Patents by Inventor Clyde Eisenbeis

Clyde Eisenbeis 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).

  • Publication number: 20070183108
    Abstract: A device intended to meet flameproof approval requirements is configured to have two compartments separated by an energy-limiting barrier. The first compartment of the device houses the wiring terminations that bear ignition-capable energy and, therefore, must be flameproof. The energy-limiting barrier is configured to limit the energy that can reach the second compartment to a level that is not ignition capable. This allows the second compartment to be safe without meeting the flameproof requirements, and allows user-interface elements such as switches and indicators to be designed in a more cost-effective manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Uhlenberg, Stephen Seberger, Riyaz Ali, Jimmie Snowbarger, Clyde Eisenbeis
  • Publication number: 20050097194
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of reprogramming a field device in a process control network using the standard communications protocol for the network, and a reprogrammable field device in the process control network adapted for being reprogrammed using the standard communications protocol for the network. The method and device of the present invention use the standard communications protocol to transmit the downloaded code to the field device and store the downloaded code in the field device while the device is enabled to perform process control. Once the new code is downloaded and stored in the field device, the field device is set to a steady state condition and/or disabled from performing process control, reprogrammed to execute the downloaded code, and reenabled to perform process control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Clyde Eisenbeis, Brent Larson, Steve Packwood, Larry Brown