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1.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTATION OF DATA STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION IN A FLUID CONVEYANCE ENVIRONMENT

      
Application Number 18525180
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-11-30
First Publication Date 2025-06-05
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

A system for data collection related to a fluid conveyance environment includes a data acquisition circuit comprising inputs and outputs; input sensors to provide sensor data values, coupled to a component in the fluid conveyance environment; and a processor comprising the data acquisition circuit. The processor is configured to determine a data storage profile; responsive to the data storage profile, configure the data acquisition circuit to selectively couple at least one of the inputs to at least one of the outputs; interpret the at least one of the sensor data values; store at least a portion of the at least one of the sensor data values in response to the data storage profile; analyze a set of the sensor data values and determine a data quality parameter; and adjust at least one of the data storage profile and a data collection routine in response to the data quality parameter.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/06 - Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers

2.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEARNING DATA PATTERNS PREDICTIVE OF AN OUTCOME

      
Application Number 18796440
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-07
First Publication Date 2025-05-08
Owner Strong Force loT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

System and methods for learning data patterns predictive of an outcome are described. An example system may include a plurality of input sensors communicatively coupled to a controller; a data collection circuit structured to collect output data from the plurality of input sensors; and a machine learning data analysis circuit structured to receive the output data, learn received output data patterns indicative of an outcome, and learn a preferred input data collection band among a plurality of available input data collection bands. The machine learning data analysis circuit may be structured to learn received output data patterns by being seeded with a model based on industry-specific feedback. The outcome may be at least one of: a reaction rate, a production volume, or a required maintenance.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06F 18/25 - Fusion techniques
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06N 3/126 - Evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • H01B 17/40 - Cementless fittings
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04B 17/40 - MonitoringTesting of relay systems
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

3.

SYSTEM, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A DATA COLLECTION TRAJECTORY FOR CONVEYORS

      
Application Number 18775824
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-07-17
First Publication Date 2025-01-09
Owner Strong Force loT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus for modifying a data collection trajectory for conveyors are described. An example system may include a data acquisition circuit to interpret a plurality of detection values, each corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors communicatively coupled to the data acquisition circuit. The system may further include a data storage circuit to store specifications and anticipated state information for a plurality of conveyor types and an analysis circuit to analyze the plurality of detection values relative to specifications and anticipated state information to determine a conveyor performance parameter. A response circuit may initiate an action in response to the conveyor performance parameter.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06F 18/25 - Fusion techniques
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06N 3/126 - Evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • H01B 17/40 - Cementless fittings
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04B 17/40 - MonitoringTesting of relay systems
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

4.

Systems and methods for processing data collected in an industrial environment using neural networks

      
Application Number 18631146
Grant Number 12282837
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-04-10
First Publication Date 2024-11-28
Grant Date 2025-04-22
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Methods and an expert system for processing a plurality of inputs collected from sensors in an industrial environment are disclosed. A modular neural network, where the expert system uses one type of neural network for recognizing a pattern relating to at least one of: the sensors, components of the industrial environment and a different neural network for self-organizing a data collection activity in the industrial environment is disclosed. A data communication network configured to communicate at least a portion of the plurality of inputs collected from the sensors to storage device is also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
  • G06F 18/25 - Fusion techniques
  • G06N 3/126 - Evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming
  • H01B 17/40 - Cementless fittings
  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • H04B 17/40 - MonitoringTesting of relay systems
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles

5.

NETWORK AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHIPYARD MANUFACTURED AND OCEAN DELIVERED NUCLEAR PLATFORM

      
Application Number 18543260
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-18
First Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor Cella, Charles Howard

Abstract

The systems and methods generally include a nuclear power plant unit assembled in a shipyard from a plurality of structural modules, each of the structural modules having manufactured components for use in power production when moored or fixed to a floor at least one of in and proximal to at least one of an offshore marine environment, a river environment and a coastal marine environment. The nuclear power plant unit is subdivided into at least one arrangement of structural modules that includes an electrical interface for one of transmitting electrical power generated by the nuclear unit and powering a system of the unit, a communications interface for communications internal or external to the unit, a user interface that is configured to permit a user to access a system of the unit, and a network interface for data communications to or from the unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G21D 1/00 - Details of nuclear power plant
  • B63B 35/44 - Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
  • B63B 75/00 - Building or assembling floating offshore structures, e.g. semi-submersible platforms, SPAR platforms or wind turbine platforms
  • G21C 13/02 - Pressure vesselsContainment vesselsContainment in general Details
  • G21D 3/00 - Control of nuclear power plant
  • G21D 3/04 - Safety arrangements

6.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, DEVICES, AND PLATFORMS FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Document Number 03252125
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-16
Open to Public Date 2024-07-25
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Mohr, Henry
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Fortin, Leon Jr.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Rogosin, Nicholas
  • Dobrowitsky, Joshua
  • Bunin, Andrew
  • Vetter, Eric P.
  • Stein, David
  • Hogan, Matthew Allen
  • Cascio, Anthony
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Duffy, Gerald William Jr.
  • Locke, Andrew
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Parenti, Jenna

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

7.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, DEVICES, AND PLATFORMS FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number US2024011604
Publication Number 2024/155584
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-16
Publication Date 2024-07-25
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles, H.
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey, P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald, William
  • Hogan, Matthew, Allen
  • Stein, David
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Dobrowitsky, Joshua
  • Rogosin, Nicholas
  • El-Tahry, Teymour, S.
  • Parenti, Jenna
  • Locke, Andrew
  • Vetter, Eric, P.
  • Bunin, Andrew
  • Mohr, Henry
  • Fortin, Jr., Leon
  • Cascio, Anthony

Abstract

In example embodiments, a method of detecting an anomaly associated with a machine includes recording a data set associated with the machine; determining, by a first machine learning model, a label associated with the data set; determining whether the label is to be reviewed; and responsive to determining that the label is to be reviewed, subjecting the data set and the label to a review, and updating the label based on the review. Alternatively or additionally, in example embodiments, a method of presenting an analysis of a machine included in an industrial facility includes generating a digital twin of the machine; determining at least one property of the digital twin based on a simulation of an operation of the machine; and generating a presentation of the industrial facility that includes a visualization of the digital twin and a visual indicator of the at least one property of the digital twin.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]

8.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA DETECTION AND DISPLAY IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT WITH INTERNET OF THINGS DATA COLLECTION INCLUDING AN ADAPTIVE HEAT MAP

      
Application Number 18240175
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-30
First Publication Date 2024-06-27
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

In some embodiments, a monitoring system for an industrial environment includes a data collector structured to collect data from at least one of a plurality of sensors, an expert system configured to analyze the collected data and generate a corresponding heat map, and a heat map interface to provide the heat map to an AR/VR device, wherein the heat map overlays a view of the underlying sensors, and wherein the data collector is further configured to collect user data, representative of a behavior of the user, from the AR/VR device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06F 18/25 - Fusion techniques
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06N 3/126 - Evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04B 17/40 - MonitoringTesting of relay systems
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

9.

PACKET CODING BASED NETWORK COMMUNICATION

      
Application Number 18514014
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-11-20
First Publication Date 2024-03-14
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John

Abstract

A method for data communication between a first node and a second node over a data path includes estimating a rate at which loss events occur, where a loss event is either an unsuccessful delivery of a single packet to the second data node or an unsuccessful delivery of a plurality of consecutively transmitted packets to the second data node, and sending redundancy messages at the estimate rate at which loss events occur.

IPC Classes  ?

10.

Packet coding based network communication

      
Application Number 18382839
Grant Number 12119934
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-10-23
First Publication Date 2024-02-08
Grant Date 2024-10-15
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John
  • Meng, Chun
  • Blumenthal, Steven

Abstract

A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correctionCoding theory basic assumptionsCoding boundsError probability evaluation methodsChannel modelsSimulation or testing of codes
  • H03M 13/05 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits
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  • H03M 13/37 - Decoding methods or techniques, not specific to the particular type of coding provided for in groups
  • H04L 1/1607 - Details of the supervisory signal
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  • H04L 47/27 - Evaluation or update of window size, e.g. using information derived from acknowledged [ACK] packets

11.

SYSTEMS FOR SELF-ORGANIZING DATA COLLECTION AND STORAGE IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

      
Application Number 18204239
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-31
First Publication Date 2023-12-21
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems for self-organizing data collection and storage in a manufacturing environment are disclosed. A system may include a data collector for handling a plurality of sensor inputs from sensors in the manufacturing system, wherein the plurality of sensor inputs is configured to sense at least one of: an operational mode, a fault mode, a maintenance mode, or a health status of at least one target system. The system may also include a self-organizing system for self-organizing a storage operation of the data, a data collection operation of the sensors, or a selection operation of the plurality of sensor inputs. The self-organizing system may organize a swarm of mobile data collectors to collect data from a plurality of target systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
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  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
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  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
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  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

12.

