Patents by Inventor William F. Tatum, III

William F. Tatum, III 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).

  • BLOCK-ORIENTATED CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING WIRELESS GATEWAY FOR COMMUNICATION WITH WIRELESS FIELD DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090177289
    Abstract: An apparatus in a distributed control system having a network interface and wireless gateway coupled to the network interface. The network interface is configured to communicate with a network. The wireless gateway includes a wireless gateway function block application process configured to map process information between a wireless network having at least one wireless field device and the network. The wireless gateway further includes a wireless network management component configured to manage access to the wireless network and at least one wireless field device function block application process configured to define a resource and input and output process information of the wireless field device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: David A. Glanzer, Marcos Peluso, Berry H. T. Mulder, Alexander Chernoguzov, Koji Demachi, William F. Tatum, III