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Patent US6014612 - Remote diagnostics in a process control network having distributed control ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA diagnostic system is adapted to perform device and process diagnostics in a process control network having a plurality of process control devices communicatively linked over a bus, wherein each of the devices is capable of preforming a process control function and of communicating over the bus using...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6014612?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6014612 - Remote diagnostics in a process control network having distributed control functionsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6014612 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/944,088Publication date11 Jan 2000Filing date2 Oct 1997Priority date2 Oct 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2305328A1, CA2305328C, CN1158606C, CN1280684A, DE69803866D1, DE69803866T2, EP1019825A1, EP1019825B1, WO1999018508A1Publication number08944088, 944088, US 6014612 A, US 6014612A, US-A-6014612, US6014612 A, US6014612AInventorsBrent H. Larson, Harry A. Burns, Larry K. BrownOriginal AssigneeFisher Controls International, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (45), Non-Patent Citations (31), Referenced by (77), Classifications (13), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRemote diagnostics in a process control network having distributed control functions
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