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7096104 Control unit for a load  
Control unit for a load, in particular for a sliding sunroof control of a vehicle, having a microprocessor and having an integrated voltage regulator for generating the supply voltage of the...
7096074 Methods and apparatus for early fault detection and alert generation in a process  
A method and apparatus for providing early fault detection and alert generation in a multi-parameter process is provided. The method comprises defining a multi-dimensional space, each dimension...
7092772 Home automation system  
An improved home automation system that permits the user of the system to remotely control the operation of various devices including garage doors and powered entry gates. The system is packaged in...
7089066 Distributed control systems and methods  
Distributed control systems and methods. An embodiment of distributed control system may comprise at least first and second nodes operatively associated with one another, the first node issuing a...
7082340 Parameterization and diagnostic system for field devices  
A system is described for the diagnosis and/or for the parameterization of devices forming sensors, actuators or controls and connected to a bus system, with device parameters being able to be read...
7082339 Home automation system  
An improved home automation system that permits the user of the system to remotely control the operation of various devices. The system is packaged in a manner that “walks” the user through the...
7072722 Digital protection and control device and method thereof  
The present invention provides a digital protection and control (P & C) device for a power distribution network, which comprises a control unit and human-machine interface (HMI) for allowing a user...
7069090 Systems and methods for providing variable output feedback to a user of a household appliance  
An embodiment of the present invention uses an on-board microcontroller of a household appliance to receive signals from a directionless encoder attached to a knob for receiving user input and...
7062359 Substation control system  
A control system for an electrical substation for transmission and distribution of electrical energy and equipment, comprising equipment for control, measurement, monitoring and protection of the...
7058480 Power supply control device, apparatus equipped therewith and recording medium  
A power supply control apparatus is provided in which it is possible to easily calculate and predict a necessary and sufficient power consumption value in a device which consumes electric power. As...
7058481 Method and apparatus for centrally-controlled electrical protection system architecture reliability improvement based on sensitivity analysis  
A method and system and a computer program for improving reliability of a centrally-controlled electrical protection system is provided. The method includes identifying at least one component of...
7050859 Systems and methods to port controller state and context in an open operating system  
The present invention relates to systems and methods to port controller state and context via non-volatile portable memory to controllers employing an open operating system. The present invention...
7039474 Packaging system and method therefor  
A system for monitoring the condition of a packaging machine during operation and diagnosing potential problems in the performance of the machine. The system comprises an input device, an output...
7027880 Safety controller providing rapid recovery of safety program data  
Re-certification of a control program loaded in a safety controller is avoided through the use of a digital snapshot and digital signature, the snapshot providing a rapidly loadable memory image...
7006898 Method and apparatus for operating and controlling a power system  
A method and apparatus for operating a power system is disclosed. A plurality of sensor signals each representative of an operating characteristic of a power system module are received at a common...
7006880 Method for controlling a device with a control system  
A method for controlling at least one device ( 12 ) with a control system ( 10 ). The devices ( 12 ) can provide input signals ( 16 ) to the control system ( 10 ), receive output signals ( 14 )...
6999823 Power shut-off method for injection molding machine  
Even when a power switch is turned off, the controller of an injection molding machine does not shut off a power supply immediately. The controller determines whether the present state of the...
6993418 Method and apparatus for latent temperature control for a device under test  
A method and associated algorithm for controlling and optimizing the temperature of a device under test (DUT) through calculation of a moving setpoint which varies from the user-specified DUT core...
6988011 Method and system for analyzing operational parameter data for diagnostics and repairs  
The present invention discloses system and method for analyzing operational parameter data from a malfunctioning locomotive or other large land-based, self-powered transport equipment. The method...
6975966 Integrated diagnostics in a process plant having a process control system and a safety system  
A process plant includes a safety system that is physically and logically integrated with a process control system such that the safety system and the process control system can use common...
6965806 Automatic work order/parts order generation and tracking  
A process control system uses an asset utilization expert to collect data or information pertaining to the assets of a process plant from various sources or functional areas of the plant including,...
6961624 Two-wire field-mounted process device  
A two-wire field-mounted process device with multiple isolated channels includes a channel that can be an input channel or an output channel. The given input or output channel can couple to...
6960995 Integrated lightning detector  
An alarm panel of a security system is additionally provided with an interference circuit for evaluating the possible presence of a large electromagnetic interference signal such as lightning. The...
6957115 Security-related bus automation system  
The invention relates to a safety-related automation system, and to a method for operating such a system. In order to provide a safety-related automation bus system which needs only a low level of...
6947832 Error integrator for closed-loop fault detection in an engine control system  
Fault monitor ( 20 ) for error input (ICPC — ERR) to closed-loop control ( 16 ) of an engine function, such as a control pressure for a fuel system ( 12 ). Error input is derived from the desired...
6947797 Method and system for diagnosing machine malfunctions  
A system ( 830 ) and method ( 800 ) for diagnosing a malfunctioning machine. A fault event is selected ( 806 ) together with sequential operating parameter data ( 808 ) from a selectively focused...
