Patents by Inventor Peter Albert Heidhues

Peter Albert Heidhues 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).

  • System for interfacing between a plurality of processors having different protocols in switchgear and motor control center applications by creating description statements specifying rules
    Patent number: 6032203
    Abstract: An interface system for use in switchgear and motor control center applications so that communications may occur between different field devices and process control computers using different protocols and requiring different data formats. The interface system translates fieldbus protocols and data formats using a changeable communication driver module employing a description language defining pieces of data called "telegrams." The telegrams contain object structures related to the communication processor or protocol used by the field devices and process control computers. The system also allows for dynamic configurations given the changeable communication driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Peter Albert Heidhues