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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2011
Applicant:
George Charles Buckbee, Jr., Clarks Summit, PA (US);
Inventor:
George Charles Buckbee, Jr., Clarks Summit, PA (US);
Assignee:
Metso Automation USA Inc., Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/18 (2006.01); G06N 99/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06N 99/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment includes a diagnostic which can identify the source, or 'root cause' of variability of process and process control parameters. A plurality of correlations is provided, each representing a possible cause of variation. One of the correlations is identified as the most likely root cause of variation. The remaining possible root causes are also listed, in sequence, from most likely to least likely. The method applies to both normal and abnormal operating conditions.