Patents by Inventor Shripad Pande

Shripad Pande 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).

  • On-process migration of non-redundant input/output (I/O) firmware
    Patent number: 10503491
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a first processing device of an input/output module (IOM), new firmware data for the IOM. The method also includes sending an output hold command from the first processing device to a second processing device of the IOM. The method further includes upgrading firmware of the IOM with the new firmware data using the first processing device and attempting a reboot of the first processing device. In addition, the method includes, in response to the output hold command and during the upgrading of the firmware and the rebooting of the first processing device, using the second processing device to cause a field circuit of the IOM to hold at least one previous output signal for one or more external devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Nagaraja Sundaresh, Michael D. Carney, Shripad Pande, Shankar Pendyala, Meraj Jabri
  • System reliability and operating life enhancement in field through thermal profiling
    Patent number: 10365643
    Abstract: A system includes an input/output module (IOM) configured to interface with a field device. The IOM includes a terminal block including a plurality of inputs or outputs, each of the inputs or outputs configured to send and receive signals to and from the field device. The IOM also includes a plurality of temperature sensors, each of the plurality of temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature in a vicinity of the temperature sensor. The IOM also includes a connector configured to transmit the temperature of each of the plurality of temperature sensors to a processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Balakrishna G. Gudi, Shripad Pande, Nagaraja Sundaresh, Michael D. Carney
  • SYSTEM RELIABILITY AND OPERATING LIFE ENHANCEMENT IN FIELD THROUGH THERMAL PROFILING
    Publication number: 20180174425
    Abstract: A system includes an input/output module (IOM) configured to interface with a field device. The IOM includes a terminal block including a plurality of inputs or outputs, each of the inputs or outputs configured to send and receive signals to and from the field device. The IOM also includes a plurality of temperature sensors, each of the plurality of temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature in a vicinity of the temperature sensor. The IOM also includes a connector configured to transmit the temperature of each of the plurality of temperature sensors to a processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Balakrishna G. Gudi, Shripad Pande, Nagaraja Sundaresh, Michael D. Carney
  • ON-PROCESS MIGRATION OF NON-REDUNDANT INPUT/OUTPUT (I/O) FIRMWARE
    Publication number: 20180081675
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a first processing device of an input/output module (IOM), new firmware data for the IOM. The method also includes sending an output hold command from the first processing device to a second processing device of the IOM. The method further includes upgrading firmware of the IOM with the new firmware data using the first processing device and attempting a reboot of the first processing device. In addition, the method includes, in response to the output hold command and during the upgrading of the firmware and the rebooting of the first processing device, using the second processing device to cause a field circuit of the IOM to hold at least one previous output signal for one or more external devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Nagaraja Sundaresh, Michael D. Carney, Shripad Pande, Shankar Rao Pendyala, Meraj Jabri