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Patent US6192281 - Network accessible interface for a process control network - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn interface between a remote communications network and a process control system includes a storage device, a communication software stack and a user software layer. The user software layer enables interfacing between the remote communications network and the process control system by directing the...http://www.google.com/patents/US6192281?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6192281 - Network accessible interface for a process control networkAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6192281 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/983,017PCT numberPCT/US1997/017712Publication dateFeb 20, 2001Filing dateOct 2, 1997Priority dateOct 4, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2267502A1, CA2267502C, CN1178113C, CN1232558A, DE69710201D1, DE69710201T2, DE69710201T3, EP0928443A1, EP0928443B1, EP0928443B2, WO1998014852A1Publication number08983017, 983017, PCT/1997/17712, PCT/US/1997/017712, PCT/US/1997/17712, PCT/US/97/017712, PCT/US/97/17712, PCT/US1997/017712, PCT/US1997/17712, PCT/US1997017712, PCT/US199717712, PCT/US97/017712, PCT/US97/17712, PCT/US97017712, PCT/US9717712, US 6192281 B1, US 6192281B1, US-B1-6192281, US6192281 B1, US6192281B1InventorsLarry K. Brown, Harry A. Burns, Brent H. LarsonOriginal AssigneeFisher Controls International, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (42), Non-Patent Citations (26), Referenced by (226), Classifications (21), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetNetwork accessible interface for a process control network
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