Patents by Inventor Thomas Debes

Thomas Debes 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: 10901392
    Abstract: A method and a system for monitoring a plant automation technology, comprising: a gateway, which is connected for communication with at least one field device via a first communication network, wherein the gateway is embodied to read out data from the field device; and a service device, especially a router or a switch, which is connected for communication with the gateway by means of a second communication network, wherein the service device is embodied to receive via the second communication network the data read-out by the gateway and to transmit to a management application via a third communication network the data queried by the gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: CODEWRGHTS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Gunzert, Thomas Debes, Christian Hulter-Hassler
  • Patent number: 10747208
    Abstract: A system and a microservice for monitoring a plant of automation technology, wherein the plant has a plurality of field devices the field devices can communicate via at least a first communication network with one another and with a control unit, comprising: an execution electronics, which can communicate with at least one of the field devices; and a configuration electronics, which is arranged removed from the execution electronics and which can communicate with the execution electronics via a second communication network, wherein the configuration electronics and/or the execution electronics has at least one microservice, which is appropriate for the type of the field device and which is embodied to provide at least one functionality for execution in the execution electronics and/or in the configuration electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: CODEWRIGHTS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Debes, Michael Gunzert
  • Publication number: 20180164778
    Abstract: A method and a system for monitoring a plant automation technology, comprising: a gateway, which is connected for communication with at least one field device via a first communication network, wherein the gateway is embodied to read out data from the field device; and a service device, especially a router or a switch, which is connected for communication with the gateway by means of a second communication network, wherein the service device is embodied to receive via the second communication network the data read-out by the gateway and to transmit to a management application via a third communication network the data queried by the gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Gunzert, Thomas Debes, Christian Hulter-Hassler
  • Publication number: 20180164791
    Abstract: A system and a microservice for monitoring a plant of automation technology, wherein the plant has a plurality of field devices the field devices can communicate via at least a first communication network with one another and with a control unit, comprising: an execution electronics, which can communicate with at least one of the field devices; and a configuration electronics, which is arranged removed from the execution electronics and which can communicate with the execution electronics via a second communication network, wherein the configuration electronics and/or the execution electronics has at least one microservice, which is appropriate for the type of the field device and which is embodied to provide at least one functionality for execution in the execution electronics and/or in the configuration electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Debes, Michael Gunzert