Author: claimsbot

1. A retaining clip for attaching a bottle to a strap, the bottle having a base, a mouth, sidewalls extending from the base to the mouth, a first pair of shoulders formed on the sidewalls and a second pair of shoulders formed on the sidewalls, the retaining clip comprising;
a base removably attachable to the strap;
a first arm extending from the base and an opposing second arm extending from the base, the first arm having a first lip and the second arm having a second lip, the first lip extending from the first arm toward the second lip and the second lip extending from the second arm toward the first lip;
a third arm extending from the base and an opposing fourth arm extending from the base, the third arm having a third lip and the fourth arm having a fourth lip, the third lip extending from the third arm toward the fourth lip and the fourth lip extending from the fourth arm toward the third lip;
wherein the first, second, third, and fourth lips removably engage the first and second pair of shoulders to retain the bottle within the retaining clip;
the base of the clip having a first elongated slot between the first and the second arm and a second elongated slot between the third and the fourth arm;
the first slot being formed by a first projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the first arm and the base, and a second projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the second arm and the base, the first projection extending toward the second projection and defining an opening between the first projection and the second projection to provide access to the first slot;
the second slot being formed by a third projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the third arm and the base, and a fourth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the fourth arm and the base, the third projection extending toward the fourth projection and defining an opening between the third projection and the fourth projection to provide access to the second slot;
the strap for retaining the clip having a pair of opposing distal ends and a length extending linearly between the pair of distal ends, the strap being removably insertable through both the first and the second slots to retain the clip to the strap;
whereby the bottle is configured for mating engagement with the clip and further wherein at least one of the bottle and the clip is configured and formed from a material that is sufficiently flexible to readily release the bottle from the retaining clip.
2. The retaining clip of claim 1, wherein the base of the clip further comprises a third elongated slot and a fourth elongated slot;
the third slot being formed by a fifth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the first arm and the base, and a sixth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the third arm and the base, the fifth projection extending toward the sixth projection and defining an opening between the fifth projection and the sixth projection to provide access to the third slot;
the fourth slot being formed by a seventh projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the second arm and the base, and an eighth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the fourth arm and the base, the seventh projection extending toward the eighth projection and defining an opening between the seventh projection and the eighth projection to provide access to the fourth slot.
3. The retaining clip of claim 2, wherein the third slot opening is positioned directly opposite the fourth slot opening.
4. The retaining clip of claim 3, wherein the first slot opening is positioned directly opposite the second slot opening.
5. The retaining clip of claim 1 wherein the first slot opening is positioned directly opposite the second slot opening.
6. The retaining clip of claim 3, wherein the third slot and the fourth slot each extending in a direction nonparallel to at least one of the first slot and the second slot.
7. The retaining clip of claim 6, wherein the strap has a length and a width, the length being longer than the width, wherein when the strap is inserted in one or more of either the first and second slots or the third and fourth slots, the strap width spans the base of the clip.
8. A retaining clip for attaching a bottle to a strap, the bottle having a base, a mouth, sidewalls extending from the base toward the mouth, and opposing first and second retaining surfaces formed on the sidewalls, the retaining clip comprising;
a base removably attachable to the strap;
a first arm extending from the base and an opposing second arm extending from the base, the first arm having a distal end having a first lip and the second arm having a distal end having a second lip, the first lip extending from the first arm toward the second lip and the second lip extending from the second arm toward the first lip;
a third arm extending from the base and an opposing fourth arm extending from the base, the third arm having a distal end having a third lip and the fourth arm having a distal end having a fourth lip, the third lip extending from the third arm toward the fourth lip and the fourth lip extending from the fourth arm toward the third lip;
wherein the first lip is not directly connected to the third lip and the second lip is not directly connected to the fourth lip;
the first, second, third, and fourth lips further removably connectable to the first and second bottle surfaces to retain the bottle within the retaining clip;
the base of the clip having a first elongated slot and a second elongated slot;
the first slot being formed by a first projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the first arm and the base, and a second projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the third arm and the base, the first projection extending toward the second projection and defining an opening between the first projection and the second projection to provide access to the first slot;
the second slot being formed by a third projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the second arm and the base, and a fourth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the fourth arm and the base, the third projection extending toward the fourth projection and defining an opening between the third projection and the fourth projection to provide access to the second slot;
the strap for retaining the clip having a pair of opposing distal ends and a length extending linearly between the pair of distal ends, the strap being removably inserted through both the first and the second slots to retain the clip to the strap;
whereby the bottle is configured for mating engagement with the clip and further wherein at least one of the bottle and the clip is configured and formed from a material that is sufficiently flexible to readily release the bottle from the retaining clip.
