerant control server, the fault-tolerant input/output server, the master autonomous process interface system, and the plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Sadiq M. Sait, Ghalib A. Al-Hashim
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Patent number: 10302254Abstract: A natural gas storage facility for reducing effects of diurnal demand on a natural gas source is disclosed. The natural gas storage facility includes a guard bed system that has a heavy natural gas component storage capacity and that is operable to remove impurities from introduced natural gas, to selectively separate the introduced natural gas into a heavy natural gas component and a light natural gas component, to retain the heavy natural gas component and to release the heavy natural gas component and an adsorption bed system that fluidly couples to the guard bed system, that has a light natural gas component storage capacity, that contains a light natural gas adsorbent that is a microporous material, and that is operable to retain the light natural gas component using the light natural gas adsorbent and to release the light natural gas component from the light natural gas adsorbent.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Yuguo Wang, Cemal Ercan, Mohammed Ghalib Al-Hashim, Anwar H. Al-Khawajah, Rashid M. Othman
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Patent number: 10185311Abstract: Methods and apparatus to design collaborative automation systems based on Data Distribution Service middleware are described, which include a clustered automation platform having one or more control servers connected to a local area control network, and a plurality of self-contained process interface systems configured to receive electrical signals from one or more field instruments and forward resulting data via an uplink to a local area input/output network. The clustered automation platform also includes an input/output processing and inferential modeling server connected to the local area input/output network and configured to process input/output signals of the plurality of self-contained process interface systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Sadiq M. Sait, Ghalib A. Al-Hashim
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Publication number: 20180364688Abstract: A collaborative automation platform and associated method include a fault-tolerant control server hosting one or more virtual controllers, and a fault-tolerant input/output server hosting a virtual input/output system. The collaborative automation platform also includes a master autonomous process interface system connected to the virtual input/output system, via a local area input/output network. The collaborative automation platform also includes a plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems connected to the master autonomous process interface system, wherein each distributed autonomous process interface system is hardwired to a plurality of field instruments. The collaborative automation platform also includes real-time DDS middleware configured for execution with the fault-tolerant control server, the fault-tolerant input/output server, the master autonomous process interface system, and the plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Sadiq M. SAIT, Ghalib A. AL-HASHIM
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Patent number: 10146216Abstract: A collaborative automation platform and associated method include a fault-tolerant control server hosting one or more virtual controllers, and a fault-tolerant input/output server hosting a virtual input/output system. The collaborative automation platform also includes a master autonomous process interface system connected to the virtual input/output system, via a local area input/output network. The collaborative automation platform also includes a plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems connected to the master autonomous process interface system, wherein each distributed autonomous process interface system is hardwired to a plurality of field instruments. The collaborative automation platform also includes real-time DDS middleware configured for execution with the fault-tolerant control server, the fault-tolerant input/output server, the master autonomous process interface system, and the plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Sadiq M. Sait, Ghalib A. Al-Hashim
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Patent number: 10082786Abstract: A collaborative automation platform includes a control server connected to a local area control network, and a plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems. Each distributed autonomous process interface system is configured to receive measurement data from one or more field instruments and forward converted measurement data via an uplink to subscribers. Each distributed autonomous process interface system includes a standalone data distribution system-enabled input/output system and associated hardware for connection to the one or more field instruments. The collaborative automation platform also includes real-time DDS middleware configured to interconnect process control applications of the control server with the plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Sadiq M. Sait, Ghalib A. Al-Hashim
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Patent number: 9874867Abstract: A clustered automation platform includes a plurality of distributed autonomous junction boxes connected to a master autonomous junction box, wherein each of the distributed autonomous junction boxes is configured to connect to one or more process measurement and control devices. The clustered automation platform also includes a fault-tolerant local area Ethernet network configured to interconnect the master autonomous junction box with a fault-tolerant input/output system server and a fault-tolerant control server. The clustered automation platform also includes a plurality of virtual local area networks partitioned from the fault-tolerant local area Ethernet network, a plurality of virtual control modules virtualized from the fault-tolerant control server, and a plurality of virtual operation areas virtualized from the fault-tolerant input/output system server.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Sadiq M. Sait, Ghalib A. Al-Hashim
