Patents by Inventor Dingeman KNAAP

Dingeman KNAAP 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).

  • Method for operating an automation system and automation system using modified shared data across multiple control devices
    Patent number: 11385620
    Abstract: A method for operating an automation system comprising at least one field device associated to a local control device is provided. The method comprises: controlling an operation of the field device based on control data generated by the local control device; receiving monitoring data describing the controlled operation of the field device from the field device; modifying configuration data of the local control device based on the monitoring data; generating upload data comprising information about the modification of the configuration data and/or about changes in the operation of the field device resulting from the modification of the configuration data; in the local control device and/or in a central control device, deleting, encrypting and/or masking specified information from the upload data to generate modified upload data; and providing the modified upload data for use by another local control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Mohammad Naser, Dingeman Knaap, Mariya Yurchenko
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND AUTOMATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210003995
    Abstract: A method for operating an automation system comprising at least one field device associated to a local control device is provided. The method comprises: controlling an operation of the field device based on control data generated by the local control device; receiving monitoring data describing the controlled operation of the field device from the field device; modifying configuration data of the local control device based on the monitoring data; generating upload data comprising information about the modification of the configuration data and/or about changes in the operation of the field device resulting from the modification of the configuration data; in the local control device and/or in a central control device, deleting, encrypting and/or masking specified information from the upload data to generate modified upload data; and providing the modified upload data for use by another local control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Mohammad NASER, Dingeman KNAAP, Mariya YURCHENKO