SYSTEMS FOR SELF-ORGANIZING DATA COLLECTION AND STORAGE IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

      
Application Number 18204254
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-31
First Publication Date 2023-12-14
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems for self-organizing data collection and storage in a manufacturing environment are disclosed. A system may include a data collector for handling a plurality of sensor inputs from sensors in the manufacturing system, wherein the plurality of sensor inputs is configured to sense at least one of: an operational mode, a fault mode, a maintenance mode, or a health status of at least one target system. The system may also include a self-organizing system for self-organizing a storage operation of the data, a data collection operation of the sensors, or a selection operation of the plurality of sensor inputs. The self-organizing system may organize a swarm of mobile data collectors to collect data from a plurality of target systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
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  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
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  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
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  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

13.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS DATA COLLECTION ENVIRONMENT WITH EXPERT SYSTEMS TO PREDICT FAILURES AND SYSTEM STATE FOR SLOW ROTATING COMPONENTS

      
Application Number 18204273
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-31
First Publication Date 2023-12-14
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Methods and systems for a monitoring system for data collection in an industrial environment including a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels connected to data collection points related to machine components, wherein at least one of the plurality of input channels is connected to a data collection point on a rotating machine component; a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of the plurality of input channels; and an expert system analysis circuit structured to analyze the collected data, wherein the expert system analysis circuit determines a failure state for the rotating machine component based on analysis of the plurality of detection values, wherein upon determining the failure state the expert system analysis circuit provides the failure state to a data storage.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
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  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
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  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
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  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
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  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
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  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
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  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
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  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
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  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems

14.

SYSTEMS FOR SELF-ORGANIZING DATA COLLECTION AND STORAGE IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

      
Application Number 18204244
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-31
First Publication Date 2023-11-30
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems for self-organizing data collection and storage in a manufacturing environment are disclosed. A system may include a data collector for handling a plurality of sensor inputs from sensors in the manufacturing system, wherein the plurality of sensor inputs is configured to sense at least one of: an operational mode, a fault mode, a maintenance mode, or a health status of at least one target system. The system may also include a self-organizing system for self-organizing a storage operation of the data, a data collection operation of the sensors, or a selection operation of the plurality of sensor inputs. The self-organizing system may organize a swarm of mobile data collectors to collect data from a plurality of target systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
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  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
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  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
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  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

15.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING USER ACCEPTANCE OF A SMART BAND DATA COLLECTION TEMPLATE FOR DATA COLLECTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT

      
Application Number 18202773
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-26
First Publication Date 2023-09-21
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

A system includes an expert graphical user interface configured to: present a list of reliability measures of an industrial machine, facilitate a selection by a user of a reliability measure from the list of reliability measures, present a representation of a smart band data collection template associated with the reliability measure selected by the user, and a data routing and collection system configured to, in response to a user indication of acceptance of the smart band data collection template, collect data from a plurality of sensors in an industrial environment in response to a data value from one of the plurality of sensors being detected outside of an acceptable range of data values.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

16.

USER INTERFACE FOR INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF INTEREST WITH DISPLAY OF REDUCED DIMENSIONALITY VIEWS

      
Application Number 18081304
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-14
First Publication Date 2023-09-07
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Bliven, Brent
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

User interfaces configured to provide a list of conditions of interest to at least one entity associated with a role type stored within a role taxonomy, and to select a condition of interest in response to a user selection from the list of conditions; and a controller configured to determine a reduced dimensionality view of the data in response to a determined structure in the data and further in response to the selected condition of interest. The reduced dimensionality view a plurality of graphical elements representing mechanical portions of a machine of the industrial environment associated with the condition of interest. The reduced dimensionality view further comprises a plurality of highlighted graphical elements representing sensors from the plurality of input sensors that provided data outside an acceptable range of data. The user interface is further configured to display the reduced dimensionality view.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

17.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A DATA MARKETPLACE IN A FLUID CONVEYANCE DEVICE ENVIRONMENT

      
Application Number 17960688
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-10-05
First Publication Date 2023-08-31
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Methods and systems for a data marketplace in a fluid conveyance device includes a self-organizing data marketplace. The self-organizing data marketplace includes at least one data collector and at least one corresponding fluid conveyance device in an industrial environment, wherein the at least one data collector is structured to collect detection values from the fluid conveyance device; a data storage structured to store a data pool comprising at least a portion of the detection values; a data marketplace structured to self-organize the data pool; and a transaction system structured to interpret a user data request, and to selectively provide a portion of the self-organized data pool to a user in response to the user data request.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters

18.

Method for determining service event of machine from sensor data

      
Application Number 18099121
Grant Number 12140930
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-01-19
First Publication Date 2023-08-31
Grant Date 2024-11-12
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Desai, Mehul
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.

Abstract

A system and method for data collection and frequency analysis with self-organization functionality includes analyzing with a processor a plurality of sensor inputs, sampling with the processor data received from at least one of the plurality of sensor inputs at a first frequency, and self-organizing with the processor a selection operation of the plurality of sensor inputs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring

19.

DATA COLLECTION IN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT WITH ROLE-BASED REPORTING TO RECONFIGURE ROUTE BY WHICH SYSTEM SENDS THE SENSOR DATA

      
Application Number 18081088
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-14
First Publication Date 2023-06-22
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Bliven, Brent
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

Systems for data collection in an industrial environment having a self-sufficient data acquisition box for capturing and analyzing data in an industrial process generally including a data circuit for analyzing a plurality of sensor inputs; and a network control circuit for sending and receiving information related to the plurality of sensor inputs to an external system. The information sent and received by the network control system is based at least in part on a role-based reporting rule and encoded with role-based information that is used by the external system to report the information sent and received to a specified role taxonomy, the system provides sensor data to one or more other systems for data collection, and the data circuit dynamically reconfigures a route by which the system sends the sensor data based on how many devices are requesting the information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

20.

INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS USING STATE VALUE TO ADJUST INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND DETERMINE RELEVANCE WITH ROLE TAXONOMY

      
Application Number 18081352
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-14
First Publication Date 2023-06-22
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Bliven, Brent
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

Methods generally including interpreting at least a subset of the plurality of detection values to determine a state value comprising at least one of a process state or a component state; analyzing a subset of the plurality of detection values and the state value, using at least one of a neural net or an expert system, and providing an adjustment recommendation for the industrial production process, the adjustment recommendation, at least in part, in response to a sensitivity of at least one of the plurality of input channels relative to the state value; adjusting the industrial production process in response to the adjustment recommendation; determining a relevance of the adjustment recommendation to at least one role type stored within a role taxonomy; and reporting the adjustment to the industrial production process to at least one entity associated with the role type stored within the role taxonomy.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

21.

USER INTERFACE FOR INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEM ANALYZING DATA TO DETERMINE STRUCTURES WITH VISUALIZATION OF THOSE STRUCTURES WITH REDUCED DIMENSIONALITY

      
Application Number 18081267
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-14
First Publication Date 2023-06-22
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Bliven, Brent
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

Methods generally including determining a structure in the data; by the controller, determining a relevance of the determined structure in the data to at least one role type stored within a role taxonomy; by the controller, determining a reduced dimensionality view of the data in response to the determined structure in the data. The reduced dimensionality view comprises fewer dimensions than the data from the plurality of input sensors. The reduced dimensionality view further comprises a graphical element representing at least one of: mechanical portions of a machine of the industrial environment, or a sensor from the plurality of input sensors that provided data; and providing the reduced dimensionality view to a user interface that is associated with at least one entity associated with the at least one role type stored within the role taxonomy.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

22.

QUANTUM, BIOLOGICAL, COMPUTER VISION, AND NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number 17940553
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-08
First Publication Date 2023-06-22
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Bliven, Brent

Abstract

Computer-implemented methods for fault diagnosis in an industrial environment generally includes processing the plurality of sensor data values to determine a recognized pattern therefrom; retrieving at least one industrial-environment digital twin corresponding to the industrial environment, the at least one industrial-environment digital twin comprising a plurality of component digital twins, with each of the plurality of component digital twins corresponding to one of the plurality of components in the industrial environment, and wherein the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the plurality of component digital twins are visual digital twins that are configured to be rendered in a visual manner; and rendering the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the at least one respective component digital twin corresponding to the particular component in the client application in response to the received request and based on the operational condition of the particular component.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric

23.

INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS PROVIDING NEURAL NET-BASED ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATION WITH DATA RELEVANT TO ROLE TAXONOMY

      
Application Number 18081324
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-14
First Publication Date 2023-06-15
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Bliven, Brent
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

Data storage structured to store a plurality of detection values relating to aspects of an industrial production process and data relating to at least one role type stored within a role taxonomy; a data analysis circuit structured to interpret at least a subset of the plurality of detection values to determine a state value comprising at least one of a process state or a component state; an optimization circuit structured to analyze a subset of the plurality of detection values and the state value using at least one of a neural net or an expert system to determine a signal effectiveness of at least one of the plurality of input channels relative to the state value, and to provide an adjustment recommendation based, at least in part, on the signal effectiveness; and an analysis response circuit structured to adjust the industrial production process in response to the adjustment recommendation.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

24.

DATA COLLECTION IN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT USING MACHINE LEARNING TO FORECAST FUTURE STATES OF INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT BASED ON NOISE VALUES

      
Application Number 18081218
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-14
First Publication Date 2023-06-15
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Bliven, Brent
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

Method for data collection in an industrial environment generally including receiving, at a switch, data from one or more variable groups of sensor inputs; monitoring the data from the one or more variable groups of sensor inputs; adaptively scheduling data collection at the switch; determining one or more noise values including one of an ambient noise, a local noise, or a vibration noise; using machine learning to forecast a future state of the industrial environment based at least in part on the determined one or more noise values; and reporting the forecasted future state of the industrial environment to an entity associated with a role type stored within a role taxonomy.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

25.

QUANTUM, BIOLOGICAL, COMPUTER VISION, AND NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number 17940497
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-08
First Publication Date 2023-06-08
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Marinkovich, Sava
  • Bliven, Brent
  • Dobrowitsky, Joshua
  • Sharma, Kunal
  • Kell, Brad

Abstract

Computer-implemented methods for fault diagnosis in an industrial environment generally includes processing the plurality of sensor data values to determine a recognized pattern therefrom; retrieving at least one industrial-environment digital twin corresponding to the industrial environment, the at least one industrial-environment digital twin comprising a plurality of component digital twins, with each of the plurality of component digital twins corresponding to one of the plurality of components in the industrial environment, and wherein the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the plurality of component digital twins are visual digital twins that are configured to be rendered in a visual manner; and rendering the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the at least one respective component digital twin corresponding to the particular component in the client application in response to the received request and based on the operational condition of the particular component.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

26.

