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Patent US6088665 - Schematic generator for use in a process control network having distributed ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA schematic generator for use in a process control network, in which control functions are implemented by field devices interconnected at various and distributed locations on a bus, polls each of the field devices to retrieve information pertaining to the identity of the device, the identity of the control...http://www.google.com/patents/US6088665?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6088665 - Schematic generator for use in a process control network having distributed control functionsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6088665 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/962,630Publication dateJul 11, 2000Filing dateNov 3, 1997Priority dateNov 3, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2307591A1, CA2307591C, CN1137422C, CN1285059A, DE69814103D1, DE69814103T2, EP1012682A1, EP1012682B1, WO1999023541A1Publication number08962630, 962630, US 6088665 A, US 6088665A, US-A-6088665, US6088665 A, US6088665AInventorsHarry A. Burns, Brent H. Larson, Larry K. BrownOriginal AssigneeFisher Controls International, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (49), Non-Patent Citations (31), Referenced by (46), Classifications (11), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSchematic generator for use in a process control network having distributed control functions
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