Patents by Inventor Mohamed Rhimi

Mohamed Rhimi 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).

  • Methods for estimating remaining life of a monitored structure
    Patent number: 10571360
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for estimating the remaining life of a structure being monitored by a sensor. The method includes: receiving data from a sensor, where the data is indicative of strain experienced by a structure and is reported as a plurality of cumulative distribution functions; extracting a probability density function from the data received from the sensor; computing a damage index for the structure from parameters of the probability density function, where the damage index is indicative of damage to the structure accumulated over time; and estimating a remaining life of the structure using the damage index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Nizar Lajnef, Mohamed Rhimi
  • Methods For Estimating Remaining Life Of A Monitored Structure
    Publication number: 20180238768
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for estimating the remaining life of a structure being monitored by a sensor. The method includes: receiving data from a sensor, where the data is indicative of strain experienced by a structure and is reported as a plurality of cumulative distribution functions; extracting a probability density function from the data received from the sensor; computing a damage index for the structure from parameters of the probability density function, where the damage index is indicative of damage to the structure accumulated over time; and estimating a remaining life of the structure using the damage index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Nizar LAJNEF, Mohamed RHIMI
  • METHODS FOR ESTIMATING REMAINING LIFE OF A MONITORED STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20140257716
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for estimating the remaining life of a structure being monitored by a sensor. The method includes: receiving data from a sensor, where the data is indicative of strain experienced by a structure and is reported as a plurality of cumulative distribution functions; extracting a probability density function from the data received from the sensor; computing a damage index for the structure from parameters of the probability density function, where the damage index is indicative of damage to the structure accumulated over time; and estimating a remaining life of the structure using the damage index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Nizar Lajnef, Mohamed Rhimi