Patents by Inventor Rickey Lee Osborn

Rickey Lee Osborn 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to interface with a digital control loop
    Patent number: 9665076
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to interface with a control a loop are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a loop controller to control a control loop, a sensor to provide a measurement value to the loop controller, a device controller to adjust a control device based on an output from the loop controller, and a loop interface to receive a set point value and send the set point value to the loop controller, wherein the loop interface is different from a host device communicatively coupled to the loop controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell Stephen Panther, Brian J. Burlage, Rickey Lee Osborn, Carter Bill Cartwright
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO INTERFACE WITH A DIGITAL CONTROL LOOP
    Publication number: 20140214186
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to interface with a control a loop are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a loop controller to control a control loop, a sensor to provide a measurement value to the loop controller, a device controller to adjust a control device based on an output from the loop controller, and a loop interface to receive a set point value and send the set point value to the loop controller, wherein the loop interface is different from a host device communicatively coupled to the loop controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell Stephen Panther, Brian J. Burlage, Rickey Lee Osborn, Carter Bill Cartwright