Patents by Inventor Jonathan Samuel Tan

Jonathan Samuel Tan 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).

  • Process for determining competing cause event probability and/or system availability during the simultaneous occurrence of multiple events
    Patent number: 6816813
    Abstract: A method for determining the probability of observing an event. The event may occur either alone or in combination with one or more other events. The method may be non-combinatorial in that it does not require a separate calculation for each simultaneously occurring event, thereby significantly reducing computation time for complex systems having multiple events. Further, the method may be numerically reversed to calculate the probability of an event occurring based upon the number of observations. The method is particularly useful for predicting availability, component failure, or the possibility of a false start in production systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Samuel Tan, Oscar Rosen
  • PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPETING CAUSE EVENT PROBABILITY AND/OR SYSTEM AVAILABILITY DURING THE SIMULTANEOUS OCCURRENCE OF MULTIPLE EVENTS
    Publication number: 20040078167
    Abstract: A method for determining the probability of observing an event. The event may occur either alone or in combination with one or more other events. The method may be non-combinatorial in that it does not require a separate calculation for each simultaneously occurring event, thereby significantly reducing computation time for complex systems having multiple events. Further, the method may be numerically reversed to calculate the probability of an event occurring based upon the number of observations. The method is particularly useful for predicting availability, component failure, or the possibility of a false start in production systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Samuel Tan, Oscar Rosen