Patents by Inventor Ian H. Boys

Ian H. Boys 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).

  • Publication number: 20150106073
    Abstract: A system simulates a process entity. Software instructions stored on a memory device and executable by a processor create a plurality of entity type objects that generically represents a type of process entity. Instructions store the plurality of entity type objects in a shared repository. Additionally, instructions enable a plurality of users to access the plurality of entity type objects in the shared repository simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Invensys Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian H. Boys, Douglas Paul Kane, David H. Jerome, Cal Depew
  • Publication number: 20140058710
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system comprises a computer system comprising at least one processor, a thermodynamic state solver application, and a thermodynamic system solver application. When executed by the at least one processor, the thermodynamic state solver application computes a flash equilibrium state solution for each of a plurality of nodes in a thermodynamic network and determines for each of the plurality of nodes at least one sensitivity of a first thermodynamic property with reference to at least one second thermodynamic property. When executed by the at least one processor, the thermodynamic system solver computes a pressure at each of the nodes and flows between the nodes based at least in part on the sensitivities, wherein a result based on the pressures and flows is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Invensys Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Ian H. Boys
  • Patent number: 8615387
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system comprises a computer system comprising at least one processor, a thermodynamic state solver application, and a thermodynamic system solver application. When executed by the at least one processor, the thermodynamic state solver application computes a flash equilibrium state solution for each of a plurality of nodes in a thermodynamic network and determines for each of the plurality of nodes at least one sensitivity of a first thermodynamic property with reference to at least one second thermodynamic property. When executed by the at least one processor, the thermodynamic system solver computes a pressure at each of the nodes and flows between the nodes based at least in part on the sensitivities, wherein a result based on the pressures and flows is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Invensys Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian H. Boys
  • Publication number: 20120259605
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system comprises a computer system comprising at least one processor, a thermodynamic state solver application, and a thermodynamic system solver application. When executed by the at least one processor, the thermodynamic state solver application computes a flash equilibrium state solution for each of a plurality of nodes in a thermodynamic network and determines for each of the plurality of nodes at least one sensitivity of a first thermodynamic property with reference to at least one second thermodynamic property. When executed by the at least one processor, the thermodynamic system solver computes a pressure at each of the nodes and flows between the nodes based at least in part on the sensitivities, wherein a result based on the pressures and flows is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: INVENSYS SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Ian H. Boys
  • Patent number: 8165860
    Abstract: A system for thermodynamic modeling is provided. The system comprises a computer having a processor, a thermodynamic process simulation application, and a thermodynamic equation of state application. When executed by the processor, the thermodynamic equation of state application determines a density root based on a first and second point of departure from an equation of state and based on a first and a second extrapolation equation. The first departure point satisfies the equation ? P ? ? = ? ? P ? + ? . The second departure point satisfies the equation ? ? ( ? P ? ? - R ) + ( 1 - ? ) ? ( ? P ? ? ) ? | dp ? ? 1 = 0. The density root is determined as a pseudo-density in a phase two when the specified pressure is greater than the second departure point pressure and in a phase one when the specified pressure is less than the first departure point pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Invensys Systems, Inc
    Inventors: Gang Xu, David Bluck, David J. Van Peursem, Ian H. Boys
  • Publication number: 20110054871
    Abstract: A system for thermodynamic modeling is provided. The system comprises a computer having a processor, a thermodynamic process simulation application, and a thermodynamic equation of state application. When executed by the processor, the thermodynamic equation of state application determines a density root based on a first and second point of departure from an equation of state and based on a first and a second extrapolation equation. The first departure point satisfies the equation ? P ? ? = ? ? P ? + ? . The second departure point satisfies the equation ? ? ( ? P ? ? - R ) + ( 1 - ? ) ? ( ? P ? ? ) ? | dp ? ? 1 = 0. The density root is determined as a pseudo-density in a phase two when the specified pressure is greater than the second departure point pressure and in a phase one when the specified pressure is less than the first departure point pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: INVENSYS SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Gang Xu, David Bluck, David J. Van Peursem, Ian H. Boys