Patents by Inventor Edwin Anthony Prince

Edwin Anthony Prince 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 of generating a component of a component-based automation system
    Patent number: 7418305
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a description of a component of an automation system comprises describing the component as a plurality of inputs and outputs, generating a vendor-independent component description file based on a description of the component as the plurality of inputs and outputs, updating the vendor-independent component description file to include vendor-specific hardware information and hardware control logic, and creating the component based on an updated vendor-specific component description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Corporate Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Buesgen, Edwin Anthony Prince, Chellury R. Sastry, Peng Zhao, Georg Biehler, Richard Miceli