Inventor · Coppell, TX, US

Brian Mackay

14Patents
12h-index
11Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 23, 1996 → Jan 25, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7272815B1 Methods and apparatus for control configuration with versioning, security, composite blocks, edit selection, object swapping, formulaic values and other aspects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 277 Expired
US6754885B1 Methods and apparatus for controlling object appearance in a process control configuration system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 218 Expired
US7890927B2 Apparatus and method for configuring and editing a control system with live data Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Active
US5777891A Method for real-time ultrasonic testing system Physics 52 Expired
US8368640B2 Process control configuration system with connection validation and configuration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Active
US8225271B2 Apparatus for control systems with objects that are associated with live data Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US8229579B2 Control systems and methods with versioning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US8028272B2 Control system configurator and methods with edit selection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US7984420B2 Control systems and methods with composite blocks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US8060862B2 Apparatus and method for configuring a process control system having one or more digital data processors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US8060222B2 Control system configurator and methods with object characteristic swapping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US8028275B2 Control systems and methods with smart blocks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US8056056B2 Methods and apparatus for configuring a process control system with a configuration editor executing on a digital data processing device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US11411647B2 Coarse pointing arrangement Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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