Patents by Inventor Flavio Henrique Jose De Souza

Flavio Henrique Jose De Souza 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).

  • Control systems and methods for translating code from one format into another format
    Patent number: 7024665
    Abstract: A control system and method for translating code from one format to another format are provided. In particular, code can be received from at least one field device. In particular, the code is received in a first format, and the received code is translated into a second format when the first format is different than the second format. For example, the second format can have a format of a Function Block Logic language, such as Foundation Fieldbus Function Block Logic language, and the first format can have a format of a non-Function Block Logic language, such as an IEC 61131-x language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Smar Research Corporation
    Inventors: William Duarte Ferraz, Flavio Henrique Jose De Souza
  • Control systems and methods for translating code from one format into another format
    Publication number: 20040019391
    Abstract: A control system and method for translating code from one format to another format are provided. In particular, code can be received from at least one field device. In particular, the code is received in a first format, and the received code is translated into a second format when the first format is different than the second format. For example, the second format can have a format of a Function Block Logic language, such as Foundation Fieldbus Function Block Logic language, and the first format can have a format of a non-Function Block Logic language, such as an IEC 61131-x language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: William Duarte Ferraz, Flavio Henrique Jose de Souza