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Charles Menten, Gibsonia, PA US
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20110010138 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COMPENSATE FIRST PRINCIPLE-BASED SIMULATION MODELS - Methods and apparatus to compensate first principle-based simulation models are disclosed. An example method to compensate a first-principle based simulation model includes applying one or more first test inputs to a process system to generate first output data, applying one or more second test inputs to a first principle model to generate second output data, generating an error model based on the first and second output data, applying input data to the first principle model to generate simulation model output data, and compensating the model data via the error model to generate compensated model output data. | 01-13-2011 |
Charles H. Menten, Gibsonia, PA US
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20080302102 | Steam Temperature Control in a Boiler System Using Reheater Variables - A technique of controlling a boiler system such as that used in a power generation plant includes using manipulated variables associated with or control inputs to a reheater section of the boiler system to control the operation of the furnace, and in particular to control the fuel/air mixture provided to the furnace or the fuel to feedwater ratio used in the furnace or boiler. In the case of a once-through boiler type of boiler system, using the burner tilt position, damper position or reheater spray amount to control the fuel/air mixture or the fuel to feedwater flow ratio of the system provides better unit operational efficiency. | 12-11-2008 |
20090118873 | VARIABLE RATE FEEDFORWARD CONTROL BASED ON SET POINT RATE OF CHANGE - A method of controlling a power generating unit or other process equipment with a slow reaction time includes creating a feedforward control signal to selectively include a fast response rate component or a slow response rate component based on the average rate at which a load demand set point signal has changed during a particular previous period of time. The method then uses the developed feedforward control signal to control the power generating equipment or other slowly reacting process equipment. In particular, a control method switches between introducing a fast or a slow response component within a feedforward control signal based on whether the change in the load demand set point over a particular period of time in the past (e.g., an average rate of change of the load demand set point signal) is greater than or less than a predetermined threshold. This method is capable of providing a relatively fast control action even if the expected load demand set point change is in a small range. In addition, this method does not require knowledge of the final or target load demand set point during the time in which the load demand set point is ramping up to a final target value and is not dependent on the ramp size, i.e., the ultimate difference between the load demand set point at the beginning of the load demand set point change and the final or target value of the load demand set point, making it more versatile than prior art systems. | 05-07-2009 |
Larry Menten, Upper Saddle River, NJ US
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20110239299 | ADAPTIVE DISTINCT COUNTING FOR NETWORK-TRAFFIC MONITORING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - In one embodiment, a counting method of the invention uses an adaptive sketching-update process to compress an unknown cardinality into a counter value that counts the number of binary ones in a hashed bitmap vector. The sketching-update process is probabilistic in nature and uses bit-flip probabilities that are adaptively decreased as the counter value increases. Parameters of the sketching-update process are selected so that the relative error of cardinality estimates obtained based on the counter values is relatively small and substantially constant over a relatively wide range of cardinalities, e.g., from one to about one million. Due to the latter property, the counting method can advantageously be implemented in the form of embedded software that relies on a relatively small, fixed amount of memory. | 09-29-2011 |
Lawrence E. Menten, Upper Saddle River, NJ US
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20090316698 | PROCESSING OF PACKET FRAGMENTS - In one embodiment, the present invention is a technique for processing fragments received at a node (e.g., a router) in a datagram-based communication system in order to provide a wide range of protection against potential fragment-based attacks. Received fragments are examined as they are received to verify that they do not overlap one another and that the fragment sequence does not exploit common weaknesses in IP packet-reassembly algorithms. Valid fragment sequences that represent potential threats to the receiver can be reordered and/or fully or partially re-assembled and re-fragmented into a fragment sequence that eliminates or reduces the threat to the receiver. Fragmented sequences that represent a likely attack are blocked, as are subsequent fragments of the associated packet. | 12-24-2009 |
20110030028 | Extensible Protocol Validation - A method comprises operations for receiving a binary data structure including a portion representing a protocol validation specification expressed in a respective protocol validation specification language and for receiving a security policy rule having an action part specifying that the binary data structure is to be used for verifying that application protocol payload of network packets complies with the protocol validation specification. After receiving the binary data structure and the security policy rule, an operation is performed for verifying that application protocol payload of received network packets complies with the protocol validation specification. Such verifying is initiated in response to determining that the security policy rule applies to the received network packets and such verifying includes validating the application protocol payload of the received network packets against the binary data structure. | 02-03-2011 |
20130246453 | METHOD OF EXTENDING WEB SERVICE APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES USING QUERY LANGUAGES - Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide methods that support extension of web service application programming interfaces using query languages. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes modifying an interface to a social graph. The social graph includes nodes connected by edges that represent relationships between the nodes, which form a plurality of trees associated with users to the social graph. Modifying the interface includes adding a node to at least one user's tree and attaching one or more queries to the node. The attached queries operate on a sub-tree of the added node. The interface is modified in response to the user(s) invoking a service configured to perform queries on the sub-tree. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246454 | METHOD OF MODIFYING ACCESS CONTROL FOR WEB SERVICES USING QUERY LANGUAGES - Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide a method of controlling access to resources in a social graph. One embodiment of the method includes receiving information for configuring a query in response to a service being invoked. The service is configured to use the query to request access to resources associated with a node in a portion of a social graph associated with a first user. The method also includes associating the query with the node. The query operates on the resources associated with the node and returns information indicating whether a request to access the resources is granted or denied depending on a current state of the social graph. | 09-19-2013 |
Lawrence Edwin Menten, Short Hills, NJ US
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20100082666 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING XML EXPRESSED MANAGEMENT TRANSACTIONS - New XML management transaction requests including XPath expressions are used, for example, to forward configuration changes on to a data network device. The generation and use of these new requests helps reduce the costs associated with designing or upgrading data network devices. These new requests may be generated in a novel command line interface that has been augmented to give a user access to more configuration functions. Complex management transactions may be executed substantially simultaneously by a central management module using the new requests and their associated XPath expressions. In addition to configuration changes, the new requests may be used to obtain the current configuration of data network devices. | 04-01-2010 |
Rainer Menten, Moritzburg DE
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20100326195 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR QUALITY TESTING SHEET METAL PARTS - A device and a method are provided for quality testing sheet metal parts, particularly deep-drawn parts. The device has a pulse generator ( | 12-30-2010 |
Vincent Menten, East Setauket, NY US
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20130284015 | HANDS-FREE SINGLE OPERATOR VEHICLE FLUID LINE BLEEDER SYSTEM - A hands-free fluid bleeding apparatus to use during a vehicle's servicing. It comprises a remotely controlled actuator having an elongated body, a first end provided with pedal engaging means, and a second end provided with anchoring means designed to anchor to a fixed location within the vehicle. It also comprises a hands-free, remote control means communicatingly connected to the remotely controlled actuator. The hands-free remote control means allows a single user to activate the actuator, and apply suitably-directed, remotely-controlled pulsed force upon the pedal of the vehicle, while simultaneously bleeding the vehicle's fluid lines connected to the pedal. | 10-31-2013 |