Patents by Inventor Jaime R. Garcia

Jaime R. Garcia 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).

  • Method and apparatus for on-line estimation and forecasting of species concentration during a reaction by measuring electrical conductivity
    Patent number: 8390446
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for on-line measurement and forecasting of a species concentration while a reaction is taking place, based on the measurement of the electrical conductivity of the reacting volume, and using such measurement to evaluate a first mathematical function relating such value to the concentration of the species in the reacting volume. The evaluation of the first mathematical function requires as inputs: electrical conductivity trajectory, time elapsed, and other significant process variables; it generates as outputs the estimated actual species concentration and at least one forecasted concentration value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Fundacion Universidad del Norte
    Inventors: Marco E. Sanjuan, Jaime R. Garcia, Jose D. Posada, Pedro J. Villalba