Inventor · North Vancouver, BC, CA

Johan U. Backstrom

29Patents
5h-index
32Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: May 5, 2003 → Mar 6, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6807510B1 Model predictive controller for coordinated cross direction and machine direction control Textiles; Paper 76 Expired
US7496413B2 Apparatus and method for coordinating controllers to control a paper machine or other machine Physics 59 Active
US7846299B2 Apparatus and method for controlling product grade changes in a paper machine or other machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US8224476B2 Closed-loop monitoring and identification of CD alignment for papermaking processes Textiles; Paper 8 Active
US7689296B2 Apparatus and method for controlling a paper machine or other machine using measurement predictions based on asynchronous sensor information Physics 5 Active
US8600525B1 Efficient quadratic programming (QP) solver for process control and optimization Physics 5 Active
US8478444B2 Apparatus and method for controlling autotroph cultivation Physics 5 Active
US9318819B2 Cable terminal having a projection forming a roof to prevent a screw head from being dismantled Electricity 4 Active
US7608169B2 Apparatus and method for break recovery in a paper machine or other system Textiles; Paper 3 Active
US9557724B2 Technique for converting a model predictive control (MPC) system into an explicit two-degrees of freedom (2DOF) control system Physics 3 Active
US9971318B2 Method and apparatus for robust tuning of model-based process controllers used with uncertain multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) processes Physics 3 Active
US8195581B2 Apparatus and method for simulating multi-dimensional non-linear multivariable processes Physics 2 Active
US10969749B2 Application of model predictive control (MPC)-based forced ramping of process input variables and process output reference trajectory design over a prediction horizon for MPC-based paper machine grade change control Textiles; Paper 2 Active
US10358771B2 Method of designing model predictive control for cross directional flat sheet manufacturing processes to guarantee spatial robustness and to prevent actuator picketing Physics 2 Active
US10809674B2 Model-plant mismatch detection using model parameter data clustering for paper machines or other systems Physics 2 Active
US9309625B2 Concept to separate wet end and dry end paper machine control through estimation of physical properties at the wire Textiles; Paper 1 Active
US10678197B2 Method and apparatus for designing model-based control having temporally robust stability and performance for multiple-array cross-direction (CD) web manufacturing or processing systems or other systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10386180B2 Apparatus and method for measuring thin material thicknesses in inventory management applications Physics 0 Active
US11449046B2 Model-plant mismatch detection with support vector machine for cross-directional process behavior monitoring Physics 0 Active
US10761522B2 Closed-loop model parameter identification techniques for industrial model-based process controllers Physics 0 Active
US10174456B2 Technique to improve paper machine cross-directional model predictive control performance by creating a measurement profile reference trajectory Physics 0 Active
US8862249B2 Apparatus and method for modeling and control of cross-direction fiber orientation processes Textiles; Paper 0 Active
US10976718B2 System and method for monitoring changes in process dynamic behavior by mapping parameters to a lower dimensional space Physics 0 Active
US10309059B2 Method of designing model predictive control for cross directional flat sheet manufacturing processes to guarantee temporal robust stability and performance Physics 0 Active
US10145939B2 Recursive multi-model echo curve simulation Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.