Patents by Inventor Ricardo Reis
Ricardo Reis 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).
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Patent number: 11897803Abstract: This Invention Patent application provides a comprehensive program for control of organic and inorganic contaminants from paper production processes and other potentially pollutant industries through the integrated action of three continuous treatment systems, referenced herein as “3WAY”, with a first system aimed at the treatment of process waters for reuse, more specifically “white or clarified water” present in the “wet end” of paper and cellulose machines, allied to a second system based on the use of an adsorbent clay mix equipment that enables treatment of the cellulose pulp in previous phases of the process up to the machine circuit, in addition to a third system that carries out the cleaning of contaminant deposits present in clothing (felts and wires) or other machine parts through application of a heated and pressurized cleaning solution with a high detergency power.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventor: Ricardo Reis De Carvalho
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Publication number: 20220067307Abstract: A system for training multilingual machine translation evaluation models and methods for making and using the same. The system can utilize a multilingual embedding space to leverage information from system inputs, including original source language, at least one machine translation of the original source language and at least one reference translation. The system can improve the accuracy of translation quality predictions by assigning a translation quality score based on the system inputs to be assigned to the machine translation. The translation quality score advantageously can demonstrate value added by using the original source language as an input to machine translation evaluation models.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Ricardo Rei, Craig Stewart, Ana Catarina Farinha, Alon Lavie
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Publication number: 20220058317Abstract: This Invention Patent application refers to a smart process control system for continuous treatment of paper and cellulose machine clothing and parts, in which three machine learning methods are covered, comprising learning and predictive algorithms especially developed for constant evaluation of the knowledge base, aiming at operational optimizations, online monitoring of relevant parameters through use of IoT (Internet of Things) for detection of faults and opportunities, in addition to modeling of ideal operation conditions through directed statistical simulations. The synchronism of this artificial intelligence cycle enables automatic decision making on the best chemical and mechanical strategy for application, aiming at the best possible performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventor: RICARDO REIS DE CARVALHO
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Publication number: 20210238076Abstract: This Invention Patent application provides a comprehensive program for control of organic and inorganic contaminants from paper production processes and other potentially pollutant industries through the integrated action of three continuous treatment systems, referenced herein as “3WAY”, with a first system aimed at the treatment of process waters for reuse, more specifically “white or clarified water” present in the “wet end” of paper and cellulose machines, allied to a second system based on the use of an adsorbent clay mix equipment that enables treatment of the cellulose pulp in previous phases of the process up to the machine circuit, in addition to a third system that carries out the cleaning of contaminant deposits present in clothing (felts and wires) or other machine parts through application of a heated and pressurized cleaning solution with a high detergency power.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventor: RICARDO REIS DE CARVALHO
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Publication number: 20210148051Abstract: This system is intended for paper and cellulose manufacturing process, in order to enable partial or full talc replacement in controlling pitch and stickies, in addition to helping in retention and drainage in paper and cellulose manufacturing processes. The chemical methodology and processes employed herein primarily involve the mix of adsorbent clays such as bentonite and hydrotalcite in the form of a slurry mix, obtained through a thermodynamic equipment called continuous flow shearing chamber (502), which provides delamination in pressure and temperature conditions, able to enhance the exposure of adsorption sites.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventor: Ricardo Reis De Carvalho
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Patent number: 9665680Abstract: A circuit design system includes a simulator that determines an average charging current provided by each current insertion point in a cell and an average charging current along a path in the cell between a reference pin position and a candidate pin position. A candidate pin placement tester updates the average charging current along the path by adding the average charging current of each insertion point to the average charging current along the path to produce an updated average charging current along the path and uses the updated average charging current along the path to determine a time to failure for the cell.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Sachin S. Sapatnekar, Vivek Mishra, Palkesh Jain, Gracieli Posser, Ricardo Reis
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Publication number: 20150347665Abstract: A circuit design system includes a simulator that determines an average charging current provided by each current insertion point in a cell and an average charging current along a path in the cell between a reference pin position and a candidate pin position. A candidate pin placement tester updates the average charging current along the path by adding the average charging current of each insertion point to the average charging current along the path to produce an updated average charging current along the path and uses the updated average charging current along the path to determine a time to failure for the cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Sachin S. Sapatnekar, Vivek Mishra, Palkesh Jain, Gracieli Posser, Ricardo Reis
