Patents by Inventor Martine Lefebvre
Martine Lefebvre 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).
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Patent number: 11188059Abstract: The present disclosure comprises a method for managing a plant of the automation technology, including a step of acquiring and storing all data transmitted via a communication network, consisting of process values, control variables and status data, and operating telegrams by a field detection unit, and providing the data and the operating telegrams with time stamps. The method also includes steps of temporally assigning the operating telegrams to the data, and analyzing the assignment and creating an intervention system. The intervention system contains plant states and interventions, wherein a plant state is created on the basis of transmitted data from a sensor unit and from an actuator unit, and wherein an intervention consists of at least one operating telegram following the transmitted data from the sensor unit and from the actuator unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KGInventors: Detlev Wittmer, Martine Lefebvre, Oliver Beil, Thomas Moore, Benedikt Spielmann
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Publication number: 20200183346Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a field device in the field of automation engineering using an operating appliance with a homogeneously produced, application-specific user interface, the method including: a) connecting the operating appliance to the field device; b) inputting an application-specific request in the operating appliance; c) transmitting the specific request to the interpreter; d) sending data and procedures corresponding to the specific request back to the operating appliance; e) forwarding the data and procedures corresponding to the specific request from the operating appliance to the field device; f) implementing the data and procedures corresponding to the specific request in the field device; and g) the method continues with method steps b) to f), the specific request being determined by the interpreter according to the operator input.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2017Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Wolfgang Drahm, Heinz Rufer, Ulrich Kaiser, Nikolai Fink, Hartmut Breithaupt, Martine Lefebvre
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Publication number: 20200096974Abstract: The present disclosure comprises a method for managing a plant of the automation technology, including a step of acquiring and storing all data transmitted via a communication network, consisting of process values, control variables and status data, and operating telegrams by a field detection unit, and providing the data and the operating telegrams with time stamps. The method also includes steps of temporally assigning the operating telegrams to the data, and analyzing the assignment and creating an intervention system. The intervention system contains plant states and interventions, wherein a plant state is created on the basis of transmitted data from a sensor unit and from an actuator unit, and wherein an intervention consists of at least one operating telegram following the transmitted data from the sensor unit and from the actuator unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Detlev Wittmer, Martine Lefebvre, Oliver Beil, Thomas Moore, Benedikt Spielmann
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Patent number: 9578446Abstract: A method for wireless data transmission between first and second transmission participants, wherein for wireless data transmission between the first and second participants alternately a first protocol and a second protocol are used, wherein the first protocol serves for unidirectional data transmission and the second protocol for bidirectional data transmission.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Marc Baret, Eric Birgel, Julien Fischer, Martine Lefebvre, Andrea Seger, Mathieu Weibel
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Patent number: 9398097Abstract: A method for servicing a field device of process automation technology. The data exchanged between the field device and a servicing program is by means of at least one protocol, which has basic commands, via which basic functions of the field device can be invoked. Each field device which is compatible with the protocol has these basic functions available to it, and wherein only basic commands of the protocol are used to transfer data between the servicing program and the field device.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. KGInventors: Marc Baret, Eric Birgel, Julien Fischer, Martine Lefebvre, Andrea Seger, Mathieu Weibel
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Publication number: 20150113180Abstract: A method for servicing a field device having a first wireless transmission module, preferably a transponder. An adapter is provided, which has a corresponding second wireless transmission module, preferably a reading device, for querying the transponder. The field device has, furthermore, a first communication interface for communication via a fieldbus, preferably a wired fieldbus, wherein the adapter has a second communication interface likewise for communication via the fieldbus, preferably a wired fieldbus. Data stored in a memory unit of the field device are wirelessly retrieved and transmitted to the adapter by means of the first transmission module and by means of the second transmission module, wherein the adapter is connected with a service device, and wherein by means of the retrieved data a connection is established between the field device and the service device via the field bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Marc Baret, Eric Birgel, Julien Fischer, Martine Lefebvre, Andrea Seger, Mathieu Weibel
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Patent number: 8881133Abstract: A method for servicing a field device of automation technology with an operating program comprising a frame application and executable software components designed for the field devices and encapsulating the servicing functionalities of field devices. The software component designed for the field device is divided in two and comprises a basic software component and a software extension component, wherein the basic software component serves for reading and writing of device parameters of the field device and provides a graphical, basic, user interface, and the software extension component is produced from the program code of the device software of the field device and delivers the service functionality of the field device.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventor: Martine Lefebvre
