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Patent US6510351 - Modifier function blocks in a process control system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA modifier function block adapted for use in process control routine includes a series of processor implementable instructions that conditionally enhance or modify the functionality of a base function block associated with the process control routine. The base function block includes a resettable branching...http://www.google.com/patents/US6510351?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6510351 - Modifier function blocks in a process control systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6510351 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/270,291Publication dateJan 21, 2003Filing dateMar 15, 1999Priority dateMar 15, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE10012249A1Publication number09270291, 270291, US 6510351 B1, US 6510351B1, US-B1-6510351, US6510351 B1, US6510351B1InventorsTerrence L. Blevins, Dennis L. Stevenson, Mark J. NixonOriginal AssigneeFisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (54), Non-Patent Citations (28), Referenced by (52), Classifications (8), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetModifier function blocks in a process control system
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