QUANTUM, BIOLOGICAL, COMPUTER VISION, AND NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number 17940526
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-08
First Publication Date 2023-06-08
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Marinkovich, Sava
  • Bliven, Brent
  • Dobrowitsky, Joshua
  • Sharma, Kunal
  • Kell, Brad

Abstract

Computer-implemented methods for fault diagnosis in an industrial environment generally includes processing the plurality of sensor data values to determine a recognized pattern therefrom; retrieving at least one industrial-environment digital twin corresponding to the industrial environment, the at least one industrial-environment digital twin comprising a plurality of component digital twins, with each of the plurality of component digital twins corresponding to one of the plurality of components in the industrial environment, and wherein the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the plurality of component digital twins are visual digital twins that are configured to be rendered in a visual manner; and rendering the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the at least one respective component digital twin corresponding to the particular component in the client application in response to the received request and based on the operational condition of the particular component.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

27.

PLATFORM FOR FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE IN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS WITH ADAPTIVE EDGE COMPUTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18085736
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-21
First Publication Date 2023-05-04
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.

Abstract

A platform for facilitating development of intelligence in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system generally includes a plurality of distinct data-handling layers having an industrial monitoring systems layer that collects data from or about a plurality of industrial entities in an industrial environment; an industrial entity-oriented data storage systems layer that stores the data collected by the industrial monitoring systems layer; and an adaptive intelligent systems layer that facilitates the coordinated development and deployment of intelligent systems in the IIoT system; wherein the adaptive intelligent systems layer includes an adaptive edge compute management system that adaptively manages edge computation, storage, and processing in the IIoT system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06V 10/764 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using classification, e.g. of video objects
  • G06V 10/77 - Processing image or video features in feature spacesArrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using data integration or data reduction, e.g. principal component analysis [PCA] or independent component analysis [ICA] or self-organising maps [SOM]Blind source separation
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
  • G06V 20/10 - Terrestrial scenes

28.

ADAPTIVE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS LAYER THAT PROVISIONS AVAILABLE COMPUTING RESOURCES IN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18078263
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-09
First Publication Date 2023-04-13
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.

Abstract

A platform for facilitating development of intelligence in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system generally includes a plurality of distinct data-handling layers comprising an industrial monitoring systems layer that collects data from or about a plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system; an industrial entity-oriented data storage systems layer that stores the data collected by the industrial monitoring systems layer; an adaptive intelligent systems layer that provisions available computing resources within the platform; and an industrial management application platform layer that manages the platform in a common application environment.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks

29.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSOR FUSION IN A PRODUCTION LINE ENVIRONMENT

      
Application Number 18073925
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-02
First Publication Date 2023-04-13
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems and methods for data collection in an industrial production system including a plurality of components are disclosed. An example system may include a sensor communication circuit structured to interpret a plurality of data values from a sensed parameter group, the sensed parameter group including a plurality of sensors including a vibration sensor and a temperature sensor, and the plurality of sensors operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of components; a data analysis circuit structured to detect an operating condition of the industrial production system based on detecting that the data values from the vibration sensor indicate a vibration pattern that matches a stored vibration fingerprint together with detecting that the data values from the temperature sensor indicate a change in a temperature; and a response circuit structured to modify a production-related operating parameter of the industrial production system in response to the detected operating condition.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

30.

Methods for self-organizing data collection, distribution and storage in a distribution environment

      
Application Number 18074336
Grant Number 12039426
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-12-02
First Publication Date 2023-04-13
Grant Date 2024-07-16
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems for self-organizing collection and storage in a distribution environment are disclosed. A system may include a data collector for handling a plurality of sensor inputs from sensors in the distribution environment, wherein the sensor inputs sense at least one of an operational mode, a fault mode, a maintenance mode, or a health status of at least one target system selected from a group consisting of a power system, a conveyor system, a robotic transport system, a robotic handling system, a packing system, a cold storage system, a hot storage system, a refrigeration system, a vacuum system, a hauling system, a lifting system, an inspection system, and a suspension system. A system may further include a self-organizing system for: a storage operation of the data, a data collection operation, or a selection operation.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06F 18/25 - Fusion techniques
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
  • G06N 3/126 - Evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming
  • H01B 17/40 - Cementless fittings
  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • H04B 17/40 - MonitoringTesting of relay systems
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles

31.

Systems for self-organizing data collection and storage in a power generation environment

      
Application Number 18074357
Grant Number 12333401
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-12-02
First Publication Date 2023-04-06
Grant Date 2025-06-17
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems for self-organizing data collection and storage in a power generation environment are disclosed. A system may include a data collector for handling a plurality of sensor inputs from sensors in the power generation system, wherein the plurality of sensor inputs is configured to sense at least one of: an operational mode, a fault mode, a maintenance mode, or a health status of at least one target system. The system may also include a self-organizing system for self-organizing a storage operation of the data, a data collection operation of the sensors, or a selection operation of the plurality of sensor inputs. The self-organizing system may organize a swarm of mobile data collectors to collect data from a plurality of target systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
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32.

Systems for self-organizing data collection and storage in a manufacturing environment

      
Application Number 18074361
Grant Number 12333402
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-12-02
First Publication Date 2023-04-06
Grant Date 2025-06-17
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems for self-organizing data collection and storage in a manufacturing environment are disclosed. A system may include a data collector for handling a plurality of sensor inputs from sensors in the manufacturing system, wherein the plurality of sensor inputs is configured to sense at least one of: an operational mode, a fault mode, a maintenance mode, or a health status of at least one target system. The system may also include a self-organizing system for self-organizing a storage operation of the data, a data collection operation of the sensors, or a selection operation of the plurality of sensor inputs. The self-organizing system may organize a swarm of mobile data collectors to collect data from a plurality of target systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
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  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
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  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
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  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles

33.

Systems and methods for learning data patterns predictive of an outcome

      
Application Number 18076494
Grant Number 12099911
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-12-07
First Publication Date 2023-04-06
Grant Date 2024-09-24
Owner Strong Force loT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

System and methods for learning data patterns predictive of an outcome are described. An example system may include a plurality of input sensors communicatively coupled to a controller; a data collection circuit structured to collect output data from the plurality of input sensors; and a machine learning data analysis circuit structured to receive the output data, learn received output data patterns indicative of an outcome, and learn a preferred input data collection band among a plurality of available input data collection bands. The machine learning data analysis circuit may be structured to learn received output data patterns by being seeded with a model based on industry-specific feedback. The outcome may be at least one of: a reaction rate, a production volume, or a required maintenance.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
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  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
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  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
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  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
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  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles

34.

INTELLIGENT VIBRATION DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS

      
Application Number 18072928
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-01
First Publication Date 2023-03-30
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
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35.

Systems for self-organizing data collection and storage in a refining environment

      
Application Number 18074367
Grant Number 12327168
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-12-02
First Publication Date 2023-03-30
Grant Date 2025-06-10
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems for self-organizing data collection and storage in a refining environment are disclosed. An example system may include a swarm of mobile data collectors structured to interpret a plurality of sensor inputs from sensors in the refining environment, wherein the plurality of sensor inputs is configured to sense at least one of: an operational mode, a fault mode, a maintenance mode, or a health status of a plurality of refining system components disposed in the refining environment, and wherein the plurality of refining system components is structured to contribute, in part, to refining of a product. The self-organizing system organizes a swarm of mobile data collectors to collect data from the system components, and at least one of a storage operation of the data, a data collection operation of the sensors, or a selection operation of the plurality of sensor inputs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
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  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
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  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
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  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
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  • G06F 18/25 - Fusion techniques
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  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles

36.

INTELLIGENT VIBRATION DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS

      
Application Number 18072884
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-01
First Publication Date 2023-03-23
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
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  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
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  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
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  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters

37.

INTELLIGENT VIBRATION DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS

      
Application Number 18073037
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-01
First Publication Date 2023-03-23
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters

38.

Multiple-TRX pico base station for providing improved wireless capacity and coverage in a building

      
Application Number 14872846
Grant Number RE049346
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-10-01
First Publication Date 2022-12-27
Grant Date 2022-12-27
Owner STRONG FORCE IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Schmidt, Robert D.
  • Jain, Rahul
  • Schutzer, Mark F.
  • Uyehara, Lance K.
  • Peleg, Gilad
  • O'Connell, John
  • Vardi, Ilan

Abstract

One embodiment is directed to a system for providing wireless coverage and capacity for a public land mobile network within a building. The system comprises a pico base station comprising multiple transceiver units. The pico base station is installed in the building. The system further comprises a plurality of antennas located within the building. The plurality of antennas are located remotely from the pico base station. The pico base station is communicatively coupled to the public land mobile network. The pico base station is communicatively coupled to the plurality of antennas.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A45F 4/06 - Sacks or packs convertible into other articles into beds or mattresses
  • A47C 1/14 - Beach chairs
  • A45C 9/00 - Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use

39.