9. The retaining clip of claim 8, wherein the base of the clip further comprises a third elongated slot and a fourth elongated slot;
the third slot being formed by a fifth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the first arm and the base, and a sixth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the second arm and the base, the fifth projection extending toward the sixth projection and defining an opening between the fifth projection and the sixth projection to provide access to the third slot;
the fourth slot being formed by a seventh projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the third arm and the base, and an eighth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the fourth arm and the base, the seventh projection extending toward the eighth projection and defining an opening between the seventh projection and the eighth projection to provide access to the fourth slot.
10. The retaining clip of claim 9, wherein the third slot opening is positioned directly opposite the fourth slot opening.
11. The retaining clip of claim 10, wherein the first slot opening is positioned directly opposite the second slot opening.
12. The retaining clip of claim 11, wherein the third slot and the fourth slot each extending in a direction nonparallel to at least one of the first slot and the second slot.
13. The retaining clip of claim 12, wherein the strap has a length and a width, the length being longer than the width, wherein when the strap is inserted in one or more of either the first and second slots or the third and fourth slots, the strap width spans the base of the clip.
14. The retaining clip of claim 9, the bottle further having a central axis extending from the base of the bottle to the mouth the bottle, the strap having a pair of opposing ends and a length extending linearly between the pair of ends;
whereby when the strap is inserted through both the first and the second slots to retain the clip to the strap and the bottle is attached to the clip, the central axis of the bottle is perpendicular to a linear length of the strap between the pair of ends of the strap; and
whereby when the strap is inserted through both the third and the fourth slots to retain the clip to the strap and the bottle is attached to the clip, the central axis of the bottle is parallel to a linear length of the strap between the pair of opposing ends of the strap.
15. A retaining clip for attaching a bottle to a strap, the bottle having a base, a mouth, sidewalls extending from the base toward the mouth, a first set of retaining surfaces formed on the sidewalls, and an opposing second set of retaining surfaces formed on the sidewalls, the retaining clip comprising;
a base removably attachable to the strap;
a first arm extending from the base and an opposing second arm extending from the base, the first arm extending from the base to a first lip and the second arm extending from the base to a second lip;
a third arm extending from the base and an opposing fourth arm extending from the base, the third arm extending from the base to a third lip and the fourth arm extending from the base to a fourth lip;
the first and third lips being removably connectable to the first set of retaining surfaces and the second and fourth lips being removably connectable to the second set of retaining surfaces to retain the bottle within the retaining clip;
the base of the clip having a first elongated slot, comprising a first slot width and a first slot length that is substantially greater than the first slot width, wherein the first slot extends from a first end adjacent a juncture of the first arm and the base to a second end adjacent a juncture of the third arm and the base;
the base of the clip having a second elongated slot, comprising a second slot width and a second slot length that is substantially greater than the second slot width, wherein the second slot extends from a third end adjacent a juncture of the second arm and the base to a fourth end adjacent a juncture of the fourth arm and the base;
the first slot being formed by a first projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the first arm and the base, and a second projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the third arm and the base, the first projection extending toward the second projection and defining an opening between the first projection and the second projection to provide access to the first slot;
the second slot being formed by a third projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the second arm and the base, and a fourth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the fourth arm and the base, the third projection extending toward the fourth projection and defining an opening between the third projection and the fourth projection to provide access to the second slot;
the strap for retaining the clip further comprises a pair of opposing ends and a length extending linearly between the pair of ends, the strap being removably insertable through both the first and the second slots to retain the clip to the strap;
whereby the bottle is configured for mating engagement with the clip and further wherein at least one of the bottle and the clip is configured and formed from a material that is sufficiently flexible to readily release the bottle from the retaining clip.
