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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1996
Thomas B Smith, Atkinson, NH (US);
David R Day, Boxford, MA (US);
Ajoy K Roy, Danvers, MA (US);
Christian I Tanzer, Bedford,, MA (US);
Auburn International, Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Abstract
An on-line nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) system, and related methods, are useful for predicting one or more properties of interest of a polymer. In one embodiment, a neural network is used to develop a model which correlates process variables in addition to manipulated NMR output to predict a polymer property of interest. In another embodiment, a partial least square regression technique is used to develop a model of enhanced accuracy. Either the neural network technique or the partial least square regression technique may be used in conjunction with a described multi-model or best-model-selection scheme according to the invention. The polymer can be a plastic such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or polystyrene, or a rubber such as ethylene propylene rubber.