SENSOR KITS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR MONITORING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS UTILIZING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER

      
Application Number 17685531
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-03
First Publication Date 2022-11-17
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

A sensor kit and associated method configured for monitoring an industrial setting is disclosed. The sensor kit can include an edge device and a plurality of sensors that capture sensor data and transmit the sensor data via a self-configuring sensor kit network. At least one sensor can capture sensor measurements and output instances of sensor data, generate and output reporting packets, and transmit the reporting packets to the edge device via the self-configuring sensor kit network in accordance with a first communication protocol. The edge device receives reporting packets from the plurality of sensors via the self-configuring sensor kit network, generates a data block based on the sensor data, and transmits the data block to one or more node computing devices that collectively store a distributed ledger that is comprised of a plurality of data blocks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G16Y 20/10 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the environment, e.g. temperatureInformation sensed or collected by the things relating to location
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 41/08 - Configuration management of networks or network elements
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04L 67/00 - Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications

40.

QUANTUM, BIOLOGICAL, COMPUTER VISION, AND NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number US2022028083
Publication Number 2022/236064
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-05-06
Publication Date 2022-11-10
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Marinkovich, Sava
  • Bliven, Brent
  • Dobrowitsky, Joshua
  • Sharma, Kunal
  • Kell, Brad

Abstract

Computer-implemented methods for fault diagnosis in an industrial environment generally includes processing the plurality of sensor data values to determine a recognized pattern therefrom; retrieving at least one industrial-environment digital twin corresponding to the industrial environment, the at least one industrial-environment digital twin comprising a plurality of component digital twins, with each of the plurality of component digital twins corresponding to one of the plurality of components in the industrial environment, and wherein the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the plurality of component digital twins are visual digital twins that are configured to be rendered in a visual manner; and rendering the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the at least one respective component digital twin corresponding to the particular component in the client application in response to the received request and based on the operational condition of the particular component.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks

41.

QUANTUM, BIOLOGICAL, COMPUTER VISION, AND NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Document Number 03177620
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-06
Open to Public Date 2022-11-06
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Gerald William, Jr.
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Marinkovich, Sava
  • Bliven, Brent
  • Dobrowitsky, Joshua
  • Sharma, Kunal
  • Kell, Brad

Abstract

Computer-implemented methods for fault diagnosis in an industrial environment generally includes processing the plurality of sensor data values to determine a recognized pattern therefrom; retrieving at least one industrial-environment digital twin corresponding to the industrial environment, the at least one industrial-environment digital twin comprising a plurality of component digital twins, with each of the plurality of component digital twins corresponding to one of the plurality of components in the industrial environment, and wherein the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the plurality of component digital twins are visual digital twins that are configured to be rendered in a visual manner; and rendering the at least one industrial-environment digital twin and the at least one respective component digital twin corresponding to the particular component in the client application in response to the received request and based on the operational condition of the particular component.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01M 13/00 - Testing of machine parts
  • G01R 31/34 - Testing dynamo-electric machines
  • G06F 18/20 - Analysing
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 10/00 - Quantum computing, i.e. information processing based on quantum-mechanical phenomena
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/20 - Administration of product repair or maintenance
  • G06V 10/00 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding
  • G08B 13/196 - Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelengthActuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems using television cameras
  • G08C 15/00 - Arrangements characterised by the use of multiplexing for the transmission of a plurality of signals over a common path
  • G16Y 10/25 - Manufacturing
  • G16Y 40/10 - DetectionMonitoring
  • H04L 43/55 - Testing of service level quality, e.g. simulating service usage

42.

Methods and systems for detection in an industrial Internet of Things data collection environment with intelligent data management for industrial processes including sensors

      
Application Number 17843624
Grant Number 11663442
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-06-17
First Publication Date 2022-10-13
Grant Date 2023-05-30
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

An apparatus, methods and systems for data collection in an industrial environment are disclosed. A monitoring system can include a data collector coupled to a plurality of sensors to collect data, a data storage structured to store a plurality of data collection management plans, a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data, and a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the collected data and select one of the plurality of data collection management plans, wherein the selected one of the plurality of data collection management plans is selected is at least in part based on a data analysis of received data from the plurality of sensors.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/06 - Physical realisation, i.e. hardware implementation of neural networks, neurons or parts of neurons
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • H04B 17/40 - MonitoringTesting of relay systems
  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
  • G06N 3/126 - Evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming
  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles
  • H01B 17/40 - Cementless fittings
  • G06F 18/25 - Fusion techniques

43.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number 17717641
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-11
First Publication Date 2022-07-28
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.

Abstract

The system generally includes a crosspoint switch in the local data collection system having multiple inputs and multiple outputs including a first input connected to the first sensor and a second input connected to the second sensor. The multiple outputs include a first output and a second output configured to be switchable between a condition in which the first output is configured to switch between delivery of the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal and a condition in which there is simultaneous delivery of the first sensor signal from the first output and the second sensor signal from the second output. Each of multiple inputs is configured to be individually assigned to any of the multiple outputs. Unassigned outputs are configured to be switched off producing a high-impedance state. The local data collection system includes multiple data acquisition units each having an onboard card set configured to store calibration information and maintenance history of a data acquisition unit in which the onboard card set is located. The local data collection system is configured to manage data collection bands.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • G05B 11/32 - Automatic controllers electric with inputs from more than one sensing elementAutomatic controllers electric with outputs to more than one correcting element
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 67/10 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04L 67/125 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks involving control of end-device applications over a network
  • H04Q 9/00 - Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 84/18 - Self-organising networks, e.g. ad hoc networks or sensor networks
  • G01H 1/00 - Measuring vibrations in solids by using direct conduction to the detector

44.

System, methods and apparatus for modifying a data collection trajectory for conveyors

      
Application Number 17711410
Grant Number 12079701
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-01
First Publication Date 2022-07-21
Grant Date 2024-09-03
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus for modifying a data collection trajectory for conveyors are described. An example system may include a data acquisition circuit to interpret a plurality of detection values, each corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors communicatively coupled to the data acquisition circuit. The system may further include a data storage circuit to store specifications and anticipated state information for a plurality of conveyor types and an analysis circuit to analyze the plurality of detection values relative to specifications and anticipated state information to determine a conveyor performance parameter. A response circuit may initiate an action in response to the conveyor performance parameter.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
  • G06F 18/25 - Fusion techniques
  • G06N 3/126 - Evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming
  • H01B 17/40 - Cementless fittings
  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • H04B 17/40 - MonitoringTesting of relay systems
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles

45.

System, methods and apparatus for modifying a data collection trajectory for centrifuges

      
Application Number 17711436
Grant Number 11797821
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-01
First Publication Date 2022-07-14
Grant Date 2023-10-24
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus for modifying a data collection trajectory for centrifuges are described. An example system may include a data acquisition circuit to interpret a plurality of detection values, each corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors communicatively coupled to the data acquisition circuit. The system may further include a data storage circuit to store specifications and anticipated state information for a plurality of centrifuge types and an analysis circuit to analyze the plurality of detection values relative to specifications and anticipated state information to determine a centrifuge performance parameter. A response circuit may initiate an action in response to the centrifuge performance parameter.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • H04B 17/40 - MonitoringTesting of relay systems
  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
  • G06N 3/126 - Evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming
  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles
  • G06F 18/25 - Fusion techniques

46.

Methods and systems for the industrial internet of things

      
Application Number 17692708
Grant Number 12259711
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-03-11
First Publication Date 2022-06-23
Grant Date 2025-03-25
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Desai, Mehul
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John
  • Blumenthal, Steven
  • Meng, Chun

Abstract

An example monitoring system for data collection includes a data collector including a plurality of sensor. The system includes a data storage to store a collector route template for the plurality of sensors with a sensor collection routine defining how the plurality of sensors. The system includes a data acquisition and analysis circuit to receive detection signals and evaluate the detection values with respect to a rule, and further, based on the evaluation of the detection values with respect to the rule, to modify the sensor collection routine.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06N 3/042 - Knowledge-based neural networksLogical representations of neural networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning

47.

Systems for monitoring and managing industrial settings

      
Application Number 17685489
Grant Number 12353181
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-03-03
First Publication Date 2022-06-16
Grant Date 2025-07-08
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

A system can include a backend system and a sensor kit configured to monitor an industrial setting. The sensor kit can include an edge device and a plurality of sensors that capture sensor data and transmit the sensor data via a self-configuring sensor kit network. At least one sensor can capture sensor measurements and output instances of sensor data, generate and output reporting packets, and transmit the reporting packets to the edge device via the self-configuring sensor kit network in accordance with a first communication protocol. The edge device receives reporting packets from the plurality of sensors via the self-configuring sensor kit network and transmits sensor kit packets to the backend system via a public network. The backend system can include a processing system and a storage system, where the processing system performs backend operations on the sensor data and the storage systems stores the sensor data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G16Y 20/10 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the environment, e.g. temperatureInformation sensed or collected by the things relating to location
  • H04L 41/08 - Configuration management of networks or network elements
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence
  • H04L 67/00 - Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04N 19/136 - Incoming video signal characteristics or properties
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • H04N 19/50 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding
  • H04W 84/22 - Self-organising networks, e.g. ad hoc networks or sensor networks with access to wired networks

48.

SENSOR KITS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING UNDERWATER INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS

      
Application Number 17685503
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-03
First Publication Date 2022-06-16
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

A method for monitoring an underwater industrial setting using a sensor kit having a plurality of sensors and an edge device can include receiving, by an edge processing system of the edge device, reporting packets from the plurality of sensors via a self-configuring sensor kit network. Each reporting packet can include routing data and one or more instances of sensor data. The method can further include performing one or more edge operations on the sensor data and generating one or more sensor kit packets based on the edge operations. The method can include transmitting the sensor kit packets to a backend system via a public network.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G16Y 20/10 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the environment, e.g. temperatureInformation sensed or collected by the things relating to location
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 41/08 - Configuration management of networks or network elements
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04L 67/00 - Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications

49.

