Patents by Inventor James Po Kong

James Po Kong 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 system for state encoding
    Patent number: 9035750
    Abstract: A system comprising at least one piece of equipment; a plurality of sensors adapted to measure one or more operating parameters of the equipment; and a signature generator adapted to encode a plurality of data streams from the sensors into an operating signature for the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: James Po Kong
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STATE ENCODING
    Publication number: 20140240095
    Abstract: A system comprising at least one piece of equipment; a plurality of sensors adapted to measure one or more operating parameters of the equipment; and a signature generator adapted to encode a plurality of data streams from the sensors into an operating signature for the equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: James Po KONG
  • Remote monitoring systems and methods
    Patent number: 8749372
    Abstract: A method comprising selecting a piece of equipment to be monitored; selecting a plurality of operating parameters to monitor; calculating a deviation for each of the operating parameters; and calculating a composite index for the piece of equipment based on the deviations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: James Po Kong, Charles Anthony Lickteig, Robert Frank Parchewsky
  • Remote monitoring systems and methods
    Patent number: 8688405
    Abstract: A system for monitoring an industrial process, comprising one or more sensors connected to one or more operating components of the industrial process; a remote monitoring station, comprising a computer and a database; and a connection between the one or more sensors and the remote monitoring station, wherein the remote monitoring station is at least about 100-2500 miles away from the industrial process, for example 500-1000 miles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Michael Edward Cottrell, Chester Bing Dang, Rong Pieter Gul, Wilhelmus Antonius Hardeveld, Brett Richard Alexander Harnish, Kenneth John Innes, James Po Kong, Mark Theodoor Van Latum, Kwi-Cheng Lee, Charles Anthony Lickteig, Robert Frank Parchewsky, Matthew Charles Polley, Wilhelmus Ravesloot, Steven Michael Schultheis, Daniel Dazhang Ying, George Mark Zolkiewski
  • Method and system for state encoding
    Patent number: 8643471
    Abstract: A system including equipment, sensors for measuring the equipment's operating parameters, a signature generator for encoding data streams from the sensors into operating signatures for the equipment, a pattern repository for storing patterns including classified signatures and frequencies, and a signature analyzer for comparing operating signatures to patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: James Po Kong
  • REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120016607
    Abstract: A system for monitoring an industrial process, comprising one or more sensors connected to one or more operating components of the industrial process; a remote monitoring station, comprising a computer and a database; and a connection between the one or more sensors and the remote monitoring station, wherein the remote monitoring station is at least about 100-2500 miles away from the industrial process, for example 500-1000 miles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Edward Cottrell, Chester Bing Dang, Rong Pieter Gul, Wilhelmus Antonius Hardeveld, Brett Richard Alexander Harnish, Kenneth John Innes, James Po Kong, Mark Theodoor Van Latum, Kwi-Cheng Lee, Charles Anthony Lickteig, Robert Frank Parchewsky, Matthew Charles Polley, Wilhelmus Ravesloot, Steven Michael Schultheis, Daniel Dazhang Ying, George Mark Zolkiewski
  • REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100219950
    Abstract: A method comprising selecting a piece of equipment to be monitored; selecting a plurality of operating parameters to monitor; calculating a deviation for each of the operating parameters; and calculating a composite index for the piece of equipment based on the deviations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: James Po Kong, Charles Anthony Lickteig, Robert Frank Parchewsky
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STATE ENCODING
    Publication number: 20100214069
    Abstract: A system comprising at least one piece of equipment; a plurality of sensors adapted to measure one or more operating parameters of the equipment; and a signature generator adapted to encode a plurality of data streams from the sensors into an operating signature for the equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: James Po Kong