Stephen Piche
56Patents
26h-index
25Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: May 6, 1996 → Sep 27, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6278899A | Method for on-line optimization of a plant | Physics | 220 | Expired |
| US6047221A | Method for steady-state identification based upon identified dynamics | Physics | 158 | Expired |
| US6725208B1 | Bayesian neural networks for optimization and control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 116 | Expired |
| US5933345A | Method and apparatus for dynamic and steady state modeling over a desired path between two end points | Physics | 100 | Expired |
| US6381504B1 | Method for optimizing a plant with multiple inputs | Physics | 88 | Expired |
| US7050866B2 | Dynamic controller for controlling a system | Physics | 72 | Expired |
| US6487459B1 | Method and apparatus for modeling dynamic and steady-state processes for prediction, control and optimization | Physics | 69 | Expired |
| US7610108B2 | Method and apparatus for attenuating error in dynamic and steady-state processes for prediction, control, and optimization | Physics | 65 | Active |
| US7058617B1 | Method and apparatus for training a system model with gain constraints | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US7117046B2 | Cascaded control of an average value of a process parameter to a desired value | Performing Operations; Transporting | 55 | Expired |
| US7113835B2 | Control of rolling or moving average values of air pollution control emissions to a desired value | Physics | 54 | Expired |
| US6438430B1 | Kiln thermal and combustion control | Physics | 53 | Expired |
| US7599750B2 | Model based sequential optimization of a single or multiple power generating units | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Active |
| US7844351B2 | Model based optimization of multiple power generating units | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Active |
| US7522963B2 | Optimized air pollution control | Performing Operations; Transporting | 35 | Active |
| US7698004B2 | APC process control when process parameters are inaccurately measured | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Active |
| US7323036B2 | Maximizing regulatory credits in controlling air pollution | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US6735483B2 | Method and apparatus for controlling a non-linear mill | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US6493596B1 | Method and apparatus for controlling a non-linear mill | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US6738677B2 | Method and apparatus for modeling dynamic and steady-state processes for prediction, control and optimization | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US7536232B2 | Model predictive control of air pollution control processes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Active |
| US6950711B2 | Method for optimizing a plant with multiple inputs | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US7702519B2 | Estimating an economic parameter related to a process for controlling emission of a pollutant into the air | Physics | 29 | Active |
| US7860586B2 | Process parameter estimation in controlling emission of a non-particulate pollutant into the air | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Active |
| US7862771B2 | APC process parameter estimation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.