公开(公告)号：US08073195B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-06

申请号：US11955446

申请日：2007-12-13

申请人： Douglas B. Quine ,  John P. Miller

发明人： Douglas B. Quine ,  John P. Miller

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00508 ,  G06K9/036 ,  G07B2017/00556 ,  G07B2017/00709

摘要： In a mailing machine, an image element included in a postage meter indicium printed on a mail piece is transported past a linear image capture device. The image capture device is operated to produce a smeared image of the image element. The smeared image is then automatically analyzed to detect failures in the print elements of a postage meter that is part of the mailing machine.

摘要翻译： 在邮寄机中，打印在邮件上的邮资计费标签中包括的图像元素被传送通过线性图像捕获装置。 操作图像捕获装置以产生图像元素的模糊图像。 然后自动分析模糊图像以检测作为邮寄机的一部分的邮资计费器的打印元件中的故障。

公开(公告)号：US20110295545A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-01

申请号：US13206813

申请日：2011-08-10

申请人： Ravi Kant ,  John P. Miller ,  Tautho H. Nguyen

发明人： Ravi Kant ,  John P. Miller ,  Tautho H. Nguyen

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G05B23/021 ,  G05B23/0254

摘要： A system and method for detecting abnormal operation of a hydrocracker includes a model to model the hydrocracker. The model may be configurable to include one or more regression models corresponding to different operating regions of the portion of the hydrocracker. The system and method may also determine if a monitored temperature difference variable deviates significantly from the temperature difference variable predicted by the model. If there is a significant deviation, this may indicate an abnormal operation.

摘要翻译： 用于检测加氢裂化器异常操作的系统和方法包括模拟加氢裂化器的模型。 该模型可以被配置为包括对应于加氢裂化器部分的不同操作区域的一个或多个回归模型。 系统和方法还可以确定所监测的温度差变量是否显着偏离由模型预测的温差变量。 如果存在显着偏差，则可能表示异常操作。

公开(公告)号：US07952308B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-31

申请号：US12098287

申请日：2008-04-04

申请人： Steven E. Schulz ,  John P. Miller ,  Khwaja M. Rahman ,  Soo-Yeol Lee

发明人： Steven E. Schulz ,  John P. Miller ,  Khwaja M. Rahman ,  Soo-Yeol Lee

IPC分类号： H02K29/06 ,  H02P6/10

CPC分类号： H02P21/06 ,  H02P6/10 ,  H02P27/08

摘要： Methods and apparatus are provided for reducing torque ripple in a permanent magnet motor system comprising a permanent magnet motor coupled to an inverter. The method comprises the steps of receiving a torque command, generating a torque ripple reduction signal in response to the torque command, modifying operational control signals in response to the torque ripple reduction signal to generate reduced ripple operational control signals, and providing the reduced ripple operational control signals to the inverter for control of the permanent magnet motor.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于减少永磁电动机系统中的扭矩波动的方法和装置，其包括耦合到逆变器的永磁电动机。 该方法包括以下步骤：接收转矩指令，响应于转矩指令产生转矩脉动降低信号，响应于转矩脉动降低信号修改运行控制信号以产生减小的纹波运算控制信号，并提供降低的纹波运算 控制信号到变频器以控制永磁电动机。

公开(公告)号：US07778797B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-17

申请号：US11863172

申请日：2007-09-27

申请人： Roger K. Pihlaja ,  John P. Miller

发明人： Roger K. Pihlaja ,  John P. Miller

IPC分类号： G01F19/00

CPC分类号： G05B23/024 ,  G05B23/0221

摘要： A system and method for detecting abnormal situations associated with a stirred vessel in a process plant receives statistical data associated with a pressure within a stirred vessel. A pressure signal associated with the pressure in the vessel is filtered by a digital filter to isolate a frequency component corresponding to pressure changes caused by the movement of a blade of an agitator through a fluid. For example, a pressure sensor device disposed at least partially within the stirred vessel may generate the statistical data based on a pressure signal. The statistical data is analyzed to detect whether one or more abnormal situations associated with an agitator of the stirred vessel exist. For example, the statistical data may be analyzed to detect whether the agitator is broken/unbalanced, corroded, missing a blade or multiple blades, etc. If an abnormal situation is detected, an indicator of the abnormal situation may be generated.

