Patents by Inventor Willem Van Wassenhove

Willem Van Wassenhove 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).

  • Configuration engine for a process simulator
    Patent number: 8983815
    Abstract: A computer modeling apparatus includes an input module enabling user specification of a subject facility design based on limited data. The subject facility design includes design alternatives, and a processor routine coupled to the input module and responsive to the user specification by forming an input data set to a rigorous simulation modeler to model the subject facility design. The rigorous simulation modeler requires input beyond the limited data. The processor routine enables execution of the simulation modeler. The computer modeling apparatus further includes an interface member that enables the production of a rigorous simulation model of the subject facility design from the simulation modeler. The subject facility is one of an oil processing facility, a gas processing facility, an oil and gas separation facility, or a chemical processing facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Aspen Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Bleackley, Willem Van Wassenhove
  • CONFIGURATION ENGINE FOR A PROCESS SIMULATOR
    Publication number: 20110264415
    Abstract: A computer modeling apparatus includes an input module enabling user specification of a subject facility design based on limited data. The subject facility design includes design alternatives, and a processor routine coupled to the input module and responsive to the user specification by forming an input data set to a rigorous simulation modeler to model the subject facility design. The rigorous simulation modeler requires input beyond the limited data. The processor routine enables execution of the simulation modeler. The computer modeling apparatus further includes an interface member that enables the production of a rigorous simulation model of the subject facility design from the simulation modeler. The subject facility is one of an oil processing facility, a gas processing facility, an oil and gas separation facility, or a chemical processing facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Aspen Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Bleackley, Willem Van Wassenhove