Patents by Inventor Keith Richard Bellville

Keith Richard Bellville 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).

  • Patent number: 10169484
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to manage process control search results are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a search parameter from a user via an application to view search results associated with the search parameter, determining a display context based on the application, searching a search index for control parameters that match the search parameter to form a set of matched control parameters, wherein the search index includes control parameters that correspond to runtime data generated by a controller within a process control system, and rendering the set of matched control parameters for display via the application as the search results based on the determined display context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Keith Richard Bellville, Bryan Michael Jones, John Mark Caldwell
  • Patent number: 9239576
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to apply multiple trip limits to a device in a process control system are disclosed. An example method involves monitoring a value of a parameter associated with the operation of the device and receiving an input indicative of an operational state of the device, where a first input indicates a first operational state and a second input indicates a second operational state. If the first input is received, comparing via a function block the value of the parameter to a first trip limit, and if the second input is received, comparing via the function block the value of the parameter to a second trip limit, and implementing a response based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Richard Bellville, Gary Keith Law, Godfrey R. Sherriff, David Mark Smith
  • Publication number: 20130218301
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to apply multiple trip limits to a device in a process control system are disclosed. An example method involves monitoring a value of a parameter associated with the operation of the device and receiving an input indicative of an operational state of the device, where a first input indicates a first operational state and a second input indicates a second operational state. If the first input is received, comparing via a function block the value of the parameter to a first trip limit, and if the second input is received, comparing via the function block the value of the parameter to a second trip limit, and implementing a response based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Keith Richard Bellville, Gary Keith Law, Godfrey R. Sherriff, David Mark Smith
  • Publication number: 20120078869
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to manage process control search results are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a search parameter from a user via an application to view search results associated with the search parameter, determining a display context based on the application, searching a search index for control parameters that match the search parameter to form a set of matched control parameters, wherein the search index includes control parameters that correspond to runtime data generated by a controller within a process control system, and rendering the set of matched control parameters for display via the application as the search results based on the determined display context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Keith Richard Bellville, Bryan Michael Jones, John Mark Caldwell