Patents by Inventor Maurin Lovera

Maurin Lovera 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 and device for controlling a wastewater network
    Patent number: 8660703
    Abstract: A control method for controlling a wastewater network, said network including actuators suitable for influencing the flow rates of water in the network, with the behavior of the actuator depending on setpoints, the method comprising: a step of selecting a rain type from a list of predetermined rain types, as a function of forecast or measured rain; a step of selecting a set of setpoints from a list of predetermined setpoints, as a function of the selected rain type; and a step of sending the setpoints of the selected set of setpoints to said actuators. The method further comprises a step of obtaining first state information representative of the current state of the network, said set of setpoints being selected from the list of predetermined sets of setpoints as a function of the selected rain type and as a function of the first state information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Veolia EAU—Compagnie Generale des Eaux
    Inventors: Benoit Beraud, Maurin Lovera, Mohammad Mourad
  • Method and Device for Controlling a Wastewater Network
    Publication number: 20120065786
    Abstract: A control method for controlling a wastewater network, said network including actuators suitable for influencing the flow rates of water in the network, with the behavior of the actuator depending on setpoints, the method comprising: a step of selecting a rain type from a list of predetermined rain types, as a function of forecast or measured rain; a step of selecting a set of setpoints from a list of predetermined setpoints, as a function of the selected rain type; and a step of sending the setpoints of the selected set of setpoints to said actuators. The method further comprises a step of obtaining first state information representative of the current state of the network, said set of setpoints being selected from the list of predetermined sets of setpoints as a function of the selected rain type and as a function of the first state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: VEOLIA EAU - COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES EAUX
    Inventors: Benoit Beraud, Maurin Lovera, Mohammad Mourad