Patents by Inventor Paulo SILVA

Paulo SILVA 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: 20240089217
    Abstract: According to embodiments herein e.g. a method performed by an orchestration agent unit for handling a service in a communications network is provided. The orchestration agent unit evaluate a number of intent types of the service based on a performance of one or more performance metrics related to intent of respective intent type when performed in the communications network including a plurality of orchestration agent units. The orchestration agent unit selects an intent type of the service based on the evaluation; and sends to at least one of the plurality of orchestration agent units, an indication indicating the selected intent type of the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Klaus RAIZER, Ricardo da Silva SOUZA, Amadeu Do Nascimento JUNIOR, Jean Paulo MARTINS
  • Publication number: 20230405514
    Abstract: A method for managing a pressure swing adsorption gas treatment unit, the unit having at least N adsorbers, N being a number greater than or equal to 6. Wherein, when a first group and a second group each comprise at least one operational adsorber and at least one defective adsorber. A method including a) shutting down the unit, b) isolating the defective adsorbers from the unit, c) configuring the connections to swap the instrumentation means of the defective adsorber of the first group with the instrumentation means of the operational adsorber of the second group, so that the first group once again, so far as the control device is concerned, comprises n operational adsorbers, and d) setting the control device so that it controls the unit by running the downgraded cycle, excluding the second group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Paulo SILVA, Christian MONEREAU, Jan MATTHYSSEN, Pascal MEERMAN, Luc NELIS
  • Patent number: 11790204
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium on which is stored instructions that may cause the processor to create a 2D reference mesh for an image of a curved visual mark, establish correspondences between finder pattern points in the curved visual mark and points of the 2D reference mesh, and determine a curved 3D mesh having a radius that results in a minimal reprojection error of a projective transform estimated for correspondences between the 2D reference mesh and the curved 3D mesh while the radius remains below a predefined upper limit. The instructions may also cause the processor to sample components of the curved visual mark in elements of the determined curved 3D mesh to form a 2D planar image of the curved visual mark and analyze the 2D planar image of the curved visual mark to read the curved visual mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Lucas Silva Figueiredo, João Marcelo Xavier Natario Teixeira, João Paulo Silva do Monte Lima, Lucas Oliveira Maggi, Thiago de Menezes Chaves, Francisco Paulo Magalhaes Simoes, Lucas Valença Rocha Martins de Albuquerque, Veronica Teichrieb, Lucio Polese Cossio
  • Patent number: 11383953
    Abstract: An elevator group control device may handle load calls for an elevator system having an elevator car, whereby a load call includes a departure floor, a destination floor, load specification data and a time period which the load is to be transported from the departure floor to the destination floor. The allocating may include reserving a particular portion of the floor area of the elevator car for the load during a portion of the time period, based on the load specification data and the particular portion being available to accommodate the load during the portion of the time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Ilja Tauber, Ville Wilkman, Lauri Hautaniemi, Vahid Arabzadeh, Jinze Dou, Showmik Dasgupta, Lucky Ogege Eronmosele, Paulo Silva, Diogo Pinto, Sonia Soeiro, Claudia Barradas Fontes
  • Publication number: 20210303957
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium on which is stored instructions that may cause the processor to create a 2D reference mesh for an image of a curved visual mark, establish correspondences between finder pattern points in the curved visual mark and points of the 2D reference mesh, and determine a curved 3D mesh having a radius that results in a minimal reprojection error of a projective transform estimated for correspondences between the 2D reference mesh and the curved 3D mesh while the radius remains below a predefined upper limit. The instructions may also cause the processor to sample components of the curved visual mark in elements of the determined curved 3D mesh to form a 2D planar image of the curved visual mark and analyze the 2D planar image of the curved visual mark to read the curved visual mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicants: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
    Inventors: Lucas Silva Figueiredo, João Marcelo Xavier Natario Teixeira, João Paulo Silva do Monte Lima, Lucas Oliveira Maggi, Thiago de Menezes Chaves, Francisco Paulo Magalhaes Simoes, Lucas Valença Rocha Martins de Albuquerque, Veronica Teichrieb, Lucio Polese Cossio
  • Patent number: 11079316
    Abstract: A laser spectrometer can be operated for analysis of one or more analytes present in a combustible gas mixture. The spectrometer can include one or more features that enable intrinsically safe operation. In other words, electrical, electronic, thermal, and/or optical energy sources can be limited within an hazardous are of the spectrometer where it is possible for an explosive gas mixture to exist. Methods, systems, articles and the like are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SpectraSensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Benjamin Helbley, Juergen Dessecker, Harald Mueller, Nikolai Fink, William Boyle, Peter Dorn, Paulo Silva
