Patents by Inventor Rahlves Lutz

Rahlves Lutz 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).

  • System for operating at least one non-safety-critical and at least one safety-critical process
    Patent number: 8549136
    Abstract: For the operation of at least one non-safety-critical application process and at least one safety-critical application process, the invention proposes a data processing and transmission system with a data transmission network, at least one non-safety-related network element linked to the non-safety-critical application process and connected to the network, and with at least one safety-related network element linked to the safety-critical application process, as well as with at least one master unit connected to the network, and a server unit connected to the network separately from the master unit, wherein the safety-related server unit controls the at least one safety-critical application process, specifically by processing safety-relevant data necessary for controlling the safety-critical application process and by organizing the transmission of the safety-relevant data over the network by means of at least one of the network elements and/or the master unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johannes Kalhoff, Rahlves Lutz, Steffen Horn
  • System for operating at least one non-safety-critical and at least one safety-critical process
    Publication number: 20090125578
    Abstract: For the operation of at least one non-safety-critical application process and at least one safety-critical application process, the invention proposes a data processing and transmission system with a data transmission network, at least one non-safety-related network element linked to the non-safety-critical application process and connected to the network, and with at least one safety-related network element linked to the safety-critical application process, as well as with at least one master unit connected to the network, and a server unit connected to the network separately from the master unit, wherein the safety-related server unit controls the at least one safety-critical application process, specifically by processing safety-relevant data necessary for controlling the safety-critical application process and by organizing the transmission of the safety-relevant data over the network by means of at least one of the network elements and/or the master unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Johannes Kalhoff, Rahlves Lutz, Steffen Horn