摘要翻译： 用于检测与处理装置中的搅拌容器相关联的异常情况的系统和方法接收与搅拌容器内的压力相关的统计数据。 与容器中的压力相关联的压力信号被数字滤波器过滤，以隔离由搅拌器的叶片通过流体的运动引起的压力变化的频率分量。 例如，至少部分地设置在搅拌容器内的压力传感器装置可以基于压力信号产生统计数据。 分析统计数据以检测是否存在与搅拌容器的搅拌器相关联的一个或多个异常情况。 例如，可以分析统计数据，以检测搅拌器是否断裂/不平衡，腐蚀，叶片或多个叶片等。如果检测到异常情况，则可能产生异常情况的指示器。

公开(公告)号：US06901388B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-31

申请号：US10165515

申请日：2002-06-07

申请人： John P. Miller

发明人： John P. Miller

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  G06F17/60

CPC分类号： G07B17/00362 ,  G07B17/00661 ,  G07B2017/00322 ,  G07B2017/0037 ,  G07B2017/00701

摘要： A method for printing indicia on mailpieces at an increased average speed. The system includes: a postal scale for determining a postage amount for a mail piece; a printer; and a postage meter responsive to the postal scale to control the printer to print an indicium representative of the postage amount. The postage meter further includes: a programmable controller; a secure mechanism for accounting for postage amounts expended; and an indicia generator. The programmable controller is programmed in accordance with the method of the present invention to: respond to a first signal from the postal scale to debit the secure mechanism for a minimum postage amount and to generate an indicium representative of the minimum amount; and, if the determined postage amount equals the minimum amount, respond to a second signal representative of the determined postage amount to print the indicium representative of the minimum postage amount; and, if the determined postage amount is greater than the minimum postage amount, respond to the second signal to debit the secure mechanism for the determined postage amount less the minimum postage amount; delete the indicium representative of the minimum postage amount; generate an indicium representative of the determined postage amount; and print the indicium representative of the determined postage amount on the mail piece.

摘要翻译： 一种以更高的平均速度在邮件上打印标记的方法。 该系统包括：用于确定邮件的邮资量的邮政规模; 打印机 以及响应于邮政规模的邮资计费器，以控制打印机打印代表邮资量的标记。 邮资计进一步包括：可编程控制器; 用于核算邮费的安全机制; 和标记发生器。 根据本发明的方法，可编程控制器被编程为：响应来自邮政规模的第一信号，以将安全机制扣除最小邮资量，并产生代表最小量的标记; 并且如果所确定的邮资数量等于最小金额，则响应代表确定的邮资数量的第二信号以打印最小邮资数量的标记代表; 并且如果确定的邮资数量大于最小邮资数量，则响应第二信号以将确定的邮资数量减去最小邮资金额扣除固定机制; 删除最低邮资数额的标记代表; 产生代表确定的邮资数量的标记; 并在邮件上打印确定的邮资数量的标记。

公开(公告)号：US06425748B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-30

申请号：US09821989

申请日：2001-04-02

申请人： John P. Miller

发明人： John P. Miller

IPC分类号： F04C1500

CPC分类号： F04C15/0049

摘要： A positive displacement rotary pump including a housing having an internal chamber and inlet and discharge ports, a sealing land on the housing between a downstream end of the inlet port and an upstream end of the discharge port, and a rotating group in the internal chamber defining a plurality of pump chambers. The pump chambers traverse in succession and at regular intervals the inlet port and the sealing land and the discharge port. The housing has a stationary pre-charging passage which communicates with the discharge port and overlaps the sealing land. The rotating group includes a plurality of rotating pre-charging passages which communicate with respective ones of the pump chambers. As each rotating pre-charging passage attains overlap with the stationary pre-charging passage, the low pressure of the fluid trapped in the corresponding pump chamber sealed closed in the sealing land increases rapidly and induces a pulse in the fluid in the discharge port and in the fluid system connected to the discharge port. The angular separation between the rotating pre-charging passages is randomly unequal so that the intervals between pulses are irregular. The irregular intervals between the pulses suppresses tonal pump noise.

摘要翻译： 一种容积式旋转泵，包括具有内部腔室和入口和排出口的壳体，在所述壳体上的所述入口端口的下游端和所述排出口的上游端之间的密封区域以及所述内部腔室中的旋转组件， 多个泵室。 泵室依次间隔地进入入口和密封区域以及排出口。 壳体具有与排出口连通并与密封平台重叠的静止预充通道。 旋转组包括与相应的泵室连通的多个旋转预充气通道。 当每个旋转的预充电通道与固定预充电通道重叠时，在密封区域中密封封闭的相应泵室内的流体的低压快速增加并且在排出口中的流体中引起脉冲 流体系统连接到排放口。 旋转预充电通道之间的角度间隔是随机不等的，因此脉冲之间的间隔是不规则的。 脉冲之间的不规则间隔抑制音调泵噪声。

公开(公告)号：US5281344A

公开(公告)日：1994-01-25

申请号：US824403

申请日：1992-01-23

申请人： John P. Miller ,  P. Glenn Barkley ,  Dana E. Gingrich ,  Donald H. White, Jr.

发明人： John P. Miller ,  P. Glenn Barkley ,  Dana E. Gingrich ,  Donald H. White, Jr.

IPC分类号： B01D29/11 ,  B01D35/18 ,  B01D24/46

CPC分类号： B01D29/114 ,  B01D2201/085 ,  B01D35/18

摘要： A process and apparatus for treating contaminated water involving passing water containing contaminants as a stream through a filter to remove the contaminants and form a purified water stream, directing the purified water stream to an effluent discharge outlet and accumulating a portion of the purified water in a reservoir under pressure, preferably through action of a trapped air pocket in the reservoir, and regenerating the filter by using the purified water in the reservoir to back-flush the filter.

