Patents by Inventor Weimen Li

Weimen Li 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).

  • Systems and methods of monitoring and controlling an industrial process
    Patent number: 11513496
    Abstract: A method of monitoring and controlling an industrial process includes capturing images of a non-sensible process condition of the industrial process with an image capture device, receiving the images of the non-sensible process condition with a computer system, and converting each image into a corresponding numeric value with a machine learning model stored in and operable by the computer system. The corresponding numeric value is then received and compared to a predetermined numeric value for the non-sensible process condition with a closed-loop controller, and an actuator operates with the closed-loop controller to adjust operation of the industrial process when the corresponding numeric value fails to match the predetermined numeric value or is outside of a defined threshold near the predetermined numeric value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Jitendra V. Kadam, Apostolos T. Georgiou, Kiran R. Sheth, Weimen Li, Onur Onel, Joshua L. Pulsipher
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING AND CONTROLLING AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS
    Publication number: 20210191365
    Abstract: A method of monitoring and controlling an industrial process includes capturing images of a non-sensible process condition of the industrial process with an image capture device, receiving the images of the non-sensible process condition with a computer system, and converting each image into a corresponding numeric value with a machine learning model stored in and operable by the computer system. The corresponding numeric value is then received and compared to a predetermined numeric value for the non-sensible process condition with a closed-loop controller, and an actuator operates with the closed-loop controller to adjust operation of the industrial process when the corresponding numeric value fails to match the predetermined numeric value or is outside of a defined threshold near the predetermined numeric value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Jitendra V. Kadam, Apostolos T. Georgiou, Kiran R. Sheth, Weimen Li, Onur Onel, Joshua L. Pulsipher