Inventor · Austin, TX, US

Michael G. Ott

41Patents
23h-index
46Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 21, 1995 → Feb 23, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5801942A Process control system user interface including selection of multiple control languages Physics 281 Expired
US5828851A Process control system using standard protocol control of standard devices and nonstandard devices Physics 255 Expired
US6195591A Process control system using a process control strategy distributed among multiple control elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 242 Expired
US5862052A Process control system using a control strategy implemented in a layered hierarchy of control modules Physics 233 Expired
US5909368A Process control system using a process control strategy distributed among multiple control elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 205 Expired
US6774786B1 Integrated alarm display in a process control network Physics 196 Expired
US6266726A Process control system using standard protocol control-of standard devices and non-standard devices Physics 172 Expired
US6032208A Process control system for versatile control of multiple process devices of various device types Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 168 Expired
US7250856B2 Integrated alarm display in a process control network Physics 125 Expired
US6868538B1 Object-oriented programmable controller Physics 118 Expired
US7043311B2 Module class objects in a process plant configuration system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 105 Expired
US5748467A Method of adapting and applying control parameters in non-linear process controllers Physics 94 Expired
US8185871B2 System for configuring a process control environment Physics 67 Expired
US7971052B2 Configuration system using security objects in a process plant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Active
US7330768B2 Integrated configuration in a process plant having a process control system and a safety system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Active
US7117052B2 Version control for objects in a process plant configuration system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US6975966B2 Integrated diagnostics in a process plant having a process control system and a safety system Physics 40 Expired
US7237109B2 Integrated security in a process plant having a process control system and a safety system Physics 37 Expired
US7289861B2 Process control system with an embedded safety system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US7526347B2 Security for objects in a process plant configuration system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6898468B2 Function block implementation of a cause and effect matrix for use in a process safety system Physics 26 Expired
US7010450B2 Coordination of field device operations with overrides and bypasses within a process control and safety system Physics 23 Expired
US6898542B2 On-line device testing block integrated into a process control/safety system Physics 23 Expired
US7729792B2 Version control for objects in a process plant configuration system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US7684875B2 Methods and apparatus to configure process control system inputs and outputs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.