Patents by Inventor Meiling He

Meiling He 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).

  • Publication number: 20250147488
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, via graphical user interface (GUI) of a processing system, a selection of a dataset associated with one or more operations of one or more industrial automation components of an industrial system. The method may also include receiving, via the GUI of the processing system, a set of input variables associated with the dataset, receiving a target variable associated with the dataset, and receiving a model type for analyzing the dataset. The method may also involve determining, via the processing system, a contribution of each of the set of input variables to the target variable based on the model type; and generating, via the processing system, a visualization representative of one or more statistical relationships between each of the set of input variables and the target variable based on the contribution of each of the set of input variables to the target variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Meiling He, Dennis J. Luo, Justice Darko, Ishit Patni, Ankan Chowdhury, Tasha Markovich, Fatime Ly Seymour, Francisco P. Maturana
  • Publication number: 20250147736
    Abstract: An integrated development environment (IDE) for uses a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model to generate industrial control code in accordance with functional requirements provided to the industrial IDE system as natural language prompts. The system's generative AI model leverages both a code repository storing sample control code and a document repository that stores device or software manuals, program instruction manuals, functional specification documents, or other technical documents. These repositories are synchronized by digitizing selected portions of document text from the document repository into control code for storage in the code repository, as well as contextualizing control code from the code repository into text-based documentation for storage in the document repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Francisco P. Maturana, Meiling He, Ankan Chowdhury, Aderiano M da Silva
  • Publication number: 20250147501
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, via a processing system, a selection of a first dataset associated with one or more operations of one or more industrial automation components of an industrial system that may perform a batch operation. The method may involve generating an optimized dataset based on the dataset, receiving a second dataset associated with one or more additional operations of one or more additional industrial automation components of an additional industrial system that may perform an additional batch operation, and determining one or more deviations between the optimized dataset and the second dataset. The method may also involve determining a contribution of each of a set of parameters to the one or more deviations and generating a visualization representative of the contribution of each of a set of parameters to the deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Dennis J. Luo, Meiling He, Justice Darko, Ishit Patni, Fatime Ly Seymour, Francisco P. Maturana
  • Publication number: 20250147737
    Abstract: An integrated development environment (IDE) for uses a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model to generate industrial control code in accordance with functional requirements provided to the industrial IDE system as natural language prompts. The system's generative AI model leverages both a code repository storing sample control code and a document repository that stores device or software manuals, program instruction manuals, functional specification documents, or other technical documents. These repositories are synchronized by digitizing selected portions of document text from the document repository into control code for storage in the code repository, as well as contextualizing control code from the code repository into text-based documentation for storage in the document repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Francisco P. Maturana, Meiling He, Ankan Chowdhury, Aderiano da Silva
  • Publication number: 20250145374
    Abstract: A system for distributing wear on multiple movers in an independent cart system includes a machine learning model executing on a processor. The machine learning model may include models of operation for each of the movers, and the machine learning model is operative to receive multiple inputs for each of the movers. Each of the inputs corresponds to an operating condition for one of the movers as the mover travels along a track for the independent cart system. Each of the inputs are received for each of the movers over multiple runs along the track, and the inputs received generate a training set of data for the movers. A weighting value is determined for each of the movers as a function of the training set of data, where the weighting value corresponds to a level of wear present on each of the movers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Yuhong Huang, Meiling He, Francisco P Maturana, Bijan SayyarRodsari
  • Publication number: 20250147483
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, via a processing system, a request for information associated with an industrial automation system from a user, identifying a prompt associated with the request, and identifying one or more datasets associated with the request based on the prompt and the information. The method may also involve receiving the one or more datasets from one or more data sources, formatting the request and the one or more datasets into a package, and sending the package to a generative artificial intelligence (AI) system. The method may then involve receiving a response from the generative AI system, such that the response may be presented via a display of a human machine interface (HMI) system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Nikhil Ashok Patange, Dennis J. Luo, Ankan Chowdhury, Meiling He, Fatime Ly Seymour, Francisco P. Maturana, Tasha Markovich, Scott M. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20240402697
