公开(公告)号：US20220019199A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

申请号：US16932203

申请日：2020-07-17

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Corey A. Peterson ,  John A. Kay

IPC: G05B19/418

Abstract: A system for performing industrial automation control may include a first device that generates a first set of data formatted according to a first protocol and a second device that generates an automation command. The automation command may control the first device based on the first set of data. The second device may interpret data formatted according to a second protocol. The system may include a broker system coupled between the first device and the second device to transform data communicated between the devices, such as the first set of data, the automation command, or both. For example, the broker system may transmit a set of data generated to communicate the first set of data to the second device formatted according to the second protocol as opposed to being formatting according to the first protocol.

公开(公告)号：US20210356949A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-18

申请号：US17387938

申请日：2021-07-28

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Bruce K. Venne ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Peter J. Flickinger ,  David C. Mazur ,  Jeffrey Schmelebeck ,  Scott D. Day

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06Q10/06

Abstract: Provided herein are methods, systems, and software for automatic generation of reports associated with an industrial automation environment. In one implementation, a method includes accessing a source of data containing information related to operation of an industrial automation system. An industrial controller controls the operation. The method also includes identifying user defined types (UDTs) containing a data property in the source of data; creating asset model tags that point to the UDTs in the industrial controller; creating asset definitions by grouping all asset model tags of a particular UDT; instantiating a separate model for each asset in the industrial automation system based on the corresponding asset definition; and generating a report to display values of the asset model tags of the instantiated models.

公开(公告)号：US20210086198A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-25

申请号：US16578742

申请日：2019-09-23

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Scotty Bromfield ,  Corey A. Peterson ,  Timothy L. Stanford ,  David C. Mazur ,  Steven Clohessy ,  Pieter Wolmarans ,  Rob A. Entzminger

IPC: B03D1/02 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G05B13/04

Abstract: Techniques to facilitate adaptive optimization and control of flotation cell processing are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a computing system receives a plurality of flotation cell process variables associated with a flotation cell process. The flotation cell process variables are fed into a machine learning model associated with the flotation cell process to determine improved settings for the flotation cell process. The improved settings for the flotation cell process are provided to an industrial controller that controls at least one aspect of the flotation cell process to improve the flotation cell process.

公开(公告)号：US20190079502A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16184752

申请日：2018-11-08

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Rob A. Entzminger ,  David C. Mazur

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41835 ,  G05B19/4183 ,  G05B2219/31288 ,  G05B2219/31455 ,  G05B2219/31462 ,  G05B2219/34413 ,  Y02P90/10 ,  Y02P90/12

Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and software for preserving timestamp data in an industrial automation environment. In one implementation, one or more computer-readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon to preserve timestamp data in an industrial automation environment, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a computing system, direct the computing system to at least receive, at a controller, event data of an event from an electronic device, wherein the event data comprises a status of the event and the timestamp of the event. The program instructions also direct the computing system to determine an identification value based on the event data and load the status of the event, the timestamp of the event, and the identification value to a queue within the controller. The timestamp of the event includes the timestamp transmitted from the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US12222686B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US17950894

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Roberto S. Marques ,  Bruce T. McCleave, Jr.

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  G05B11/01 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: An industrial automation device includes first processing circuitry configured to perform a first set of operations associated with controlling the industrial automation device or one or more industrial automation devices communicatively coupled to the industrial automation device. The industrial automation device includes input/output circuitry communicatively couplable to an electronic device having second processing circuitry that is configured to execute computer-readable instructions to execute a software container and receive, in the software container, data from the industrial automation device, the one or more industrial automation devices, or both. The second processing circuitry executes the computer-readable instructions to perform, using the software container, a second set of operations associated with controlling the industrial automation device or the one or more industrial automation devices. The second processing circuitry is also executes the computer-readable instructions to adjust an operation of the industrial automation device based on the second set of operations.

