Inventor · Austin, TX, US

Neil J. Peterson

26Patents
10h-index
41Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 30, 2000 → May 18, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7574509B2 Interactive two-way collaboration in process control plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 216 Expired
US7640007B2 Wireless handheld communicator in a process control environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 162 Expired
US7162534B2 Transactional data communications for process control systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US7245271B2 Portable computer in a process control environment Physics 53 Expired
US8073967B2 Web services-based communications for use with process control systems Physics 49 Expired
US6806847B2 Portable computer in a process control environment Physics 38 Expired
US9244455B2 Location dependent control access in a process control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US6947389B1 Two-mode foundation fieldbus device configurator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7839890B1 Multiplexed data transmissions through a communication link Electricity 11 Expired
US9454744B2 Asset tracking in process control environments Electricity 10 Active
US10663956B2 Configuration in process plant using I/O-abstracted field device configurations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9760075B2 Location dependent control access in a process control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8155761B2 Process control system with integrated external data sources Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US10554644B2 Two-factor authentication for user interface devices in a process plant Electricity 7 Active
US11531325B2 Node management of nodal communication networks for highly versatile field devices in control and automation systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US10754329B2 Automatic distribution of device parameters for commissioning portions of a disconnected process control loop Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10379527B2 Automatic loop testing for a process control loop Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10386824B2 Binding of devices in a process plant using I/O-abstracted field device configurations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11038887B2 Enhanced smart process control switch port lockdown Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10938819B2 Poisoning protection for process control switches Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9094470B2 Web services-based communications for use with process control systems Physics 1 Active
US10386825B2 I/O-abstracted field device configurations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10528037B2 Determining device system tags for commissioning portions of a disconnected process control loop Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10898677B2 Vented guidewire retainer and related methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US11595396B2 Enhanced smart process control switch port lockdown Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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