    Abstract: A non-transitory tangible, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including receiving data associated with industrial equipment, pre-processing the data using pre-processing files associated with a modeling technique to generate pre-processed data, generating training dataset files based on the pre-processed data, and generating a model representative of expected operations of the industrial equipment based on the training dataset files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Meiling He, Ankan Chowdhury, Scott W. Stevens, John Hatzis, Fatime Ly Seymour, Francisco P. Maturana
  • Publication number: 20240402690
    Abstract: A non-transitory tangible, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including receiving data associated with one or more industrial devices of an industrial system, and retrieving one or more pre-processing files and one or more training datasets files associated with a model from a database, wherein the one or more pre-processing files are configured to transform the data, and wherein the one or more training dataset files are representative of one or more operational characteristics of the one or more industrial devices over time. The instructions cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including receiving one or more inputs to modify one or more parameters of the model via a user interface presented via an electronic display, and generating the model based on the training dataset files and the one or more inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Meiling He, Ankan Chowdhury, Scott W. Stevens, John Hatzis, Fatime Ly Seymour, Francisco P. Maturana
  • Publication number: 20240402691
    Abstract: A non-transitory tangible, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including receiving a set of data associated with industrial devices of an industrial system, and retrieving pre-processing files and training datasets files associated with the industrial devices from a database, wherein the pre-processing files are configured to transform the data for generating a model representative of the industrial devices, and wherein the training dataset files are representative of operational characteristics of the industrial devices over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Meiling He, Ankan Chowdhury, Scott W. Stevens, John Hatzis, Fatime Ly Seymour, Francisco P. Maturana
  • Publication number: 20240385611
    Abstract: A method comprises determining that a batch generated in an industrial process (IP) is anomalous at a sample point k during the batch, the batch is ongoing; determining a process variable (PV) of the IP based on a variable contribution of the PV towards the batch being anomalous at the sample point k; determining a recommended value of the PV based on an anomaly metric corresponding to the sample point k of an assessment batch, the assessment batch is created based on sample(s) of the batch at the sample point k and the recommended value of the PV, the anomaly metric corresponding to the sample point k of the assessment batch is determined based on a T2-statistic metric corresponding to the sample point k and a Q-statistic metric corresponding to the sample point k of the assessment batch; and adjusting the IP based on the recommended value of the PV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Francisco P. Maturana, Dennis J. Luo, Justice Darko, Meiling He, Fatime Ly Seymour
  • Publication number: 20240370001
    Abstract: An illustrative method includes a batch analytic system receiving batch data of a batch generated in an industrial process, wherein the batch data includes a set of samples associated with the batch, the batch is complete and has a first batch length, determining a reference batch based on a plurality of non-anomalous batches generated in the industrial process, wherein each non-anomalous batch has a same second batch length, generating a batch representation of the batch based on the batch data of the batch and the reference batch, wherein the batch representation of the batch aligns with the reference batch and has the second batch length associated with the reference batch, and performing an operation using the batch representation of the batch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Meiling He, Justice Darko, Dennis J. Luo, Jay W. Schiele, Fatime Ly Seymour, Francisco P. Maturana
  • Publication number: 20240370007
    Abstract: An illustrative method includes a batch analytic system receiving batch data of a batch generated in an industrial process, wherein the batch data includes K samples collected during the batch and each sample includes J values corresponding to J process variables of the industrial process, applying, for each process variable among the J process variables of the industrial process, a first function to K values of the process variable in the K samples of the batch to determine a first feature value of the process variable for the batch, aggregating first feature values corresponding to the J process variables that are determined for the batch using the first function to form a batch representation of the batch, and performing an operation using the batch representation of the batch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Meiling He, Justice Darko, Dennis J. Luo, Jay W. Schiele, Fatime Ly Seymour, Francisco P. Maturana
  • Publication number: 20240361757
    Abstract: An illustrative method includes an anomaly detection system determining, for a batch generated in an industrial process, a T2-statistic metric and a Q-statistic metric of the batch in a principal component analysis (PCA) model associated with the industrial process, determining an anomaly metric of the batch based on the T2-statistic metric and the Q-statistic metric of the batch in the PCA model, determining that the batch is anomalous based on the anomaly metric of the batch, and performing an operation in response to determining that the batch is anomalous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Dennis J. Luo, Justice Darko, Meiling He, Jay W. Schiele, Fatime Ly Seymour, Francisco P. Maturana
