Patents by Inventor Peter P. Kral

Peter P. Kral 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
  • Priority logic module
    Patent number: 8527668
    Abstract: In a nuclear process control system, a priority logic module (PLM) is provided. The priority logic module comprises a plurality of input ports, each input port associated with one of a plurality of priorities, a plurality of output ports, and a test mode select port associated with a test mode select signal. The test mode select signal selects one of a normal mode or test mode, each mode being associated with matching signals received by the input ports to signals sent by the output ports. The priority logic module further comprises a configurable priority logic circuit, wherein the priority logic circuit maps one of the input ports to one of the output ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Invensys Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. DiBartolomeo, Kevin Hudson, Gary T. Hufton, Peter P. Kral, Ajay P. Mishra, Huan V. Nguyen, Francis W. Walker, Jr.
  • Priority Logic Module
    Publication number: 20120124255
    Abstract: In a nuclear process control system, a priority logic module (PLM) is provided. The priority logic module comprises a plurality of input ports, each input port associated with one of a plurality of priorities, a plurality of output ports, and a test mode select port associated with a test mode select signal. The test mode select signal selects one of a normal mode or test mode, each mode being associated with matching signals received by the input ports to signals sent by the output ports. The priority logic module further comprises a configurable priority logic circuit, wherein the priority logic circuit maps one of the input ports to one of the output ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: INVENSYS SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: John A. DiBartolomeo, Kevin Hudson, Gary T. Hufton, Peter P. Kral, Ajay P. Mishra, Huan V. Nguyen, Francis W. Walker, JR.