Patents by Inventor Raj Bandekar

Raj Bandekar 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).

  • Patent number: 11301332
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an apparatus and method for use in industrial control systems and other systems. A method includes detecting, by a primary node, that a backup node is available and unconfigured. The method includes automatically replicating, by the primary node, the primary node to the backup node, including replicating a personality of the primary node to the backup node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Raj Bandekar, Brian Reynolds, Jethro Francis Steinman
  • Patent number: 10955833
    Abstract: A method in an industrial process control and remote engineering system comprises receiving, by a remote control system, a control configuration, interfacing, by the remote control system, via a network, with at least one process equipment, and remotely controlling, by the remote control system, the at least one process equipment according to the control configuration. In some embodiments of the method, the remote control system is a twin of a local control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Raj Bandekar, Michael James Waynick, Gary Drayton
  • Patent number: 10635092
    Abstract: A method of dynamically establishing a communication connection for mobile equipment (ME) to a process controller of an industrial processing facility (IPF) configured to run an industrial process. The process controller has a computing device includes a processor with a memory storing a different ME classes including a first ME class that the ME is in. The computing device is configured to implement dynamic establishment of a communication connection for ME to the process controller, including reading a representation of a first industrial protocol for the ME while docked at the process controller, translating the representation into a first industrial protocol address, and setting the first industrial protocol address as a first configuration instance in its industrial protocol infrastructure block to render the ME an attached ME. After undocking the ME, the process controller communicates with the ME while controlling the industrial process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Rose, Sunil Bale, Ashutosh Singh, Suraj Prakash, Jethro Francis Steinman, Raj Bandekar, John Rosa-Bian
  • Patent number: 10503617
    Abstract: An industrial process control system comprises a primary controller coupled with a buffer and a primary memory. The primary controller is configured to create at least one redundant data type based on at least one base data type. The at least one redundant data type includes tracked operators that are different from corresponding operators of the at least one base data type. The tracked operators include an assignment function that is a same assignment function performed by the corresponding operators of the at least one base data type, and a transfer function. The primary controller is further configured to perform the assignment function on a piece of data to assign the piece of data to an address in the primary memory, perform the transfer function to transfer the piece of data to a buffer, and transfer contents of the buffer to a backup memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: William Russell Massey, Jr., Raj Bandekar
  • Publication number: 20190369608
    Abstract: A method in an industrial process control and remote engineering system comprises receiving, by a remote control system, a control configuration, interfacing, by the remote control system, via a network, with at least one process equipment, and remotely controlling, by the remote control system, the at least one process equipment according to the control configuration. In some embodiments of the method, the remote control system is a twin of a local control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Raj Bandekar, Michael James Waynick, Gary Drayton
  • Publication number: 20190171186
    Abstract: A method of dynamically establishing a communication connection for mobile equipment (ME) to a process controller of an industrial processing facility (IPF) configured to run an industrial process. The process controller has a computing device includes a processor with a memory storing a different ME classes including a first ME class that the ME is in. The computing device is configured to implement dynamic establishment of a communication connection for ME to the process controller, including reading a representation of a first industrial protocol for the ME while docked at the process controller, translating the representation into a first industrial protocol address, and setting the first industrial protocol address as a first configuration instance in its industrial protocol infrastructure block to render the ME an attached ME. After undocking the ME, the process controller communicates with the ME while controlling the industrial process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: MATTHIAS ROSE, SUNIL BALE, ASHUTOSH SINGH, SURAJ PRAKASH, JETHRO FRANCIS STEINMAN, RAJ BANDEKAR, JOHN ROSA-BIAN
  • Publication number: 20190034291
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an apparatus and method for use in industrial control systems and other systems. A method includes detecting, by a primary node, that a backup node is available and unconfigured. The method includes automatically replicating, by the primary node, the primary node to the backup node, including replicating a personality of the primary node to the backup node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Raj Bandekar, Brian Reynolds, Jethro Francis Steinman
  • Patent number: 10158715
    Abstract: A method for optimizing memory utilization in a gateway of a process control and automation system is provided. The method includes obtaining, for a selected intelligent electronic device (IED), a configured IED description (CID) file associated with the selected IED. The CID file is filtered to generate a filtered CID file. The filtered CID file is provided to the gateway, which is configured to use the filtered CID file to communicate with the selected IED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Baker, Girish Krishnanivas, Raj Bandekar, Senthilkumar Dhanagopalan
