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LAW GARY K
US85 patents
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FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC
48 patentsUS6446202B1Sep 3, 2002
Process control configuration system for use with an AS-Interface device network
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC182 citations98
US7096078B2Aug 22, 2006
Boolean logic function block
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC68 citations97
US7076312B2Jul 11, 2006
Integrated electronic signatures for approval of process control and safety system software objects
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC75 citations97
US11256238B1Feb 22, 2022
Network resource management in a communication network for control and automation systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC21 citations94
US10915081B1Feb 9, 2021
Edge gateway system for secured, exposable process plant data delivery
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC34 citations94
US10663956B2May 26, 2020
Configuration in process plant using I/O-abstracted field device configurations
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC17 citations93
US10168691B2Jan 1, 2019
Data pipeline for process control system analytics
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC41 citations93
US7730415B2Jun 1, 2010
State machine function block with a user modifiable state transition configuration database
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC25 citations92
US7289861B2Oct 30, 2007
Process control system with an embedded safety system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC49 citations92
US7181550B2Feb 20, 2007
Highly versatile process control system controller
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC17 citations91
US11531325B2Dec 20, 2022
Node management of nodal communication networks for highly versatile field devices in control and automation systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC11 citations86
US12117801B2Oct 15, 2024
Software defined process control system and methods for industrial process plants
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC7 citations85
US11436242B2Sep 6, 2022
Edge gateway system with contextualized process plant knowledge repository
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC10 citations85
US11165839B2Nov 2, 2021
Edge gateway system with data typing for secured process plant data delivery
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC12 citations85
US10274926B2Apr 30, 2019
State machine function block with user-definable actions on a transition between states
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC9 citations84
US9823626B2Nov 21, 2017
Regional big data in process control systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC8 citations84
US9086688B2Jul 21, 2015
State machine function block with user-definable actions on a transition between states
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC10 citations84
US10754329B2Aug 25, 2020
Automatic distribution of device parameters for commissioning portions of a disconnected process control loop
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC5 citations83
US10386824B2Aug 20, 2019
Binding of devices in a process plant using I/O-abstracted field device configurations
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC4 citations83
US10379527B2Aug 13, 2019
Automatic loop testing for a process control loop
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC4 citations83
US7269468B2Sep 11, 2007
State machine function block with a user modifiable output configuration database
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC13 citations83
US8055727B2Nov 8, 2011
Use of a really simple syndication communication format in a process control system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC8 citations82
US10291506B2May 14, 2019
Anomaly detection in industrial communications networks
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC12 citations80
US12255973B2Mar 18, 2025
Highly-versatile field devices and communication networks for use in control and automation systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC2 citations75
US11747798B2Sep 5, 2023
Virtualized real-time I/O in process control systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC4 citations75
US11734213B2Aug 22, 2023
Integration of multiple communication physical layers and protocols in a process control input/output device
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC4 citations74
US12007747B2Jun 11, 2024
Software defined process control system and methods for industrial process plants
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC2 citations73
US11960473B2Apr 16, 2024
Distributed ledgers in process control systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC2 citations73
US11824934B2Nov 21, 2023
Security systems for use in implementing highly-versatile field devices and communication networks in control and automation systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC2 citations73
US11726463B2Aug 15, 2023
Industrial control system architecture for real-time simulation and process control
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC2 citations73
US11531381B2Dec 20, 2022
Smart functionality for discrete field devices and signals
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC2 citations73
US11249464B2Feb 15, 2022
Industrial control system architecture for real-time simulation and process control
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC1 citations73
US11231701B2Jan 25, 2022
Publish/subscribe protocol for real-time process control
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC1 citations73
US10809690B2Oct 20, 2020
System and method for verifying the safety logic of a cause and effect matrix
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC2 citations73
US10663929B2May 26, 2020
Long-haul safety system trips
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC2 citations73
US10514768B2Dec 24, 2019
Gestures and touch in operator interface
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC4 citations73
US11627175B2Apr 11, 2023
Edge gateway system with data typing for secured process plant data delivery
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC2 citations72
US10528037B2Jan 7, 2020
Determining device system tags for commissioning portions of a disconnected process control loop
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC1 citations72
US10386825B2Aug 20, 2019
I/O-abstracted field device configurations
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC2 citations72
US11137745B2Oct 5, 2021
Open architecture industrial control system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC4 citations68
US12422901B2Sep 23, 2025
Smart functionality for discrete field devices and signals
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC1 citations64
US11886159B2Jan 30, 2024
System and method for creating a set of monitor and effect blocks from a cause and effect matrix
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC0 citations63
US11824650B2Nov 21, 2023
Publish-subscribe communication architecture for highly-versatile field devices in control and automation systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC1 citations63
US11726460B2Aug 15, 2023
Network resource management in a communication network for control and automation systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC1 citations63
US11073812B2Jul 27, 2021
System and method for creating a set of monitor and effect blocks from a cause and effect matrix
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC0 citations63
US10324434B2Jun 18, 2019
Method and system for commissioning process control hardware
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC1 citations63
US12498707B2Dec 16, 2025
Automatic load balancing and performance leveling of virtual nodes running real-time control in process control systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC0 citations62
US12386343B2Aug 12, 2025
Industrial control system architecture for real-time simulation and process control
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC0 citations62
CALDWELL JOHN M
1 patentLAW GARY K
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