Patents Examined by Mohamed Chariovi
  • Method and apparatus for monitoring the operation of an industrial process
    Patent number: 6701285
    Abstract: The invention relates to method and equipment for monitoring the operation of an industrial process. The industrial process is used as a basis for compiling a document comprising a group of cause-effect relationships dependent on the industrial process. From the industrial process is collected status data of the process. A document server compares the process status data with the data provided by the group of cause-effect relationships and produces a plain-language account of the status of the industrial process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Metso Automation Oy
    Inventor: Esa Salonen