Inventor · Marshalltown, IA, US

Larry K. Brown

15Patents
13h-index
4Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 3, 1997 → Dec 11, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6014612A Remote diagnostics in a process control network having distributed control functions Physics 280 Expired
US5970430A Local device and process diagnostics in a process control network having distributed control functions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 243 Expired
US6285966A Function block apparatus for viewing data in a process control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 227 Expired
US6026352A Local device and process diagnostics in a process control network having distributed control functions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 213 Expired
US6047222A Process control network with redundant field devices and buses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 175 Expired
US6192281A Network accessible interface for a process control network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 152 Expired
US6377859B1 Maintenance interface device for a use in a process control network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 110 Expired
US6959356B2 Multi-protocol field device and communication method Physics 64 Expired
US6088665A Schematic generator for use in a process control network having distributed control functions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US6044305A Method and apparatus for debugging and tuning a process control network having distributed control functions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US6850973B1 Downloadable code in a distributed process control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US6382226B1 Method for detecting broken valve stem Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US7171248B1 Electromagnetic shielding system Electricity 16 Expired
US7580992B2 Downloadable code in a distributed process control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US11215959B2 Field device with high speed communication Physics 0 Active

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