Patents by Inventor Harry Alan Burns

Harry Alan Burns 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to display process control device information
    Patent number: 9342072
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to display process control information are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving in a processor a first status of a first mode element, the first mode element indicating a current operating condition of an object of a process control device, receiving in the processor a second status of a second mode element, the second mode element indicating a desired operating condition of the object of the process control device, determining a mode of the object based on the first status and the second status, the mode indicating a condition of the object of the process control device, and displaying the mode of the object of the process control device within a user interface as a graphic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David Farrell Holmes, Donald Robert Lattimer, Dale Henry Perry, David Michael Parsons, Harry Alan Burns