Patents by Inventor Tim Bliefert

Tim Bliefert 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).

  • Field device and method for integrating a field device
    Patent number: 12645203
    Abstract: A method for integrating a field device into an automation system includes: configuring an application interface of a system controller of the automation system for communication with a data interface for the field device, the application interface being configured to send a request message (REQ message) in data packets, and to receive a response message (RES message) via a TCP connection, and during the configuring the data packets include an address field for the data interface of the field device specifying a first address referring to a server outside the automation system; and integrating the field device into the automation system by changing the address field in the data packets to a second address referring to the data interface of the field device within the automation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Tim Bliefert
  • FIELD DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING A FIELD DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230273591
    Abstract: A method for integrating a field device into an automation system includes: configuring an application interface of a system controller of the automation system for communication with a data interface for the field device, the application interface being configured to send a request message (REQ message) in data packets, and to receive a response message (RES message) via a TCP connection, and during the configuring the data packets include an address field for the data interface of the field device specifying a first address referring to a server outside the automation system; and integrating the field device into the automation system by changing the address field in the data packets to a second address referring to the data interface of the field device within the automation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventor: Tim Bliefert