Patents by Inventor Brent M. Frank

Brent M. Frank 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).

  • Process control system with integrated safety control system
    Patent number: 6647301
    Abstract: A process control system receiving input signals from a controlled apparatus and using the input signals in determining at least one output signal modifying the characteristics of at least one respective control device in the controlled apparatus where the source code for the general control of the apparatus and the source code for the safety shutdown system of the apparatus are compiled to control code in a unified compilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Edward R. Sederlund, Ernst W. Quelle, Helmut A. Bezecny, Johannes C. Kanse, Robert J. Lindesmith, John L. Clement, Donald Grinwis, Eloy Baca, Jr., Dennis J. Dunlap, Brent M. Frank, Augustine K. Tibazarwa