Patents by Inventor Fouad M. Al-Khabbaz

Fouad M. Al-Khabbaz 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: 10554625
    Abstract: A system and method for centrally controlling access by computers in a corporate network to a plant network that runs plant applications, and for gauging Process Control System (PCS) Functional Specification competency. This system and method will help ensure that the corporate network and plant networks are operating according to a predetermined corporate-level engineering baseline that sets the minimum “functional” parameters for the networks to meet a business target or objective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Fouad M. Al-Khabbaz
  • Publication number: 20180324150
    Abstract: A system and method for centrally controlling access by computers in a corporate network to a plant network that runs plant applications, and for gauging Process Control System (PCS) Functional Specification competency. This system and method will help ensure that the corporate network and plant networks are operating according to a predetermined corporate-level engineering baseline that sets the minimum “functional” parameters for the networks to meet a business target or objective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Fouad M. AL-KHABBAZ
  • Patent number: 10038670
    Abstract: A system for centrally controlling access by computers in a corporate network to a plant network that runs plant applications. The system includes an access control computer in communication with the corporate network and includes a memory, a processor coupled to the memory and a multi-user application stored in the memory and executable by the processor. The multi-user application communicates with a plurality of computers in the corporate network concurrently and communicates with at least one plant application running in the plant network to retrieve data from and pass data to the plant application on behalf of the plurality of computers in the corporate network concurrently. Since all communication from the plurality of computers is tunneled through the access control computer, the likelihood of any virus or worm spreading into the plant network is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Fouad M. Al-Khabbaz, Zakarya A. Abu Al-Saud, Saad A. Al-Harbi, Osama R. Al-Khunaizi, Hussain A. Al-Salem
  • Publication number: 20130326610
    Abstract: A system for centrally controlling access by computers in a corporate network to a plant network that runs plant applications. The system includes an access control computer in communication with the corporate network and includes a memory, a processor coupled to the memory and a multi-user application stored in the memory and executable by the processor. The multi-user application communicates with a plurality of computers in the corporate network concurrently and communicates with at least one plant application running in the plant network to retrieve data from and pass data to the plant application on behalf of the plurality of computers in the corporate network concurrently. Since all communication from the plurality of computers is tunneled through the access control computer, the likelihood of any virus or worm spreading into the plant network is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Fouad M. Al-Khabbaz, Zakarya A. Abu Al-Saud, Saad A. Al-Harbi, Osama R. Al-Khunaizi, Hussain A. Al-Salem