Patents by Inventor Andre HORST

Andre HORST 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).

  • Method for monitoring sequencing of a control recipe for a batch process
    Patent number: 8670854
    Abstract: A method for monitoring sequencing of a control recipe for a batch process, wherein the recipe comprises a plurality of recipe elements and is displayable on a display unit of a batch or operator system. In order to simplify the monitoring of the sequence of the control recipe a respective recipe-element-specific rule is created for each of the plurality of recipe elements, compliance with the respective recipe-element-specific rule is monitored for each of the plurality of recipe elements during run-time of the control recipe, each recipe element of the plurality of recipe elements is automatically classified into one of a plurality of problem levels if the respective recipe-element-specific rule for a respective recipe element of the plurality of recipe elements is not complied with, and recipe elements of the plurality of recipe elements that have been classified are displayed, together with the respective problem level, on the display unit in tabular form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andre Horst, Christophe Richard
  • Method for Monitoring Sequencing of a Control Recipe for a Batch Process
    Publication number: 20110295406
    Abstract: A method for monitoring sequencing of a control recipe for a batch process, wherein the recipe comprises a plurality of recipe elements and is displayable on a display unit of a batch or operator system. In order to simplify the monitoring of the sequence of the control recipe a respective recipe-element-specific rule is created for each of the plurality of recipe elements, compliance with the respective recipe-element-specific rule is monitored for each of the plurality of recipe elements during run-time of the control recipe, each recipe element of the plurality of recipe elements is automatically classified into one of a plurality of problem levels if the respective recipe-element-specific rule for a respective recipe element of the plurality of recipe elements is not complied with, and recipe elements of the plurality of recipe elements that have been classified are displayed, together with the respective problem level, on the display unit in tabular form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andre HORST, Christophe Richard