Patents by Inventor Ingo Meents

Ingo Meents 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).

  • Patent number: 7474998
    Abstract: A method of simulating a production process on the basis of a continuous fluid model with discrete time evolution is described. The method of simulating makes use of assigning production and processing resources of various stations of the fluid model to various fluids with respect to a priority identifier of the fluids. Division of the station resources to various fluids is further based on a momentary amount of the various fluids. Based on the assignment of the station resources to the various fluids, the time evolution of the fluid amounts are determined without having to perform time and resource consuming optimization. Additionally, assignment of station resources can be manually and temporarily modified by a fluid manipulation means allowing for a universal and dynamic modification of the behavior of particular stations without interrupting or affecting the entire simulation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ingo Meents, Horst Zisgen
  • Publication number: 20060047488
    Abstract: A method of simulating a production process on the basis of a continuous fluid model with discrete time evolution is described. The method of simulating makes use of assigning production and processing resources of various stations of the fluid model to various fluids with respect to a priority identifier of the fluids. Division of the station resources to various fluids is further based on a momentary amount of the various fluids. Based on the assignment of the station resources to the various fluids, the time evolution of the fluid amounts are determined without having to perform time and resource consuming optimization. Additionally, assignment of station resources can be manually and temporarily modified by a fluid manipulation means allowing for a universal and dynamic modification of the behavior of particular stations without interrupting or affecting the entire simulation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ingo Meents, Horst Zisgen