Patent · US Expired

Communication system comprising a controller system and a master control means connected via a multipole connection means

US7653442B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
25References
27Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 2005
Grant dateJan 26, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 5, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/4026
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system is provided that includes a controller system (1), a master control (2) and at least one slave control (3). The controller system and the master control (2) are connected via a multipole connection (4). The master control (2) is adapted to receive a multipole signal via the multipole connection (4) and output an addressed signal to at least one slave control (3) via an addressable connection (7, 17). This application also discloses a method of controlling a plurality of fluid flow controls using an output (40) comprising an actuation signal arrangement (41, 41′) and an actuator (42, 42′) associated with each fluid flow control.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.