公开(公告)号：US20250036109A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18227100

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: G05B19/418

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may involve an industrial network device that performs an operation based on symbolic data received via an input terminal. The systems and methods may involve processing circuitry coupled via an output terminal to the input terminal. The processing circuitry may provide a virtualized control system communicatively coupled to the industrial network device via the output terminal, receive an event notification from a first container provided by one or more computing devices external to the industrial automation system, operate the virtualized control system to expose the event notification via a symbolic common industrial protocol (CIP) namespace to provide the symbolic data to the input terminal based on the event notification, and transmit the symbolic data corresponding to the virtualized control system via the one or more input terminals to the industrial network device.

公开(公告)号：US12147217B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US17950846

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Jonathan Alan Mills

IPC: G05B19/4155

Abstract: An industrial automation device includes processing circuitry and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry of the industrial automation device, cause the processing circuitry to execute a software container and receive, at the software container, data from one or more industrial automation devices communicatively coupled to the industrial automation device. The instructions, when executed, also cause the processor to determine, using the software container, one or more control operations for the industrial automation device or the one or more industrial automation devices based on the data. Furthermore, the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to cause the industrial automation device to perform the one or more control operations or send the one or more control operations to the one or more industrial automation devices.

公开(公告)号：US12001196B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17948921

申请日：2022-09-20

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Jonathan Alan Mills ,  Bruce T. McCleave, Jr.

IPC: G05B19/41 ,  G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41845 ,  G05B19/4186

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 receiving a first input corresponding to the first symbol object instance. The first input may include an indication of a change to the original symbolic definition. The operations may include identifying a type of the industrial automation device based on the first symbol object instance and generating enhanced template data based on the type of the industrial automation device, the first input, and the first symbol object instance.

公开(公告)号：US20240118684A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18543908

申请日：2023-12-18

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

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

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41885 ,  G05B19/4186 ,  G05B2219/25064

Abstract: An industrial automation system may include a first computing device that may receive operational technology (OT) data from industrial automation devices of an industrial automation system, determine identities of the industrial automation devices based on the OT data, determine that the OT data includes data attributes having variations as compared to additional OT data, transmit the identifiers and the data attributes to a second computing device in response to determining that the data attributions have the variations, receive containers including updated digital representations of the industrial automation devices from the second computing device, execute the containers to output additional data attributes, and send commands to the industrial automation devices to modify processes based the additional data attributes.

公开(公告)号：US20240094714A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US17947892

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Ryan Coon ,  Bruce T McCleave, JR. ,  James M. Teal

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06T7/00

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  G05B19/4188 ,  G06T7/0004

Abstract: A method may involve receiving, via at least one processor, a request from an industrial component operating in an industrial automation system, such that the request may include an indication of a software function. The method may then involve querying a container registry having a plurality of container images based on the software function, identifying at least one container image of the plurality of container images that corresponds to the software function, sending an indication of the at least one container image to the industrial component, and receiving a selection of the at least one container image from the industrial component. The method may also involve retrieving the at least one container image from the container registry and sending the at least one container image to the industrial component.

公开(公告)号：US20240085889A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US17940826

申请日：2022-09-08

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/4186 ,  G05B19/41885 ,  G05B2219/25064

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to receive, from an edge device of an industrial automation system, data indicative of a type of one or more devices in the industrial automation system, one or more types of data generated by the one or more devices, one or more components included in the one or more devices, firmware of the one or more devices, or any combination thereof. When executed, the instructions also cause the processing circuitry to identify, based on the received data, either a firmware update for the industrial automation system or, from a container repository, a container that is implementable on the edge device. Additionally, when executed, the instructions cause the processing circuitry to cause a container image for the container or firmware update for the firmware to be sent to the edge device.

公开(公告)号：US20240255929A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18614105

申请日：2024-03-22

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Ryan Coon ,  Bruce T. McCleave, JR. ,  James M. Teal

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06T7/00

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  G05B19/4188 ,  G06T7/0004

Abstract: A method may involve receiving, via at least one processor, a request from an industrial component operating in an industrial automation system, such that the request may include an indication of a software function. The method may then involve querying a container registry having a plurality of container images based on the software function, identifying at least one container image of the plurality of container images that corresponds to the software function, sending an indication of the at least one container image to the industrial component, and receiving a selection of the at least one container image from the industrial component. The method may also involve retrieving the at least one container image from the container registry and sending the at least one container image to the industrial component.

公开(公告)号：US20240163295A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

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: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20240160174A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

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: G05B19/042 ,  G06N20/00

CPC classification number: G05B19/0423 ,  G06N20/00

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：US11874655B1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17945722

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.

IPC: G05B23/02 ,  G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B23/0283 ,  G05B19/41885 ,  G05B23/0272

Abstract: A cloud computing system receives data associated with a component of an industrial automation system, wherein the data identifies a supplier of the component, and a location of the component within the industrial automation system, updates a registry for the industrial automation system based on the received data, generates a mapping between the industrial automation system and the component of the industrial automation system, wherein the mapping is indicative of the supplier, the location, or both, models the component performing one or more operations in the industrial automation system based on the received data, the registry, and the mapping, determines a recommended action for the industrial automation system based on the model, the received data, the registry, and the mapping, and transmits the recommended action to a computing device.