16. The retaining clip of claim 15, wherein the base of the clip further comprises a third elongated slot and a fourth elongated slot;
the third slot being formed by a fifth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the first arm and the base, and a sixth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the second arm and the base, the fifth projection extending toward the sixth projection and defining an opening between the fifth projection and the sixth projection to provide access to the third slot;
the fourth slot being formed by a seventh projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the third arm and the base, and an eighth projection formed in the base and extending from a position adjacent a juncture of the fourth arm and the base, the seventh projection extending toward the eighth projection and defining an opening between the seventh projection and the eighth projection to provide access to the fourth slot.
17. The retaining clip of claim 16, wherein the first slot terminates along its length at a first end adjacent a juncture of the first arm and the base and a second end adjacent a juncture of the third arm and the base, the second slot terminates along its length at a third end adjacent a juncture of the second arm and the base and a fourth end adjacent a juncture of the fourth arm and the base, the third slot terminates along its length at a fifth end adjacent a juncture of the first arm and the base and a sixth end adjacent a juncture of the second arm and the base, the fourth slot terminates along its length at a seventh end adjacent a juncture of the third arm and the base and an eighth end adjacent a juncture of the fourth arm and the base wherein the first arm is connected to the base between the first end and the fifth end, the second arm is connected to the base between the third end and the sixth end and, the third arm is connected to the base between the second end and the seventh end and the fourth arm is connected to the base between the fourth end and the eight end.
18. The retaining clip of claim 15, the bottle further having a central axis extending from the base of the bottle to the mouth, the strap being removably insertable through both the first and the second slots to retain the clip to the strap, whereby the central axis of the bottle is perpendicular to a linear length of the strap between the pair of opposing distal ends when the strap is inserted between the first and second slots of the clip.
19. The retaining clip of claim 16, the bottle further having a central axis extending from the base of the bottle to the mouth the bottle, the strap having a pair of opposing ends and a length extending linearly between the pair of ends;
whereby when the strap is inserted through both the first and the second slots to retain the clip to the strap and the bottle is attached to the clip, the central axis of the bottle is perpendicular to a linear length of the strap between the pair of ends of the strap; and
whereby when the strap is inserted through both the third and the fourth slots to retain the clip to the strap and the bottle is attached to the clip, the central axis of the bottle is parallel to a linear length of the strap between the pair of opposing ends of the strap.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1-30. (canceled)
31. A polymer stent for implantation within a body lumen of a patient, said stent comprising:
a plurality of struts,
a first predetermined inner diameter in a production state and a second predetermined diameter in an expanded state; and
at least one marker that is imagable external to the body.
32. The stent of claim 31, wherein the marker is a metal or metal alloy.
33. The stent of claim 32, wherein the metal or metal alloy comprises gold.
34. The stent of claim 33, wherein said marker is colloidal gold.
35. The stent of claim 31, wherein the marker has a thickness in the range of 1 micron to 20 microns.
36. The stent of claim 31, wherein said marker is deposited onto the stent by a heated filament under a vacuum or reduced air pressure.
37. The stent of claim 31, wherein the marker is attached to the stent by a means selected from the group consisting of: crimping, folding, tying, melting, use of a knitted mesh, binding by use of a glue compound, and winding around the polymer in a helical or zig-zag design.
38. The stent of claim 37, wherein the marker is crimped onto the stent.
39. The stent of claim 31, wherein the stent is self-expanding.
40. The stent of claim 31, wherein the stent comprises at least two markers.
41. The stent of claim 40, wherein the at least two markers are placed such that the length of the stent can be determined.
42. The stent of claim 31, wherein the stent comprises at least three markers for allowing spatial placement of an unhomogenous shape of stent.
43. The stent of claim 42, wherein the at least three markers are placed such that the three-dimensional orientation of the stent can be determined.
