Patents by Inventor James Duffield

James Duffield 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).

  • Automated network discovery for industrial controller systems
    Patent number: 11665223
    Abstract: Controller devices may be configured to execute a network discovery service to identify other devices on a network, including other controller devices, user computing devices, and/or human machine interface devices. The controller devices may communicate with the devices on the network. An individual controller device may, upon connection to a human machine interface device, provide to the human machine interface device via a web server, a graphical user interface from which a user may configure the controller device or connect to another controller device on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Samsara Inc.
    Inventors: James Duffield, Paul Ugolini, Ethan Wen-Yen Chiou, Nguyen Trong Dinh, James Robert Saunders
  • Industrial controller system and interactive graphical user interfaces related thereto
    Patent number: 11558449
    Abstract: Controller devices may be configured to automatically connect to a remote management server (e.g., a “cloud”-based management server), and may offload received data and analyses to the remote management server via wired or wireless communications. The controller devices may further communicate with the management server, user computing devices, and/or human machine interface devices, e.g., to provide remote access to the controller device, provide real-time information from the controller device, receive configurations/updates, provide interactive graphical user interfaces, and/or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSARA INC.
    Inventors: John Bicket, Anubhav Jain, James Duffield, James Robert Saunders
  • Automated network discovery for industrial controller systems
    Patent number: 11349901
    Abstract: Controller devices may be configured to execute a network discovery service to identify other devices on a network, including other controller devices, user computing devices, and/or human machine interface devices. The controller devices may communicate with the devices on the network. An individual controller device may, upon connection to a human machine interface device, provide to the human machine interface device via a web server, a graphical user interface from which a user may configure the controller device or connect to another controller device on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Samsara Inc.
    Inventors: James Duffield, Paul Ugolini, Ethan Wen-Yen Chiou, Nguyen Trong Dinh, James Robert Saunders
  • Industrial controller system and interactive graphical user interfaces related thereto
    Patent number: 11184422
    Abstract: Controller devices may be configured to automatically connect to a remote management server (e.g., a “cloud”-based management server), and may offload received data and analyses to the remote management server via wired or wireless communications. The controller devices may further communicate with the management server, user computing devices, and/or human machine interface devices, e.g., to provide remote access to the controller device, provide real-time information from the controller device, receive configurations/updates, provide interactive graphical user interfaces, and/or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsara Inc.
    Inventors: John Bicket, Anubhav Jain, James Duffield, James Robert Saunders
  • Industrial controller system and interactive graphical user interfaces related thereto
    Patent number: 10609114
    Abstract: Controller devices may be configured to automatically connect to a remote management server (e.g., a “cloud”-based management server), and may offload received data and analyses to the remote management server via wired or wireless communications. The controller devices may further communicate with the management server, user computing devices, and/or human machine interface devices, e.g., to provide remote access to the controller device, provide real-time information from the controller device, receive configurations/updates, provide interactive graphical user interfaces, and/or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Samsara Networks Inc.
    Inventors: John Bicket, Anubhav Jain, James Duffield, James Robert Saunders