Systems and methods for enabling user selection of components for data collection in an industrial environment

      
Application Number 17558811
Grant Number 11836571
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-12-22
First Publication Date 2022-06-16
Grant Date 2023-12-05
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems and methods for data collection in an industrial environment are disclosed. An expert graphical user interface showing representations of components of an industrial machine to which sensors are attach is disclosed. The user interface may enable a user to select at least one of the components resulting in a search of a database of industrial machine failure modes for modes that correspond to the selected component. The corresponding failure mode may be presented to the user. The selection of the component may cause a controller to reference and implement a data collection template for configuring the system to automatically collect data from sensors associated with the selected component to detect at least one of the corresponding failure modes.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06V 10/778 - Active pattern-learning, e.g. online learning of image or video features
  • H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from AC input or output
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
  • G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • H04B 17/40 - MonitoringTesting of relay systems
  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
  • G06N 3/126 - Evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming
  • G06F 18/25 - Fusion techniques

50.

SENSOR KITS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS

      
Application Number 17685468
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-03
First Publication Date 2022-06-16
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

A sensor kit that is configured for monitoring an industrial setting includes an edge device and a plurality of sensors that capture sensor data and transmit the sensor data via a self-configuring sensor kit network. At least one sensor can capture sensor measurements and output instances of sensor data, generate and output reporting packets, and transmit the reporting packets to the edge device via the self-configuring sensor kit network in accordance with a first communication protocol. The edge device receives reporting packets from the plurality of sensors via the self-configuring sensor kit network and transmits sensor kit packets to a backend system via a public network, wherein the sensor kit packets are based on a compressed block of media content frames indicative of the sensor data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G16Y 20/10 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the environment, e.g. temperatureInformation sensed or collected by the things relating to location
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 41/08 - Configuration management of networks or network elements
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04L 67/00 - Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications

51.

SENSOR KITS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS

      
Application Number 17685475
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-03
First Publication Date 2022-06-16
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

A method for monitoring an industrial setting using a sensor kit having a plurality of sensors and an edge device including a processing system can include receiving, by the processing system, reporting packets from one or more respective sensors of the plurality of sensors, wherein each reporting packet includes routing data and one or more instances of sensor data; generating, by the processing system, a block of media content frames, wherein each media content frame includes a plurality of frame values, each frame value being indicative of a respective instance of sensor data; compressing, by the processing system, the block of media content frames using a media codec to obtain a compressed block; generating, by the processing system, one or more server kit packets based on the compressed block; and transmitting, by the processing system, the one or more server kit packets to a backend system via a public network.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G16Y 20/10 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the environment, e.g. temperatureInformation sensed or collected by the things relating to location
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 41/08 - Configuration management of networks or network elements
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04L 67/00 - Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications

52.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS WITH SENSOR KITS

      
Application Number 17685515
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-03
First Publication Date 2022-06-16
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

Systems and associated methods for monitoring an industrial setting using sensor kits in communication with a backend system via a communication gateway are disclosed. Each sensor kit can have a set of sensors that are registered to respective industrial settings and configured to monitor physical characteristics of the industrial settings. The communication gateway can communicate instances of sensor values from the sensor kits to a backend system. The backend system can process the instances of sensor values to monitor the industrial setting, wherein upon receiving registration data for a sensor kit to an industrial setting, the backend system automatically configures and populates a dashboard for an owner or operator of the industrial setting, wherein the dashboard provides monitoring information that is based on the instances of sensor values for the industrial setting.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G16Y 20/10 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the environment, e.g. temperatureInformation sensed or collected by the things relating to location
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 41/08 - Configuration management of networks or network elements
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04L 67/00 - Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications

53.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS WITH SENSOR KITS UTILIZING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER

      
Application Number 17685549
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-03
First Publication Date 2022-06-16
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

A system and associated method configured for monitoring an industrial setting is disclosed. The sensor kit can include an edge device and a plurality of sensors that capture sensor data and transmit the sensor data via a self-configuring sensor kit network. At least one sensor can capture sensor measurements and output instances of sensor data, generate and output reporting packets, and transmit the reporting packets to the edge device via the self-configuring sensor kit network in accordance with a first communication protocol. The edge device receives reporting packets from the plurality of sensors via the self-configuring sensor kit network, generates a data block based on the sensor data, and transmits the data block to one or more node computing devices that collectively store a distributed ledger that is comprised of a plurality of data blocks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G16Y 20/10 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the environment, e.g. temperatureInformation sensed or collected by the things relating to location
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 41/08 - Configuration management of networks or network elements
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04L 67/00 - Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications

54.

INTELLIGENT VIBRATION DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS

      
Application Number 17537735
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-11-30
First Publication Date 2022-05-26
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters

55.

Packet coding based network communication

      
Application Number 17538097
Grant Number 12143215
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-11-30
First Publication Date 2022-05-26
Grant Date 2024-11-12
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John
  • Meng, Chun
  • Blumenthal, Steven

Abstract

A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correctionCoding theory basic assumptionsCoding boundsError probability evaluation methodsChannel modelsSimulation or testing of codes
  • H03M 13/05 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits
  • H03M 13/13 - Linear codes
  • H03M 13/37 - Decoding methods or techniques, not specific to the particular type of coding provided for in groups
  • H04L 1/1607 - Details of the supervisory signal
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 47/27 - Evaluation or update of window size, e.g. using information derived from acknowledged [ACK] packets

56.

Packet coding based network communication

      
Application Number 17538140
Grant Number 11817954
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-11-30
First Publication Date 2022-05-26
Grant Date 2023-11-14
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John
  • Meng, Chun
  • Blumenthal, Steven

Abstract

A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/1607 - Details of the supervisory signal
  • H04L 47/27 - Evaluation or update of window size, e.g. using information derived from acknowledged [ACK] packets
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H03M 13/05 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits
  • H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correctionCoding theory basic assumptionsCoding boundsError probability evaluation methodsChannel modelsSimulation or testing of codes
  • H03M 13/37 - Decoding methods or techniques, not specific to the particular type of coding provided for in groups
  • H03M 13/13 - Linear codes

57.

Packet coding based network communication

      
Application Number 17538128
Grant Number 12362858
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-11-30
First Publication Date 2022-05-26
Grant Date 2025-07-15
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John
  • Meng, Chun
  • Blumenthal, Steven

Abstract

A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/1607 - Details of the supervisory signal
  • H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correctionCoding theory basic assumptionsCoding boundsError probability evaluation methodsChannel modelsSimulation or testing of codes
  • H03M 13/05 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits
  • H03M 13/13 - Linear codes
  • H03M 13/37 - Decoding methods or techniques, not specific to the particular type of coding provided for in groups
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 47/27 - Evaluation or update of window size, e.g. using information derived from acknowledged [ACK] packets

58.

INTELLIGENT VIBRATION DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS

      
Application Number 17537717
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-11-30
First Publication Date 2022-05-26
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters

59.

Packet coding based network communication

      
Application Number 17538113
Grant Number 12155481
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-11-30
First Publication Date 2022-05-26
Grant Date 2024-11-26
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John
  • Meng, Chun
  • Blumenthal, Steven

Abstract

A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correctionCoding theory basic assumptionsCoding boundsError probability evaluation methodsChannel modelsSimulation or testing of codes
  • H03M 13/05 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits
  • H03M 13/13 - Linear codes
  • H03M 13/37 - Decoding methods or techniques, not specific to the particular type of coding provided for in groups
  • H04L 1/1607 - Details of the supervisory signal
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 47/27 - Evaluation or update of window size, e.g. using information derived from acknowledged [ACK] packets

60.

Packet coding based network communication

      
Application Number 17538155
Grant Number 11817955
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-11-30
First Publication Date 2022-05-26
Grant Date 2023-11-14
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John
  • Meng, Chun
  • Blumenthal, Steven

Abstract

A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/1607 - Details of the supervisory signal
  • H04L 47/27 - Evaluation or update of window size, e.g. using information derived from acknowledged [ACK] packets
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H03M 13/05 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits
  • H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correctionCoding theory basic assumptionsCoding boundsError probability evaluation methodsChannel modelsSimulation or testing of codes
  • H03M 13/37 - Decoding methods or techniques, not specific to the particular type of coding provided for in groups
  • H03M 13/13 - Linear codes

61.

Packet coding based network communication

      
Application Number 17538184
Grant Number 11799586
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-11-30
First Publication Date 2022-05-26
Grant Date 2023-10-24
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John
  • Meng, Chun
  • Blumenthal, Steven

Abstract

A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/1607 - Details of the supervisory signal
  • H04L 47/27 - Evaluation or update of window size, e.g. using information derived from acknowledged [ACK] packets
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H03M 13/05 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits
  • H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correctionCoding theory basic assumptionsCoding boundsError probability evaluation methodsChannel modelsSimulation or testing of codes
  • H03M 13/37 - Decoding methods or techniques, not specific to the particular type of coding provided for in groups
  • H03M 13/13 - Linear codes

62.

INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ECHELONS OF EXECUTIVE, ADVISORY AND OPERATIONS MESSAGING AND VISUALIZATION

      
Document Number 03177392
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-10-04
Open to Public Date 2022-04-07
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Duffy, Jr. Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Bliven, Brent
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

An industrial plant operation management platform integrating a set of executive digital twins that take data from an intelligent data and networking pipeline to provide role-specific features, including AI-enabled expert agent features and enhanced collaboration features, and salient views of the entities and workflows of an industrial plant operation, thereby enabling executives to monitor and control entities and workflows to an unprecedented degree at appropriate levels of granularity and using familiar taxonomies and decision-making frameworks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G06Q 50/04 - Manufacturing
  • H04W 84/18 - Self-organising networks, e.g. ad hoc networks or sensor networks

63.

INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ECHELONS OF EXECUTIVE, ADVISORY AND OPERATIONS MESSAGING AND VISUALIZATION

      
Application Number 17493440
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-10-04
First Publication Date 2022-04-07
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Bliven, Brent
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

An industrial plant operation management platform integrating a set of executive digital twins that take data from an intelligent data and networking pipeline to provide role-specific features, including AI-enabled expert agent features and enhanced collaboration features, and salient views of the entities and workflows of an industrial plant operation, thereby enabling executives to monitor and control entities and workflows to an unprecedented degree at appropriate levels of granularity and using familiar taxonomies and decision-making frameworks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

64.

INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ECHELONS OF EXECUTIVE, ADVISORY AND OPERATIONS MESSAGING AND VISUALIZATION

      
Application Number US2021053339
Publication Number 2022/072921
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-10-04
Publication Date 2022-04-07
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Bliven, Brent
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

An industrial plant operation management platform integrating a set of executive digital twins that take data from an intelligent data and networking pipeline to provide role-specific features, including AI-enabled expert agent features and enhanced collaboration features, and salient views of the entities and workflows of an industrial plant operation, thereby enabling executives to monitor and control entities and workflows to an unprecedented degree at appropriate levels of granularity and using familiar taxonomies and decision-making frameworks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04W 84/18 - Self-organising networks, e.g. ad hoc networks or sensor networks
  • G06Q 50/04 - Manufacturing

65.

PLATFORM FOR FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE IN AN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM

      
Application Number 17537132
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-11-29
First Publication Date 2022-03-17
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.

Abstract

A platform for facilitating development of intelligence in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system can comprise a plurality of distinct data-handling layers. The plurality of distinct data-handling layers can comprise an industrial monitoring systems layer that collects data from or about a plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system; an industrial entity-oriented data storage systems layer that stores the data collected by the industrial monitoring systems layer; an adaptive intelligent systems layer that facilitates the coordinated development and deployment of intelligent systems in the IIoT system; and an industrial management application platform layer that includes a plurality of applications and that manages the platform in a common application environment. The adaptive intelligent systems layer can include a robotic process automation system that develops and deploys automation capabilities for one or more of the plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems

66.

PLATFORM FOR FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE IN AN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM

      
Application Number 17537096
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-11-29
First Publication Date 2022-03-17
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.

Abstract

A platform for facilitating development of intelligence in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system can comprise a plurality of distinct data-handling layers. The plurality of distinct data-handling layers can comprise an industrial monitoring systems layer that collects data from or about a plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system; an industrial entity-oriented data storage systems layer that stores the data collected by the industrial monitoring systems layer; an adaptive intelligent systems layer that facilitates the coordinated development and deployment of intelligent systems in the IIoT system; and an industrial management application platform layer that includes a plurality of applications and that manages the platform in a common application environment. The adaptive intelligent systems layer can include a robotic process automation system that develops and deploys automation capabilities for one or more of the plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems

67.

PLATFORM FOR FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE IN AN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM

      
Application Number 17537180
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-11-29
First Publication Date 2022-03-17
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.

Abstract

A platform for facilitating development of intelligence in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system can comprise a plurality of distinct data-handling layers. The plurality of distinct data-handling layers can comprise an industrial monitoring systems layer that collects data from or about a plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system; an industrial entity-oriented data storage systems layer that stores the data collected by the industrial monitoring systems layer; an adaptive intelligent systems layer that facilitates the coordinated development and deployment of intelligent systems in the IIoT system; and an industrial management application platform layer that includes a plurality of applications and that manages the platform in a common application environment. The adaptive intelligent systems layer can include a robotic process automation system that develops and deploys automation capabilities for one or more of the plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems

68.

Packet coding based network communication

      
Application Number 17446179
Grant Number 11824746
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-08-27
First Publication Date 2021-12-16
Grant Date 2023-11-21
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John

Abstract

A method for data communication between a first node and a second node over a data path includes estimating a rate at which loss events occur, where a loss event is either an unsuccessful delivery of a single packet to the second data node or an unsuccessful delivery of a plurality of consecutively transmitted packets to the second data node, and sending redundancy messages at the estimate rate at which loss events occur.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 43/0829 - Packet loss
  • H04L 47/193 - Flow controlCongestion control at layers above the network layer at the transport layer, e.g. TCP related
  • H04L 43/16 - Threshold monitoring

69.

EDGE DEVICE WITH SELF-CONFIGURING SENSOR KIT NETWORK FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS

      
Application Number 17333603
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-05-28
First Publication Date 2021-11-25
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

A variety of kits are provided that are configured with components, systems and methods for monitoring various industrial settings, including kits with self-configuring sensor networks, communication gateways, and automatically configured back end systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • H04L 12/24 - Arrangements for maintenance or administration

70.

SENSOR KITS AT EDGE DEVICES FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS

      
Application Number 17333556
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-05-28
First Publication Date 2021-11-25
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

A variety of kits are provided that are configured with components, systems and methods for monitoring various industrial settings, including kits with self-configuring sensor networks, communication gateways, and automatically configured back end systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 12/24 - Arrangements for maintenance or administration
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

71.

SENSOR KITS FOR GENERATING FEATURE VECTORS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS

      
Application Number 17333507
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-05-28
First Publication Date 2021-11-18
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

A variety of kits are provided that are configured with components, systems and methods for monitoring various industrial settings, including kits with self-configuring sensor networks, communication gateways, and automatically configured back end systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G16Y 20/10 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the environment, e.g. temperatureInformation sensed or collected by the things relating to location
  • H04L 12/24 - Arrangements for maintenance or administration
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models

72.

GENERATING PREDICTIONS AND CONFIDENCE THEREIN FOR INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS IN MONITORING AND MANAGING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS

      
Application Number 17333672
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-05-28
First Publication Date 2021-11-18
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

A variety of kits are provided that are configured with components, systems and methods for monitoring various industrial settings, including kits with self-configuring sensor networks, communication gateways, and automatically configured back end systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

73.

Packet coding based network communication

      
Application Number 17245922
Grant Number 12126441
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-04-30
First Publication Date 2021-08-26
Grant Date 2024-10-22
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John
  • Meng, Chun
  • Blumenthal, Steven

Abstract

A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correctionCoding theory basic assumptionsCoding boundsError probability evaluation methodsChannel modelsSimulation or testing of codes
  • H03M 13/05 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits
  • H03M 13/13 - Linear codes
  • H03M 13/37 - Decoding methods or techniques, not specific to the particular type of coding provided for in groups
  • H04L 1/1607 - Details of the supervisory signal
  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 47/27 - Evaluation or update of window size, e.g. using information derived from acknowledged [ACK] packets

74.

INTELLIGENT VIBRATION DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS

      
Document Number 03158765
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-11-25
Open to Public Date 2021-06-03
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy. Gerald William, Jr.
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06F 17/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions
  • G16Y 40/10 - DetectionMonitoring

75.

INTELLIGENT VIBRATION DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS

      
Application Number US2020062384
Publication Number 2021/108680
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-11-25
Publication Date 2021-06-03
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics

76.

INTELLIGENT VIBRATION DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS

      
Application Number 17104964
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-11-25
First Publication Date 2021-05-27
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.
  • Cardno, Andrew
  • Parenti, Jenna

Abstract

A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters

77.

Network and information systems and methods for shipyard manufactured and ocean delivered nuclear platform

      
Application Number 16578335
Grant Number 11848113
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-09-21
First Publication Date 2021-03-18
Grant Date 2023-12-19
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor Cella, Charles Howard

Abstract

The systems and methods generally include a nuclear power plant unit assembled in a shipyard from a plurality of structural modules, each of the structural modules having manufactured components for use in power production when moored or fixed to a floor at least one of in and proximal to at least one of an offshore marine environment, a river environment and a coastal marine environment. The nuclear power plant unit is subdivided into at least one arrangement of structural modules that includes an electrical interface for one of transmitting electrical power generated by the nuclear unit and powering a system of the unit, a communications interface for communications internal or external to the unit, a user interface that is configured to permit a user to access a system of the unit, and a network interface for data communications to or from the unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G21D 1/00 - Details of nuclear power plant
  • G21D 3/04 - Safety arrangements
  • B63B 75/00 - Building or assembling floating offshore structures, e.g. semi-submersible platforms, SPAR platforms or wind turbine platforms
  • B63B 35/44 - Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
  • G21C 13/02 - Pressure vesselsContainment vesselsContainment in general Details
  • G21D 3/00 - Control of nuclear power plant

78.

PLATFORM FOR FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE IN AN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM

      
Document Number 03139505
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-05-06
Open to Public Date 2020-11-12
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.

Abstract

A platform for facilitating development of intelligence in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system can comprise a plurality of distinct data-handling layers. The plurality of distinct data-handling layers can comprise an industrial monitoring systems layer that collects data from or about a plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system; an industrial entity-oriented data storage systems layer that stores the data collected by the industrial monitoring systems layer; an adaptive intelligent systems layer that facilitates the coordinated development and deployment of intelligent systems in the IIoT system; and an industrial management application platform layer that includes a plurality of applications and that manages the platform in a common application environment. The adaptive intelligent systems layer can include a robotic process automation system that develops and deploys automation capabilities for one or more of the plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 11/00 - Error detectionError correctionMonitoring

79.

