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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2000
Edward R. Sederlund, Saginaw, MI (US);
Ernst W. Quelle, Stade, DE;
Helmut A. Bezecny, Duedenbuettel, DE;
Johannes C. Kanse, Biervliet, NL;
Robert J. Lindesmith, Midland, MI (US);
John L. Clement, Midland, MI (US);
Donald Grinwis, Midland, MI (US);
Eloy Baca, Jr., Attleboro, MA (US);
Dennis J. Dunlap, Attleboro, MA (US);
Brent M. Frank, Franklin, MA (US);
Augustine K. Tibazarwa, Quincy, MA (US);
Dow Global Technologies Inc., Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
A process control system receiving input signals from a controlled apparatus and using the input signals in determining at least one output signal modifying the characteristics of at least one respective control device in the controlled apparatus where the source code for the general control of the apparatus and the source code for the safety shutdown system of the apparatus are compiled to control code in a unified compilation.