Patents by Inventor Vitus Hawkridge

Vitus Hawkridge 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).

  • Method and system for validating a control program
    Patent number: 11604446
    Abstract: Method and system for validating a control program for an automation system, wherein the control program is created in a first controller programming language and is arranged and setup to control an apparatus or device of the automation system when executed by an automation controller of the automation system, where the system includes a controller environment for executing the control program, an equipment simulation environment for executing a simulation program for simulating behavior of the apparatus or device or parts thereof, whereas the equipment simulation environment is communicatively coupled to the controller environment to enable and/or perform a simulation of the automation system, and whereas the simulation program is created in the first controller programming language or a second controller programming language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Udo Heckel, Gautier Jehl, Vitus Hawkridge, Marcelo Jorge Favaro, Thibault De Assi, Edison De Faria Siqueira
  • Method and System for Validating a Control Program
    Publication number: 20200257259
    Abstract: Method and system for validating a control program for an automation system, wherein the control program is created in a first controller programming language and is arranged and setup to control an apparatus or device of the automation system when executed by an automation controller of the automation system, where the system includes a controller environment for executing the control program, an equipment simulation environment for executing a simulation program for simulating behavior of the apparatus or device or parts thereof, whereas the equipment simulation environment is communicatively coupled to the controller environment to enable and/or perform a simulation of the automation system, and whereas the simulation program is created in the first controller programming language or a second controller programming language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Udo Heckel, Gautier Jehl, Vitus Hawkridge, Marcelo Jorge Favaro, Thibault De Assi, Edison De Faria Siqueira