Patents by Inventor Patrick John THORPE

Patrick John THORPE 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).

  • Process control system and method
    Patent number: 11625010
    Abstract: A process control system for controlling a process including a plurality of sub-processes, the process control system including a plurality of control modules each associated with one of the plurality of sub-processes. At least one of the plurality of control modules includes a model, a communicator, and a controller. The model includes a sub-process model defining a relationship between variables of the associated sub-process, and an inter-sub-process model defining a relationship between a variable of another sub-process and at least one of the variables of the associated sub-process. The communicator communicates with control module associated with the another sub-process to determine an updated value for the variable of the another sub-process. The controller uses the model and the updated value to determine a control signal for adjusting a manipulated variable of the associated sub-process. The process control method is also provided that is performed by the process control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SPIRO CONTROL LTD
    Inventors: Patrick John Thorpe, Shabroz Gill
  • PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200348633
    Abstract: A process control system for controlling a process including a plurality of sub-processes, the process control system including a plurality of control modules each associated with one of the plurality of sub-processes. At least one of the plurality of control modules includes a model, a communicator, and a controller. The model includes a sub-process model defining a relationship between variables of the associated sub-process, and an inter-sub-process model defining a relationship between a variable of another sub-process and at least one of the variables of the associated sub-process. The communicator communicates with control module associated with the another sub-process to determine an updated value for the variable of the another sub-process. The controller uses the model and the updated value to determine a control signal for adjusting a manipulated variable of the associated sub-process. The process control method is also provided that is performed by the process control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick John THORPE, Shabroz GILL