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| 8050784 | Integrated programmer reference for industrial control device data A computer program to assist in programming an industrial control system provides a programmer with a functional description of the data of low-level devices in the industrial controller, as gleaned from electronic data sheets, whose data is extracted and combined w... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046444 | Universal network adapter for industrial control networks A universal network adapter for a control system provides an appliance receiving a user selection of network cards for different proprietary network types and an internal interpreter running custom scripts downloadable to the appliance to map the network protocols o... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041840 | Industrial control system with autonomous web server An autonomous Web server may be connected to an industrial control system to provide direct access to input and output points through connections between the Web server and the input and output points. Coordination with the programmable logic controller is implement... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028099 | Industrial control system with web enabled I/O modules An industrial control system provides a programmable logic controller communicating with I/O modules which provide an electrical interface to controlled equipment and which support web servers for communication of I/O data directly with the Internet. The programmabl... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7989769 | In-cabinet thermal monitoring method and system Thermographic imaging equipment is incorporated directly into cabinets housing electrical switchgear to provide for dedicated, nearly continuous monitoring of the contained equipment. A mechanical scanning technique may allow low-cost sensors to provide essentially ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7978482 | Modular high-power fuse carrier A modular fuse carrier provides an insulating housing of standard form factor incorporating adapter bus bars having multiple mounting points for different fuse brackets at different separations. The adapter bus bars may be attached to connectors and/or bus bars in f... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973562 | Universal sink/source I/O module for industrial controller An I/O module for an industrial controller provides single terminal outputs that may either sink or source current. This capability is provided through the use of dedicated sourcing and sinking transistors connected to the terminal and controlled by lockout logic en... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7958623 | Method of manufacturing a current switch magnetic intensifier A method of manufacturing a current switch magnetic intensifier that is constructed to be secured in generally close proximity to the stationary contact of the current switch. During termination of the communication of power through the contactor assembly, the magne... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7948257 | Method and apparatus for testing and protecting digital output circuits A method and system for testing and protecting the operability of an output module. An output channel includes a transistor having a gate, a source, and a drain. The output channel drives a load with a load voltage and a load current in dependence upon a gate drive ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944164 | Method and apparatus for identifying orientation of a stationary rotor in a sensor-less PMSM A method and apparatus for determining rotor position in a stationary rotor of a sensor-less permanent magnet synchronous machine that employs a rotating magnetic field to identify a magnetic axis of the stator without a magnetic direction and then determines magnet... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941229 | High-speed sequential sampling of I/O data for industrial control An I/O module samples an industrial process to acquire data indicative of performance of the industrial process. The I/O module has an internal memory in which the data from multiple samples is stored until readout by, or produced to, an industrial controller. The I... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7933108 | Motor drive with low leakage surge protection A motor drive employs a combination of gas discharge tubes and metal oxide varistors to create precisely tailored surge protection that has a low leakage current minimizing the triggering of ground fault detection circuitry when multiple motor drives are attached to... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932644 | Safety switch A safety switch configured to determine whether a magnetically operated switch which forms part of the safety switch has been welded closed. The safety switch is configured to establish a first magnetic field in the vicinity of the magnetically operated switch. The ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930041 | Industrial controller with coordination of network transmissions using global clock An industrial control system communicating among various control elements via a serial network synchronizes the scanning loops associated with collecting and forwarding data along the network so as to substantially reduce transmission delay and jitter, using synchro... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928330 | Safety switch There is provided a safety switch having a housing configured to receive a removable key, and a mechanism arranged to be operated when the key is moved from an engaged position to a partially disengaged position, the mechanism being arranged to cause a signal to pas... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7917675 | Method and apparatus for interconnecting modules An industrial process control apparatus and method that includes a number of processors and a number of input/output modules. Each processor is connected to a plurality of the input/output modules by a unidirectional command line. Each input/output module is connect... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915535 | Grommet installation tools and methods A grommet and corresponding installation system includes a grommet body with an outer surface and a cord that is attached to and extends outwardly from the grommet body, along with a grommet installation tool having a cord-engaging end removably attached to the cord... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7906922 | Electric motor drive employing hybrid, hysteretic/pulse-width-modulated dynamic braking A dynamic braking circuit for an electronic motor drive shunts the DC link of the drive with a resistor using two control strategies. The first control strategy used for lower levels of braking employs a pulse width modulated signal and the second control strategy u... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7848122 | Terminator for reducing differential-mode and common-mode voltage reflections in AC motor drives A terminator reduces reflections on power lines connecting an inverter to an AC motor by providing a differential-mode reflection damping element and at least one common-mode reflection damping element, the latter including a series capacitance to substantially redu... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878440 | Winder with pitch modulation at transverse limits A winding machine having a user-defined pitch between rotation of a form and translation of a point of winding material along the form, reduces damaging accelerative forces on the machine components by a slight modulation of the pitch near travel-reversal of the poi... | 02/01/2011 |
