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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7680550 | Unit module state processing enhancements A system is provided to facilitate state processing in an industrial control environment. The system includes a unit module to process components in an industrial control facility. A status component associated with the unit module provides present state information... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7436291 | Protection of devices in a redundant configuration A network communication device is provided, comprising a control processor for controlling operation of the device, a reset module which is controllable independently of the control processor for performing a reset operation of the device, and a reset control interf... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7367712 | RTD measurement unit including detection mechanism for automatic selection of 3-wire or 4-wire RTD measurement mode An RTD measurement device including a mechanism for automatic selection of a 3-wire or 4-wire configuration mode of operation. The RTD measurement device may include detection circuitry to detect whether an RTD connected to the RTD measurement device via a plurality... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7312716 | Wireless communication using an intrinsically safe design for use in a hazardous area A wireless circuit setup is used in a hazardous area where the circuit is intrinsically safe and does not require explosion proof containment. In this setup, an intrinsically safe master barrier (420) is used without the use of a resistor and one or more resi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7249000 | Fluid monitoring systems and methods with data communication to interested parties Various sensor unit configurations are disclosed within the context of a fluid quality monitoring system. The distribution of sensor units can be accomplished using existing product distribution channels to sell, distribute and install sensor units so that a fluid d... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7236099 | Household appliance with user interface with bi-colored LEDs A household appliance, includes an appliance cabinet, an appliance user interface having multiple settings. Each setting has multiple selection options. There is a bi-color LED associated with each of the selection options. The bi-colored LEDs are used to indicate t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233830 | Application and service management for industrial control devices The subject invention provides systems and methods that facilitate accessing and management of information (e.g., instructions, executables, classes, objects . . . ) associated with a control system. The systems and methods enable a control system entity the ability... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210407 | Wallpaper printing franchise method Franchising an on-demand wallpaper printing business comprises a number of steps. Franchisees are provided with an on-demand printer. The printer is built into a cabinet in which is located a media path which extends from a media loading area to a printhead and from... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7197408 | Flowmeter specification and ordering system A modular system and method is provided for enabling remote configuring and ordering of flowmeters in a client-server environment. The system includes a meter selection module configured to enable a user to select from a plurality of flowmeter types. A process data ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7187987 | Method and a control system for controlled operation of movable members Operation of movable members such as wing or sash parts of openable windows or facade sections forming part of a natural ventilation system is controlled by communication of operating commands from centralized and/or distributed control means to operator units for m... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7188171 | Method and apparatus for software and hardware event monitoring and repair An integrated hardware and software monitoring system for a remote computer includes an event monitoring module loaded on the remote computer. The event monitoring module includes a hardware event detector that detects hardware events on the remote computer that may... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187988 | Web service and method for customers to define their own alert for real-time production status An automated method and system that uses a Web service to make real-time production status available to customers from a manufacturing environment. Each time Work in Process (WIP) data is updated from manufacturing execution systems to a central database, a database... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7158919 | Remote monitoring system A remote monitoring system including a sub-system, local to a nuclear power plant and a remote sub-system at an operations base. Process data is collected manually by a hand-held computer and automatically by instrumentation on the power plant. The data collected is... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152107 | Information sharing device Systems and methods for information sharing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for information sharing includes a host device, an external device that is used in conjunction with the host device, an external bus that the host device and the external device u... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7096073 | Configurable controller A configurable controller, comprising a configurable digital unit having a synchronization control module; a plurality of signal acquisition modules connected with said synchronization control module for receiving reference control data therefrom; and a control logi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7010467 | Web-based generator testing and monitoring system A web-based generator testing and monitoring system is provided that includes monitoring logic, and a web server. The monitoring logic typically monitors an AC output signal associated with an AC plant. The web server is typically coupled to the monitoring logic and... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6975919 | Monitoring system, method for the process-parallel monitoring of collision or overload situations in machine tools In a monitoring system for the process-accompanying monitoring or detection of collision or overstress situations in machine tools (1), comprising a machine control (2) with one or more sensors (4) for detecting measured signals or measured sign... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6964530 | Self-correcting printing system A system and method are provided for correcting a hang condition caused by an unanticipated exception during a printing process. The method may include providing a set of predetermined rules according to which the print process modules interact to control the printi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6965806 | Automatic work order/parts order generation and tracking A process control system uses an asset utilization expert to collect data or information pertaining to the assets of a process plant from various sources or functional areas of the plant including, for example, the process control functional areas, the maintenance f... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6895285 | Computer system status monitoring Methods, devices, and systems for monitoring the status of a computer through a driverless device node port, such as a universal serial bus port or P/S 2 port, are disclosed. A driverless device node is emulated and presents a message to the operating system of the ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6882942 | Accessing main ATX outputs without monitoring all outputs A power monitor circuit and method delays the start of a computer until multiple power lines are at a safe level of operation. The integrated circuit monitors only the voltage of a primary power supply output and eliminates the need for monitor circuits on each supp... