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Patent US6370448 - Communication technique for field devices in industrial processes - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA process device is adapted to couple to a process control loop and communicate on the process control loop. Communication on the process control loop is effected in accordance with an internet protocol. A process communication device is also provided which couples to the process control loop, and an...http://www.google.com/patents/US6370448?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6370448 - Communication technique for field devices in industrial processesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6370448 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/169,873Publication dateApr 9, 2002Filing dateOct 12, 1998Priority dateOct 13, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2306767A1, CA2306767C, CN1177266C, CN1273647A, DE69818494D1, DE69818494T2, EP1023650A1, EP1023650B1, US20020183863, WO1999019782A1Publication number09169873, 169873, US 6370448 B1, US 6370448B1, US-B1-6370448, US6370448 B1, US6370448B1InventorsEvren EryurekOriginal AssigneeRosemount Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (103), Non-Patent Citations (133), Referenced by (150), Classifications (27), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCommunication technique for field devices in industrial processes
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