Patents by Inventor Michael Kieu

Michael Kieu 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).

  • Unified communications module (UCM)
    Patent number: 9582376
    Abstract: A fault tolerant control system delivers an embedded functional safety core and a distributed control engine with an onboard communication link in an industrial process control environment. The fault tolerant control system includes a process control workstation connected to a first network and a fault tolerant safety controller connected to a second network, wherein a process controller module, a safety controller module and a field device system integration module are co-located on a power interface board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Invensys Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Carl Gabler, Michael Kieu, Peter P. Kral, Ajay P. Mishra
  • UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS MODULE (UCM)
    Publication number: 20160139999
    Abstract: A fault tolerant control system delivers an embedded functional safety core and a distributed control engine with an onboard communication link in an industrial process control environment. The fault tolerant control system includes a process control workstation connected to a first network and a fault tolerant safety controller connected to a second network, wherein a process controller module, a safety controller module and a field device system integration module are co-located on a power interface board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: John Carl Gabler, Michael Kieu, Peter P. Kral, Ajay P. Mishra