Patents by Inventor Kenneth P. Riley

Kenneth P. Riley 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).

  • Process control with graphical attribute interface
    Patent number: 5896138
    Abstract: Process attributes such as, for example, the identification of process elements, the characteristics of process elements, and the states of the variables produced by the process elements, are displayed substantially simultaneous with a graphical representation of a process under control. After displaying a graphical representation of a process being controlled (the graphical representation including icon representations of process elements), a user selects a portion of the graphical representation for which the underlying process attributes are to be displayed. This selection may be accomplished by selecting an icon image of a process element for which the attributes are to be displayed. After selection, the underlying attributes are displayed substantially simultaneously with the display of the graphical representation, for example, by overlaying a dialogue box on top of the graphical representation containing indicia of the underlying attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth P. Riley