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Patent US6377859 - Maintenance interface device for a use in a process control network - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA maintenance interface device for use in a digital, loop-powered process control network includes an interface to either a two-wire input/output port of a field device or to a two-wire communication media, a control logic for determining a simple status of the field device or communication loop, and...http://www.google.com/patents/US6377859?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6377859 - Maintenance interface device for a use in a process control networkAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6377859 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/983,018PCT numberPCT/US1997/017861Publication dateApr 23, 2002Filing dateOct 3, 1997Priority dateOct 4, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2267528A1, CA2267528C, CN1232559A, CN101135906A, DE69726875D1, DE69726875T2, EP0929855A1, EP0929855B1, WO1998014855A1Publication number08983018, 983018, PCT/1997/17861, PCT/US/1997/017861, PCT/US/1997/17861, PCT/US/97/017861, PCT/US/97/17861, PCT/US1997/017861, PCT/US1997/17861, PCT/US1997017861, PCT/US199717861, PCT/US97/017861, PCT/US97/17861, PCT/US97017861, PCT/US9717861, US 6377859 B1, US 6377859B1, US-B1-6377859, US6377859 B1, US6377859B1InventorsLarry K. Brown, Brent H. Larson, Harry A. BurnsOriginal AssigneeFisher Controls International, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (47), Non-Patent Citations (29), Referenced by (147), Classifications (17), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMaintenance interface device for a use in a process control network
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