Patents by Inventor Stephen Mitschke

Stephen 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).

  • Flexible function blocks
    Publication number: 20080004727
    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: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: Fieldbus Foundation
    Inventors: David Glanzer, Stephen Mitschke, William Hawkins, Michael von Le Suire, Sergio Tateishi
  • System and method for implementing safety instrumented systems in a fieldbus architecture
    Publication number: 20070213853
    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: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Fieldbus Foundation
    Inventors: David Glanzer, Joseph Duffy, Stephen Mitschke, Ram Ramachandran, John Carl Gabler, L. Jonas Berge
  • Flexible Function Blocks
    Publication number: 20060206218
    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: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: David Glanzer, Stephen Mitschke, William Hawkins, Michael von Le Suire, Sergio Tateishi
  • System and method for implementing safety instrumented systems in a fieldbus architecture
    Publication number: 20060025872
    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: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: David Glanzer, Joseph Duffy, Stephen Mitschke, Ram Ramachandran, John Gabler, L. Berge