Patents by Inventor Willem Maas

Willem Maas 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: 10417596
    Abstract: Methods are provided for calculating a reserve value or a risk value for various locations in an environmentally-controlled space such as a data center, and using the reserve value or risk value to allocate environmental maintenance modules and/or load. For example, an influence model can predict a change in a sensor value at a location for a corresponding change in an operation level of an actuator of one of the environmental maintenance modules. Based on the influence model and an operation level of the actuator, a reserve value can be determined for the location. A risk value for the location can be determined using a risk metric that may use the reserve value, a current sensor value at the location, and a threshold sensor value at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Vigilent Corporation
    Inventors: Peter C. Varadi, Willem Maas, Clifford C. Federspiel
  • Publication number: 20170046640
    Abstract: Methods are provided for calculating a reserve value or a risk value for various locations in an environmentally-controlled space such as a data center, and using the reserve value or risk value to allocate environmental maintenance modules and/or load. For example, an influence model can predict a change in a sensor value at a location for a corresponding change in an operation level of an actuator of one of the environmental maintenance modules. Based on the influence model and an operation level of the actuator, a reserve value can be determined for the location. A risk value for the location can be determined using a risk metric that may use the reserve value, a current sensor value at the location, and a threshold sensor value at the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Vigilent Corporation
    Inventors: Peter C. Varadi, Willem Maas, Clifford C. Federspiel
  • Patent number: 4002456
    Abstract: The invention relates to agents for plant-growth promotion which comprise trace elements and which are suited for ultra-low-volume application. The preparations comprise a solution of the chloride of the trace elements and/or boric acid in N-methylpyrrolidon. Furthermore, formamide or acetamide is dissolved in the agent as a nitrogen source. At option, the agent may contain a pesticide or pesticidal preparation, hexylene glycol, isophorone or a vegetable or animal wax or waxy product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1977
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Willem Maas