Patents by Inventor Johan BORKHUIS

Johan BORKHUIS 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).

  • Connecting a plurality of slave units to a master control unit in a distributed control system
    Patent number: 10498553
    Abstract: A method of connecting a plurality of first slave units in a distributed control system, a distributed control system and a master control unit. The system comprises a master control unit, a plurality of first slave units. The system further comprises a second slave unit which comprises a first communication port, a second communication port and a third communication port. The method further comprises forming a chain of first slave units from the plurality of first slave units, communicatively connecting the master control unit to the first communication port of the second slave unit, communicatively connecting a first communication port of a front slave unit of said chain of first slave units to the second communication port of the second slave unit and communicatively connecting a second communication port of a rear slave unit of said chain to the third communication port of the second slave unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Johan Borkhuis, Frank Jan Exoo
  • CONNECTING A PLURALITY OF SLAVE UNITS TO A MASTER CONTROL UNIT IN A DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170163440
    Abstract: A method of connecting a plurality of first slave units in a distributed control system, a distributed control system and a master control unit. The system comprises a master control unit, a plurality of first slave units. The system further comprises a second slave unit which comprises a first communication port, a second communication port and a third communication port. The method further comprises forming a chain of first slave units from the plurality of first slave units, communicatively connecting the master control unit to the first communication port of the second slave unit, communicatively connecting a first communication port of a front slave unit of said chain of first slave units to the second communication port of the second slave unit and communicatively connecting a second communication port of a rear slave unit of said chain to the third communication port of the second slave unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Johan BORKHUIS, Frank Jan EXOO