Patents by Inventor Mark Hammer
Mark Hammer 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).
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Publication number: 20260134162Abstract: Implementations herein leverage knowledge about historical process automation facilities to automate designing a new process automation facility. A first level design input may be processed to generate a first embedding that encodes design aspect(s) of the requested process automation facility with a degree of detail commensurate with a first level of a hierarchy reflected by design documents typically used to design a process automation facility. The first embedding may be used to find first level reference embeddings that encode design aspects of reference process automation facilities. Second level reference embedding(s) may be identified based on mapping(s) from the selected first level reference embedding(s). Each second level reference embedding may encode design aspect(s) of a respective reference process automation facility with a degree of detail that is commensurate with a second level of the design document hierarchy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2026Publication date: May 14, 2026Inventors: David Emerson, Ichiro Wake, Patrick Clay, Vien Nguyen, Hidenori Sawahara, Mark Hammer
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Patent number: 12524581Abstract: Implementations herein leverage knowledge about historical process automation facilities to automate designing a new process automation facility. A first level design input may be processed to generate a first embedding that encodes design aspect(s) of the requested process automation facility with a degree of detail commensurate with a first level of a hierarchy reflected by design documents typically used to design a process automation facility. The first embedding may be used to find first level reference embeddings that encode design aspects of reference process automation facilities. Second level reference embedding(s) may be identified based on mapping(s) from the selected first level reference embedding(s). Each second level reference embedding may encode design aspect(s) of a respective reference process automation facility with a degree of detail that is commensurate with a second level of the design document hierarchy.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 13, 2026Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: David Emerson, Ichiro Wake, Patrick Clay, Vien Nguyen, Hidenori Sawahara, Mark Hammer
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Patent number: 12481799Abstract: Implementations herein leverage knowledge about historical process automation facilities to automate designing a new process automation facility. A first level design input may be processed to generate a first embedding that encodes design aspect(s) of the requested process automation facility with a degree of detail commensurate with a first level of a hierarchy reflected by design documents typically used to design a process automation facility. The first embedding may be used to find first level reference embeddings that encode design aspects of reference process automation facilities. Second level reference embedding(s) may be identified based on mapping(s) from the selected first level reference embedding(s). Each second level reference embedding may encode design aspect(s) of a respective reference process automation facility with a degree of detail that is commensurate with a second level of the design document hierarchy.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: November 25, 2025Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: David Emerson, Ichiro Wake, Patrick Clay, Vien Nguyen, Hidenori Sawahara, Mark Hammer
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Patent number: 12481798Abstract: Implementations herein leverage knowledge about historical process automation facilities to automate designing a new process automation facility. A first level design input may be processed to generate a first embedding that encodes design aspect(s) of the requested process automation facility with a degree of detail commensurate with a first level of a hierarchy reflected by design documents typically used to design a process automation facility. The first embedding may be used to find first level reference embeddings that encode design aspects of reference process automation facilities. Second level reference embedding(s) may be identified based on mapping(s) from the selected first level reference embedding(s). Each second level reference embedding may encode design aspect(s) of a respective reference process automation facility with a degree of detail that is commensurate with a second level of the design document hierarchy.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: November 25, 2025Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: David Emerson, Ichiro Wake, Patrick Clay, Vien Nguyen, Hidenori Sawahara, Mark Hammer
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Publication number: 20250269006Abstract: Methods are provided for eliciting heterologous immunogenicity against heterologous porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) strains to allow assessment of innate immunity and adaptive immunity. In other aspects are provided methods for determining the efficacy of a vaccine against PRRSV. In still other aspects are provided methods for predicting the efficacy of a vaccine against PRRSV in pigs suspected of having an infection with PRRSV.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2023Publication date: August 28, 2025Inventors: Mark Hammer, Jessica Proctor, Tobias Kaeser
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Publication number: 20250217525Abstract: Implementations herein leverage knowledge about historical process automation facilities to automate designing a new process automation facility. A first level design input may be processed to generate a first embedding that encodes design aspect(s) of the requested process automation facility with a degree of detail commensurate with a first level of a hierarchy reflected by design documents typically used to design a process automation facility. The first embedding may be used to find first level reference embeddings that encode design aspects of reference process automation facilities. Second level reference embedding(s) may be identified based on mapping(s) from the selected first level reference embedding(s). Each second level reference embedding may encode design aspect(s) of a respective reference process automation facility with a degree of detail that is commensurate with a second level of the design document hierarchy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: July 3, 2025Inventors: David Emerson, Ichiro Wake, Patrick Clay, Vien Nguyen, Hidenori Sawahara, Mark Hammer
