Patents by Inventor Michael C. Lucero, III

Michael C. Lucero, III 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to manage process control resources
    Patent number: 9581994
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to manage process control resources are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a selection of a first process control resource within a process control system to be associated with a logical container, the logical container including other process control resources that have a same user defined characteristic in common with the first process control resource, creating an entry within the logical container for the first process control resource by storing an identifier of the first process control resource in the logical container, and assigning the first process control resource to the logical container so that the identifier of the first process control resource links to process control information associated with the first process control resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Enrico J. Resurreccion, Michael C. Lucero, III
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE PROCESS CONTROL RESOURCES
    Publication number: 20120259436
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to manage process control resources are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a selection of a first process control resource within a process control system to be associated with a logical container, the logical container including other process control resources that have a same user defined characteristic in common with the first process control resource, creating an entry within the logical container for the first process control resource by storing an identifier of the first process control resource in the logical container, and assigning the first process control resource to the logical container so that the identifier of the first process control resource links to process control information associated with the first process control resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Enrico J. Resurreccion, Michael C. Lucero, III