Patents by Inventor Rick B. Vilim

Rick B. Vilim 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: 5774379
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring and responding to conditions of an industrial process. Industrial process signals, such as repetitive manufacturing, testing and operational machine signals, are generated by a system. Sensor signals characteristic of the process are generated over a time length and compared to reference signals over the time length. The industrial signals are adjusted over the time length relative to the reference signals, the phase shift of the industrial signals is optimized to the reference signals and the resulting signals output for analysis by systems such as SPRT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Gross, Stephan W. Wegerich, Rick B. Vilim, Andrew M. White