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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155765 | Estimating relative humidity inside a computer system One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that estimates the relative humidity inside a computer system. During operation, a set of performance parameters of the computer system and an external relative humidity outside of the computer system are mon... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7996096 | Estimation of process control parameters over predefined travel segments A method of determining a segment-specific estimate of a parameter associated with a process control loop includes receiving signal data corresponding to a signal from a process control loop, storing the signal data, partitioning the stored signal data into a plural... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7860586 | Process parameter estimation in controlling emission of a non-particulate pollutant into the air A parameter value estimator is provided for a process performed primarily to control emission of a particular non-particulate pollutant, such as NOx and SO2, into the air. The process has multiple process parameters (MPPs) including a parameter... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7751910 | High-accuracy virtual sensors for computer systems Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that estimates the value of a virtual sensor. The system first samples values for performance metrics using external sensors that are coupled to a system and internal sensors that are built into the system. Next,... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7698004 | APC process control when process parameters are inaccurately measured A controller is provided for directing control of a process performed to control an amount of a pollutant emitted into the air. The process has multiple process parameters (MPPs) The controller includes either a neural network process model or a non-neural network p... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7676285 | Method for monitoring driven machinery A method and system for operating a facility having a plurality of equipment combinations wherein each equipment combination is operating interactively with at least one of another of the plurality of equipment combination is provided. The method includes receiving,... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7668607 | Accurately setting parameters inside integrated circuits using inaccurate external components The control precision of one or more parameters of an integrated circuit (IC), for example the output voltage of a voltage regulator comprised in the IC, may be improved even when using inaccurate components external to the IC. Control of the output voltage, or any ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7640067 | Estimated parameter based control of a process for controlling emission of a pollutant into the air A controller directs a process primarily performed to control emission of a particular pollutant into the air. The process has multiple process parameters (MPPs), including a parameter representing an amount of the particular pollutant. The controller includes eithe... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7536232 | Model predictive control of air pollution control processes A controller for directing operation of an air pollution control system performing a process to control emissions of a pollutant has multiple process parameters (MPPs). One or more of the MPPs is a controllable process parameter (CTPP) and one of the MPPs is an amou... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7522963 | Optimized air pollution control A controller directs operation of an air pollution control (APC) system performing a process to control emissions of a pollutant. The process has multiple process parameters (MPPs), one or more of the MPPs being a controllable process parameters (CTPPs) and one of t... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7444191 | Process model identification in a process control system Disclosed is a method of controlling and managing a process control system having a plurality of control loops. The method includes implementing a plurality of control routines to control operation of the plurality of control loops, respectively. The plurality of co... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444190 | Method for creating a non-linear, stationary or dynamic model of a control variable of a machine A method for creating a non-linear, stationary or dynamic overall model of a control variable of a combustion engine or partial systems thereof is based on simplified partial model functions that are used to determine in a weighted fashion at each desired operating ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440808 | Electronic apparatus, replacement unit, and electronic apparatus control method An electronic apparatus holds identification information for identifying the electronic apparatus. A replacement unit is detachably connected to the electronic apparatus. The replacement unit holds an operation program to controls the electronic apparatus and determ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433743 | Process control using co-ordinate space In a control system for controlling a plant system or process (22), a model based problem is formulated and an explicit control solution is constructed off-line such that a parametric profile (24) is constructed using parametric optimisation techniques... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7415396 | Method and device for monitoring the validity of at least one parameter which is calculated by an anemometeric unit of an aircraft A method and device for monitoring the validity of a parameter calculated by an anemometric unit of an aircraft may employ a first section for taking into account n first data, each dependent on the parameter being monitored and n being greater than or equal to 1. A... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409283 | Control system for plant and internal combustion engine There is provided a control system for a plant and an internal combustion engine, which is capable of enhancing controllability and control accuracy in controlling a plurality of control amounts while eliminating a mutual interaction existing between a plurality of ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7400933 | SISO model predictive controller A method of predictive control for a single input, single output (SISO) system, including modeling the SISO system with model factors, detecting output from the SISO system, estimating a filtered disturbance from the output, determining a steady state target state f... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395158 | Method of screening for disorders of glucose metabolism A method of screening for disorders of glucose metabolism such as impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes allows prevention, or early detection and treatment of diabetic complications such as cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, and other disorders of the major orga... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7347234 | Method for optimizing veneer peeling The invention concerns a method for optimizing the veneer yield in veneer peeling. The contour of the log to be peeled is determined and the peeling axes at the ends of the log are determined by simulating the veneer yield. The desired veneer yield is determined at ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346404 | Data sharing in a process plant A process plant uses an asset utilization expert to collect data or information pertaining to the assets of the process plant from various sources or functional areas of the plant including, for example, the process control functional areas, the maintenance function... