Patents by Inventor Kevin D. Starr

Kevin D. Starr 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).

  • Web production with increased process efficiency
    Patent number: 8790495
    Abstract: A conservation control system is provided for integration with an cross-direction controller on a sheet making machine. The conservation control system receives inputs from the cross-direction controller and accepts and/or modifies the controller commands to a profiler based on desired performance and conservation trade-offs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Q. Tran, Kevin D. Starr, Timothy A. Mast, Timothy F. Murphy
  • Method for Improving Product Roll Quality of a Web Forming Process
    Publication number: 20140142739
    Abstract: An initial setpoint determiner that determines an initial setpoint for controlling a web forming process based on a sensed signal indicative of a characteristic of an output generated by the web forming process, a setpoint adjuster that periodically determines an adjustment signal based on local regional error characteristics of the output generated by the web forming process, and a final setpoint determiner that determines a final setpoint signal that controls the web forming process based on the initial setpoint and the adjustment signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Peter Quang Tran, Gary Fulton Morris, Kevin D. Starr, Robert Horton
  • WEB PRODUCTION WITH INCREASED PROCESS EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20090229777
    Abstract: A conservation control system is provided for integration with an cross-direction controller on a sheet making machine. The conservation control system receives inputs from the cross-direction controller and accepts and/or modifies the controller commands to a profiler based on desired performance and conservation trade-offs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: ABB LTD.
    Inventors: Peter Q. Tran, Kevin D. Starr, Timothy A. Mast, Timothy F. Murphy
  • Method for measuring the control performance provided by an industrial process control system
    Patent number: 6597958
    Abstract: A method for determining the measure of control provided to a process by a control system. The determines process model parameters for a simple and complex model of the process and uses those parameters along with the value of the process variable and the final control element position to predict the off control data. The method also uses the process model parameters to determine the optimal tuning and then forecasts the optimal process performance from the predicted off control data and the determined optimal tuning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: ABB Automation Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin D. Starr