Patents by Inventor Ryuu-ichirou Hoshina

Ryuu-ichirou Hoshina 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: 9671778
    Abstract: A process control system for controlling an industrial process implemented at a plant, may include: a network provided in the plant; a network device comprising at least one of a first detector, which is configured to detect a connection state of the network device with the network, and a second detector, which is configured to detect a state of the network device, the network device being configured to output at least one of connection information, which indicates a first detection result detected by the first detector, and device state information, which indicates a second detection result detected by the second detector, to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yamamoto, Kimikazu Takahashi, Hiroyuki Takizawa, Ryuu-ichirou Hoshina
  • Publication number: 20140107808
    Abstract: A process control system for controlling an industrial process implemented at a plant, may include: a network provided in the plant; a network device comprising at least one of a first detector, which is configured to detect a connection state of the network device with the network, and a second detector, which is configured to detect a state of the network device, the network device being configured to output at least one of connection information, which indicates a first detection result detected by the first detector, and device state information, which indicates a second detection result detected by the second detector, to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yamamoto, Kimikazu Takahashi, Hiroyuki Takizawa, Ryuu-ichirou Hoshina