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346403 | Pid parameter adjustment device A PID parameter adjustment device includes: a model storage section (1) for storing an equation model to be controlled; a PID controller storage section (2) for storing a control algorithm; a constraint condition storage section (3) for storing ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346432 | Earthquake disaster prevention system An earthquake disaster prevention system having: an estimation section to estimate a size of an earthquake from a P-wave of the earthquake detected by the earthquake detector; a stopping control section to control to stop the motion of the operation device when the ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337023 | Scalable functionality windows in a display unit An agricultural working machine has at least one working unit, a driver's cab; at least one display unit provided in the driver's cab and having a basic electronic viewing screen for showing a plurality of machine and/or crop parameters stored in different functiona... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333919 | Perturbation detection A method for detecting perturbation of a physical system from a reference state associated with a reference parameter (ω0) to a perturbed state associated with a perturbed parameter (ω) includes firstly deriving the reference parameter (ω0).... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7315768 | Remote monitoring and servicing of computer data centers A method of controlling an environmental condition within a building space having a plurality of devices sensitive to an environmental condition. The method includes the steps of: (a) sensing an environmental condition with plurality of monitors, each monitor having... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313588 | Locally executing software agent for retrieving remote content and method for creation and use of the agent A software agent is provided which executes instructions on a local user's computer to retrieve potentially changing information content from remote target sources, including web pages, over a computer network, such as the Internet. Different types of software agent... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7292643 | MIMO TCM with constellation rotation and coordinate swapping At the transmitting end of a multi-input multi-output communication system having at least two transmit antennas and Mr receive antennas, each symbol of a symbol coset is first arranged so that distinct symbols have distinct real and imaginary components ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289857 | Data analysis system and method Data from a monitoring system is analyzed for monitoring characteristics of a dynamic system. Characteristic data in respect of a dynamic system is monitored and provided with at least one known normal state. Characteristic data is received from a monitoring system ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289859 | Method for determining parameter of product design and its supporting system In a method for determining a design parameter in a product design parameter determination supporting system, interaction between product function and design parameter is structured, a design parameter group with reduced interaction is extracted, an experiment desig... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283928 | Computerized method and software for data analysis The computerized method for data analysis is a computerized method for identifying a causal relationship between at least one independent variable and a dependent variable in a set of data representing historical operating parameters of an industrial process. Data r... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272459 | Method, system and medium for controlling manufacture process having multivariate input parameters A method, system, and medium of modeling and/or for controlling a manufacturing process is disclosed. In particular, a method according to embodiments of the present invention includes the step of identifying one or more input parameters. Each input parameter causes... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269481 | Method and apparatus for memory bandwidth thermal budgetting An electronic system includes a device and a controller to the device. The controller is adapted to calculate a temperature estimate of the device and to control access to the device in accordance with the calculated temperature estimate. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266415 | Method of and apparatus for operating working machines A method for operation of a working machine with at least one adjustable operating parameter of at least one working unit of the working machine, includes associating the working machine with a control generator coupled to a control editor for changing the at least ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257451 | Method for creating a linear programming model of an industrial process facility A method for creating a linear programming (LP) model of an industrial process facility is disclosed. The model may be used for interactively simulating and/or optimizing the operation of the facility to facilitate feedstock selection and/or other economic analyses.... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245101 | System and method for monitoring and control The invention provides for the monitoring and control of a system, such as a linear electro-mechanical transducer, e.g. a linear electric motor, particularly when driven in a reciprocating manner. A dynamic model of the linear motor and its load is used to calculate... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242318 | Event detection and transmission system The present invention concerns a data acquisition and transfer device comprising a sensor responsive to change of predetermined nature, and a transmitter for transmitting over the mobile phone network data concerning the occurrence of such a change to a receiver sta... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7233882 | Method and apparatus for monitoring process transitions A method for identifying modes and transitions during plant operation, wherein measured values of process variables are used to evaluate a current state of the process and its sections and subsections. An identified state of the plant is signaled and the plant is mo... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231261 | Method for automatically obtaining an operational sequence of processes and a tool for performing such method In order to automatically calculate an operational sequence of processes that determine an output value from at least one input value, a multitude of processes (P1–P8), whose inputs are provided with at least one of the attributes: input value of the... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228493 | Serving content to a client A method includes scanning content of a web page in which a web component is to be inserted, inferring a profile from the scanned content and serving the web component in the web page according to the profile. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7218974 | Industrial process data acquisition and analysis A method for optimizing an industrial process data is disclosed. The method includes collecting data from a plurality of sensor elements, wherein each sensor element collects data from a portion of the industrial process and verifying the data collected. The method ... | 05/15/2007 |
