Patents by Inventor Caroline Lu

Caroline Lu 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).

  • Patent number: 10493850
    Abstract: A method for a plausibility check of safety-relevant variables, wherein a first safety-relevant variable and a further safety-relevant variable are dependent on one another and are each provided to be raised from a lower safety level to a higher safety level. The plausibility check of the first safety-relevant variable is performed in a first time interval of a cycle of a clock by implementing a first plausibility rule, and upon a successful plausibility check during the first time interval, is raised from the lower safety level to the higher safety level for the safety-relevant variable. The plausibility check of the further safety-relevant variable is performed in a second time interval of the cycle of the clock by implementing a further plausibility rule, and upon a successful plausibility check during the second time interval, is raised from the lower safety level to the higher safety level for the further safety-relevant variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Alexander Adam, Marco Bohlländer, Björn Bögel, Esther Llorente Àlvarez, Caroline Lu
  • Publication number: 20160347182
    Abstract: A method for a plausibility check of safety-relevant variables, wherein a first safety-relevant variable and a further safety-relevant variable are dependent on one another and are each provided to be raised from a lower safety level to a higher safety level. The plausibility check of the first safety-relevant variable is performed in a first time interval of a cycle of a clock by implementing a first plausibility rule, and upon a successful plausibility check during the first time interval, is raised from the lower safety level to the higher safety level for the safety-relevant variable. The plausibility check of the further safety-relevant variable is performed in a second time interval of the cycle of the clock by implementing a further plausibility rule, and upon a successful plausibility check during the second time interval, is raised from the lower safety level to the higher safety level for the further safety-relevant variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Alexander Adam, Marco Bohlländer, Björn Bögel, Esther Llorente Àlvarez, Caroline Lu