公开(公告)号：US10764083B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US15454725

申请日：2017-03-09

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Roger Benson ,  Mehul Rajeshbhai Dalal ,  Anthony Ferguson ,  Todd M. Toepke

IPC: H04L12/40 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04B1/3827

Abstract: A portable field maintenance tool may perform one or more tasks, such as communicating with a field device, powering a field device, diagnosing a field device, or diagnosing a communication link in a plant environment to which a field device is connected. The portable field maintenance tool may interact with field devices configured according to a number of different communication protocols, such as the HART protocol and the Fieldbus protocol. The portable field maintenance tool may be energy limited and fault tolerant, and may operate in compliance with Intrinsic Safety standards, enabling use of the portable field maintenance tool in hazardous areas.

公开(公告)号：US10481627B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US15381868

申请日：2016-12-16

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Christian R. Butikofer ,  Anthony Ferguson ,  Christopher P. Kantzes ,  Jon Westbrock ,  Thinh D. Le ,  Alden C. Russell, III ,  Alan R. Dewey ,  Mehul Rajeshbhai Dalal ,  Todd M. Toepke

IPC: G05F1/625 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05F1/66 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/30 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: Multi-functional field maintenance (FM) tools that connect to process control devices, such as FOUNDATION Fieldbus and Highway Addressable Remote Transducer devices, can automatically detect and simultaneously identify communications, troubleshoot connections, and supply power in a process control plant. Simplifying the troubleshooting process, by guiding a user of a multi-functional FM tool through recommended troubleshooting steps, while simultaneously detecting and correcting issues reduces the number of tools required to maintain process control devices, reduces the risk of damage, and improves efficiency by minimizing production downtime.

公开(公告)号：US20180027071A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15279884

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Todd M. Toepke ,  Joseph D. Fisher ,  James R. Logerquist ,  Alan R. Dewey ,  Alden C. Russell, III ,  Laura Briggs ,  Ronald Hempel

IPC: H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/1095 ,  H04L63/0209 ,  H04L63/104 ,  H04L67/1074 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: A platform-to-platform communication architecture for a process control messaging service in a process control system or other industrial setting allows stationary and portable industrial computing units to communicate with each other, in one-to-one and one-to-many communications, and across networks, including isolated networks inside the process control system or industrial setting and external networks. A requesting industrial computing device platform generates a message for a destination, or responding, industrial computing device in the communication protocol of the destination platform, and wraps the message in a communication protocol of the process control messaging service. The communication architecture decodes the wrapped message into the communication protocol of the destination industrial computing device and forwards the decoded wrapped message to the destination. The communication architecture allows for a variety of communication services, including, but not limited to, instant/real-time peer-to-peer messaging, time synchronization, automatic data transfer with an asset management system, communication with field devices via an asset management system and large data transfers.

公开(公告)号：US20180026840A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15279851

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Todd M. Toepke ,  Joseph D. Fisher ,  James R. Logerquist ,  Alan R. Dewey ,  Stephen Armstrong ,  Laura Briggs ,  Ronald Hempel

IPC: H04L12/24

CPC classification number: H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/24 ,  H04L63/104 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/1095 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/42

Abstract: A platform-to-platform communication architecture for a process control messaging service in a process control system or other industrial setting allows stationary and portable industrial computing units to communicate with each other, in one-to-one and one-to-many communications, and across networks, including isolated networks inside the process control system or industrial setting and external networks. A requesting industrial computing device platform generates a message for a destination, or responding, industrial computing device in the communication protocol of the destination platform, and wraps the message in a communication protocol of the process control messaging service. The communication architecture decodes the wrapped message into the communication protocol of the destination industrial computing device and forwards the decoded wrapped message to the destination. The communication architecture allows for a variety of communication services, including, but not limited to, instant/real-time peer-to-peer messaging, time synchronization, automatic data transfer with an asset management system, communication with field devices via an asset management system and large data transfers.