44. The stent of claim 31, wherein the stent comprises at least one in vivo degradation region.
45. The stent of claim 44, wherein the stent comprises at least two in vivo degradation regions.
46. The stent of claim 45, wherein the markers are placed upon stent regions having at least two different in vivo degradation rates.
47. A method of determining the length of stent placed within a body lumen of a patient, said method comprising:
crimping a first and second markers upon a stent so that the markers are spatially oriented such that the markers lie on a line with a component vector parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent;
placing a polymer stent having a plurality of struts within a body lumen of a patient;
generating a signal from the first and second markers by use of a machine external to the body lumen of the patient;
determining the location of the first and second marker relative to one another;
calculating the distance between the first and second marker by use of a software program.
48. A method of determining the diameter of stent placed within a body lumen of a patient, said method comprising:
crimping a first and second marker upon a stent so that the markers are spatially oriented such that the markers lie on a line with a component vector perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stent;
placing a polymer stent having a plurality of struts within a body lumen of a patient;
generating a signal from the two markers by use of a machine external to the body lumen of the patient;
determining the location of the first and second marker relative to one another;
calculating the distance between the first and second marker by use of a software program.
49. The method of claim 48, wherein the signal generated is by an x-ray.
50. The method of claim 48, whereby the distance between the first and second marker is compared to an ideal distance to find if there was an error with stent deployment.
51. A method of determining the three dimensional orientation of stent placed within a body lumen of a patient, said method comprising:
crimping a first and second marker upon a stent so that the markers are spatially oriented such that the markers lie on a line with a component vector perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stent;
crimping a third marker upon the stent so that the third marker is spatially oriented such that the third marker lies on a line with a component vector parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent;
placing a polymer stent having a plurality of struts within a body lumen of a patient;
generating a signal from the three markers by use of a machine external to the body lumen of the patient;
determining the location of the first, second and third marker relative to one another;
calculating the distance between any of the first, second marker and third by use of a software program.
52. The method of claim 51, whereby the distance between any of the first, second and third marker is compared to an ideal distance to find if there was an error with stent deployment.
53. The method of claim 51, whereby the movement of the first, second and third marker within a body lumen of a patient may be tracked to determine if the stent is rotating within the lumen.
54. The method of claim 47, wherein said markers are a metal or metal alloy.
55. The method of claim 54, wherein the metal or metal alloy comprises gold.
56. The method of claim 47, wherein the marker has a thickness in the range of 1 micron to 20 microns.
57. The method of claim 47, wherein the stent is self-expanding.
58. The method of claim 47, wherein the stent has at least one in vivo degradation region.
59. The method of claim 58, wherein the stent has at least two in vivo degradation regions.

1. An artificial floral assembly comprising
(a) a stem backbone comprising wire, polyethylene sheet material, cloth reinforced adhesive tape, caulking, and fabric, and
(b) a flower bloom comprising a plurality of loops of wire, the wire loops joined together at a center point, fabric covering the wire loops, and strands of wire dangling from the center point, the dangling wire strands connected to the stem backbone.
2. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 1 wherein the fabric of the stem backbone comprises chenille fabric and the fabric of the flower bloom comprises closed end stretch nylon tube material.
3. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 1, further comprising a leaf structure comprising fabric, adhesive material, and wires, the wires connected to the center point of the flower bloom.
4. An artificial floral assembly comprising
(a) a flower bloom comprising a plurality of wire rings, end sections of wire protruding from the wire rings, the end sections of wire twisted together into a strand of wire, a center point of the end sections of wire twisted together, fabric covering the wire rings, and a knot of fabric in the center point,
(b) a leaf structure comprising fabric and wires, the wires twisted together,
(c) means for connecting the strand of wire of the flower bloom to the twisted wires of the leaf,
(d) a stem backbone comprising wire, adhesive material, plastic material, tape, and fabric,
(e) means for connecting the stem backbone to the strand of wire of the flower bloom, and
(f) means for connecting the stem backbone to the twisted wires of the leaf.
5. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 4 wherein the
(a) the adhesive material of the stem backbone is caulking,
(b) the tape of the stem backbone is cloth reinforced adhesive tape, and
(c) the fabric of the stem backbone is chenille fabric.
6. A process for producing an artificial floral assembly, the process steps comprising
(a) making a leaf structure, the steps of making the leaf structure comprising
1. creating a wire frame of two pieces of wire,
2. cutting a strip of a first fabric, comprising a first section and a second section,
3. streaming adhesive material onto the first section of the first fabric,
4. aligning the wire frames along the first section of the first fabric,
5. folding the second section of the first fabric over the first section of the first fabric,
6. letting the first fabric set for 1 to 24 hours, and
7. cutting the first fabric into shapes of leaves with exposed wires;

(b) making a leaf subassembly, the steps of making the leaf subassembly comprising
1. taking a plurality of leaves with exposed wire and twisting sections of exposed wire,
2. wrapping a second fabric around twisted sections of exposed wire,
3. spreading the adhesive material over the second fabric covering twisted sections of exposed wire,
4. wrapping a third fabric over the adhesive material, and
5. letting the leaf structure set for 1 to 24 hours;

(c) making a flower bloom, the steps of making the flower bloom comprising
1. forming a plurality of rings of wire, with a center point connecting the rings, and with dangling wire strands falling below the center point,
2. separating the plurality of rings of wire so that each of the wire rings is positioned around the center point,
3. covering each of the wire rings with a fourth fabric, the fourth fabric having an end area,
4. connecting the end areas of the fourth fabric covering each of the wire rings, and
5. painting the fourth fabric; and

(d) making a stem backbone, the steps comprising
1. cutting wire into segments, the segments comprising many locations,
2. wrapping a flower bloom around one location of the wire segment,
3. wrapping a leaf around a second location of the wire segment,
4. wrapping plastic material around the wire segment,
5. wrapping tape around the plastic material covering the wire segment,
6. placing the adhesive material over the tape along the wire segment,
7. wrapping a fifth fabric over the adhesive material, and
8. letting the wire segment set for 1 to 24 hours.
7. A process as in claim 6, wherein the adhesive material is caulking.
8. A process as in claim 6, wherein the tape is cloth reinforced adhesive tape.
9. A process as in claim 6, wherein the fourth fabric covering the wire rings is a closed end stretch nylon tube material.
10. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 1 wherein the stem backbone further comprises electrical wiring, the electrical wiring attached to a section of the wire.
11. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 10 wherein the stem backbone further comprises a wall plug, the wall plug attached to a section of the electrical wiring.
12. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 11 wherein the stem backbone further comprises a lampholder further comprising a lampholder base, lampholder extension, and outer casing, the lampholder connected to the electrical wiring.
13. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 1 further comprising a mount, the mount comprising a tab, wherein the dangling wire strands are connected to the tab.
14. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 1 further comprising a mount, the mount comprising a circumference, wherein the dangling wire strands are wound around the circumference of the mount.
15. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 14 further comprising caulking and fabric, the caulking placed over the wire strands and the fabric placed over the caulking.
16. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 4 wherein the stem backbone further comprises electrical wiring, the electrical wiring attached to a section of the wire.
17. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 16 wherein the stem backbone further comprises a wall plug, the wall plug attached to a section of the electrical wiring.
18. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 17 wherein the stem backbone further comprises a lampholder further comprising a lampholder base, lampholder extension, and outer casing, the lampholder connected to the electrical wiring.
19. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 4 further comprising a mount, the mount comprising a circumference, wherein the dangling wire strands are wound around the circumference of the mount.
