Patents by Inventor Ross Allen Otto

Ross Allen Otto 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: 12000542
    Abstract: A method for operating a pipeline system includes obtaining sensor data of a gas in the pipeline system from sensors of a sensing unit. The method also includes performing a real-time and closed loop control scheme using the sensor data and a material model of the gas to determine one or more control decisions. The method also includes operating one or more controllable pipeline elements to adjust a temperature, a pressure, a flow rate, or a composition of the gas according to the one or more control decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Sensia LLC
    Inventor: Ross Allen Otto
  • Publication number: 20220154889
    Abstract: A method for operating a pipeline system includes obtaining sensor data of a gas in the pipeline system from sensors of a sensing unit. The method also includes performing a real-time and closed loop control scheme using the sensor data and a material model of the gas to determine one or more control decisions. The method also includes operating one or more controllable pipeline elements to adjust a temperature, a pressure, a flow rate, or a composition of the gas according to the one or more control decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Sensia LLC
    Inventor: Ross Allen Otto
  • Publication number: 20220154888
    Abstract: A method for optimizing a pipeline includes determining a mode of optimization and operation for the pipeline. The method also includes obtaining an objective function quantifying a performance variable as a function of one or more control decisions of the pipeline over a future time horizon. The method includes optimizing the objective function subject to one or more constraints to determine control decisions for the pipeline that result in an optimal value of the performance variable. The method includes operating equipment of the pipeline according to the control decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Sensia LLC
    Inventor: Ross Allen Otto