Patents by Inventor R. Matthew Pipke

R. Matthew Pipke 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).

  • Patent number: 7539597
    Abstract: A system for empirically diagnosing a condition of a monitored system. Estimates of monitored parameters from a model of the system provide residual values that can be analyzed for failure mode signature recognition. Residual values can also be tested for alert (non-zero) conditions, and patterns of alerts thus generated are analyzed for failure mode signature patterns. The system employs a similarity operator for signature recognition and also for parameter estimation. Failure modes are empirically determined, and precursor data is automatically analyzed to determine differentiable signatures for failure modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: SmartSignal Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan W. Wegerich, Andre Wolosewicz, R. Matthew Pipke
  • Patent number: 7308385
    Abstract: A system for empirically diagnosing a condition of a monitored system. Estimates of monitored parameters from a model of the system provide residual values that can be analyzed for failure mode signature recognition. Residual values can also be tested for alert (non-zero) conditions, and patterns of alerts thus generated are analyzed for failure mode signature patterns. The system employs a similarity operator for signature recognition and also for parameter estimation. Failure modes are empirically determined, and precursor data is automatically analyzed to determine differentiable signatures for failure modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Inventors: Stephan W. Wegerich, Andre Wolosewicz, R. Matthew Pipke
  • Publication number: 20040260515
    Abstract: In a machine for monitoring an instrumented process or for analyzing one or more signals, an empirical modeling module for modeling non-linearly and linearly correlated signal inputs using a non-linear angular similarity function with variable sensitivity across the range of a signal input. A different angle-based similarity function can be chosen for different inputs for improved sensitivity particular to the behavior of that input. Sections of interest within a range of a signal input can be lensed for particular sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: SMARTSIGNAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephan W. Wegerich, R. Matthew Pipke, Andre Wolosewicz
  • Patent number: 6775641
    Abstract: In a machine for monitoring an instrumented process or for analyzing one or more signals, an empirical modeling module for modeling non-linearly and linearly correlated signal inputs using a non-linear angular similarity function with variable sensitivity across the range of a signal input. A different angle-based similarity function can be chosen for different inputs for improved sensitivity particular to the behavior of that input. Sections of interest within a range of a signal input can be lensed for particular sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: SmartSignal Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan W. Wegerich, R. Matthew Pipke, Andre Wolosewicz
  • Publication number: 20040078171
    Abstract: A system for empirically diagnosing a condition of a monitored system. Estimates of monitored parameters from a model of the system provide residual values that can be analyzed for failure mode signature recognition. Residual values can also be tested for alert (non-zero) conditions, and patterns of alerts thus generated are analyzed for failure mode signature patterns. The system employs a similarity operator for signature recognition and also for parameter estimation. Failure modes are empirically determined, and precursor data is automatically analyzed to determine differentiable signatures for failure modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: SMARTSIGNAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephan W. Wegerich, Andre Wolosewicz, R. Matthew Pipke
  • Publication number: 20030139908
    Abstract: A system for empirically diagnosing a condition of a monitored system. Estimates of monitored parameters from a model of the system provide residual values that can be analyzed for failure mode signature recognition. Residual values can also be tested for alert (non-zero) conditions, and patterns of alerts thus generated are analyzed for failure mode signature patterns. The system employs a similarity operator for signature recognition and also for parameter estimation. Failure modes are empirically determined, and precursor data is automatically analyzed to determine differentiable signatures for failure modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Stephan W. Wegerich, Andre Wolosewicz, R. Matthew Pipke
  • Publication number: 20020091499
    Abstract: In a machine for monitoring an instrumented process or for analyzing one or more signals, an empirical modeling module for modeling non-linearly and linearly correlated signal inputs using a non-linear angular similarity function with variable sensitivity across the range of a signal input. A different angle-based similarity function can be chosen for different inputs for improved sensitivity particular to the behavior of that input. Sections of interest within a range of a signal input can be lensed for particular sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Stephan W. Wegerich, R. Matthew Pipke, Andre Wolosewicz