Patents by Inventor David Deitz

David Deitz 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).

  • Automatic linkage of process event data to a data historian
    Patent number: 7275062
    Abstract: A configuration system for a process plant includes a routine that automatically provides an indication of the relationships between units and sub-elements of the units, such as equipment and control modules, present within a process plant to a data historian. The data historian, which may be a batch historian, stores these relationships in a configuration file or a database, collects events generated within the process plant and associates those events to the proper unit within the process plant using the stored relationships. The automatic updating of the data historian configuration file eliminates the need for a user to manually update the data historian with these relationships, either at the time the process plant is configured or each time a change is made to the configuration of the process plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Deitz, Will Irwin, Grant Wilson, Beth Filippo
  • Method and system for batch process arbitration in a process control system
    Publication number: 20060089739
    Abstract: A method and system for equipment arbitration in a process control system are presented. The method and system include receiving a request for a first resource associated with a first area from a first resource user associated with a second area where the first and second areas are distinct. The method and system automatically determine whether the first resource is available for use by the first resource user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Godfrey Sherriff, Nathan Pettus, William Irwin, Grant Wilson, David Deitz
  • Automatic linkage of process event data to a data historian
    Publication number: 20040181294
    Abstract: A configuration system for a process plant includes a routine that automatically provides an indication of the relationships between units and sub-elements of the units, such as equipment and control modules, present within a process plant to a data historian. The data historian, which may be a batch historian, stores these relationships in a configuration file or a database, collects events generated within the process plant and associates those events to the proper unit within the process plant using the stored relationships. The automatic updating of the data historian configuration file eliminates the need for a user to manually update the data historian with these relationships, either at the time the process plant is configured or each time a change is made to the configuration of the process plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: David Deitz, Will Irwin, Grant Wilson, Beth Filippo