Patents by Inventor Frank Benkart

Frank Benkart 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).

  • LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PLANT COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20190042987
    Abstract: In a system and a method for the automated design of an automation unit, multiple electronically controllable components are interconnected in a work dependency. The system includes a central web server having a database, an interface for importing technical application data for the automation unit, a processor, which applies technical application data and provided functionality data sets of the components according to interconnection rules to generate a circuit diagram for the components. The system can also include a converting unit, which converts the generated circuit diagram into control commands for the design of the automation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Heubach, Frank Benkart, Sven Haugstetter, Matthias Dreher, Michael Hoffmeister, Jan Bredau, Wolfgang Engler, Martin Fuss, Herbert Hufnagel, Norbert Machau