20. An artificial floral assembly as in claim 19 further comprising caulking and fabric, the caulking placed over the wire strands and the fabric placed over the caulking.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An industrial controller for use in an industrial control system, the control system having one or more clients configured to send queries to the controller via a network, the controller comprising:
a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to said processor and configured to store an industrial control program, the program having a plurality of data items associated with the industrial control system, the memory being further configured to store at least one of names or tags, the at least one of names or tags being related to said data items; and
a communications interface configured to:
receive from a client a query of the at least one of names or tags; provide to the client the at least one of names or tags; receive from a client a quantity of aggregation components that are configured to aggregate data items related to at least a subset of the at least one of names or tags in said memory, wherein an aggregation component is configured to aggregate data items associated with the aggregation component into a single communications packet, wherein the quantity is selected for transmission of a minimum number of communications packets based upon an amount of the data items related to the at least a subset of the at least one of names or tags in said memory and a data limit per communications packet; and transmit one or more communications packet that encapsulates the data items with related to the at least a subset of the at least one of names or tags.
2. The controller of claim 1, wherein the data items comprise input data associated with an input module, the input module being configured to interface at a device level with an industrial device.
3. The controller of claim 2, wherein the data items comprise output data associated with at least one of another controller or an output module, the output module being configured to interface at a device level with an industrial device.
4. The controller of claim 3, wherein the data items further comprise input data associated with an input module that interfaces at a device level with an industrial device.
5. The controller of claim 1, wherein the aggregation component is a data object having a data buffer, the data buffer comprising at least a subset of the data items, and wherein the aggregated data packet comprises a length and the data items in the data buffer.
6. The controller of claim 1, wherein the communications interface is further configured to receive a command from the client to remove the aggregation component from the controller.
7. The controller of claim 1, wherein the communications interface is further configured to receive a second aggregation component from a client.
8. The controller of claim 1, wherein the industrial controller is configured to remove an aggregation component on loss of connection with a client greater than a predetermined amount of time.
9. A method to facilitate data communications in an industrial control network, comprising:
storing an industrial control program in a memory of an industrial controller, the industrial control program having associated data items;
storing in the memory of the industrial controller at least one of names, tags or handles that correspond to the data items;
installing in the industrial controller a quantity of aggregation components that are configured to aggregate data items related to at least a subset of the at least one of names or tags in said memory, wherein an aggregation component is configured to aggregate data items associated with the aggregation component into a single communications packet, wherein the quantity is selected for transmission of a minimum number of communications packets based upon an amount of the data items related to the at least a subset of the at least one of names or tags in said memory and a data limit per communications packet; and
aggregating the data items into one or more communications packet.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising communicating the one or more communications packet to a client via the industrial control network.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein an aggregation component is a data object stored in the memory of the industrial controller.
12. The method of claim 9, further comprising installing one or more additional aggregation components to the industrial controller based upon an increase in the amount of the data items related to the at least a subset of the at least one of names or tags in said memory.
13. The method of claim 9, further comprising removing one or more aggregation components from the industrial controller based upon a decrease in the amount of the data items related to the at least a subset of the at least one of names or tags in said memory.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein the data items comprise output data associated with at least one of another controller or an output module, the output module being configured to interface at a device level with an industrial device.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the data items further comprise input data associated with an input module that interfaces at a device level with an industrial device.
16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon to facilitate data communications in an industrial control network, comprising:
storing an industrial control program in a memory of an industrial controller, the industrial control program having associated data items;
storing in the memory of the industrial controller at least one of names, tags, or handles that correspond to the data items;
installing in the industrial controller a quantity of aggregation components that are configured to aggregate data items related to at least a subset of the at least one of names or tags in said memory, wherein an aggregation component is further configured to aggregate data items associated with the aggregation component into a single communications packet, wherein the quantity is selected for transmission of a minimum number of communications packets based upon an amount of the data items related to the at least a subset of the at least one of names or tags in said memory and a data limit per communications packet; and
aggregating the data items into one or more communications packet.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, further comprising communicating the one or more communications packet to a client via the industrial control network.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein an aggregation component is a data object stored in the memory of the industrial controller.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, further comprising installing one or more additional aggregation components to the industrial controller based upon an increase in the amount of the data items related to the at least a subset of the at least one of names or tags in said memory.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, further comprising removing one or more aggregation components from the industrial controller based upon a decrease in the amount of the data items related to the at least a subset of the at least one of names or tags in said memory.