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Patent US7956738 - Process field device with radio frequency communication - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA field device for use in an industrial process control or monitoring system includes terminals configured to connect to a two-wire process control loop. The loop carries data and provides power to the field device. RF circuitry in the field device is provided for radio frequency communication. A power...http://www.google.com/patents/US7956738?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7956738 - Process field device with radio frequency communicationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7956738 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/842,356Publication dateJun 7, 2011Filing dateAug 21, 2007Priority dateJun 28, 2004Also published asCA2568986A1, CA2568986C, CN1969238A, CN1969238B, CN102629123A, EP1776621A2, US7262693, US20050289276, US20070285224, WO2006025918A2, WO2006025918A3Publication number11842356, 842356, US 7956738 B2, US 7956738B2, US-B2-7956738, US7956738 B2, US7956738B2InventorsRobert J. Karschnia, Charles R. Willcox, David A. Broden, Brian L. Westfield, Kelly M. OrthOriginal AssigneeRosemount Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (99), Non-Patent Citations (63), Referenced by (3), Classifications (13) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetProcess field device with radio frequency communicationUS 7956738 B2Abstract A field device for use in an industrial process control or monitoring system includes terminals configured to connect to a two-wire process control loop. The loop carries data and provides power to the field device. RF circuitry in the field device is provided for radio frequency communication. A power supply powers the RF circuitry using power received from the two-wire process control loop.
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