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Mark J. Nixon

Also filed as: NIXON MARK · NIXON MARK J · NIXON MARK JOHN

288 granted patents·36 pending applications·10,831 citations·filing 1996–2025

99Inventor score

Technology areasG05B G06F H04L H04W G06T

Files withFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC242 PRATT JR WALLACE A14 NIXON MARK10 BLEVINS TERRENCE L9 NIXON MARK J7

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324 records

0199US11256238B1Network resource management in a communication network for control and automation systemsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 22, 2022·21 cites·36 claims
0299US9804588B2Determining associations and alignments of process elements and measurements in a processFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 31, 2017·140 cites·55 claims
0399US9541905B2Context sensitive mobile control in a process plantFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 10, 2017·55 cites·30 claims
0499US6615090B1Diagnostics in a process control system which uses multi-variable control techniquesFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 2, 2003·231 cites·20 claims
0598US11960588B2Security services in a software defined control systemFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 16, 2024·16 cites·15 claims
0698US11531325B2Node management of nodal communication networks for highly versatile field devices in control and automation systemsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 20, 2022·11 cites·60 claims
0798US11169651B2Method and apparatus for controlling a process plant with location aware mobile devicesFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 9, 2021·6 cites·20 claims
0898US10270745B2Securely transporting data across a data diode for secured process control communicationsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 23, 2019·28 cites·19 claims
0998US9678484B2Method and apparatus for seamless state transfer between user interface devices in a mobile control roomFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 13, 2017·47 cites·27 claims
1098US9558220B2Big data in process control systemsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 31, 2017·62 cites·40 claims
1198US8676219B2Combined wired and wireless communications with field devices in a process control environmentPRATT JR WALLACE A·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 18, 2014·52 cites·20 claims
1298US7971151B2Graphic display configuration framework for unified process control system interfaceFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 28, 2011·43 cites·17 claims
1398US7206646B2Method and apparatus for performing a function in a plant using process performance monitoring with process equipment monitoring and controlFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 17, 2007·342 cites·43 claims
1498US6195591B1Process control system using a process control strategy distributed among multiple control elementsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 27, 2001·362 cites·21 claims
1598US6032208AProcess control system for versatile control of multiple process devices of various device typesFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 29, 2000·278 cites·39 claims
1698US5828851AProcess control system using standard protocol control of standard devices and nonstandard devicesFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 27, 1998·388 cites·40 claims
1797US12117801B2Software defined process control system and methods for industrial process plantsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 15, 2024·7 cites·36 claims
1897US11747798B2Virtualized real-time I/O in process control systemsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 5, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
1997US10915081B1Edge gateway system for secured, exposable process plant data deliveryFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 9, 2021·34 cites·30 claims
2097US10168691B2Data pipeline for process control system analyticsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 1, 2019·41 cites·68 claims
2197US9778626B2Mobile control room with real-time environment awarenessFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 3, 2017·27 cites·30 claims
2297US9697170B2Collecting and delivering data to a big data machine in a process control systemFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 4, 2017·38 cites·19 claims
2397US9397836B2Securing devices to process control systemsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 19, 2016·48 cites·10 claims
2497US8406248B2Priority-based scheduling and routing in a wireless networkPRATT JR WALLACE A·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 26, 2013·36 cites·21 claims
2597US8127241B2Process plant user interface system having customized process graphic display layers in an integrated environmentBLEVINS TERRENCE L·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 28, 2012·47 cites·20 claims
2697US8086955B2Methods and apparatus for modifying process control dataZHOU LING·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 27, 2011·39 cites·19 claims
2797US7783370B2System for configuring graphic display elements and process modules in process plantsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 24, 2010·53 cites·26 claims
2897US7729789B2Process plant monitoring based on multivariate statistical analysis and on-line process simulationFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 1, 2010·80 cites·22 claims
2997US7702409B2Graphics integration into a process configuration and control environmentFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 20, 2010·65 cites·24 claims
3097US7680546B2Graphic element with multiple visualizations in a process environmentFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·110 cites·30 claims
3197US7640007B2Wireless handheld communicator in a process control environmentFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 29, 2009·199 cites·40 claims
3297US7574509B2Interactive two-way collaboration in process control plantsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 11, 2009·223 cites·58 claims
3397US7376472B2Integrated model predictive control and optimization within a process control systemFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 20, 2008·155 cites·61 claims
3497US7110835B2Integration of graphic display elements, process modules and control modules in process plantsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 19, 2006·172 cites·45 claims
3597US6868538B1Object-oriented programmable controllerFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 15, 2005·170 cites·15 claims
3697US5909368AProcess control system using a process control strategy distributed among multiple control elementsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 1, 1999·312 cites·36 claims
3797US5801942AProcess control system user interface including selection of multiple control languagesFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 1, 1998·422 cites·21 claims
3896US11875236B2Industrial process control system as a data center of an industrial process plantFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 16, 2024·5 cites·67 claims
3996US11726463B2Industrial control system architecture for real-time simulation and process controlFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 15, 2023·2 cites·33 claims
4096US10678225B2Data analytic services for distributed industrial performance monitoringFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 9, 2020·103 cites·58 claims
4196US9495313B2Apparatus and methods to communicatively couple field devices to controllers in a process control system systemFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 15, 2016·33 cites·20 claims
4296US9411769B2Apparatus and methods to communicatively couple field devices to controllers in a process control systemFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 9, 2016·34 cites·19 claims
4396US9046881B2Updating and utilizing dynamic process simulation in an operating process environmentBLEVINS TERRENCE L·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 2, 2015·44 cites·38 claims
4496US8762618B2Apparatus and methods to communicatively couple field devices to controllers in a process control systemFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 24, 2014·35 cites·19 claims
4596US8670749B2Enhancing security in a wireless networkPRATT JR WALLACE A·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 11, 2014·19 cites·5 claims
4696US8060834B2Graphics integration into a process configuration and control environmentLUCAS JOHN MICHAEL·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 15, 2011·78 cites·15 claims
4796US8000814B2User configurable alarms and alarm trending for process control systemFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 16, 2011·28 cites·19 claims
4896US7971052B2Configuration system using security objects in a process plantFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 28, 2011·47 cites·22 claims
4996US7146231B2Smart process modules and objects in process plantsFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 5, 2006·148 cites·61 claims
5096US7050863B2Integrated model predictive control and optimization within a process control systemFISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 23, 2006·164 cites·35 claims

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