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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co. KG, Blomberg, DE;
Inventor:
Thorsten Matthies, Barntrup, DE;
Assignee:
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G08B 5/38 (2006.01); H04B 10/116 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/0425 (2013.01); G08B 5/38 (2013.01); H04B 10/116 (2013.01); G05B 2219/23161 (2013.01); G05B 2219/23172 (2013.01); G05B 2219/24001 (2013.01); G05B 2219/24048 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to an automation device of a group of automation devices, comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with a second automation device of the group of automation devices via a communication network; wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a status message of the second automation device that indicates a state or a change in state of the second automation device; and a light source configured to emit a light signal indicating the state or the change in state of the second automation device in response to the receiving of the status message.