Thomas T O'Connor

US Patent:

8219254, Jul 10, 2012

Filed:

May 6, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/800022

Inventors:

Thomas M. O'Connor - Tarpon Springs FL, US

Assignee:

Water Optimizer LLC. - Tampa FL

International Classification:

G05D 7/06

US Classification:

700282, 700284, 700285, 340602, 405 37, 405 38, 405 43, 73 73, 137 783

Abstract:

A combined water management and communication system for a water provider wirelessly communicating with selected ones of the multiplicity of user wireless transceiver for changing water distribution to selective ones of the multiplicity of independent users upon an undesired water flow characteristic within the water distribution channels. The multiplicity of user wireless transceivers communicating with proximate user wireless transceivers for forming a network for communicating information to a third party wireless transceiver unrelated to liquid flow. The invention is also incorporated into a remote controlled solar operated wireless irrigation valve. The invention is further incorporated into an improved water management irrigation system incorporating an adaptive weather based controller that is adjusted by a weather based sensor base controller.

US Patent:

8615329, Dec 24, 2013

Filed:

Nov 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/985815

Inventors:

Thomas M. O'Connor - Tarpon Springs FL, US

Assignee:

Water Optimizer LLC - Tampa FL

International Classification:

G05B 15/00
G05D 7/00
G05D 11/00

US Classification:

700282, 700284, 700285, 137 1, 137 2, 137 783, 1374875, 13762411, 702100, 239 11, 239 63, 239101, 340602, 222 15

Abstract:

A control system is disclosed for regulating the flow of a liquid from a liquid provider through a liquid distribution system. The distribution system has a major liquid distribution channel connected to a plurality of minor liquid distribution channels providing the liquid to a multiplicity of users. A plurality of controllable user valves are interposed in the multiplicity of user channels. A liquid monitor senses a liquid flow characteristic within the liquid distribution channel. A user control changes selective controllable user valves for restoring a desired liquid flow characteristic within the liquid distribution channel.

US Patent:

20110276165, Nov 10, 2011

Filed:

May 5, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/101497

Inventors:

Ramesh Vaidhyanathan - Vienna VA, US
Jeffrey Richter - Chantilly VA, US
Thomas F. O'Connor - Washington DC, US

Assignee:

EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY - Annandale NJ

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

700104

Abstract:

A computer-implemented integrated expert system for the identification of abnormal events in an industrial plant. The expert system integrates a model-based expert system with a rule-based expert system. The model-based expert system receives data on the operating conditions of a process unit in the industrial plant and calculates one or more results that determine whether the process unit is operating abnormally. The rule-based expert system also receives data on the operating conditions of the process unit and applies its rules to the process data. The rule-based expert system also applies its rules to the one or more results generated by the model-based expert system. The integrated system may also suppress any redundant messages generated by the model-based expert system.

US Patent:

20120273704, Nov 1, 2012

Filed:

Jul 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/544148

Inventors:

Thomas M. O'Connor - Tarpon Springs FL, US

Assignee:

Water Optimizer LLC. - Tampa FL

International Classification:

F16K 31/02

US Classification:

25112904

Abstract:

A combined water management and communication system for a water provider wirelessly communicating with selected ones of the multiplicity of user wireless transceiver for changing water distribution to selective ones of the multiplicity of independent users upon an undesired water flow characteristic within the water distribution channels. The multiplicity of user wireless transceivers communicating with proximate user wireless transceivers for forming a network for communicating information to a third party wireless transceiver unrelated to liquid flow. The invention is also incorporated into a remote controlled solar operated wireless irrigation valve. The invention is further incorporated into an improved water management irrigation system incorporating an adaptive weather based controller that is adjusted by a weather based sensor base controller.

US Patent:

20150219530, Aug 6, 2015

Filed:

Dec 1, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/556458

Inventors:

- Annandale NJ, US
Thomas F. O'CONNOR - Washington DC, US
Sourabh K. DASH - Beaumont TX, US
Jeffrey J. SOMMERS - Fairfax VA, US

Assignee:

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company - Annandale NJ

International Classification:

G01M 99/00
G06F 17/18

Abstract:

Detection of event conditions in an industrial plant includes receiving process data corresponding to one or more sensors, estimating normal statistics from the process data, estimating abnormal statistics from the process data with potentially abnormal operation of the one or more components, determining a fault model from the estimated normal and abnormal statistics, the fault model including a learning matrix, one or more fault indices indicating a likelihood of an occurrence of one or more fault events, and a fault threshold corresponding to the one or more sensors, determining one or more further fault indices from the further process data; applying the fault threshold to the one or more further fault indices, and indicating a further occurrence of the one or more fault events when a magnitude of the one or more further fault indices exceeds the fault threshold corresponding to the one or more sensors.