Patents by Inventor Jan JECH

Jan JECH 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: 20240319717
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for improved optimization of operations of a processing plant. In this regard embodiments optimize, at a plantwide level, operations of a processing plant that utilizes rundown blending to optimize target parameter(s) while ensuring that product specifications of volumes of target products to be produced will be met within particular production durations of product runs. Some embodiments project operational constraints for upstream components, such as multiple headers, to achieve such optimal operations based on current properties and volumes of current products in rundown blenders of a processing plant, and product plan data for any number of target products to be produced over a future period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher J. WEBB, Joseph Z. LU, Constantin Marius ANGHELEA, Jan JECH
  • Publication number: 20240036555
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for generating at least one optimized operational parameter associated with a processing plant, such as an oil refinery. Embodiments of the disclosure utilize a multi-horizon optimization process, for example that generates optimized operational parameter(s) based on at least a long-horizon optimized plan and a short-horizon optimized plan. Some embodiments utilize the multiple horizons to generate the optimized operational parameter(s) via different process(es) based on configuration(s) and/or characteristic(s) of a processing plant. The resulting optimized operational parameter(s) enable operation of the processing plant during the immediate term in a manner that is optimized specifically for the processing plant in its particular configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Z. LU, Jan JECH