Patents by Inventor Vinoth Sethuraman

Vinoth Sethuraman 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: 10019303
    Abstract: To simplify and/or improve error monitoring in a control and data transmission system for redundant process control, provided is a method for error monitoring in which errors detected by a first control device are stored locally as well as transmitted to at least one redundant second control device, which is arranged remotely, and also stored there so that in each case the error history of both control devices and is available locally for diagnosing the whole redundant system. Further provided is a control and data transmission system designed to carry out the method and a control device for use therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Uhde, Vinoth Sethuraman, Henning Heutger
  • Publication number: 20160154693
    Abstract: To simplify and/or improve error monitoring in a control and data transmission system for redundant process control, provided is a method for error monitoring in which errors detected by a first control device are stored locally as well as transmitted to at least one redundant second control device, which is arranged remotely, and also stored there so that in each case the error history of both control devices and is available locally for diagnosing the whole redundant system. Further provided is a control and data transmission system designed to carry out the method and a control device for use therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Thorsten Uhde, Vinoth Sethuraman, Henning Heutger