Patents by Inventor Bogdan Ionut Toporan

Bogdan Ionut Toporan 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).

  • Monitoring of field devices via a communication network
    Patent number: 10197996
    Abstract: A system for monitoring field devices operating in process plants includes a remote terminal unit (RTU) coupled to several field devices, each configured to perform a respective function in a process plant, and a host disposed remotely from the RTU and coupled to the RTU via a communication network. The RTU includes (i) a first interface module configured to communicate according to a digital industrial automation protocol, via which the RTU receives data indicative of respective statuses of the field devices, (ii) a memory to store the received data, and (iii) a second interface module configured to communicate with remote hosts via a communication network. The host is configured to (i) request the statutes of the field devices and (ii) receive, from the RTU, indications of the status based on the data stored in the memory of the RTU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: BRISTOL, INC.
    Inventors: Corneliu Cincea, Bogdan Ionut Toporan
  • MONITORING OF FIELD DEVICES VIA A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170090467
    Abstract: A system for monitoring field devices operating in process plants includes a remote terminal unit (RTU) coupled to several field devices, each configured to perform a respective function in a process plant, and a host disposed remotely from the RTU and coupled to the RTU via a communication network. The RTU includes (i) a first interface module configured to communicate according to a digital industrial automation protocol, via which the RTU receives data indicative of respective statuses of the field devices, (ii) a memory to store the received data, and (iii) a second interface module configured to communicate with remote hosts via a communication network. The host is configured to (i) request the statutes of the field devices and (ii) receive, from the RTU, indications of the status based on the data stored in the memory of the RTU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: BRISTOL, INC., D/B/A REMOTE AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Corneliu Cincea, Bogdan Ionut Toporan