Patents by Inventor Rodney Tjoelker

Rodney Tjoelker 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).

  • Methods and framework for constraint-based activity mining (CMAP)
    Patent number: 8046322
    Abstract: A method of mining data to discover activity patterns within the data is described. The method includes receiving data to be mined from at least one data source, determining which of a number of specified interests and constraints are associated with the mining process, selecting corresponding mining agents that combine search algorithms with propagators from the specified constraints, and finding any activity patterns that meet the specified interests and constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Changzhou Wang, Anne Kao, Jai J. Choi, Rodney A. Tjoelker
  • METHODS AND FRAMEWORK FOR CONSTRAINT-BASED ACTIVITY MINING (CMAP)
    Publication number: 20090043766
    Abstract: A method of mining data to discover activity patterns within the data is described. The method includes receiving data to be mined from at least one data source, determining which of a number of specified interests and constraints are associated with the mining process, selecting corresponding mining agents that combine search algorithms with propagators from the specified constraints, and finding any activity patterns that meet the specified interests and constraints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Changzhou Wang, Anne Kao, Jai J. Choi, Rodney A. Tjoelker
  • System, method, and computer program product for fault prediction in vehicle monitoring and reporting system
    Patent number: 7230527
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for predicting failure of a vehicle system or subsystem by using statistical analysis of prior maintenance messages and vehicle failures, such that the predictions of failures may be incorporated into a vehicle monitoring and reporting system. Maintenance message data and vehicle system or subsystem failure data are collected from a central maintenance computer of a vehicle, such as an aircraft. This maintenance message and vehicle system or subsystem failure data are analyzed to discern relationships between maintenance messages and vehicle system or subsystem failures which will enable future failures to be predicted. By predicting future failures, maintenance can be performed in time to prevent the vehicle failure and thereby avoid unnecessary costs and unscheduled interruptions of vehicle operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sabyasachi Basu, William R. Frans, Roman D. Fresnedo, Shuguang Song, Valeria V. Thompson, Rodney A. Tjoelker, Virginia L. Wheway, Ranjan K. Paul, John B. Maggiore
  • System, method, and computer program product for fault prediction in vehicle monitoring and reporting system
    Publication number: 20060097854
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for predicting failure of a vehicle system or subsystem by using statistical analysis of prior maintenance messages and vehicle failures, such that the predictions of failures may be incorporated into a vehicle monitoring and reporting system. Maintenance message data and vehicle system or subsystem failure data are collected from a central maintenance computer of a vehicle, such as an aircraft. This maintenance message and vehicle system or subsystem failure data are analyzed to discern relationships between maintenance messages and vehicle system or subsystem failures which will enable future failures to be predicted. By predicting future failures, maintenance can be performed in time to prevent the vehicle failure and thereby avoid unnecessary costs and unscheduled interruptions of vehicle operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sabyasachi Basu, William Frans, Roman Fresnedo, Shuguang Song, Valeria Thompson, Rodney Tjoelker, Virginia Wheway, Ranjan Paul, John Maggiore