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6868309 | Dialysis machine with symmetric multi-processing (SMP) control system and method of operation A method and control system computing platform for a dialysis machine that uses Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) architecture. The SMP architecture tightly couples multiple (e.g., 2) independent processors by sharing memory between the processors. A single shared me... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6862486 | System and method for processing data relating to conditions in a manufacturing process The invention provides a system and method for processing data relating to conditions in a manufacturing process. The system and method provide a time based relationship between data items of the data collected in a manufacturing process. More abstract and different... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6839597 | State-of-device remote monitoring system A state-of-device remote monitor system capable of applying a general-purpose line as a transmission line for transmitting detection signals of a state of a device, comprises an on-the-spot area, and a management area. The on-the-spot area includes an electric devic... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6819962 | Method of evaluating, expanding, and collapsing connectivity regions within dynamic systems An automated process defines and maintains connectivity regions within a dynamic network. The automated process requires an initial input of a network component around which a connectivity region will be defined. The process automatically and autonomously generates ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6772018 | Control system apparatus and method using a controlled device for manual data entry A system for commissioning a controller accepts a different manual input during each of several different phases of the installation and provides the installer with a different detectable cue during each phase. The installer provides the manual input and then operat... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6757608 | Method and device for controlling operational sequences A method and a device for controlling operational sequences, particularly in a vehicle, at least one sensor having a connection unit being connected via a bus system to at least one control unit for controlling the operational sequences, the control unit likewise ha... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6738677 | Method and apparatus for modeling dynamic and steady-state processes for prediction, control and optimization A method for providing independent static and dynamic models in a prediction, control and optimization environment utilizes an independent static model (20) and an independent dynamic model (22). The static model (20) is a rigorous predictive mo... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6700569 | Reducing the processor operating time for a programmable controller A programmable controller having a processing unit, a screen, a control panel, and signal inputs and outputs, all of which are accommodated in a common housing. Switching functions can be programmed by the user via a menu-driven user interface on the scre... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6701194 | Control board for controlling and monitoring usage of water An electronic control board for supplying control signals including an activation signal to a controlled device in response to a detection signal created by a sensor comprises an on delay timer, a run timer, and an off delay timer. The on delay timer must... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6668203 | State machine analysis of sensor data from dynamic processes A state machine model analyzes sensor data from dynamic processes at a facility to identify the actual processes that were performed at the facility during a period of interest for the purpose of remote facility inspection. An inspector can further input ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6658307 | Method for configuring the functional properties of an audiological device The method for configuring the functional properties of an audiological device in the form of a hearing aid initially provides a hearing aid with an IC that can be differently configured in view of its properties, permitting configuration upgrade informat... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6647302 | Human interface panel for boiler control system A method of analyzing information from a boiler control system includes providing a series of status modes with each status mode represented as an input condition to be tested. A relative priority structure is established among the status modes and a uniq... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6615090 | Diagnostics in a process control system which uses multi-variable control techniques A diagnostic tool automatically collects and stores data indicative of a variability parameter, a mode parameter, a status parameter and a limit parameter for a multi-variable function block associated with one or more devices or loops within a process co... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6591146 | Method for learning switching linear dynamic system models from data From a set of possible switching states and responsive to a sequence of measurements, a corresponding sequence of switching states is determined for a system having a plurality of dynamic models, associates each model with a switching state such that a mo... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6546294 | Life cycle monitor for electronic equipment A system for monitoring the life cycle of an electronic apparatus of the type that creates an output data record such as an exposed photographic film, or a digital data, sound or image file, includes a sensor in the electronic apparatus for monitoring the... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6529783 | Process for estimating a parasite phase shift during reception of a multi-carrier signal and the corresponding receiver A method for estimating an interference phase shift when receiving a multicarrier signal formed of a time series of symbols modulating a plurality of carrier frequencies, at least some of the carrier frequencies of at least some of the symbols bearing ref... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6498962 | Numerically controlled machining apparatus for automatically exchanging tools and workpieces A numerically controlled machining apparatus that displays data, such as a tool reduction allowance, a tool core gap amount, and a tool shape and the like for a tool. The data is displayed along with the setting condition of a tool as it is set by a tool ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6492901 | Alarm management system An alarm management system and method includes structure and function for receiving one or more process parameter signals representative of one or more process parameters. Each of the received process parameters is then compared with an associated alarm p... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6477431 | Watermark detection A method and arrangement for detecting a watermark in an information signal. The method may include the steps of computing the correlation (dk) of the watermark (Wi) and the information signal (e.g. an image Q) for a plurality of pos... | 11/05/2002 |
