Patents by Inventor Rene BERNHARD

Rene BERNHARD 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).

  • Redundant automation system
    Patent number: 9231779
    Abstract: A method for redundantly operating an automation system comprising one or more user computers, at least two gateway computers and a plurality of programmable logic controllers, the user computers and the gateway computers being connected to a first bus system of a first type and the gateway computers and the programmable logic controllers being connected to a second bus system of a second type, as a result of which the programmable logic controllers can be controlled and/or monitored by the user computers via one of the gateway computers, wherein to set up a communication link between one of the user computers and one or more of the programmable logic controllers, the user computer contacts a virtual gateway computer having a virtual identifier for all gateway computers of the automation system, which virtual gateway computer establishes a physical communication link to a selected one of the gateway computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rene Bernhard, Andreas Vogt
  • Redundant Automation System
    Publication number: 20120254377
    Abstract: A method for redundantly operating an automation system comprising one or more user computers, at least two gateway computers and a plurality of programmable logic controllers, the user computers and the gateway computers being connected to a first bus system of a first type and the gateway computers and the programmable logic controllers being connected to a second bus system of a second type, as a result of which the programmable logic controllers can be controlled and/or monitored by the user computers via one of the gateway computers, wherein to set up a communication link between one of the user computers and one or more of the programmable logic controllers, the user computer contacts a virtual gateway computer having a virtual identifier for all gateway computers of the automation system, which virtual gateway computer establishes a physical communication link to a selected one of the gateway computers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rene BERNHARD, Andreas Vogt