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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Fisher Controls International Llc, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Inventors:
Michel Ken Lovell, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Kenneth W. Junk, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Assignee:
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 5/22 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/07758 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49018 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for RFID communications in a process control system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) device to be communicatively coupled to a field device of a process control system via a wired connection. The RFID device includes an RFID tag to be powered via the wired connection based on power provided to the field device. The power is provided to the field device along with a control signal.