Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Hess

Ronald L. Hess 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).

  • Workflow control configurator for use with process, factory-floor, environmental, computer aided manufacturing-based or other control system
    Patent number: 7242991
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods and apparatus for workflow editing. Such methods and apparatus permit, for example, user-defined and/or other tasks to be combined in any combination or combinations to specify a workflow. The tasks can be linked for direct, serial processing and/or for conditional processing that includes branching and/or looping. The invention also improved methods and apparatus of workflow definition and processing with extensible actions. The invention provides, further, improved methods and apparatus for workflow definition and processing which utilize workflow variables for communication of data and control information among tasks within a workflow. The invention provides, still further, improved methods and apparatus of workflow definition and processing with enhanced messaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Invensys Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Budinger, Robert A. DeRemer, Ronald L. Hess, Paul W. LeMert, James C. Long, Steven M. Weinrich, Julia Wright
  • Workflow control configurator for use with process, factory-floor, environmental, computer aided manufacturing-based or other control system
    Publication number: 20030220707
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods and apparatus for workflow editing. Such methods and apparatus permit, for example, user-defined and/or other tasks to be combined in any combination or combinations to specify a workflow. The tasks can be linked for direct, serial processing and/or for conditional processing that includes branching and/or looping. The invention also improved methods and apparatus of workflow definition and processing with extensible actions. The invention provides, further, improved methods and apparatus for workflow definition and processing which utilize workflow variables for communication of data and control information among tasks within a workflow. The invention provides, still further, improved methods and apparatus of workflow definition and processing with enhanced messaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce D. Budinger, Robert A. DeRemer, Ronald L. Hess, Paul W. LeMert, James C. Long, Steven M. Weinrich, Julia Wright
  • Television S-correction linearity device
    Patent number: 4176303
    Abstract: A wide-angle kinescope deflection arrangement using an S-capacitor for correction over a major central portion of the scan has a residual compression of the display at the extremes of the scan. A saturable reactor is coupled in series with the deflection winding and saturates near the extremes of the scan due to the large deflection current. The reduced impedance of the reactor in series with the deflection winding causes the time rate of change of the deflection current to increase at the scan extremes and thereby linearizes the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Babcock, Ronald L. Hess