Inventor
NIXON MARK
US46 patents
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FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC
30 patentsUS6266726B1Jul 24, 2001
Process control system using standard protocol control-of standard devices and non-standard devices
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC256 citations99
US6195591B1Feb 27, 2001
Process control system using a process control strategy distributed among multiple control elements
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC362 citations99
US6032208AFeb 29, 2000
Process control system for versatile control of multiple process devices of various device types
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC278 citations99
US5909368AJun 1, 1999
Process control system using a process control strategy distributed among multiple control elements
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC312 citations99
US5862052AJan 19, 1999
Process control system using a control strategy implemented in a layered hierarchy of control modules
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC347 citations99
US5828851AOct 27, 1998
Process control system using standard protocol control of standard devices and nonstandard devices
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC388 citations99
US5801942ASep 1, 1998
Process control system user interface including selection of multiple control languages
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC422 citations99
US7146231B2Dec 5, 2006
Smart process modules and objects in process plants
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC148 citations98
US7110835B2Sep 19, 2006
Integration of graphic display elements, process modules and control modules in process plants
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC172 citations98
US7050863B2May 23, 2006
Integrated model predictive control and optimization within a process control system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC164 citations98
US6704737B1Mar 9, 2004
Accessing and updating a configuration database from distributed physical locations within a process control system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC180 citations98
US6687698B1Feb 3, 2004
Accessing and updating a configuration database from distributed physical locations within a process control system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC147 citations98
US5995916ANov 30, 1999
Process control system for monitoring and displaying diagnostic information of multiple distributed devices
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC361 citations98
US7720727B2May 18, 2010
Economic calculations in process control system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC70 citations97
US7127460B2Oct 24, 2006
Accessing and updating a configuration database from distributed physical locations within a process control system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC65 citations97
US7460865B2Dec 2, 2008
Self-configuring communication networks for use with process control systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC56 citations96
US7376472B2May 20, 2008
Integrated model predictive control and optimization within a process control system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC155 citations96
US7337022B2Feb 26, 2008
Constraint and limit feasibility handling in a process control system optimizer
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC76 citations96
US7043311B2May 9, 2006
Module class objects in a process plant configuration system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC170 citations96
US6633782B1Oct 14, 2003
Diagnostic expert in a process control system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC661 citations95
US7257523B1Aug 14, 2007
Integrated distributed process control system functionality on a single computer
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC38 citations93
US7447612B2Nov 4, 2008
Appendable system and devices for data acquisition, analysis and control
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC29 citations92
US7392165B2Jun 24, 2008
Simulation system for multi-node process control systems
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC26 citations92
US6973508B2Dec 6, 2005
Highly versatile process control system controller
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC43 citations89
US6898542B2May 24, 2005
On-line device testing block integrated into a process control/safety system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC40 citations89
US9983575B2May 29, 2018
Systems and methods to graphically display process control system information
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC8 citations79
US12222713B2Feb 11, 2025
Methods and apparatus to perform process analyses in a distributed control system
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC0 citations62
US9483352B2Nov 1, 2016
Process control systems and methods
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC2 citations59
US12530018B2Jan 20, 2026
Model predictive control systems for process automation plants
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC0 citations52
US10574791B2Feb 25, 2020
Methods and apparatus to access process data stored on a server
FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC0 citations51
NIXON MARK
8 patentsUS9207666B2Dec 8, 2015
Methods and apparatus to display localized process control objects
NIXON MARK7 citations83
US8908666B2Dec 9, 2014
Communicating data frames across communication networks that use incompatible network routing protocols
NIXON MARK12 citations83
US8811199B2Aug 19, 2014
Location detection in a wireless network
NIXON MARK11 citations82
US11320797B2May 3, 2022
Methods and apparatus to virtualize a process control system
NIXON MARK11 citations80
US8717374B2May 6, 2014
Methods and apparatus to display process control information
NIXON MARK6 citations73
US10083249B2Sep 25, 2018
Systems, methods and articles of manufacture to provide a search service to a process control system
NIXON MARK4 citations66
US9229947B2Jan 5, 2016
Methods and apparatus to manage process data
NIXON MARK2 citations63
US8868643B2Oct 21, 2014
Methods and apparatus to collect process control data
NIXON MARK0 citations50