PLATFORM FOR FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE IN AN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM

      
Application Number US2020031706
Publication Number 2020/227429
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-05-06
Publication Date 2020-11-12
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles, H.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour, S.

Abstract

A platform for facilitating development of intelligence in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system can comprise a plurality of distinct data-handling layers. The plurality of distinct data-handling layers can comprise an industrial monitoring systems layer that collects data from or about a plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system; an industrial entity-oriented data storage systems layer that stores the data collected by the industrial monitoring systems layer; an adaptive intelligent systems layer that facilitates the coordinated development and deployment of intelligent systems in the IIoT system; and an industrial management application platform layer that includes a plurality of applications and that manages the platform in a common application environment. The adaptive intelligent systems layer can include a robotic process automation system that develops and deploys automation capabilities for one or more of the plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 11/00 - Error detectionError correctionMonitoring

80.

PLATFORM FOR FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE IN AN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM

      
Application Number 16868018
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-05-06
First Publication Date 2020-11-05
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles H.
  • El-Tahry, Teymour S.

Abstract

A platform for facilitating development of intelligence in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system can comprise a plurality of distinct data-handling layers. The plurality of distinct data-handling layers can comprise an industrial monitoring systems layer that collects data from or about a plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system; an industrial entity-oriented data storage systems layer that stores the data collected by the industrial monitoring systems layer; an adaptive intelligent systems layer that facilitates the coordinated development and deployment of intelligent systems in the IIoT system; and an industrial management application platform layer that includes a plurality of applications and that manages the platform in a common application environment. The adaptive intelligent systems layer can include a robotic process automation system that develops and deploys automation capabilities for one or more of the plurality of industrial entities in the IIoT system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems

81.

INTELLIGENT SENSOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS WITH SELF-CONFIGURING NETWORKS AND ADAPTIVE SAMPLING

      
Document Number 03126601
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-10-31
Open to Public Date 2020-07-16
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Gerald William, Jr.

Abstract

A variety of kits are provided that are configured with components, systems and methods for monitoring various industrial settings, including kits with self-configuring sensor networks, communication gateways, and automatically configured back end systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A01G 7/00 - Botany in general
  • A01G 9/20 - Forcing-framesLights
  • A01G 9/24 - Devices for heating, ventilating, regulating temperature, or watering, in greenhouses, forcing-frames, or the like
  • F17D 5/00 - Protection or supervision of installations
  • G01D 21/02 - Measuring two or more variables by means not covered by a single other subclass
  • G01H 17/00 - Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves, not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G16Y 20/10 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the environment, e.g. temperatureInformation sensed or collected by the things relating to location
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure
  • G16Y 40/10 - DetectionMonitoring
  • H03M 7/30 - CompressionExpansionSuppression of unnecessary data, e.g. redundancy reduction
  • H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information

82.

METHODS, SYSTEMS, KITS AND APPARATUSES FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS

      
Application Number US2019059088
Publication Number 2020/146036
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-31
Publication Date 2020-07-16
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

A variety of kits are provided that are configured with components, systems and methods for monitoring various industrial settings, including kits with self-configuring sensor networks, communication gateways, and automatically configured back end systems.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring

83.

METHODS, SYSTEMS, KITS AND APPARATUSES FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS IN AN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS DATA COLLECTION ENVIRONMENT

      
Application Number 16741470
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-01-13
First Publication Date 2020-07-16
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles
  • El-Tahry, Teymour
  • Spitz, Richard
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William

Abstract

The present disclosure includes a method for receiving, by the processing system, reporting packets from one or more respective sensors of the plurality of sensors. Each reporting packet is sent from a respective sensor and indicates sensor data captured by the respective sensor; performing, by the processing system, one or more edge operations on one or more instances of sensor data received in the reporting packets. Generating one or more sensor kit packets based on the instances of sensor data. Each sensor kit packet includes at least one instance of sensor data. Outputting the sensor kit packets to the data handling platform. Receiving the sensor kit packets from the edge device. Generating the digital twin of said industrial setting including a digital replica of at least one industrial component of said industrial setting and being at least partially based on the sensor kit packets.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems

84.

Method for data collection and frequency analysis with self-organization functionality

      
Application Number 16803689
Grant Number 10983507
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-02-27
First Publication Date 2020-06-25
Grant Date 2021-04-20
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Desai, Mehul
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.

Abstract

A system and method for data collection and frequency analysis with self-organization functionality includes analyzing with a processor a plurality of sensor inputs, sampling with the processor data received from at least one of the plurality of sensor inputs at a first frequency, and self-organizing with the processor a selection operation of the plurality of sensor inputs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring

85.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING OPERATING CONDITIONS OF AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number 16685464
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-11-15
First Publication Date 2020-06-04
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems and methods for detecting operating characteristics of an industrial machine are disclosed. The detecting can include generating one or more image data sets using raw data captured by one or more data capture devices and identifying one or more values corresponding to a portion of the industrial machine within a point of interest represented by the one or more image data sets. The one or more values can be compared to corresponding predicted values and a variance data set can be generated based on the comparison of the one or more values and the corresponding predicted values. An operating characteristic of the industrial machine can be identified based on the variance data and data indicating a detection of the operating characteristic can be generated.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods

86.

Packet coding based network communication

      
Application Number 16780275
Grant Number 10999012
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-02-03
First Publication Date 2020-06-04
Grant Date 2021-05-04
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Ho, Tracey
  • Segui, John
  • Meng, Chun
  • Blumenthal, Steven

Abstract

A method for data communication between a first node and a second node includes forming one or more redundancy messages from data messages at the first node using an error correcting code and transmitting first messages from the first node to the second node over a data path, the transmitted first messages including the data messages and the one or more redundancy messages. Second messages are received at the first node from the second node, which are indicative of: (i) a rate of arrival at the second node of the first messages, and (ii) successful and unsuccessful delivery of the first messages. A transmission rate limit and a window size are maintained according to the received second messages. Transmission of additional messages from the first node to the second node is limited according to the maintained transmission rate limit and window size.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/16 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals
  • H04L 12/807 - Calculation or update of the congestion window
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H03M 13/05 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits
  • H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correctionCoding theory basic assumptionsCoding boundsError probability evaluation methodsChannel modelsSimulation or testing of codes
  • H03M 13/37 - Decoding methods or techniques, not specific to the particular type of coding provided for in groups
  • H03M 13/13 - Linear codes

87.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, LEARNING, AND STREAMING OF MACHINE SIGNALS FOR ANALYTICS AND PREDICTED MAINTENANCE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number 16684727
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-11-15
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

An industrial machine predictive maintenance system may include an industrial machine data analysis facility that generates streams of industrial machine health monitoring data by applying machine learning to data representative of conditions of portions of industrial machines received via a data collection network. The system may include an industrial machine predictive maintenance facility that produces industrial machine service recommendations responsive to the health monitoring data by applying machine fault detection and classification algorithms thereto. The system detects an operating characteristic of an industrial machine, such as vibration, using one or more sensors of a mobile data collector and identify, as a condition of the industrial machine, a characteristic for the industrial machine within the knowledge base. The system can determine severity of the condition and predict and execute a maintenance action to perform against the industrial machine based on the severity of the condition.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

88.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF MACHINE SIGNALS FOR ANALYTICS AND MAINTENANCE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS AND A MOBILE DATA COLLECTOR

      
Application Number 16685048
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-11-15
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

A system and method for causing a mobile data collector to perform a maintenance action on an industrial machine are disclosed. The mobile data collector can be deployed for detecting and monitoring vibration activity of a portion of an industrial machine. The mobile data collector can be controlled to approach a location of the industrial machine such that a vibration sensor of the mobile data collector can record a measurement of the vibration activity, which can be transmitted as vibration data to a server over a network. The server can determine a severity of the vibration activity and predict a maintenance action to perform. A signal indicative of the maintenance action can be transmitted to the mobile data collector to cause the mobile data collector to perform the maintenance action. A record of the predicted maintenance action can be stored within a ledger associated with the industrial machine.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

89.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF MACHINE SIGNALS FOR ANALYTICS AND MAINTENANCE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS AND A MOBILE DATA COLLECTOR

      
Application Number 16685012
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-11-15
First Publication Date 2020-05-21
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

A system and method for causing a mobile data collector to perform a maintenance action on an industrial machine are disclosed. The mobile data collector can be deployed for detecting and monitoring vibration activity of a portion of an industrial machine. The mobile data collector can be controlled to approach a location of the industrial machine such that a vibration sensor of the mobile data collector can record a measurement of the vibration activity. The measurement of the vibration activity can be transmitted as vibration data to a server over a network, which can determine a severity of the vibration activity and predict a maintenance action to perform based on the severity of the vibration activity. A signal indicative of the maintenance action can be transmitted to the mobile data collector to cause the mobile data collector to perform the maintenance action.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

90.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A NORMALIZED SEVERITY MEASURE OF AN IMPACT OF VIBRATION OF A COMPONENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number 16684687
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-11-15
First Publication Date 2020-05-14
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

An industrial machine predictive maintenance system and method for determining a normalized severity measure of an impact of vibration of a component of an industrial machine. Vibration data can be captured from at least one vibration sensor disposed to capture vibration of a portion of an industrial machine and a frequency, a peak amplitude and gravitational force of the captured vibration can be determined. A frequency range-specific segment of a multi-segment vibration frequency spectra that bounds the captured vibration based on the determined frequency can be determined, and a vibration severity level for the captured vibration data can be determined based on the determined segment and at least one of the peak amplitude and the gravitational force. A signal in a predictive maintenance circuit for executing a maintenance action on the portion of the industrial machine based on the vibration severity level can be generated.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems

91.