| RE42017 | Configurable safety system for implementation on industrial system and method of implementing same A configurable control system for operating an industrial system in a reliable, safety-enhanced manner, and method of implementing such a system in any of a variety of particular industrial systems of a given class, are disclosed. The method includes storing, onto a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7834280 | Safety switch A safety switch that includes a housing, a first switch, and a second switch. The switch has a two part rod that is axially moveable within the housing. The parts of the rod are co-operable with respect to one another and independently operable to activate one of th... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7831411 | Diagnostic tool for retroactive assessment of industrial process performance An industrial control monitoring system provides visualization of historical data acquired from an industrial process in a manner that mimic real-time visualization of real-time data acquired from the industrial process. The monitoring system provides an operator in... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7817538 | Fault-tolerant Ethernet network Fault-tolerant Ethernet is provided through the use of special interfaces providing duplicate ports that may be alternatively enabled with the same network address. A switching between the ports, corrects for single faults in a two-way redundant system without time-... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7809876 | Distributed real-time operating system A distributed control system and methods of operating such a control system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the distributed control system is operated in a manner in which interrupts are at least temporarily inhibited from being processed to avoid excessive delays... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804287 | Low heat dissipation I/O module using direct drive buck converter A current-loop output circuit for an industrial controller provides for low power dissipation and reduced part count by driving current loads of different resistances directly from a switched voltage source. Proper filtering and design of a feedback loop allows the ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7804038 | Multi-vacuum contactor control system A control system for controlling and synchronizing a plurality of medium-voltage vacuum contactors comprises a two-level network structure. A dedicated network includes a plurality of servant control units operably coupled to the vacuum contactors and configured to ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7800004 | Safety switch A safety switch plunger includes a moveable conductor which extends transversely through the plunger and protrudes from opposite sides of the plunger. The plunger is provided with a structure that is positionally fixed on the plunger. The structure is positioned suc... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7777146 | Safety switch A safety switch assembly having a handle pivotably attached to a casing to allow selective operation of an electrical contact assembly. The handle is attached to the casing with a movable pivot such that excessive grip pressure renders the safety switch inoperable u... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7747764 | Web access for non-TCP/IP control devices of an industrial control system A new industrial control system and method are disclosed allowing for communication between multiple control devices of the system and remote devices via the Internet. The system includes a web access interface that is capable of being coupled to the remote devices ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7747405 | Line frequency synchronization This invention relates to line frequency synchronisation for use in diagnostics for alternating current electrical circuits. The invention provides a method of synchronising measurement system frequency with an alternating current line frequency comprising the steps... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7729098 | Overload protection method This invention relates to fault detection in electrical circuits. The invention provides a switch for a fault tolerant digital output module comprising: an output transistor pair for enabling and disabling an alternating output current; and a current limiter for cla... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7724112 | Safety switch A safety switch that includes a locking mechanism having a rod locking element that is located adjacent to a rod and engageable with the rod to lock the rod in position relative to a housing. The safety switch locking mechanism includes a locking member that is move... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7723634 | Contactor assembly with arc steering system A contactor assembly includes a stationary contact, an arc contact, an arc arrestor, and a magnetic intensifier. The magnetic intensifier is constructed to extend in generally close proximity to one of the stationary contact and the arc contact. During communication... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7721019 | Method and apparatus for partitioning industrial control data An industrial controller includes a processing unit and a memory. The industrial controller is operable to communicate using an optimized connection packet including I/O data from a plurality of I/O modules arranged as an unstructured data block. The processing unit... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7721004 | Bridge for an industrial control system using data manipulation techniques A inter-network interface device usable in a highly reliable industrial control system provides an interface between a producer module transmitting redundant messages in accordance with a communication protocol and a consumer module receiving the messages in accorda... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7716816 | Method of manufacturing a switch assembly A method of forming a switch assembly that includes a magnetic intensifier constructed to extend in generally close proximity to one of the stationary contact and the arc contact. During communication of power through the contactor assembly, the magnetic intensifier... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7709756 | Safety switch A safety switch assembly includes a body constructed to be mounted in a support structure and generally enclose the operative structure of the safety switch. The safety switch assembly includes an actuator constructed to pass through one of the support structure or ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707319 | Noninvasive testing of network interface error codes for safety network Error detection codes implemented in standard network interface circuits are enlisted in obtaining high reliability necessary for safety systems by virtual testing of the network interface circuits using background levels of network errors. The frequency of the test... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7705553 | Serial backplane for medium voltage motor drive system A hybrid backplane uses multiple, parallel serial communication channels to provide flexibility and robustness in a motor drive control requiring high-speed data communication for the real-time control of motor waveforms. ... | 04/27/2010 |
