Patents by Inventor Cathleen Kilpatrick

Cathleen Kilpatrick 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).

  • Ability to have multiple versions of a process element in a process plant simultaneously
    Patent number: 11474506
    Abstract: Multiple versions of a process element in a process plant may run at the same time in different sub-systems of the plant such as configuration system, display system, and run time system. The ability to run multiple versions of process elements allows for more flexibility in production and reduces the time and costs in changes in product production. It is now possible to reduce auditing costs by performing an audit only on differences between versions instead of the entire process element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Rajashree Seetamraju, Muslim Gulam Kanji, Cathleen Kilpatrick
  • ABILITY TO HAVE MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF A PROCESS ELEMENT IN A PROCESS PLANT SIMULTANEOUSLY
    Publication number: 20210181724
    Abstract: Multiple versions of a process element in a process plant may run at the same time in different sub-systems of the plant such as configuration system, display system, and run time system. The ability to run multiple versions of process elements allows for more flexibility in production and reduces the time and costs in changes in product production. It is now possible to reduce auditing costs by performing an audit only on differences between versions instead of the entire process element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Rajashree Seetamraju, Muslim Gulam Kanji, Cathleen Kilpatrick
  • Method, apparatus and system for recovery of a controller with known-compatible configuration and run-time data
    Publication number: 20070156263
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining current structural information describing a current structure of a process control system and retrieving from a checkpoint file stored structural information describing a previous structure of the process control system. If the current structural information matches the stored structural information, current configuration and operational information of a controller in the process control system is conformed to previous configuration and operational information stored in the checkpoint file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley Gorzelic, Robert Jones, Cathleen Kilpatrick, Sushma Srinivas
  • System and method for dynamically creating and editting function block types in a process control environment
    Publication number: 20070100471
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory capable of storing information defining multiple function block types. A combination of instances of one or more function block types is capable of implementing a control process in a controller within a process control system. The apparatus also includes a function block editor capable of allowing a user to dynamically create or modify one or more of the function block types using a graphical user interface. The function block editor is capable of allowing the user to define one or more parameters for a function block type being created or modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi Kumar, Mohamed Saleem Jahaber, Cathleen Kilpatrick