Patents by Inventor Richard Wagenknecht

Richard Wagenknecht 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).

  • Interface controls for use in a field device management system
    Patent number: 5903455
    Abstract: An interface control for use in a field device management system coupled to a set of smart field devices automatically performs functions related to communication between a device, a database and a user of the management system and functions related to interfacing with a user in a manner which is transparent to the software application running on the management system. The control monitors a device, or a block or a parameter of a device, displays information pertaining to the device, block or parameter to a user, receives information pertaining to such device, block, or parameter from a user and the device, automatically updates the displayed information, and implements changes to the device block or parameter specified by the user. A timeline control specifies a time at which past, present or future configurations of devices, blocks, parameters, or other data associated with one or more devices is to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard R. Sharpe, Jr., Robert Bruck, Richard Wagenknecht, Jon D. Westbrock, Craig R. Tielens, James W. Kieley