Patents by Inventor Christian James Kulus

Christian James Kulus 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).

  • Apparatus and method for dynamic device description language menus
    Patent number: 10359911
    Abstract: A method and system configures a Device Description Language (DDL) interface on a DDL-based host system in a process plant. Using a device description identification, the system and method updates the host system with the device description for a selected process control device. The device description includes menus for the selected process control device. The method and system expose the DDL menu constructs from the device description to the host system, such that the host system is able to present the DDL constructs as user-selectable elements in a configuration interface, where DDL constructs may be added, deleted and/or modified to create a DDL interface independent of the menu for the process control device as provided in the device description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Christian James Kulus, Walter Hendrik Sigtermans, Thanh Ngan Truong, Katie Grams Frost
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC DEVICE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE MENUS
    Publication number: 20180113573
    Abstract: A method and system configures a Device Description Language (DDL) interface on a DDL-based host system in a process plant. Using a device description identification, the system and method updates the host system with the device description for a selected process control device. The device description includes menus for the selected process control device. The method and system expose the DDL menu constructs from the device description to the host system, such that the host system is able to present the DDL constructs as user-selectable elements in a configuration interface, where DDL constructs may be added, deleted and/or modified to create a DDL interface independent of the menu for the process control device as provided in the device description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Christian James Kulus, Walter Hendrik Sigtermans, Thanh Ngan Truong, Katie Grams Frost