"I hate what they've done to my child...I would never let my own children watch it. "
Vladimir Zworykin, television pioneer ; Talking about an invention in which he played a critical role.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7489977 | System and method for implementing time synchronization monitoring and detection in a safety instrumented system An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible function blocks, resource blocks and transducer blocks, as well as, s... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7486999 | System and method for implementing safety instrumented systems in a fieldbus architecture An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible function blocks, resource blocks and transducer blocks, as well as, s... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7272457 | Flexible function blocks A new and improved control system architecture using a combination of standard function blocks and new flexible function blocks eliminates the need for expensive and difficult to maintain custom control software and special I/O gateways for discrete/hybrid/batch and... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7167762 | System and method for implementing safety instrumented systems in a fieldbus architecture An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible function blocks, resource blocks and transducer blocks, as well as, s... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146230 | Integrated fieldbus data server architecture A new and improved control system architecture with a single server interface for application software that eliminates manual intervention by providing online, immediate access to information needed for plant/enterprise optimization, operation, configuration, mainte... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6999824 | System and method for implementing safety instrumented systems in a fieldbus architecture An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible function blocks, resource blocks and transducer blocks, as well as, s... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6826590 | Block-oriented control system on high speed ethernet A distributed control system architecture (HSE) provides an open, interoperable solution optimized for integration of distributed control systems and other control devices in a high performance backbone, provides an open, interoperable solution that provides system ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6594530 | Block-oriented control system The present invention is a block oriented control system that allows interoperability between devices made by different manufacturers. A block oriented control system is a system which includes a plurality of field devices incorporating a physical layer, ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6424872 | Block oriented control system The present invention is a block oriented control system that allows interoperability between devices made by different manufacturers. A block oriented control system is a system which includes a plurality of field devices incorporating a physical layer, ... | 07/23/2002 |