摘要翻译： 一种用于处理受污染水的方法和装置，包括使含有污染物的水通过过滤器，以除去污染物并形成净化水流，将净化水流引导至流出物出口并将一部分净化水积聚在 储存器，优选地通过储存器中的被捕获的空气袋的作用，以及通过使用储存器中的净化水来再生过滤器以反冲洗过滤器。

公开(公告)号：US08145358B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-27

申请号：US11492577

申请日：2006-07-25

申请人： John P. Miller

发明人： John P. Miller

IPC分类号： G05D9/00

CPC分类号： G05B23/0254

摘要： A system facilitates detecting an abnormal operation associated with a level regulatory control loop in a process plant. A model for modeling at least a portion of the level regulatory control loop may be utilized with respect to first and second signals associated with regulatory control of a level of material in a tank. The model may include a first regression model in a first range corresponding to a first operating region of the level regulatory control loop. The model may be capable of being subsequently configured to include at least a second regression model in at least a second respective range corresponding to at least a second respective operating region different than the first operating region. The model may generate a prediction of the second signal as a function of first signal. It may be determined whether the second signal significantly deviates from the prediction of the second signal generated by the model. If there is a significant deviation, this may indicate an abnormal operation associated with the level regulatory control loop.

摘要翻译： 系统便于检测与过程工厂中的级别调节控制回路相关联的异常操作。 相对于与罐中的材料水平的调节控制相关联的第一和第二信号，可以使用用于对水平调节控制回路的至少一部分进行建模的模型。 该模型可以包括在对应于电平调节控制回路的第一操作区域的第一范围内的第一回归模型。 该模型可以能够随后被配置为在对应于不同于第一操作区域的至少第二相应操作区域的至少第二相应范围内包括至少第二回归模型。 该模型可以产生作为第一信号的函数的第二信号的预测。 可以确定第二信号是否显着偏离由模型生成的第二信号的预测。 如果存在显着偏差，则可能表示与电平调节控制回路相关的异常操作。

公开(公告)号：US08131019B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-06

申请号：US11869877

申请日：2007-10-10

申请人： John P. Miller ,  Lun Chan ,  William A. Brosseau

发明人： John P. Miller ,  Lun Chan ,  William A. Brosseau

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  H04N5/222

CPC分类号： G07B17/00661 ,  G07B2017/00709

摘要： An image of a moving object, such as a postage indicium barcode on a mail piece, is captured with the object in motion (e.g., while being transported through a mailing machine). An array of CMOS picture elements is held in a reset condition. A signal asserted on control pin ends the reset condition and places the picture elements in an image capture condition. With the picture elements in a picture capture condition, a strobe light is actuated at a time when the barcode is predicted to be present at the picture element array. After the strobe light has been actuated, the signal on the control pin is de-asserted to initiate a read-out of the image data from the picture elements.

摘要翻译： 移动物体的图像，例如邮件上的邮资标签条形码，与运动中的物体（例如，在通过邮寄机器传送的同时）被捕获。 CMOS像素阵列被保持在复位状态。 在控制引脚上断言的信号结束复位条件，并将图像元素放置在图像捕获状态。 在图像捕捉条件下，在预测条形码存在于图像元素阵列的时刻，启动闪光灯。 在闪光灯被激活之后，控制引脚上的信号被取消置位，以启动从图像元素读出图像数据。

公开(公告)号：US08032341B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-04

申请号：US11619846

申请日：2007-01-04

申请人： John P. Miller

发明人： John P. Miller

IPC分类号： G06F7/60 ,  G06F17/10

CPC分类号： C10G11/187 ,  G05B23/021 ,  G05B23/024

摘要： A system for detecting abnormal operation of at least a portion of a process plant includes a composite model for modeling at least the portion of the process plant. The model may be configurable to include multiple regression models corresponding to multiple different operating regions of the portion of the process plant. A new model may be generated from two or more of the regression models, and the composite model may be revised to replace the two or more regression models with the new model. The system may also include a deviation detector configured to determine if the actual operation of the portion of the process plant deviates significantly from the operation predicted by the composite model. If there is a significant deviation, this may indicate an abnormal operation.

摘要翻译： 用于检测过程工厂的至少一部分的异常操作的系统包括用于对过程工厂的至少一部分进行建模的复合模型。 该模型可以被配置为包括对应于过程工厂部分的多个不同操作区域的多个回归模型。 可以从两个或多个回归模型生成新模型，并且可以修改复合模型以用新模型替换两个或更多个回归模型。 系统还可以包括偏差检测器，该偏差检测器被配置为确定处理设备的部分的实际操作是否显着偏离由复合模型预测的操作。 如果存在显着偏差，则可能表示异常操作。