Patents by Inventor Jason Alan Norris

Jason Alan Norris has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • APL Field Switch with Dynamic Power Allocation
    Publication number: 20240056320
    Abstract: An APL field switch includes a number of ports that transmit power to APL field devices connected to spurs extending from the ports. The APL Power Class of each port can be dynamically set by a user to enable more efficient allocation of power to the ports to meet the needs of the connected field devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Lonnel J. Swarr, David N. Katz, Jason Alan Norris, Brian John Gillespie
  • Removable I/O module with diagnostics for a field device I/O connector
    Patent number: 11197386
    Abstract: A field device I/O connector includes a base and an I/O module removably mounted on the base for transmitting I/O signals along an I/O channel. A set of electrical connectors mounted on the base connect the base to a field device. The electrical connectors, the base, and the I/O module mounted on the base cooperate to define the I/O channel. The I/O channel includes a conversion circuit to convert between I/O signals and a digital data format output from the field device I/O connector. The base and I/O module also cooperate to define a diagnostic circuit connected to the portion of the I/O channel extending through the I/O module. The diagnostic circuit extends to a diagnostic logic circuit that may be included on the base, in the I/O module, or away from the field device I/O connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: David Nathan Katz, Davis Mathews, Jason Alan Norris, Brian John Gillespie
  • Removable I/O Module with Diagnostics for a Field Device I/O Connector
    Publication number: 20210185846
    Abstract: A field device I/O connector includes a base and an I/O module removably mounted on the base for transmitting I/O signals along an I/O channel. A set of electrical connectors mounted on the base connect the base to a field device. The electrical connectors, the base, and the I/O module mounted on the base cooperate to define the I/O channel. The I/O channel includes a conversion circuit to convert between I/O signals and a digital data format output from the field device I/O connector. The base and I/O module also cooperate to define a diagnostic circuit connected to the portion of the I/O channel extending through the I/O module. The diagnostic circuit extends to a diagnostic logic circuit that may be included on the base, in the I/O module, or away from the field device I/O connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: David Nathan Katz, Davis Mathews, Jason Alan Norris, Brian John Gillespie