Patents by Inventor Briane Ritchie
Briane Ritchie 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).
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Publication number: 20240118921Abstract: An embedded device includes an Ethernet-APL interface through which to conduct communications and receive power over an Ethernet-APL network connection; an analog communication interface for establishing an analog connection with a field device/instrument; a memory; and a processor(s). The processor(s), in communication with the memory, is configured to: apply a firmware framework to implement a embedded platform without an operating system; and perform prioritized, multi-tasking of a plurality of run-to-complete tasks for monitoring and/or control of a plant or process according to the embedded platform. The tasks can include communications with at least one field device/instrument through analog connection via the analog communication interface. The communications include at least receiving measurement data from the at least one field device/instrument or outputting control data to the at least one field device/instrument. The embedded device can be a constrained edge device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.Inventors: Brooks Read, Briane Ritchie, Matthew Michel, Mark Bertolina
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Publication number: 20240121126Abstract: Digital bridging of field devices to an industrial network using an Ethernet Advanced Physical Layer (Ethernet-APL) bridge device. The APL bridge device includes analog interfaces for current-driven and voltage-driven measurement devices and an Intrinsically Safe (IS) APL connection providing power to the bridge device and the measurement devices. The bridge device enables gateway functionality between field device protocols and industrial network protocols.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.Inventors: Briane Ritchie, Richard Allan Chaney, Mark V. Bertolina, Alexander Johnson, Jeffrey Mattar, Matthew Briggs Michel, Ashutosh Diliprao Katke
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Publication number: 20240118679Abstract: An Intrinsically Safe (IS) Advanced Physical Layer (APL) based low power field device having a virtual controller implemented thereon. The virtual controller provides distributed control and one or more of historian, workstation, and HMI functionality on the field device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.Inventors: Larry K. Brown, Mark V. Bertolina, Harikrishnan Baskaran, Briane Ritchie, Ashutosh Diliprao Katke
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Publication number: 20240118798Abstract: A method is provided of configuring a field device for monitoring and/or controlling an operation(s) of a process or plant. The method includes conducting web-based communication between a networked computer device and the field device over an Ethernet-APL to allow the networked computer device to access and interact with a web page(s) or program(s) that is hosted on a web server running on the field device. The method also includes configuring at the field device an operation parameter(s) and/or setting(s) of the field device based on user input received across the Ethernet-APL by the field device from user interaction with the web page(s) or program(s) through the networked computer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.Inventors: Briane Ritchie, Matthew Michel, Larry Brown, Mark Bertolina
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Publication number: 20240121159Abstract: A method for automatic discovery of a Field Device during initial commissioning includes registering a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the Field Device with a Distributed Control System (DCS), and registering the Field Device with a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server. An IP address may be assigned to the Field Device using the DHCP Server, and a DHCP client table may be polled using the DCS to recognize the MAC address of the Field Device. In response to the DCS recognizing the MAC address of the Field Device, the Field Device may be authenticated and authorized using the DCS.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicants: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc., Schneider Electric USA, Inc.Inventors: Briane Ritchie, Ling Wu
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Publication number: 20240121195Abstract: An Ethernet Advanced Physical Layer (Ethernet-APL) bridge system between an edge field device and an industrial network. The bridge system includes at least one Ethernet-APL switch and a plurality of redundant physical Ethernet-APL 10BaseT1L ports coupled to the at least one switch providing improved load distribution and high availability.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.Inventors: Richard Allan Chaney, Mark V. Bertolina, Briane Ritchie, Larry K. Brown
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Publication number: 20200326214Abstract: A menu navigation engine that enables user configuration of a vortex flowmeter. The vortex flowmeter includes a memory device and a processor, among other hardware components. Software instructions stored on the memory device and executable by the processor implement the menu navigation engine by displaying use case identifiers on the user interface, receiving selections of use case identifiers via the user interface, generating a formatted hierarchical tree of vortex flowmeter configuration nodes associated with the selected use case, and displaying the generated tree on the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.Inventors: Peter Allstrom, Briane Ritchie
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Patent number: 10739171Abstract: A menu navigation engine that enables user configuration of a vortex flowmeter. The vortex flowmeter includes a memory device and a processor, among other hardware components. Software instructions stored on the memory device and executable by the processor implement the menu navigation engine by displaying use case identifiers on the user interface, receiving selections of use case identifiers via the user interface, generating a formatted hierarchical tree of vortex flowmeter configuration nodes associated with the selected use case, and displaying the generated tree on the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.Inventors: Peter Allstrom, Briane Ritchie
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Publication number: 20160231151Abstract: A menu navigation engine that enables user configuration of a vortex flowmeter. The vortex flowmeter includes a memory device and a processor, among other hardware components. Software instructions stored on the memory device and executable by the processor implement the menu navigation engine by displaying use case identifiers on the user interface, receiving selections of use case identifiers via the user interface, generating a formatted hierarchical tree of vortex flowmeter configuration nodes associated with the selected use case, and displaying the generated tree on the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Peter Allstrom, Briane Ritchie