  • Publication number: 20180232166
    Abstract: An industrial process control system comprises a primary controller coupled with a buffer and a primary memory. The primary controller is configured to create at least one redundant data type based on at least one base data type. The at least one redundant data type includes tracked operators that are different from corresponding operators of the at least one base data type. The tracked operators include an assignment function that is a same assignment function performed by the corresponding operators of the at least one base data type, and a transfer function. The primary controller is further configured to perform the assignment function on a piece of data to assign the piece of data to an address in the primary memory, perform the transfer function to transfer the piece of data to a buffer, and transfer contents of the buffer to a backup memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: William Russell Massey, JR., Raj Bandekar
  • Publication number: 20170364424
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first hardware assist device having at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, and a timer. The at least one transmitter is configured to transmit at least one first signal to a second hardware assist device of a redundant second apparatus. The at least one first signal indicates that the apparatus is functional. The at least one receiver is configured to receive at least one second signal from the second hardware assist device. The at least one second signal indicates that the second apparatus is functional. The timer is configured to control a driver to block transmission of the at least one first signal in response to a fault associated with the apparatus. The apparatus also includes at least one processing device configured to perform one or more actions in response to a loss of the at least one second signal from the second apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Norman R. Swanson, Joseph P. Felix, Raj Bandekar, Michael D. Carney, Zhi Yang
  • Patent number: 9448556
    Abstract: A method includes providing an identification of multiple device-specific parameters to a user, where the device-specific parameters are associated with a field device. The method also includes receiving a selection of at least one of the device-specific parameters from the user. The method further includes, upon receipt of the selection of the at least one device-specific parameter, providing an identification of multiple bits associated with the at least one selected device-specific parameter to the user. The method also includes receiving a selection of at least one of the bits from the user. The method further includes saving the at least one selected device-specific parameter and the at least one selected bit as a custom alarm condition. A selected criticality option or a selected priority option can be saved as part of the custom alarm condition. The custom alarm condition can be loaded into a controller of a process control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Schrier, Raj Bandekar
  • Publication number: 20160269230
    Abstract: A method for optimizing memory utilization in a gateway of a process control and automation system is provided. The method includes obtaining, for a selected intelligent electronic device (IED), a configured IED description (CID) file associated with the selected IED. The CID file is filtered to generate a filtered CID file. The filtered CID file is provided to the gateway, which is configured to use the filtered CID file to communicate with the selected IED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Michael L. Baker, Girish Krishnanivas, Raj Bandekar, Senthilkumar Dhanagopalan
  • Publication number: 20120101600
    Abstract: A method includes providing an identification of multiple device-specific parameters to a user, where the device-specific parameters are associated with a field device. The method also includes receiving a selection of at least one of the device-specific parameters from the user. The method further includes, upon receipt of the selection of the at least one device-specific parameter, providing an identification of multiple bits associated with the at least one selected device-specific parameter to the user. The method also includes receiving a selection of at least one of the bits from the user. The method further includes saving the at least one selected device-specific parameter and the at least one selected bit as a custom alarm condition. A selected criticality option or a selected priority option can be saved as part of the custom alarm condition. The custom alarm condition can be loaded into a controller of a process control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Schrier, Raj Bandekar
  • Publication number: 20050071530
    Abstract: Reestablishing connections when a block/device at one end is re-initialized. The data elements necessary for reestablishing a connection at both ends may be stored in a third device. When a block/device at one end is re-initialized, additional data elements necessary for reestablishing connection may be received from the re-initialized block, and all the data elements may be used to re-establish the connection. In an embodiment implemented in the context of a control system, a supervisory control station stores image of the various intermediate objects used in both end devices (at which ends of a connection terminate), receives parameters which identify changes when an end device is re-initialized, and makes changes to the stored intermediate objects. The changed objects are downloaded to the respective end devices to reestablish the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Raj Bandekar, Hsi Shen Chai