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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130511 | Motion sensor with ultrasonic modulation A dual-technology motion sensor with an ultrasonic sensor element (transducer) and a PIR sensor element is disclosed. The dual-technology motion sensor is configured to modulate ultrasonic radiation emitted from the ultrasonic sensor element when the motion sensor detec... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120046764 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO TEST PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to test process control systems are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes obtaining user inputs to a first process control system, obtaining process inputs and first process outputs of the first process con... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041575 | Anomaly Detection Method and Anomaly Detection System (1) A compact set of learning data about normal cases is created using the similarities among data as key factors, (2) new data is added to the learning data according to the similarities and occurrence/nonoccurrence of an anomaly, (3) the alarm occurrence section of a ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035750 | Control System for Safely Operating at Least One Functional Component A system includes a functional control unit and a controller. The functional control unit is configured to enable and disable operation of a functional component. The controller is configured to receive a sensor signal, evaluate safety quality of the sensor signal, gene... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035749 | SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF PROCESS CONTROL DEVICES IN A PROCESS CONTROL ENVIRONMENT In order to facilitate seamless integration of process control devices in a process control system, an integrated seamless diagnostic device collects diagnostic data related to the operation of (or problems associated with) one communication link that supports one proce... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120022672 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING OR MINIMIZING DISTURBANCE SIGNALS IN THE CASE OF A FIELD DEVICE OF PROCESS AUTOMATION An apparatus for reducing or minimizing disturbance signals in the case of a field device of process automation, wherein the field device has a control/evaluation unit and a sensor, with, respectively, at least one main electronics and at least one sensor electronics. A... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022671 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SAFETY STEP AND SAFETY MANAGER For determining a safety step in an automation network with subscribers the data and process-specific links between the subscribers in the automation network are automatically determined by means of a configuration-detecting module. Further the subscriber-specific safet... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016500 | PREEMPTIVE CHANGE VERIFICATION VIA ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS The subject invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating automated manufacturing processes in a regulated industrial controller environment. In one aspect, a system for automated industrial processing is provided. The system includes an interface component... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110313580 | METHOD AND PLATFORM TO IMPLEMENT SAFETY CRITICAL SYSTEMS A method of monitoring and controlling plant operations, which receive input signals from sensors monitoring parameters of plant operation to generate output signals to actuators, comprising; reducing the input signals to a selected group of input functions; reducing th... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110313547 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO REPLACE FIELD DEVICES IN PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to replace field devices in process control systems are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes recording, at a first process controller of a process control system, configuration data sent from a configurati... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110307099 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A device management system is equipped with a storage section, a detecting component, and a calculating component and manages an installation device. The storage section stores operating rules of the installation device. The detecting component detects a violating actio... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110270482 | ADAPTIVE CENTRAL MAINTENANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS FOR SYSTEMS A maintenance system for generating maintenance instructions for at least one system, the maintenance system having a plurality of system components set up to receive operating data for a system from a central control unit of the system, to use said data to identify a f... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110224808 | Security for Objects in a Process Plant Configuration System A configuration system uses process plant items that may represent, or be capable of representing, entities in a process plant to assist in configuring, organizing, and changing the control and display activities within the process plant. Access to the items may be cont... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110218655 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING WASTEWATER TREATMENT INSTALLATION Apparatus for managing a residential wastewater treatment system includes an in situ control unit that monitors an individual system. The control unit provides local control and alarms, and also sends status reports and/or alarms to a remote monitoring center via a tele... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110208327 | SAFETY CONTROLLER HAVING A REMOVABLE DATA STORAGE MEDIUM A data storage medium has a carrier element configured to carry a memory element. The memory element stores data for configuring or even programming a safety controller. The data storage medium has at least one mounting element which is able to move relative to the carr... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110190910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEB-ENABLED ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT CONTROL AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT A system and method for an environment control and energy management. The system includes a server computer, at least one environment control device (ECD) and at least one mobile device communicatively coupled via a web-based communication system. A mobile device, also ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110178611 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED COORDINATION BETWEEN CONTROL AND SAFETY SYSTEMS A system and method are provided for monitoring and control of a plurality of field devices separately provided in a safety subsystem and a process control subsystem. The field devices include conventional safety subsystem field devices associated with one or more proce... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110166676 | Fault Detection in a System Under Control A method (300) for fault detection in a system under control includes monitoring a command value and a wraparound signal (301) by a fault detection module (203); determining a standard deviation of the command value (302) by the fault detecti... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110153180 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN LOADS IN ENHANCED FAIL SAFE MANNER A first judgment circuit and a second judgment circuit are adapted to set a judging signal high when a judgment data sent from a microprocessor indicates failure. The high level judging signal triggers a forced idle command connected to a motor driver, to be high level ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110153039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE THEREFOR It has been recognized that to improve the usability of diagnostic systems and software, such a system can be designed to step the user through a systematic diagnosis of a problem. The process of systematically stepping through the diagnosis can be designed to teach the... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110153040 | Arrangement with a superordinated control unit and at least one intelligent field device connectable with the control unit An arrangement with a superordinated control unit and at least one intelligent field device connectable with the control unit, wherein associated with the control unit is at least one interface with a connection element for accommodating a corresponding connection count... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110137432 | AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD A method for monitoring performance of at least one task in controlled equipment is disclosed herein. The method includes collecting a series of signals associated with the at least one task, at least some of the signals in the series define timing values for the at lea... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110125302 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMAL SAFETY VERIFICATION OF MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS A method and system is provided for verifying and certifying the safety logic of a manufacturing automation system including safety logic, where the logic may include one or more safety modules, routines, programs and tasks or a combination thereof; testing specificatio... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110098829 | SAFETY CONTROLLER A safety controller (10) having at least one input (18) for the connection of a sensor (20), at least one output (22) for the connection of an actuator (24), at least one communication interface (30) for the connection of a furt... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110098830 | Safety Controller A safety controller (10) is set forth having at least one input (18) for the connection of a sensor (20), at least one output (22) for the connection of an actuator (24), at least one communications interface (30) for the connec... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110082569 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE DATA UPLOADING IN A PROCESS CONTROL ENVIRONMENT Example methods and apparatus to manage data uploading in a process control environment are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a request to upload a parameter value associated with a process control system and retrieving an upload rule profile asso... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110071654 | Control system for controlling safety-critical processes The invention relates to a control system for controlling safety-critical processes in an automated system by using a communications network with a communications master for controlling the communications on the network and a plurality of network subscribers. At least a... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110060427 | Diagnostic Module For Distributed Industrial Network Including Industrial Control Devices A network component for an industrial automation system. The component includes a network switch processor configured to implement a networking switching function, at least one communication port configured to provide a communication channel between the network switch p... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110054643 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE TESTING OF A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM Example methods and apparatus to manage testing of a process control system are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes generating a test application from a process control routine, the test application including at least one test that is to be performed within a... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110022186 | DISTRIBUTED INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Apparatus and methods for controlling a system that operates responsive to a plurality of input control signals are disclosed. During operation the system generates a plurality of output status/control signals. A master controller has at least first and second controlle... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100318199 | PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD A plant control system includes a process computer (1) managing a plant, a PLC (2) interposed between the process computer (1) and equipment (3) of the plant, and a general-purpose PC (7) executing arithmetic processing based on arithm... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100298956 | Safety system for equipment Apparatus (10) for promoting safe handling of equipment (12) comprises a display (14) for displaying a safety check relating to a prospective user's competency to use the equipment (12). A user manipulatable arrangement (20) enables th... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100268356 | Method for Checking Suitability of a Data Processing Device for Performing Failsafe Automation Processes A method for checking a data processing device to determine its suitability for performing failsafe automation processes, wherein the data processing device includes a first and a second time base. The method comprises determining a first time value of the first time ba... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100262264 | Method for Plant Monitoring With a Field Bus of Process Automation Technology Method for plant monitoring with a fieldbus of process automation technology, wherein a plurality of field devices communicate with a process control unit and a plant monitoring unit The method steps are carried out as follows: the regular, process-control, data traffic... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100217409 | Method for Isolating a Plant Device of an Industrial Plant A method for isolating a plant device of an industrial plant, wherein at least one safety measure is implemented on the plant device in order for work to be done safely on the plant device is provided. Isolation information is communicated to a control and protection sy... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100217408 | Method and device for the bus coupling of safety-relevant processes The invention proposes a method, in which, according to German Patent Application No. 10 2004 039932.8, a data set that is relevant for a safety-critical process is processed by means of at least two redundant processing channels (1, 2) according to identical law... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100211195 | Method for Logical Connection of Safety Circuits in an Industrial Automation Arrangement, and Configuration Device for Carrying Out the Method A method and a programmer for logical connection of a plurality safety circuits in an industrial automation arrangement, wherein a subordinate one of the safety circuits and a super-ordinate one of the safety circuits are each described in a safety matrix. An overall ma... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100179690 | PROCESS CONTROL, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED ADAPTATION OF PROCESS PARAMETERS OF AT LEAST ONE HANDLING DEVICE A system for automated adaption of a process parameter of a handling device includes a supervision device configured to selectively monitor at least one process parameter and/or to adapt the at least one process parameter of the handling device in an automated manner ba... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100152976 | Method and system for controlling a vehicle given to a third party A method and system for controlling a vehicle given to a third party. The system includes a system controller; a mode-indicating device coupled to the system controller; and an authenticator coupled to the system controller. Here, the system controller is adapted to com... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100153741 | ENCRYPTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICES An encrypting system for numerical control devices includes a function module, a code module, a memory, and a controller. The function module includes function programs. Each of the function programs presetting a service life. The code module encrypts and decrypts the s... | 06/17/2010 |
