Patents by Inventor Hermann Friedrich

Hermann Friedrich 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).

  • Provisioning of control layer applications for use in industrial control environments
    Patent number: 11226605
    Abstract: A control layer automation device comprises a processor, one or more control layer applications, a database, a wireless interface, a device memory. Each control layer application is configured to perform a discrete set of automation functions. The database comprises a plurality of operator device identifiers and the wireless interface allows the one or more control layer applications to communicate with a plurality of operator devices via the plurality of operator device identifiers. The device memory comprises the one or more control layer applications. The control layer application manager is configured to manage execution of the one or more control layer applications on the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: George Lo, Livio Dalloro, Thomas Gruenewald, Christian Winkler, Peter Kob, Andreas Scholz, Mina Azib, Hermann Friedrich, Ren-Yi Lo
  • Abstraction layers for automation applications
    Patent number: 10705511
    Abstract: A system for implementing automation functions through abstraction layers includes a control application and an automation equipment abstraction framework executable in a runtime environment. The control application is designed to communicate with automation equipment using one or more automation functions. Each automation function comprises one or more equipment-agnostic instructions. During execution of the control application, the automation equipment abstraction framework receives an equipment-agnostic instructions and an indication of a particular unit of automation equipment. The automation equipment abstraction framework translates the equipment-agnostic instructions into equipment-specific automation instructions executable on the particular unit of automation equipment. These equipment-specific automation instructions may then be sent to the particular unit of automation equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartmut Ludwig, Kurt Dirk Bettenhausen, Hermann Friedrich, Lingyun Wang
  • ABSTRACTION LAYERS FOR AUTOMATION APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20200019147
    Abstract: A system for implementing automation functions through abstraction layers includes a control application and an automation equipment abstraction framework executable in a runtime environment. The control application is designed to communicate with automation equipment using one or more automation functions. Each automation function comprises one or more equipment-agnostic instructions. During execution of the control application, the automation equipment abstraction framework receives an equipment-agnostic instructions and an indication of a particular unit of automation equipment. The automation equipment abstraction framework translates the equipment-agnostic instructions into equipment-specific automation instructions executable on the particular unit of automation equipment. These equipment-specific automation instructions may then be sent to the particular unit of automation equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Hartmut Ludwig, Kurt Dirk Bettenhausen, Hermann Friedrich, Lingyun Wang
  • PROVISIONING OF CONTROL LAYER APPLICATIONS FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20180011465
    Abstract: A control layer automation device comprises a processor, one or more control layer applications, a database, a wireless interface, a device memory. Each control layer application is configured to perform a discrete set of automation functions. The database comprises a plurality of operator device identifiers and the wireless interface allows the one or more control layer applications to communicate with a plurality of operator devices via the plurality of operator device identifiers. The device memory comprises the one or more control layer applications. The control layer application manager is configured to manage execution of the one or more control layer applications on the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: George Lo, Livio Dalloro, Thomas Gruenewald, Christian Winkler, Peter Kob, Andreas Scholz, Mina Azib, Hermann Friedrich, Ren-Yi Lo
  • Device and Method for Modeling Electronic Business Transactions
    Publication number: 20080040198
    Abstract: A model and a corresponding database are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hermann Friedrich, Brigitte Grillmair, Martin Mitko, Gustav Pomberger, Johannes Sametinger, Norbert Weber
  • Tobacco extractor
    Patent number: 4448208
    Abstract: A tobacco extractor (10) for extracting liquid and soluble constituents from cut, small plants or tobacco is disclosed. The extractor (10) consists of a worm conveyor (16) for conveying the tobacco through a V-shaped conduit (11, 12) while the wash liquid passes through the conduit in an opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Philip Morris Incorporated
    Inventors: Hermann Friedrich, Claude Ruf, Jacques Brosy