公开(公告)号：US12085921B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18107004

申请日：2023-02-07

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Nathaniel S. Sandler ,  Jonathan Alan Mills ,  Todd A. Wiese

IPC: G06F21/00 ,  G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  G05B2219/23317 ,  G05B2219/25205

Abstract: A method may include receiving, via a secure deployment management (SDM) system, a notification indicative of a change in configuration data associated with an industrial device from a secure deployment management (SDM) node associated with the industrial device. The notification is received via a secure communication channel established by the SDM system with the SDM node and one or more security protocols. The method also includes retrieving, via the SDM system, the configuration data associated with the industrial device from a data source in response to receiving the notification and sending, via the SDM system, the configuration data to the SDM node via the secure communication channel. The industrial device may receive the configuration data from the SDM node without performing one or more security operations on the configuration data.

公开(公告)号：US12013687B1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US18220638

申请日：2023-07-11

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dave C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Jonathan A. Mills

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06F9/54

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  G06F9/541 ,  G05B2219/23102 ,  G05B2219/36037

Abstract: An industrial automation system is described including multiple devices, a master container node, a container node, and a control system. The devices may connect to an external application programming interface (API) of an external device (e.g., an electric power utility company), receive an API call from the external API indicative of a time window for monitoring electrical power consumption of the devices by the external API, and output one or more information technology (IT) commands in response to receiving the API call. The container node may be coupled to the master container node, wherein the container node may map the IT commands to operation technology (OT) commands. The control system may be coupled to the container node and the plurality of devices. The control system may implement the OT commands on the devices to perform one or more operations.

公开(公告)号：US11994843B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17842313

申请日：2022-06-16

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan Alan Mills ,  Todd A. Wiese ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  David C. Mazur ,  Roberto S. Marques ,  Marius G. Chis ,  Ryan Coon ,  Robert J. Miklosovic

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  G05B19/4183 ,  G05B19/4188 ,  G05B19/41885

Abstract: Embodiments of this present disclosure may include systems that perform operations including receiving a request to access data associated with an industrial automation device from a requesting device and identifying the industrial automation device based on the request. The operations may include sending a query for template data to the industrial automation device based on the request and receiving the template data. The operations may include determining a data structure based on the requesting device and generating the data structure based on the template data and a mapping between the data structure and the template data. The operations may additionally include sending the data structure to the requesting device.

公开(公告)号：US11944984B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US16578742

申请日：2019-09-23

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Scotty Bromfield ,  Corey A. Peterson ,  Timothy L. Stanford ,  David C. Mazur ,  Steven Clohessy ,  Pieter Wolmarans ,  Rob A. Entzminger

IPC: B03D1/02 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G05B13/04

CPC classification number: B03D1/028 ,  G05B13/0265 ,  G05B13/041 ,  B03D2203/02

Abstract: Techniques to facilitate adaptive optimization and control of flotation cell processing are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a computing system receives a plurality of flotation cell process variables associated with a flotation cell process. The flotation cell process variables are fed into a machine learning model associated with the flotation cell process to determine improved settings for the flotation cell process. The improved settings for the flotation cell process are provided to an industrial controller that controls at least one aspect of the flotation cell process to improve the flotation cell process.

公开(公告)号：US20240094707A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US17945706

申请日：2022-09-15

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Jonathan A. Mills ,  Todd A. Wiese ,  Bruce T. McCleave, JR. ,  James M. Teal

IPC: G05B19/4155

CPC classification number: G05B19/4155 ,  G05B2219/31368

Abstract: Techniques for data transmission within an industrial automation system include modeling or simulating, in accordance with a model, a plurality of devices performing one or more operations in an industrial automation system, determining, for a first operation of the one or more operations and from a plurality of categories, a category for the first operation, sending a request to the industrial automation system for data associated with the first operation at a time, wherein the data and time are determined based on the category of the first operation, receiving, from the industrial automation system, the requested data, and modifying the model based on the received data.