  • Patent number: 10449033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for automated hair transplantation through the well-known extraction technique of capillary units or FUE, comprising the morphological analysis of hair follicles in real-time by means of artificial vision, mapping of points for extraction and implant, simulation of the final result, a system of local anaesthesia, global, simultaneous or in sequential phases, at least one articulated mechanical arm associated with a tool for differentially extracting and implanting hair follicles. The present invention is useful to reduce the time and cost associated with the intervention, improve the quality of the operation and the final result, in terms of capillary density, contemplating the study of cell differentiation of follicles with the required estimate of time required regarding the growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: COSMIKBALANCE LDA
    Inventors: Paulo Silva Ramos, Fatima Cruz Funy Garces, José Almeida Gracio, Abilio Ribeiro Borges, Carlos Madail De Sa Martins
  • Publication number: 20180208429
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method for allocating elevator cars in an elevator system for passenger transport having at least one elevator group with at least one elevator having at least one elevator car, which elevator group is controlled by an elevator group control having a call allocation system to allocate an elevator car to a floor call using destination call control wherein the floor call includes the departure floor as well as the destination floor, whereby the elevator system communicates via a communication means with terminal devices, e.g. mobile devices acting as destination operating panels for the passengers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Ilja TAUBER, Ville WILKMAN, Lauri HAUTANIEMI, Vahid ARABZADEH, Jinze DOU, Showmik DASGUPTA, Lucky Ogege ERONMOSELE, Paulo SILVA, Diogo PINTO, Sonia SOEIRO, Claudia BARRADAS FONTES
  • Patent number: 9895646
    Abstract: A pressure swing adsorption process for producing a gas stream enriched in a compound X from a feed gas stream is provided. The process includes at least 2 adsorbers, with each adsorber being subjected to a pressure cycle having a high pressure and a low pressure. The process includes adsorption at the high pressure with production of the gas stream enriched in compound X, depressurization to the low pressure with production of at least one portion of an elution gas, c) elution at the low pressure, and repressurization to the high pressure. The pressure cycle has a phase time corresponding to the duration of a pressure cycle divided by the number of adsorbers. The pressure of the pressure cycle is modified to keep the phase time of the PSA equal to or within ±5% of the nominal phase time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, SociétéAnonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Christian Monereau, Yann-Pierrick Lemaire, Louis Toulemonde, Paulo Silva
  • Publication number: 20160266034
    Abstract: A laser spectrometer can be operated for analysis of one or more analytes present in a combustible gas mixture. The spectrometer can include one or more features that enable intrinsically safe operation. In other words, electrical, electronic, thermal, and/or optical energy sources can be limited within an hazardous are of the spectrometer where it is possible for an explosive gas mixture to exist. Methods, systems, articles and the like are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Keith Benjamin Helbley, Juergen Dessecker, Harald Mueller, Nikolai Fink, William Boyle, Peter Dorn, Paulo Silva
  • Publication number: 20160250580
    Abstract: A pressure swing adsorption process for producing a gas stream enriched in a compound X from a feed gas stream is provided. The process includes at least 2 adsorbers, with each adsorber being subjected to a pressure cycle having a high pressure and a low pressure. The process includes adsorption at the high pressure with production of the gas stream enriched in compound X, depressurization to the low pressure with production of at least one portion of an elution gas, c) elution at the low pressure by means of the elution gas, and repressurization to the high pressure. The pressure cycle has a phase time corresponding to the duration of a pressure cycle divided by the number of adsorbers. The pressure of the pressure cycle is modified to keep the phase time of the PSA equal to or within ±5% of the nominal phase time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Christian MONEREAU, Yann-Pierrick LEMAIRE, Louis TOULEMONDE, Paulo SILVA
  • Publication number: 20160193035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for automated hair transplantation through the well-known extraction technique of capillary units or FUE, comprising the morphological analysis of hair follicles in real-time by means of artificial vision, mapping of points for extraction and implant, simulation of the final result, a system of local anaesthesia, global, simultaneous or in sequential phases, at least one articulated mechanical arm associated with a tool for differentially extracting and implanting hair follicles. The present invention is useful to reduce the time and cost associated with the intervention, improve the quality of the operation and the final result, in terms of capillary density, contemplating the study of cell differentiation of follicles with the required estimate of time required regarding the growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Paulo SILVA RAMOS, Fatima CRUZ FUNY GARCES, José ALMEIDA GRACIO, Abilio RIBEIRO BORGES, Carlos MADAIL DE SA MARTINS, Carlos Daniel DA SILVA OLIVEIRA, Renato BASTOS FERREIRA