Patents by Inventor Ian L. Johnson

Ian L. Johnson 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: 11922546
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate and display trends associated with a process control system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory, machine readable instructions, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to generate a first graphical user interface. The first graphical user interface to include a graphical representation of a component in a process control system. The processor circuitry to generate a second graphical user interface. The second graphical user interface to include a chart region with a trend represented therein. The trend indicative of values of a process parameter of the process control system over a period of time. The processor circuitry to automatically generate the trend in the chart region in response to a graphical element being dragged and dropped from the first graphical user interface to the second graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Denis David, Monja Lajoie, Jessica Siu Liu, Karen Chau Johnson, Cody Troyer, Ian Nadas, Duane L. Harnish, Simran Ahuja, Amanda McConville, Terry P. Vallery, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8983542
    Abstract: A system and associated method are provided. The system includes a subscriber identification module (SIM) including a memory configured to store one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the one or more executable instructions for controlling a device, a device configured for being controlled by the SIM, and a SIM interface configured to communicate the instructions from the SIM to control the device. The SIM interface includes a processor configured to communicate the commands from the SIM to control the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Able Device, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger D. Dewey, Michael C. Heath, Ian L. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20120196656
    Abstract: A system and associated method are provided. The system includes a subscriber identification module (SIM) including a memory configured to store one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the one or more executable instructions for controlling a device, a device configured for being controlled by the SIM, and a SIM interface configured to communicate the instructions from the SIM to control the device. The SIM interface includes a processor configured to communicate the commands from the SIM to control the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: ABLE DEVICE, LLC
    Inventors: Roger D. Dewey, Ian L. Johnson, Michael C. Heath
  • Patent number: 8180402
    Abstract: A system and associated method are provided. The system includes a subscriber identification module (SIM) comprising a memory configured to store one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the one or more executable instructions for controlling a device, a device configured for being controlled by the SIM, and a SIM interface configured to communicate the instructions from the SIM to control the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Able Device, LLC
    Inventors: Roger D. Dewey, Michael C. Heath, Ian L. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20110223971
    Abstract: A system and associated method are provided. The system includes a subscriber identification module (SIM) comprising a memory configured to store one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the one or more executable instructions for controlling a device, a device configured for being controlled by the SIM, and a SIM interface configured to communicate the instructions from the SIM to control the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: ABLE DEVICE, LLC
    Inventors: Roger D. Dewey, Ian L. Johnson, Michael C. Heath
  • Patent number: 4209917
    Abstract: The invention provides apparatus suitable for use for example in drying or treating articles such as sheets of paper, which comprises an endless conveyor means arranged to form a plurality of support surfaces for said articles while traversing an operative zone in which the articles are subjected to a medium and to retract the surfaces into an unformed condition outside of that zone, the surfaces comprising a stack or column while in that zone, advancing and retraction means to advance to form each support surface at the entry to the zone, and means to move the formed surfaces through the zone, said advancing and retraction means acting to retract each surface successively in the region of the exit from said zone. One example of the invention provides a flexible web of material which is formed into horizontal loops to provide the support surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1980
    Assignee: Abaline Limited
    Inventor: Ian L. Johnson