Patents Assigned to Triconex, Incorporated
  • Two out of three voting solenoid arrangement
    Patent number: 6478048
    Abstract: A binary voting solenoid arrangement 10 is provided which operates in a “2 out of 3” manner to provide relatively high safety, low spurious tripping and a relatively low installation cost, while also enabling on-line testing of each solenoid individually without process interruption. Solenoid arrangements 10, 10′ and 10″ are preferably used in a three-way configuration, while solenoid 10′″ may be used in a two-way configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Triconex, Incorporated
    Inventor: Bart A. Hays
  • Two out of three voting solenoid arrangement
    Patent number: 6155282
    Abstract: A binary voting solenoid arrangement 10 is provided which operates in a "2 out of 3" manner to provide relatively high safety, low spurious tripping and a relatively low installation cost, while also enabling on-line testing of each solenoid individually without process interruption. Solenoid arrangement 10 is preferably manifolded (not shown), to facilitate maintenance on any detected failure, and to simplify installation and replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Triconex, Incorporated
    Inventors: Bryan A. Zachary, Angela E. Summers