Methods and systems for data collection, learning, and streaming of machine signals for analytics and maintenance using the industrial Internet of Things

      
Application Number 16684207
Grant Number 12353203
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-11-14
First Publication Date 2020-05-14
Grant Date 2025-07-08
Owner STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

An industrial machine predictive maintenance system may include an industrial machine data analysis facility that generates streams of industrial machine health monitoring data by applying machine learning to data representative of conditions of portions of industrial machines received via a data collection network. The system may include an industrial machine predictive maintenance facility that produces industrial machine service recommendations responsive to the health monitoring data by applying machine fault detection and classification algorithms thereto. The system may perform a method of predicting a service event from vibration data captured data from at least one vibration sensor disposed to capture vibration of a portion of an industrial machine. A signal in a predictive maintenance circuit for executing a maintenance action on the portion of the industrial machine can be generated based on a severity unit calculated for the captured vibration.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G06F 16/24 - Querying
  • G06F 18/21 - Design or setup of recognition systems or techniquesExtraction of features in feature spaceBlind source separation
  • G06N 3/006 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 3/044 - Recurrent networks, e.g. Hopfield networks
  • G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
  • G06N 3/047 - Probabilistic or stochastic networks
  • G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent
  • G06N 3/088 - Non-supervised learning, e.g. competitive learning
  • G06N 5/046 - Forward inferencingProduction systems
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06T 7/00 - Image analysis
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G06F 16/23 - Updating
  • G06F 16/245 - Query processing
  • G06N 3/126 - Evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

92.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, LEARNING, AND STREAMING OF MACHINE SIGNALS FOR ANALYTICS AND MAINTENANCE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number 16685518
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-11-15
First Publication Date 2020-05-14
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

An industrial machine predictive maintenance method and system may include an industrial machine data analysis facility that collects data representative of conditions of portions of industrial machines received via a data collection network. Vibration data representative of a vibration of at least a portion of an industrial machine can be received from a wearable device including at least one vibration sensor used to capture the vibration data. A frequency of the captured vibration can be determined by processing the captured vibration data and, based on the frequency, a segment of a multi-segment vibration frequency spectra that bounds the captured vibration can be determined. A severity unit for the captured vibration can be calculated based on the determined segment a signal in a predictive maintenance circuit for executing a maintenance action on at least the portion of the industrial machine based on the severity unit can be generated.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems

93.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, LEARNING, AND STREAMING OF MACHINE SIGNALS FOR PART IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS DETERMINATION USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number 16684135
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-11-14
First Publication Date 2020-04-30
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

An industrial machine predictive maintenance system may include an industrial machine data analysis facility that generates streams of industrial machine health monitoring data by applying machine learning to data representative of conditions of portions of industrial machines received via a data collection network. The system may perform a method of image capture of a portion of an industrial machine in which an image capture template is provided and aligned via augmented reality with a live image in order to update a procedure for performing a service that implements a predicted maintenance action on an industrial machine. The system may perform a method of machine learning-based part recognition in which a captured image is analyzed and used to adapt a target part template, image analysis rules, or part recognition. The system may detect operating characteristics of an industrial machine via a machine learning aspect trained based on image data sets.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

94.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING OPERATING CONDITIONS OF AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number 16685372
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-11-15
First Publication Date 2020-04-30
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Methods and systems for detecting operating characteristics of an industrial machine in which the systems include at least one data capture device configured to capture raw data of a point of interest of the industrial machine and a computer vision system. The computer vision system can generate one or more image data sets using the raw data captured, identify one or more values corresponding to a portion of the industrial machine within the point of interest represented by the one or more image data sets, compare the one or more values to corresponding predicted values, generate a variance data set based on the comparison of the one or more values and the corresponding predicted values, detect an operating characteristic of the industrial machine based on the variance data, and generate data indicating the detection of the operating characteristic.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

95.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, LEARNING, AND STREAMING OF MACHINE SIGNALS FOR ANALYTICS AND MAINTENANCE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

      
Application Number 16684651
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-11-15
First Publication Date 2020-04-30
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

An industrial machine predictive maintenance system may include an industrial machine data analysis facility that generates streams of industrial machine health monitoring data by applying machine learning to data representative of conditions of portions of industrial machines received via a data collection network. The system may include an industrial machine predictive maintenance facility that produces industrial machine service recommendations responsive to the health monitoring data by applying machine fault detection and classification algorithms thereto. The system may predict a service event from vibration data from at least one vibration sensor disposed to capture vibration of a portion of an industrial machine signal a predictive maintenance server to execute a corresponding maintenance action on the portion of the industrial machine.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

96.

Methods and systems for sampling and storing machine signals for analytics and maintenance using the industrial internet of things

      
Application Number 16684668
Grant Number 11500371
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-11-15
First Publication Date 2020-04-30
Grant Date 2022-11-15
Owner Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

In industrial machine predictive maintenance system may include an industrial machine data analysis facility that generates streams of industrial machine health monitoring data by applying machine learning to data representative of conditions of portions of industrial machines received via a data collection network. The system may perform a method of sampling a signal at a streaming sample rate to produce a plurality of samples of the signal. Portions of the plurality of samples can be allocated to first and second signal analysis circuits based on signal analysis sampling rates less than the streaming sample rate, and the samples and the outputs of the signal analysis circuits can be stored. The system can include a sensor detecting a condition of an industrial machine to output a signal, which can be sampled at a streaming sample rate that is at least twice a dominant frequency of the signal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G06N 3/12 - Computing arrangements based on biological models using genetic models
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • G06F 16/23 - Updating

97.

Systems and methods for monitoring a vehicle steering system

      
Application Number 16706239
Grant Number 11262737
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-12-06
First Publication Date 2020-04-16
Grant Date 2022-03-01
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems and methods for monitoring a vehicle steering system are disclosed. An example monitoring system for a vehicle steering system may include a vehicle steering system comprising a rack, a pinion, and a steering column; a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values corresponding input sensors operationally coupled to the rack, the pinion, or the steering column; a data storage circuit structured to store specifications, and to buffer the plurality of detection values for a predetermined length of time. The example system may further include a timer circuit structured to generate a timing signal based on a first detected value of the plurality of detection values; a steering system analysis circuit to determine a steering system performance parameter in response to a relative phase difference and a response circuit structured to perform at least one operation in response to the steering system performance parameter.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
  • B62D 5/04 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
  • B62D 15/02 - Steering position indicators
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 3/12 - Computing arrangements based on biological models using genetic models
  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • H04B 17/40 - MonitoringTesting of relay systems
  • H04L 67/306 - User profiles
  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

98.

Methods and systems for noise detection and removal in a motor

      
Application Number 16706246
Grant Number 11221613
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-12-06
First Publication Date 2020-04-16
Grant Date 2022-01-11
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Methods and systems for noise detection and removal in a motor are disclosed. An example system for monitoring a plurality of components of a motor in an industrial environment may include a data acquisition circuit to interpret a plurality of detection values, each detection value corresponding to a plurality of input sensors operationally coupled to the motor; a data processing circuit to utilize at least one of the detection values to perform at least one noise processing operation on at least a portion of the detection values; a signal evaluation circuit to determine a motor performance parameter in response to the noise processed portion of the of detection values; and a response circuit structured to perform at least one operation in response to the motor performance parameter.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 4/70 - Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/04 - Bearings
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
  • G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • G06N 3/12 - Computing arrangements based on biological models using genetic models
  • G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
  • H04B 17/29 - Performance testing
  • H04B 17/40 - MonitoringTesting of relay systems
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

99.

Methods and systems for sensor fusion in a production line environment

      
Application Number 16706207
Grant Number 11573558
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-12-06
First Publication Date 2020-04-09
Grant Date 2023-02-07
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Methods and systems for sensor fusion in a production line environment are disclosed. An example system for data collection in an industrial production environment may include an industrial production system comprising a plurality of components, and a plurality of sensors each operatively coupled to at least one of the components; a sensor communication circuit to interpret a plurality of sensor data values in response to a sensed parameter group; and a data analysis circuit to detect an operating condition of the industrial production system based at least in part on a portion of the sensor data values; and a response circuit to modify a production related operating parameter of the industrial production system in response to the detected operating condition.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
  • G01M 13/028 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G01M 13/045 - Acoustic or vibration analysis
  • G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
  • G06N 3/00 - Computing arrangements based on biological models
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 5/04 - Inference or reasoning models
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
  • G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
  • H03M 1/12 - Analogue/digital converters
  • H04B 17/23 - Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms or audible means
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04B 17/345 - Interference values
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
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100.

Systems and methods for balancing remote oil and gas equipment

      
Application Number 16706235
Grant Number 12237873
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-12-06
First Publication Date 2020-04-09
Grant Date 2025-02-25
Owner Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC (USA)
Inventor
  • Cella, Charles Howard
  • Duffy, Jr., Gerald William
  • Mcguckin, Jeffrey P.
  • Desai, Mehul

Abstract

Systems and methods for balancing remote oil and gas equipment are disclosed. An example system may include analog sensors coupled to a piece of equipment and an analog switch with a plurality of analog sensor channels, wherein a first analog sensor channel comprises a trigger channel coupled to a first of the analog sensors, and wherein a second one of the analog sensor channels comprises an input channel coupled to a second sensors. The analog switch may digitally derive a relative phase between the trigger channel and the input channel, utilize a PLL band-pass tracking filter to determine at least one of slow-speed RPMs or phase information for the piece of equipment, and a response circuit that provides a process change command to remotely balance at least one component of the piece of equipment based on the RPMs or the phase information.

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