Patents by Inventor Markus Hauhia

Markus Hauhia 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).

  • Wireless diagnostic system in industrial processes
    Patent number: 7058542
    Abstract: The invention relates to device diagnostics in industrial processes comprising field devices employing a field bus. A remote diagnostics device (1) is placed in connection with a process device (2), separate from the field devices and the field bus. The remote diagnostics device comprises diagnostics electronics which collects diagnostics data relating to the process device, and a transmitter part for wireless (17) transmission of the diagnostics data to a near-by field device. The field device comprises a receiver part (41) for wireless (17) reception of the diagnostics data from said remote diagnostics device (1). A field device control unit (430) analyses the received diagnostics data and transmits a diagnostics report over a field bus interface (44) and the field bus to a diagnostics computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Metso Automation Oy
    Inventors: Markus Hauhia, Mika Kreivi, Jouni Pyötsiä
  • Wireless diagnostic system in industrial processes
    Publication number: 20030236579
    Abstract: The invention relates to device diagnostics in industrial processes comprising field devices employing a field bus. A remote diagnostics device (1) is placed in connection with a process device (2), separate from the field devices and the field bus. The remote diagnostics device comprises diagnostics electronics which collects diagnostics data relating to the process device, and a transmitter part for wireless (17) transmission of the diagnostics data to a near-by field device. The field device comprises a receiver part (41) for wireless (17) reception of the diagnostics data from said remote diagnostics device (1). A field device control unit (430) analyses the received diagnostics data and transmits a diagnostics report over a field bus interface (44) and the field bus to a diagnostics computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Markus Hauhia, Mika Kreivi, Jouni Pyotsia