Patents by Inventor Robert J. McNulty

Robert J. McNulty 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 and method to allow non-deterministic execution in a process control system
    Patent number: 7552439
    Abstract: A method includes receiving at least one process control value from a deterministic process control environment according to an execution cycle of the deterministic process control environment. The method also includes providing the at least one process control value to a non-deterministic process according to an execution cycle of the non-deterministic process. The execution cycle of the non-deterministic process does not correspond to the execution cycle of the deterministic process control environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Fox, Lawrence L. Martin, Robert J. McNulty