公开(公告)号：USD885215S1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US29696127

申请日：2019-06-25

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Designer： Alan R. Dewey ,  Todd M. Toepke ,  Tom Johnson

公开(公告)号：US10375162B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US15217112

申请日：2016-07-22

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Todd M. Toepke ,  James R. Logerquist ,  Joseph D. Fisher

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: A platform-to-platform communication architecture for a process control messaging service in a process control system or other industrial setting allows stationary and portable industrial computing units to communicate with each other, in one-to-one and one-to-many communications, and across networks, including isolated networks inside the process control system or industrial setting and external networks. A requesting industrial computing device platform generates a message for a destination, or responding, industrial computing device in the communication protocol of the destination platform, and wraps the message in a communication protocol of the process control messaging service. The communication architecture decodes the wrapped message into the communication protocol of the destination industrial computing device and forwards the decoded wrapped message to the destination. The communication architecture allows for a variety of communication services, including, but not limited to, instant/real-time peer-to-peer messaging, time synchronization, automatic data transfer with an asset management system, communication with field devices via an asset management system and large data transfers.

公开(公告)号：US20180027054A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15217112

申请日：2016-07-22

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Todd M. Toepke ,  James R. Logerquist ,  Joseph D. Fisher

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/58

CPC classification number: H04L67/104 ,  G05B19/4185 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L51/38 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L69/08 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L69/321 ,  Y02P90/08

Abstract: A platform-to-platform communication architecture for a process control messaging service in a process control system or other industrial setting allows stationary and portable industrial computing units to communicate with each other, in one-to-one and one-to-many communications, and across networks, including isolated networks inside the process control system or industrial setting and external networks. A requesting industrial computing device platform generates a message for a destination, or responding, industrial computing device in the communication protocol of the destination platform, and wraps the message in a communication protocol of the process control messaging service. The communication architecture decodes the wrapped message into the communication protocol of the destination industrial computing device and forwards the decoded wrapped message to the destination. The communication architecture allows for a variety of communication services, including, but not limited to, instant/real-time peer-to-peer messaging, time synchronization, automatic data transfer with an asset management system, communication with field devices via an asset management system and large data transfers.

公开(公告)号：US09709602B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-18

申请号：US14682714

申请日：2015-04-09

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Alan Roger Dewey ,  Alden C. Russell, III ,  Roger Benson ,  Anthony Ferguson ,  Todd M. Toepke

IPC: G01R1/20 ,  G01R1/04 ,  H01R31/08 ,  H01R105/00 ,  G01R31/28 ,  H01R13/66 ,  H01R13/68

CPC classification number: H01R31/08 ,  G01R1/0408 ,  G01R1/0416 ,  G01R1/206 ,  G01R31/2834 ,  G01R31/2851 ,  H01R13/6641 ,  H01R13/68 ,  H01R2105/00

Abstract: A connector assembly for a portable field device testing includes a two-wire communication line to provide communication between a handheld maintenance tool and a field device, a first two-prong plug to provide power and communication signals to the field device and a shunt plug to provide power to the field device using the two-wire communication line.

公开(公告)号：US11605037B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US15214632

申请日：2016-07-20

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Joseph D. Fisher ,  Todd M. Toepke ,  Nicholas T. Meyer

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/00 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/20

Abstract: An industrial service device fleet management system implements an organized and easy to use methodology to manage the digital content stored on each of a plurality of portable or stationary devices used in a plant, such as portable maintenance devices, to assure that each of the portable devices receives or implements only the content that it is supposed to have and is upgraded at the appropriate time to include new content, features, etc. The fleet management system includes a memory for storing information related to the fleet of portable or stationary devices including device identifications, device descriptions, end user names and privileges, the current content of each of the portable devices, and templates defining configuration parameters for the portable or stationary devices. The system also includes a content downloader that obtains, stores, and downloads content (such as software and firmware upgrades, additional features, applications, drivers, knowledge articles, etc.) for execution or display in various ones of the portable or stationary devices, includes a content decider module that analyzes when and if various ones of the portable or stationary devices should be provided additional or new content, and includes a notification system that notifies users of the portable or stationary devices of the need to upgrade or provide new content to the portable or stationary devices.

公开(公告)号：US10599134B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US15217757

申请日：2016-07-22

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Roger Benson ,  Anthony D. Ferguson ,  Todd M. Toepke

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G08B21/18

Abstract: A portable field maintenance tool may perform one or more tasks, such as communicating with a field device, powering a field device, diagnosing a field device, or diagnosing a communication link in a plant environment to which a field device is connected. The portable field maintenance tool may interact with field devices configured according to a number of different communication protocols, such as the HART protocol and the Fieldbus protocol. The portable field maintenance tool may be energy limited and fault tolerant, and may operate in compliance with Intrinsic Safety standards, enabling use of the portable field maintenance tool in hazardous areas.