  • Publication number: 20240231342
    Abstract: A digital technology transfer system transforms technology transfer documents to a set of digitized manufacturing procedures and operations documentation. The system can transform a technology transfer document to a hierarchical structured model representing a package, or product to be manufactured, and the process for manufacturing the product. The resulting package model can be integrated into a larger model representing an ecosystem of manufacturing entities and plant facilities by assigning steps of the manufacturing process to one or more selected production lines. To reduce dependency on custom-built parsers for each type of document format, the system integrating both custom and general parsing mechanisms into a scalable parser orchestration engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Francisco P. Maturana, Meiling He, Raja Sekhar Katuri, Dennis J. Luo, Brian Taylor, Sachin Misra, Jay W. Schiele
  • Publication number: 20240231337
    Abstract: A digital technology transfer system transforms technology transfer documents to a set of digitized manufacturing procedures and operations documentation. The system can transform a technology transfer document to a hierarchical structured model representing a package, or product to be manufactured, and the process for manufacturing the product. The resulting package model can be integrated into a larger model representing an ecosystem of manufacturing entities and plant facilities by assigning steps of the manufacturing process to one or more selected production lines. To reduce dependency on custom-built parsers for each type of document format, the system integrating both custom and general parsing mechanisms into a scalable parser orchestration engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Francisco P. Maturana, Meiling He, Raja Sekhar Katuri, Dennis J. Luo, Brian Taylor, Sachin Misra, Jay W. Schiele
  • Publication number: 20240134358
    Abstract: A digital technology transfer system transforms technology transfer documents to a set of digitized manufacturing procedures and operations documentation. The system can transform a technology transfer document to a hierarchical structured model representing a package, or product to be manufactured, and the process for manufacturing the product. The resulting package model can be integrated into a larger model representing an ecosystem of manufacturing entities and plant facilities by assigning steps of the manufacturing process to one or more selected production lines. To reduce dependency on custom-built parsers for each type of document format, the system integrating both custom and general parsing mechanisms into a scalable parser orchestration engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Francisco P. Maturana, Meiling He, Raja Sekhar Katuri, Dennis J. Luo, Brian Taylor, Sachin Misra, Jay W. Schiele
  • Publication number: 20240134362
    Abstract: A digital technology transfer system transforms technology transfer documents to a set of digitized manufacturing procedures and operations documentation. The system can transform a technology transfer document to a hierarchical structured model representing a package, or product to be manufactured, and the process for manufacturing the product. The resulting package model can be integrated into a larger model representing an ecosystem of manufacturing entities and plant facilities by assigning steps of the manufacturing process to one or more selected production lines. To reduce dependency on custom-built parsers for each type of document format, the system integrating both custom and general parsing mechanisms into a scalable parser orchestration engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Francisco P. Maturana, Meiling He, Raja Sekhar Katuri, Dennis J. Luo, Brian Taylor, Sachin Misra, Jay W. Schiele
  • Publication number: 20230237371
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to systems and methods for providing machine learning of supervised and unsupervised data by: receiving a set of industrial data associated with one or more industrial components within an industrial system; generating a classification for each of the set of industrial data using each of a set of models; generating an evaluation value for each of the set of models based on the classifications for each industrial data; and selecting one or more models according to the evaluation values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Meiling He, Francisco P, Maturana, Dennis J. Luo, Robert Nunoo, Jay W. Schiele
  • Patent number: 11293646
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a water storage tank and a gas water heater. The water storage tank includes: a tank body provided with an interface at one end; an adapter provided with a water inlet connector, a water outlet connector, and a waste discharge connector; and a connection pipe installed in the tank body, one end of the connection pipe communicating with the water outlet connector, another end of the connection pipe being spaced apart from an end of the tank body away from the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Kiweon Kim, Guorong Liang, Sheng Liu, Zuan Lu, Guanxian Huang, Xiaowen Du, Meiling He
  • Publication number: 20210341901
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to condition monitoring in industrial environments. More specifically, some embodiments relate to an embedded analytic engine for motor drives that monitors induction motor conditions for potential failures including rotor faults and stator faults. In an embodiment, a condition monitoring module is configured to obtain runtime signal data from a controller within a drive, derive runtime metrics from the runtime signal data based on an induction motor fault condition, provide the runtime metrics as input to a machine learning model constructed to identify a status of the induction motor based on the runtime metrics and output the status, and monitor the induction motor fault condition based on the status of the induction motor output by the machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Robert J. Miklosovic, Meiling He