G05B 2219/31121
Fielddevice, field controller, interface connected to fieldbus
G05B2219/31121 (Fielddevice, field controller, interface connected to fieldbus) appears on 186 US grants and 201 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05B- Granted patents
- 186
- Published applications
- 201
- Assignees
- 68
- Inventors
- 445
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 9 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 16 |
| 2008 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 17 |
| 2011 | 7 | 5 |
| 2012 | 10 | 22 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 10 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 |
| 2019 | 14 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Interface device for connecting process controllers to OPC UA peer devices9 Jun 2026US 12,650,670 B2ABB Schweiz AG
- Module interface19 May 2026US 12,632,042 B2Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
- Method for controlling and/or operating an automation component10 Mar 2026US 12,574,794 B2VEGA Grieshaber KG
- Systems and methods for associating modules in a software defined control system for industrial process plants27 May 2025US 12,314,037 B2Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
- Wireless protocol converter for field devices27 May 2025US 12,316,722 B2Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
- Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods for sequence of event generation for a process control system29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029782 A1Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
- Intrinsically safe automation field device2 Oct 2025US 2025/0306558 A1Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
- Highly-versatile field devices and communication networks for use in control and automation systems31 Jul 2025US 2025/0244750 A1Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
- Method for replacing a field device with a field device in a measuring station of an automation technology system13 Feb 2025US 2025/0053141 A1Endress + Hauser Process Solutions AG
- Method for controlling and/or operating an automation component28 Mar 2024US 2024/0103499 A1VEGA Grieshaber KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Function block apparatus for viewing data in a process control system254US 6,285,966 B1Fisher Controls International LLC · 2001
- Field device management system220US 6,298,377 B1Metso Field Systems Oy · 2001
- System and method of powering and communicating field ethernet device for an instrumentation and control using a single pair of powered ethernet wire203US 6,640,308 B1Invensys Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Communication technique for field devices in industrial processes182US 6,370,448 B1Rosemount Inc. · 2002
- Process control network with redundant field devices and buses175US 6,047,222 AFisher Controls International LLC · 2000