6936982 Device for actuating a plurality of electric motors  
Device for actuating a plurality of actuators ( 1 ) in a transportation device, which has a plurality of output stages ( 2, 3, 4, 5 ) and a control circuit for actuating the output stages ( 2, 3,...
6934590 Quality control system for medical diagnostic apparatus  
The quality control system includes a network, a plurality of medical diagnostic apparatuses which exist on the network and have respective histories of evaluation results on specific items...
6925335 Real-time alert mechanism for monitoring and controlling field assets via wireless and internet technologies  
An apparatus and system are disclosed for the real-time monitoring and control of field assets. The monitoring device, operable to couple to a field asset, may be designed to leverage one or more...
6925338 Fiducial technique for estimating and using degradation levels in a process plant  
A process plant uses an asset utilization expert to collect data or information pertaining to the assets of the process plant from various sources or functional areas of the plant including, for...
6922597 Method for controlling the operation of a system, sub-system or component  
In order to improve the reliability of a system, sub-system or component, a method for controlling the operation of a system, sub-system or component, comprises the steps of a) repeatedly...
6920377 Self-sustaining control for a heating system  
A self-sustaining control for a heating system, having conventional operational modes and pilot burner assembly, is disclosed. A controller directs operation in accordance with a need-based...
6917837 Controller having an impact sensor  
A portable operation section of a controller has an impact sensor. When the controller receives an impact due to the drop or the like of the portable operation section, the impact sensor outputs an...
6915173 Advance failure prediction  
Failure prediction for complex processes is performed utilizing one or more nonlinear regression models to relate operational variable values measured at two or more times to predicted process...
6909923 Safety communication on a single backplane  
Safety level error detection comparable to that provided by redundant wired safety relays is obtained on a backplane of a programmable logic controller or the like by a combination of error...
6909922 Apparatus, method and computer system for reducing power consumption of a processor or processors upon occurrence of a failure condition affecting the processor or processors  
An apparatus, a method and a computer system can be used to reduce power consumption of one or more processors in response to a failure condition such as an overtemperature condition affecting the...
6904415 Importing and exporting partially encrypted configuration data  
An apparatus for importing and exporting computer based configuration data to and from text based files in which part of the data is encrypted for confidentiality. The apparatus allows the...
6901303 Method and apparatus for controlling fans and power supplies to provide accelerated run-in testing  
A method and apparatus controls fans and power supplies to provide accelerated run-in testing. By modulating fans to increase case temperatures and adjusting power supplies to provide “worst...
6901298 Saving and restoring controller state and context in an open operating system  
The present invention relates to a system and methodology for saving and restoring controller state and context in an industrial controller. In an aspect of the invention, the industrial controller...
6898468 Function block implementation of a cause and effect matrix for use in a process safety system  
A cause and effect function block, which can be easily integrated into a function block diagram programming environment in a process plant safety system to implement the cause and effect logic...
6888459 RFID based security system  
A system and method for constructing a security system for a building using at least one RFID reader to communicate with at least one RFID transponder to provide the radio link between each of a...
6885949 System and method for measuring system parameters and process variables using multiple sensors which are isolated by an intrinsically safe barrier  
A system for measuring at least one parameter is provided. The system includes a control logic arrangement powered by a power source, and an intrinsically safe barrier operatively connected to the...
6885897 Module for controlling a drive and method of using the module  
A module for controlling a drive is described. The module contains a terminal for connecting to a control system for operating tasks and a control system for safety tasks. Commands from the control...
6862691 Redundant component system and method for facilitating endsystem functionality  
An arrangement includes a redundant component system and an endsystem linked with the redundant component system. The redundant component system includes a plurality of components such that the...
6850807 Triple redundant control device and method  
A triple redundant control device, including, first to third control units, each outputting corresponding one of first to third control signals, and outputting corresponding one of first to third...
6847187 Detection of loss of cooling air to traction motors  
A thermal protection apparatus for an AC traction motor including a stator, a rotor, a blower fan and an inverter includes a method and apparatus for predicting the motor temperature assuming that...
6845274 Communication port control module for lighting systems  
An improved technique of interfacing a computer lighting device to a control computer is disclosed, wherein a hardware device is interposed between the control computer and the lighting device. The...
6839599 Kiln/cooler control and upset recovery using a combination of model predictive control and expert systems  
Kiln/cooler control and upset recovery using a combination of model predictive control and expert systems. A method for controlling a non-linear process includes the steps of first providing a...
6836704 Method and apparatus for regulation of electrical component temperature through component communication throttling based on corrected sensor information  
A system is disclosed for the regulation of electrical component temperature through the throttling of component communication based on information provided by a sensor and corrected by a...
6832866 Printer or laminator supply  
An identification card printer or laminator system includes a card transport mechanism configured to transport a card along a path, a printer or lamination mechanism configured to print or laminate...