公开(公告)号：US11750715B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

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: H04L12/70 ,  H04L67/565 ,  G05B19/418 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L69/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/565 ,  G05B19/41835 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L69/08 ,  G05B2219/31229

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：US20230141686A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

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 ,  G05B19/41885 ,  G05B19/4188

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：US11233387B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US16271278

申请日：2019-02-08

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Troy M. Bellows ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Kurt R. Mickler ,  Bruce K. Venne ,  John A. Kay ,  Scott D. Day

IPC: G06F1/30 ,  H02H3/42 ,  H02H1/00

Abstract: Described herein are improvements for a power system by operating the power system using updated performance characteristics for a protection device. In one example, a method includes operating the power system based on a first operational curve for a first protection device of the one or more protection devices. The first operational curve indicates conditions upon which the first protection device will trip. The method also provides obtaining trip information describing conditions that cause the first protection device to trip at each of one or more trip occurrences during operation of the power system. The method further provides adjusting the first operational curve to generate an adjusted first operational curve that reflects the trip information and operating the power system based on the adjusted first operational curve.

公开(公告)号：US20210011464A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：US16894133

申请日：2020-06-05

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Rob A. Entzminger ,  David C. Mazur

IPC: G05B19/418

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：US10678223B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

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

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：US20250036103A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18227091

申请日：2023-07-27

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan A. Mills ,  Nathaniel S. Sandler ,  Eugene Mourzine ,  David C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger

IPC: G05B19/4155

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may involve an industrial control system that performs one or more operations in association with an industrial automation system based on data received via one or more of its input terminals. Processing circuitry may provide a virtualized industrial automation device communicatively coupled to the industrial control system via one or more output terminals. The processing circuitry may receive an event notification from a first container provided by one or more computing devices external to the industrial automation system, where the first container may perform a monitoring operation and generate the event notification based on the monitoring operation. The processing circuitry may operate the virtualized industrial automation device to expose the event notification to the one or more input terminals and may transmit the data via the one or more input terminals to the industrial control system.

公开(公告)号：US12099345B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17842078

申请日：2022-06-16

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

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

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41835 ,  G05B2219/31368

Abstract: Embodiments of this present disclosure may include systems that perform operations including receiving a first symbol instance from an industrial automation device. The first template object instance may characterize a dataset accessible to the industrial automation device. Symbol object instances may inherit a categorization with respect to categories associated with the industrial automation device including an identity, a state, a runtime status, a maintenance status, sustainability information, or any combination thereof. The operations may include identifying a type of the industrial automation device based on the first symbol instance and generating template data based on the type of the industrial automation device and the first symbol instance. The template data may include values associated with the dataset and the categories associated with the first symbol instance. The operations may also include sending a control signal to the industrial automation device based on the template data.

公开(公告)号：US12088553B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18107005

申请日：2023-02-07

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

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

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G06N20/00 ,  H04L67/00

CPC classification number: H04L63/0209 ,  G05B19/0423 ,  G05B19/4185 ,  G06N20/00 ,  H04L63/1425 ,  H04L67/34 ,  G05B2219/23317 ,  G05B2219/25205 ,  H04L63/20

Abstract: A method may include receiving, via a secure deployment management (SDM) system, data associated with operations of an industrial device from a SDM node associated with the industrial device. The data is received via a secure communication channel established by the SDM system with the SDM node and security protocols. The SDM node is communicatively coupled with a machine learning system for sending and receiving data. The machine learning system may generate an updated machine learning model based on the data and a machine learning model representative of expected outputs associated with the operations of the industrial device and generate updated configuration data based on the updated machine learning model. The method may then include receiving the updated configuration data from the SDM node via the secure communication channel and sending the updated configuration data to the industrial device without performing security operations on the updated configuration data.

公开(公告)号：US12085486B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US17955095

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathaniel S. Sandler ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Chris Softley ,  Patrick E. Ozimek ,  Michael J. Anthony

IPC: G06F11/30 ,  G01M99/00 ,  G05B23/02

CPC classification number: G01M99/005 ,  G05B23/0243

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive, via the processor, a characteristic of data to be collected from an operational technology (OT) device disposed within an OT network associated with an industrial automation system configured to perform an industrial automation process, determine, via the processor, that the characteristic exceeds a threshold value, and deploy, via the processor, in response to determining that the characteristic exceeds the threshold value, a container to a compute surface within the OT network that is disposed within a threshold distance of the OT device. The container is configured to receive the data from the OT device and process the received data.

公开(公告)号：US12081565B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18107002

申请日：2023-02-07

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

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

IPC: G06F7/04 ,  H04L9/40

CPC classification number: H04L63/1416 ,  H04L63/0823 ,  H04L63/20

Abstract: A method may include receiving, via a secure deployment management (SDM) system, configuration data associated with an industrial device, identifying, via the SDM system, a presence of a secure deployment management (SDM) node associated with the industrial device, and establishing, via the SDM system, a secure communication channel between the SDM system and the SDM node using one or more security protocols. The method may also involve sending, via the SDM system, the configuration data to the industrial device via the secure communication channel. The industrial device may receive the configuration data without performing one or more security operations on the configuration data.