Patents by Inventor Stephen B. Mitschke

Stephen B. Mitschke 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 FOR IMPLEMENTING SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS IN A FIELDBUS ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20090105849
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible function blocks, resource blocks and transducer blocks, as well as, safety-related objects are provided. Also, an extended safety-related protocol provides for authenticating communications between safety-related components over an existing black channel, such as one using a fieldbus Architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Fieldbus Foundation
    Inventors: David A. Glanzer, Joseph D. Duffy, Stephen B. Mitschke, Ram Ramachandran, John Carl Gabler, L.Jonas F. Berge
  • System and method for implementing safety instrumented systems in a fieldbus architecture
    Patent number: 7486999
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible function blocks, resource blocks and transducer blocks, as well as, safety-related objects are provided. Also, an extended safety-related protocol provides for authenticating communications between safety-related components over an existing black channel, such as one using a fieldbus Architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Fieldbus Foundation
    Inventors: David A. Glanzer, Joseph D. Duffy, Stephen B. Mitschke, Ram Ramachandran, John Carl Gabler, L. Jonas F. Berge
  • Flexible function blocks
    Patent number: 7272457
    Abstract: A new and improved control system architecture using a combination of standard function blocks and new flexible function blocks eliminates the need for expensive and difficult to maintain custom control software and special I/O gateways for discrete/hybrid/batch and PLC applications. The end user builds application-specific flexible function blocks by configuring the number and type of inputs and outputs, and the block algorithm. Flexible function blocks and gateway flexible function block interconnect and interoperate with each other and with standard function blocks in a distributed control architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Fieldbus Foundation
    Inventors: David A. Glanzer, Stephen B. Mitschke, William B. Hawkins, Michael von Le Suire, Sergio Hideki Tateishi
  • System and method for implementing safety instrumented systems in a fieldbus architecture
    Patent number: 7167762
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible function blocks, resource blocks and transducer blocks, as well as, safety-related objects are provided. Also, an extended safety-related protocol provides for authenticating communications between safety-related components over an existing black channel, such as one using a fieldbus Architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Fieldbus Foundation
    Inventors: David A. Glanzer, Joseph D. Duffy, Stephen B. Mitschke, John Carl Gabler, L Jonas F. Berge, Ram Ramachandran
  • System and method for implementing safety instrumented systems in a fieldbus architecture
    Patent number: 6999824
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible function blocks, resource blocks and transducer blocks, as well as, safety-related objects are provided. Also, an extended safety-related protocol provides for authenticating communications between safety-related components over an existing black channel, such as one using a fieldbus Architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Fieldbus Foundation
    Inventors: David A. Glanzer, Joseph D. Duffy, Stephen B. Mitschke, Ram Ramachandran, John Carl Gabler, L. Jonas F. Berge
  • System and method for implementing safety instrumented systems in a fieldbus architecture
    Publication number: 20040230323
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible function blocks, resource blocks and transducer blocks, as well as, safety-related objects are provided. Also, an extended safety-related protocol provides for authenticating communications between safety-related components over an existing black channel, such as one using a fieldbus Architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: David A. Glanzer, Joseph D. Duffy, Stephen B. Mitschke, Ram Ramachandran, John Carl Gabler, L. Jonas F. Berge
  • Flexible function blocks
    Publication number: 20040194101
    Abstract: A new and improved control system architecture using a combination of standard function blocks and new flexible function blocks eliminates the need for expensive and difficult to maintain custom control software and special I/O gateways for discrete/hybrid/batch and PLC applications. The end user builds application-specific flexible function blocks by configuring the number and type of inputs and outputs, and the block algorithm. Flexible function blocks and gateway flexible function block interconnect and interoperate with each other and with standard function blocks in a distributed control architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: David A. Glanzer, Stephen B. Mitschke, William M. Hawkins, Michael von Le Suire, Sergio Hideki Tateishi