Patents by Inventor Steven W. Hudnut

Steven W. Hudnut 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: 10591970
    Abstract: An industrial asset management system includes a data acquisition system configured to receive asset data associated with at least one industrial asset and to modify the data acquisition system to enable the continued receipt of asset data associated with the at least one industrial asset in response to a detection of an internal change at the data acquisition system by the data acquisition system and a data processing system communicatively coupled to the data acquisition system and configured to process the asset data received from the data acquisition system and to modify the data processing system for the continued processing of the asset data in response to a detection by the data processing system of an internal change at the data processing system or the data acquisition system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Karl Eric Harper, Karen J. Smiley, Steven W. Hudnut
  • Publication number: 20170336849
    Abstract: An industrial asset management system includes a data acquisition system configured to receive asset data associated with at least one industrial asset and to modify the data acquisition system to enable the continued receipt of asset data associated with the at least one industrial asset in response to a detection of an internal change at the data acquisition system by the data acquisition system and a data processing system communicatively coupled to the data acquisition system and configured to process the asset data received from the data acquisition system and to modify the data processing system for the continued processing of the asset data in response to a detection by the data processing system of an internal change at the data processing system or the data acquisition system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: KARL ERIC HARPER, Karen J. Smiley, Steven W. Hudnut
  • Patent number: 8502684
    Abstract: Sensors and systems for detecting predetermined environmental conditions or changes may include a device capable of providing information. The device may include either a shield or reconfigurable antenna. For example, in a first condition, a shield is configured to prevent communications with the device and, in a second condition, the shield is configured to enable communications with the device. Alternately, in a first condition, a reconfigurable antenna is configured to enable communications with the device and in a second condition the reconfigurable antenna is configured to prevent communications with the device. The shield or reconfigurable antenna may be configured to transition from first conditions to second conditions upon exposure to a predetermined environmental condition or change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventors: Geoffrey J. Bunza, Steven W. Hudnut
  • Publication number: 20110309937
    Abstract: Sensors and systems for detecting predetermined environmental conditions or changes may include a device capable of providing information. The device may include either a shield or reconfigurable antenna. For example, in a first condition, a shield is configured to prevent communications with the device and, in a second condition, the shield is configured to enable communications with the device. Alternately, in a first condition, a reconfigurable antenna is configured to enable communications with the device and in a second condition the reconfigurable antenna is configured to prevent communications with the device. The shield or reconfigurable antenna may be configured to transition from first conditions to second conditions upon exposure to a predetermined environmental condition or change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Vigilan, Incorporated
    Inventors: Geoffrey J. Bunza, Steven W. Hudnut
  • Publication number: 20110025510
    Abstract: Sensors and systems for detecting predetermined environmental conditions or changes may include a device capable of storing, representing, or providing information, and a shield. The shield may be disposed proximate the device. The shield may have a first condition and a second condition. In the first condition the shield is configured to prevent access to information stored in or on, represented by or provided by the device. In the second condition the shield is configured to permit access to information stored in or on, represented by or provided by the device. The shield may be configured to transition from the first condition to the second condition when the shield is exposed to the predetermined environmental condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: VIGILAN, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Geoffrey J. Bunza, Steven W. Hudnut
  • Patent number: 7812731
    Abstract: Sensors and systems for detecting predetermined environmental conditions or changes may include a device capable of storing, representing, or providing information, and a shield. The shield may be disposed proximate the device. The shield may have a first condition and a second condition. In the first condition the shield is configured to prevent access to information stored in or on, represented by or provided by the device. In the second condition the shield is configured to permit access to information stored in or on, represented by or provided by the device. The shield may be configured to transition from the first condition to the second condition when the shield is exposed to the predetermined environmental condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Vigilan, Incorporated
    Inventors: Geoffrey J. Bunza, Steven W. Hudnut
  • Publication number: 20080150732
    Abstract: Sensors and systems for detecting predetermined environmental conditions or changes may include a device capable of storing, representing, or providing information, and a shield. The shield may be disposed proximate the device. The shield may have a first condition and a second condition. In the first condition the shield is configured to prevent access to information stored in or on, represented by or provided by the device. In the second condition the shield is configured to permit access to information stored in or on, represented by or provided by the device. The shield may be configured to transition from the first condition to the second condition when the shield is exposed to the predetermined environmental condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: VIGILAN, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Geoffrey J. Bunza, Steven W. Hudnut