Patents by Inventor John Joseph Lavallee

John Joseph Lavallee 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).

  • Multi-core device with separate redundancy schemes in a process control system
    Patent number: 10165043
    Abstract: A multicore system controls devices in a process control system. A primary control processing device having a primary master core and a primary remote core is configured for controlling communications on a first network among a first plurality of devices. The primary remote core is configured for controlling communications on a second network among a second plurality of devices. A shadow control processing device is coupled to the first and second networks for processing redundant communications among the devices. The shadow control processing device comprises a shadow master core and a shadow remote core. The shadow master core is configured for controlling communications on the first network among the first plurality of devices. The shadow remote core is configured for controlling communications on the second network among the second plurality of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Ingemar Tegnell, John Joseph Lavallee, Alan Andrew Gale, Miroslav Radomirov Radev
  • MULTI-CORE DEVICE WITH SEPARATE REDUNDANCY SCHEMES IN A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170097617
    Abstract: A multicore system controls devices in a process control system. A primary control processing device having a primary master core and a primary remote core is configured for controlling communications on a first network among a first plurality of devices. The primary remote core is configured for controlling communications on a second network among a second plurality of devices. A shadow control processing device is coupled to the first and second networks for processing redundant communications among the devices. The shadow control processing device comprises a shadow master core and a shadow remote core. The shadow master core is configured for controlling communications on the first network among the first plurality of devices. The shadow remote core is configured for controlling communications on the second network among the second plurality of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: Invensys Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Ingemar Tegnell, John Joseph Lavallee, Alan Andrew Gale, Miroslav Radomirov Radev