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Publication number: 20250217526Abstract: Implementations herein leverage knowledge about historical process automation facilities to automate designing a new process automation facility. A first level design input may be processed to generate a first embedding that encodes design aspect(s) of the requested process automation facility with a degree of detail commensurate with a first level of a hierarchy reflected by design documents typically used to design a process automation facility. The first embedding may be used to find first level reference embeddings that encode design aspects of reference process automation facilities. Second level reference embedding(s) may be identified based on mapping(s) from the selected first level reference embedding(s). Each second level reference embedding may encode design aspect(s) of a respective reference process automation facility with a degree of detail that is commensurate with a second level of the design document hierarchy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: July 3, 2025Inventors: David Emerson, Ichiro Wake, Patrick Clay, Vien Nguyen, Hidenori Sawahara, Mark Hammer
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Patent number: 12323339Abstract: Implementations are described herein for automatic deployment of function block application programs (FBAPs) across process automation nodes of a process automation system. In various implementations, one or more constraints associated with execution of a FBAP may be identified. Based on the one or more constraints, a process automation system that includes a plurality of process automation nodes may be analyzed. Based on the analysis, a subset of two or more process automation nodes on which to distributively deploy the FBAP may be selected from the plurality of processing node. In response to selecting the subset, the FBAP may be distributively deployed across the two or more process automation nodes of the subset.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Hidenori Sawahara, Ichiro Wake, Patrick Clay, Vien Nguyen, David Emerson, Mark Hammer
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Publication number: 20230129503Abstract: Implementations herein leverage knowledge about historical process automation facilities to automate designing a new process automation facility. A first level design input may be processed to generate a first embedding that encodes design aspect(s) of the requested process automation facility with a degree of detail commensurate with a first level of a hierarchy reflected by design documents typically used to design a process automation facility. The first embedding may be used to find first level reference embeddings that encode design aspects of reference process automation facilities. Second level reference embedding(s) may be identified based on mapping(s) from the selected first level reference embedding(s). Each second level reference embedding may encode design aspect(s) of a respective reference process automation facility with a degree of detail that is commensurate with a second level of the design document hierarchy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: David Emerson, Ichiro Wake, Patrick Clay, Vien Nguyen, Hidenori Sawahara, Mark Hammer
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Publication number: 20230053594Abstract: Implementations are described herein for automatic deployment of function block application programs (FBAPs) across process automation nodes of a process automation system. In various implementations, one or more constraints associated with execution of a FBAP may be identified. Based on the one or more constraints, a process automation system that includes a plurality of process automation nodes may be analyzed. Based on the analysis, a subset of two or more process automation nodes on which to distributively deploy the FBAP may be selected from the plurality of processing node. In response to selecting the subset, the FBAP may be distributively deployed across the two or more process automation nodes of the subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Hidenori SAWAHARA, Ichiro WAKE, Patrick CLAY, Vien NGUYEN, Dave EMERSON, Mark HAMMER
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Patent number: 10466687Abstract: A method controls a folding box machine having a plurality of machining stations and a plurality of control devices for controlling the quality of folding boxes. Each control device controls different quality features of each folding box, and each control device transmits the result of the control to a control unit. Target values are stored in the control unit in order to classify the control results into results which meet the quality standard and results which do not meet the quality standard, and a folding box is discharged depending on an evaluation. The method advantageously reduces waste.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Masterwork Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wolfgang Diehr, Mark Hammer, Frank Matthias Schmid
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Publication number: 20170293291Abstract: A method controls a folding box machine having a plurality of machining stations and a plurality of control devices for controlling the quality of folding boxes. Each control device controls different quality features of each folding box, and each control device transmits the result of the control to a control unit. Target values are stored in the control unit in order to classify the control results into results which meet the quality standard and results which do not meet the quality standard, and a folding box is discharged depending on an evaluation. The method advantageously reduces waste.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: WOLFGANG DIEHR, MARK HAMMER, FRANK MATTHIAS SCHMID
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Publication number: 20100285451Abstract: Methods and compositions for detecting the sub-cellular localization of a molecule are provided. Aspects of the invention include detecting translocation of a cell-surface receptor to a sub-cellular compartment, e.g., the endosome, using a reduced affinity enzyme complementation reporter system. Also provided are systems and kits for use in practicing embodiments of the methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2007Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Helen M. Blau, Mark Hammer, Tom Wehrman
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Publication number: 20060213649Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly that addresses the thermal cycling problem to increase the durability of the heat exchanger core by fabricating at least the tube next adjacent to each of the reinforcing members with a cross section adjacent each of the headers including a radius having a partial maximum tube strain energy density and fabricating each of the reinforcing members with a connection section adjacent each of the headers having a reinforcement with a partial maximum strain energy density greater than the partial maximum strain energy density of the adjacent tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2005Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Karl Kroetsch, Brian Hartman, Mark Hammer