Patents by Inventor Ma Lixing

Ma Lixing 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 of adaptively controlling paint system
    Patent number: 6701193
    Abstract: A method is provided of adaptively controlling a paint system for painting vehicle bodies. The method includes the steps of obtaining an estimated Jacobian that identifies characteristics of the paint system and using the estimated Jacobian to determine initial conditions to be implemented for the next vehicle body to be painted in the paint system. The method also includes the steps of storing a database of appropriate initial conditions that resulted in satisfactory transient response in a rule-base and using the rule-base at start-up of the paint system or if the paint system fails to be satisfactorily controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Dimitar P. Filev, Danil Valentinovich Prokhorov, Lee Albert Feldkamp, Ma Lixing, Tomas Larsson