Patents by Inventor Erik MCLEOD

Erik MCLEOD 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).

  • Patent number: 12335259
    Abstract: A field device, including: a processor; and memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: login to a local node device physically connected to the field device; enable a common command protocol on the local node device; solicit information to configure the local node device; generate a command set in the enabled common command protocol according to the solicited information; and execute the command set to automatically commission the local node device to communicate with one or more other node devices commissioned in a first network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Fullenkamp, Majdi Dawud, Erik McLeod, Russell Richardson, Alexander Talavera
  • Publication number: 20230171249
    Abstract: A field device, including: a processor; and memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: login to a local node device physically connected to the field device; enable a common command protocol on the local node device; solicit information to configure the local node device; generate a command set in the enabled common command protocol according to the solicited information; and execute the command set to automatically commission the local node device to communicate with one or more other node devices commissioned in a first network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy FULLENKAMP, Majdi DAWUD, Erik MCLEOD, Russell RICHARDSON, Alexander TALAVERA