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Publication number: 20140308896Abstract: A method for wireless data transmission between first and second transmission participants, wherein for wireless data transmission between the first and second participants alternately a first protocol and a second protocol are used, wherein the first protocol serves for unidirectional data transmission and the second protocol for bidirectional data transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Marc Baret, Eric Birgel, Julien Fischer, Martine Lefebvre, Andreas Seger, Mathieu Weibel
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Publication number: 20130054765Abstract: A method for servicing a field device of process automation technology. The data exchanged between the field device and a servicing program is by means of at least one protocol, which has basic commands, via which basic functions of the field device can be invoked. Each field device which is compatible with the protocol has these basic functions available to it, and wherein only basic commands of the protocol are used to transfer data between the servicing program and the field device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Marc BARET, Eric BIRGEL, Julien FISCHER, Martine LEFEBVRE, Andrea SEGER, Mathieu WEIBEL
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Patent number: 8279038Abstract: A method for operating a field device of automation technology capable of special-functionalities, an enabling code set having a plurality of enabling code is managed in a superordinated, key-management unit. With the assistance of the enabling codes, special-functionalities can be enabled in field devices. Associated with individual enabling codes of the enabling code set is, in each case, an attribute, “free” or “blocked”. If a special-functionality is needed, then an enabling code is transmitted to the field device, in case an enabling code with attribute “free” is present. Following transmission, the attribute of the transmitted enabling code is changed from free to blocked. The method permits enabling code to be used very flexably.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventor: Martine Lefebvre
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Publication number: 20100293539Abstract: A method for servicing a field device of automation technology with an operating program comprising a frame application and executable software components designed for the field devices and encapsulating the servicing functionalities of field devices. The software component designed for the field device is divided in two and comprises a basic software component and a software extension component, wherein the basic software component serves for reading and writing of device parameters of the field device and provides a graphical, basic, user interface, and the software extension component is produced from the program code of the device software of the field device and delivers the service functionality of the field device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventor: Martine Lefebvre
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Publication number: 20090210077Abstract: In a method for operating a field device of automation technology capable of special-functionalities, an enabling code set having a plurality of enabling code is managed in a superordinated, key-management unit. With the assistance of the enabling codes, special-functionalities can be enabled in field devices. Associated with individual enabling codes of the enabling code set is, in each case, an attribute, “free” or “blocked”. If a special-functionality is needed, then an enabling code is transmitted to the field device, in case an enabling code with attribute “free” is present. Following transmission, the attribute of the transmitted enabling code is changed from free to blocked. The method permits enabling code to be used very flexably.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2006Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventor: Martine Lefebvre
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Patent number: 7098771Abstract: In a method for offline parametering of a field device with the help of an operating program B running on an operating device B, the operating program B communicates with a copy of the device software program GS that runs in the field device F1.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2003Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Martine Lefebvre, Bert Von Stein, Andrea Seger
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Publication number: 20060150081Abstract: A method for operating a field device, which is connected by way of a data bus with a control system, by means of a graphical user interface and a device description file for a field device, the device description file includes two components, a data component and a presentation component, which are loaded together dynamically at run time into a browser, wherein the data component and the presentation component are produced together as a device description file, and the presentation component can be matched exactly to the functionality of the field device. In this way, the operation of a field device is considerably simplified.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2002Publication date: July 6, 2006Inventors: Andrea Seger, Joachim Giebel, Martine Lefebvre
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Publication number: 20040193287Abstract: In a method for offline parametering of a field device with the help of an operating program B running on an operating device B, the operating program B communicates with a copy of the device software program GS that runs in the field device F1.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2003Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventors: Martine Lefebvre, Bert Von Stein, Andrea Seger