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Patent number: 8731505Abstract: A tuner system for receiving a plurality of frequency bands includes a low noise amplifier coupled with a band selection filter to select a desired band. The tuner system further includes a complex RF filter to produce a complex RF signal from the selected band. The tuner system includes two double-quadrature converters, the first double-quadrature converter frequency down-converts the complex RF signal to a complex baseband signal. The complex baseband signal passes through a baseband filter that contains two identical lowpass filters for obtaining a baseband in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal. The second double-quadrature converter up-converts the baseband I and Q signals to respective IF I and Q signals that are significantly free of the positive third IF harmonic. The third IF-harmonic free I and Q signals are further processed by a complex bandpass filter. The bandpass filter has a programmable frequency center and a programmable bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.Inventors: Carlos Azeredo Leme, Ricardo Reis
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Publication number: 20130300938Abstract: A tuner system for receiving a plurality of frequency bands includes a low noise amplifier coupled with a band selection filter to select a desired band. The tuner system further includes a complex RF filter to produce a complex RF signal from the selected band. The tuner system includes two double-quadrature converters, the first double-quadrature converter frequency down-converts the complex RF signal to a complex baseband signal. The complex baseband signal passes through a baseband filter that contains two identical lowpass filters for obtaining a baseband in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal. The second double-quadrature converter up-converts the baseband I and Q signals to respective IF I and Q signals that are significantly free of the positive third IF harmonic. The third IF-harmonic free I and Q signals are further processed by a complex bandpass filter. The bandpass filter has a programmable frequency center and a programmable bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Carlos Azeredo Leme, Ricardo Reis
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Patent number: 8515371Abstract: A tuner system for receiving a plurality of frequency bands includes a low noise amplifier coupled with a band selection filter to select a desired band. The tuner system further includes a complex RF filter to produce a complex RF signal from the selected band. The tuner system includes two double-quadrature converters, the first double-quadrature converter frequency down-converts the complex RF signal to a complex baseband signal. The complex baseband signal passes through a baseband filter that contains two identical lowpass filters for obtaining a baseband in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal. The second double-quadrature converter up-converts the baseband I and Q signals to respective IF I and Q signals that are significantly free of the positive third IF harmonic. The third IF-harmonic free I and Q signals are further processed by a complex bandpass filter. The bandpass filter has a programmable frequency center and a programmable bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.Inventors: Carlos Azeredo Leme, Ricardo Reis
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Patent number: 7947061Abstract: A ratcheting tourniquet apparatus having a quick adjustment mechanism for initial tourniquet strap approximation, and a ratcheting assembly for fine, stringent strap adjustment about a limb of a patient. The apparatus provides for quick and easy use, even to the uninitiated. The apparatus provides for sufficient leverage via the ratcheting assembly such that severe tightening of the strap is possible as needed. The apparatus quick adjustment mechanism further provides instant tourniquet release.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Fast-T, LLCInventor: Ricardo A Reis
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Publication number: 20100110307Abstract: A tuner system for receiving a plurality of frequency bands includes a low noise amplifier coupled with a band selection filter to select a desired band. The tuner system further includes a complex RF filter to produce a complex RF signal from the selected band. The tuner system includes two double-quadrature converters, the first double-quadrature converter frequency down-converts the complex RF signal to a complex baseband signal. The complex baseband signal passes through a baseband filter that contains two identical lowpass filters for obtaining a baseband in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal. The second double-quadrature converter up-converts the baseband I and Q signals to respective IF I and Q signals that are significantly free of the positive third IF harmonic. The third IF-harmonic free I and Q signals are further processed by a complex bandpass filter. The bandpass filter has a programmable frequency center and a programmable bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: Synopsys, Inc.Inventors: Carlos Azeredo Leme, Ricardo Reis
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Publication number: 20070159984Abstract: A method of producing a flexible timing-driven routing tree is provided. Two or more target nodes are sorted in accordance with data criticality. A source-sink grid is built from one or more source nodes and the two or more target nodes. An initial routing tree is built comprising the one or more source nodes. A routing tree generation algorithm is executed on the initial routing tree, utilizing the sorted two or more target nodes and the source-sink grid in accordance with a user-defined timing factor to construct a flexible timing-driven routing tree. The user-defined timing factor specifies an extent of isolation for a routing path from a given one of the one or more source nodes to a given one of the two or more target nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Renato Hentschke, Marcelo Johann, Jagannathan Narasimhan, Ricardo Reis