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Publication number: 20170102691Abstract: A clustered automation platform includes a plurality of distributed autonomous junction boxes connected to a master autonomous junction box, wherein each of the distributed autonomous junction boxes is configured to connect to one or more process measurement and control devices. The clustered automation platform also includes a fault-tolerant local area Ethernet network configured to interconnect the master autonomous junction box with a fault-tolerant input/output system server and a fault-tolerant control server. The clustered automation platform also includes a plurality of virtual local area networks partitioned from the fault-tolerant local area Ethernet network, a plurality of virtual control modules virtualized from the fault-tolerant control server, and a plurality of virtual operation areas virtualized from the fault-tolerant input/output system server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Sadiq M. SAIT, Ghalib A. AL-HASHIM
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Publication number: 20170102690Abstract: Methods and apparatus to design collaborative automation systems based on Data Distribution Service middleware are described, which include a clustered automation platform having one or more control servers connected to a local area control network, and a plurality of self-contained process interface systems configured to receive electrical signals from one or more field instruments and forward resulting data via an uplink to a local area input/output network. The clustered automation platform also includes an input/output processing and inferential modeling server connected to the local area input/output network and configured to process input/output signals of the plurality of self-contained process interface systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Sadiq M. SAIT, Ghalib A. AL-HASHIM
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Publication number: 20170104826Abstract: A collaborative automation platform and associated method include a fault-tolerant control server hosting one or more virtual controllers, and a fault-tolerant input/output server hosting a virtual input/output system. The collaborative automation platform also includes a master autonomous process interface system connected to the virtual input/output system, via a local area input/output network. The collaborative automation platform also includes a plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems connected to the master autonomous process interface system, wherein each distributed autonomous process interface system is hardwired to a plurality of field instruments. The collaborative automation platform also includes real-time DDS middleware configured for execution with the fault-tolerant control server, the fault-tolerant input/output server, the master autonomous process interface system, and the plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Sadiq M. SAIT, Ghalib A. AL-HASHIM
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Publication number: 20170102692Abstract: A collaborative automation platform includes a control server connected to a local area control network, and a plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems. Each distributed autonomous process interface system is configured to receive measurement data from one or more field instruments and forward converted measurement data via an uplink to subscribers. Each distributed autonomous process interface system includes a standalone data distribution system-enabled input/output system and associated hardware for connection to the one or more field instruments. The collaborative automation platform also includes real-time DDS middleware configured to interconnect process control applications of the control server with the plurality of distributed autonomous process interface systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Sadiq M. SAIT, Ghalib A. Al-Hashim
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Patent number: 9562649Abstract: A method of using the natural gas storage facility to reduce the effect of diurnal demand on a natural gas source includes introducing natural gas into the natural gas storage facility, separating the natural gas into a heavy natural gas component and a light natural gas component, and retaining the components during a non-peak period of demand. The natural gas storage facility includes a guard bed system and an adsorption bed system. The method also includes releasing the heavy and light natural gas components, mixing them into a released natural gas component product and introducing it to the natural gas source during a peak period of demand.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Yuguo Wang, Cemal Ercan, Mohammed Ghalib Al-Hashim, Anwar H. Al-Khawajah, Rashid M. Othman
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Publication number: 20160346724Abstract: A natural gas storage facility for reducing effects of diurnal demand on a natural gas source is disclosed. The natural gas storage facility includes a guard bed system that has a heavy natural gas component storage capacity and that is operable to remove impurities from introduced natural gas, to selectively separate the introduced natural gas into a heavy natural gas component and a light natural gas component, to retain the heavy natural gas component and to release the heavy natural gas component and an adsorption bed system that fluidly couples to the guard bed system, that has a light natural gas component storage capacity, that contains a light natural gas adsorbent that is a microporous material, and that is operable to retain the light natural gas component using the light natural gas adsorbent and to release the light natural gas component from the light natural gas adsorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Yuguo Wang, Cemal Ercan, Mohammed Ghalib Al-Hashim, Anwar H. Al-Khawajah, Rashid M. Othman
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Publication number: 20130283854Abstract: A method of using the natural gas storage facility to reduce the effect of diurnal demand on a natural gas source includes introducing natural gas into the natural gas storage facility, separating the natural gas into a heavy natural gas component and a light natural gas component, and retaining the components during a non-peak period of demand. The natural gas storage facility includes a guard bed system and an adsorption bed system. The method also includes releasing the heavy and light natural gas components, mixing them into a released natural gas component product and introducing it to the natural gas source during a peak period of demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Yuguo Wang, Cemal Ercan, Mohammed Ghalib Al-Hashim, Anwar H. Al-Khawajah, Rashid M. Othman