Patents by Inventor Andreas Stueckelmaier

Andreas Stueckelmaier 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).

  • Computer-implemented method for updating a process control system
    Patent number: 12190094
    Abstract: A method for updating a process control system having a plurality of different hardware units includes providing a firmware data package, connecting a computing unit to an interface unit, transferring the firmware data package to the interface unit, providing current status data comprising information about the different hardware unit and information about the current firmware versions of the different hardware unit, checking whether the different hardware unit and the current firmware versions are compatible with the firmware update data for the different hardware units based on the current status data, and determining a checking result. When the checking result is positive, firmware update data in the different hardware unit is installed, and when the checking result is negative, an incompatibility message is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Stefan Pook, Andreas Wahlmann, Andreas Stueckelmaier
  • Computer-Implemented Method for Updating a Process Control System
    Publication number: 20220405088
    Abstract: A method for updating a process control system having a plurality of different hardware units includes providing a firmware data package, connecting a computing unit to an interface unit, transferring the firmware data package to the interface unit, providing current status data comprising information about the different hardware unit and information about the current firmware versions of the different hardware unit, checking whether the different hardware unit and the current firmware versions are compatible with the firmware update data for the different hardware units based on the current status data, and determining a checking result. When the checking result is positive, firmware update data in the different hardware unit is installed, and when the checking result is negative, an incompatibility message is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Stefan Pook, Andreas Wahlmann, Andreas Stueckelmaier