Patents by Inventor Nitin Dhayagude

Nitin Dhayagude 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).

  • Virtual placeholder configuration for distributed input/output modules
    Patent number: 8966028
    Abstract: A modular distributed I/O system for an industrial automation network that allows one or more modules of an island to be omitted without requiring reconfiguration of the system by maintaining a consistent I/O image representation of the distributed I/O network for various physical distributed I/O configurations, and managing reconfiguration changes using Virtual Placeholder objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Blair, Kenneth S. Lee, Nitin Dhayagude, Kerry Van de Steeg, Heinz Schaffner, Torsten Joachim Brune, Sascha Michael Kreβ
  • Method and apparatus for distributing configuration files in a distributed control system
    Patent number: 8904074
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides a system and method for distributing and applying a configuration file from a master device (102) to a slave device (104) in a distributed control system (100). According to aspects of the invention, a configuration file is saved at a master device (102) and distributed to the slave device (104) via the data payload of a fieldbus protocol, such as the CANopen protocol. Aspects of the present invention may be used to further configure an I/O island or sub-network (108) that is attached to the slave device (104). Further aspects of the present invention may be used to repair or replace failed devices in a distributed control system (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Lee, Richard A. Blair, Nitin Dhayagude, Kerry Van de Steeg, Heinz Schaffner
  • Virtual Placeholder Configuration for Distributed Input/Output Modules
    Publication number: 20120290759
    Abstract: A modular distributed I/O system for an industrial automation network that allows one or more modules of an island to be omitted without requiring reconfiguration of the system by maintaining a consistent I/O image representation of the distributed I/O network for various physical distributed I/O configurations, and managing reconfiguration changes using Virtual Placeholder objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Richard A. Blair, Kenneth S. Lee, Nitin Dhayagude, Kerry Van de Steeg, Heinz Schaffner, Torsten Joachim Brune, Sascha Kreß
  • Remote virtual placeholder configuration for distributed input/output modules
    Patent number: 7987305
    Abstract: A modular distributed I/O system for an industrial automation network that allows one or more modules of an island to be omitted without requiring reconfiguration of the system by maintaining a consistent I/O image representation of the distributed I/O network for various physical distributed I/O configurations and managing reconfiguration changes remotely using Virtual Placeholder objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Blair, Nitin Dhayagude, Kenneth S. Lee, Kerry Van de Steeg, Heinz Schaffner, Torsten Joachim Brune, Sascha Kreβ
  • Remote Virtual Placeholder Configuration for Distributed Input/Output Modules
    Publication number: 20090265020
    Abstract: A modular distributed I/O system for an industrial automation network that allows one or more modules of an island to be omitted without requiring reconfiguration of the system by maintaining a consistent I/O image representation of the distributed I/O network for various physical distributed I/O configurations and managing reconfiguration changes remotely using Virtual Placeholder objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC.
    Inventors: Richard A. Blair, Nitin Dhayagude, Kenneth S. Lee, Kerry Van de Steeg, Heinz Schaffner, Torsten Joachim Brune, Sascha Kress
  • Method and Apparatus for Distributing Configuration Files in a Distributed Control System
    Publication number: 20090172223
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides a system and method for distributing and applying a configuration file from a master device (102) to a slave device (104) in a distributed control system (100). According to aspects of the invention, a configuration file is saved at a master device (102) and distributed to the slave device (104) via the data payload of a fieldbus protocol, such as the CANopen protocol. Aspects of the present invention may be used to further configure an I/O island or sub-network (108) that is attached to the slave device (104). Further aspects of the present invention may be used to repair or replace failed devices in a distributed control system (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Schneider Automation Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Lee, Richard A. Blair, Nitin Dhayagude, Kerry Van de Steeg, Heinz Schaffner
  • Virtual Placeholder Configuration for Distributed Input/Output Modules
    Publication number: 20080140888
    Abstract: A modular distributed I/O system for an industrial automation network that allows one or more modules of an island to be omitted without requiring reconfiguration of the system by maintaining a consistent I/O image representation of the distributed I/O network for various physical distributed I/O configurations, and managing reconfiguration changes using Virtual Placeholder objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC.
    Inventors: Richard Blair, Kenneth Lee, Nitin Dhayagude, Kerry Van de Steeg, Heinz Schaffner, Torsten Joachim Brune, Sascha Michael Kress, Michael Streubel