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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184417 | Apparatus for fault tolerant analog inputs An input termination board for use with an industrial controller in a safety system is disclosed herein. The industrial controller may be populated with standard analog input modules according to the requirements of the application. The termination board may selecti... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8174810 | Method and apparatus for reducing differential mode and common mode reflections in motor drives A filter device reduces reflections on power lines from the motor drive to AC motors by providing a differential mode choke in series with a common mode choke both shunted by resistances tailored to the characteristic impedance of the power cable for differential mo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8149554 | Apparatus for fault tolerant digital inputs An input termination board for use with an industrial controller in a safety system is disclosed herein. The industrial controller may be populated with standard input modules according to the application. The termination board, in conjunction with the controller al... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8132225 | Scalable and flexible information security for industrial automation A security system that relates to industrial automation security comprises a component that receives a request to modify security relating to a zone of a factory floor, the zone being less than an entirety of the factory floor. A zonal security component generates s... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131827 | PLC with web-accessible program development software An industrial control system that is for controlling an industrial process and that can be accessed via the Internet is disclosed. The industrial control system includes a plurality of I/O devices exchanging signals with the industrial process, and a web access modu... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8115099 | Industrial automation input output module with elastomeric sealing An industrial automation input output module is protected against ingress of water, oil, debris, dirt and other contaminants without use of a potting compound. An elastomeric main seal provides a fluid-tight connection between inter-fitted inner and outer housing me... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108056 | Industrial controller using shared memory multicore architecture A multicore processor for industrial control provides for the execution of separate operating systems on the cores under control of one of the cores to tailor the operating system to optimum execution of different applications of industrial control and communication... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8093882 | 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 ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8081466 | Overmolded electronics enclosure An enclosure for electronics includes a body with a metal component and a polymeric component overmolded onto the metal component so as to be connected to the metal component without fasteners. The body defines a recess. A heat sink is defined in the metal component... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076876 | Servomotor system with integrated brake control A servomotor system is provided. The servomotor system includes an enclosure and a motor stator and rotor disposed in the enclosure. The servomotor system also includes a motor brake disposed in the enclosure and configured to selectively brake the rotor from rotati... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066239 | Integrated DIN rail attachment feature for superior attachment An electronics module includes a base and a cover connected to the base. The base includes a recess adapted to receive an associated mounting rail. At least one fixed rail constraining tab is located adjacent a first edge of the recess and is adapted to engage a fir... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8055814 | Universal safety I/O module A safety control block interfaces to one or more devices utilizing one or more communication protocols wherein a network interface receives and/or transmits data directly from a network. A backplane interface receives and/or transmits data from a backplane. A backpl... | 11/08/2011 |
| 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 |
| 8041435 | Modular object dynamic hosting An object can be used in an industrial control configuration in relation to performing a function or task. Matching can occur such that an object with operational requirements can bind with a host that has capabilities that meet those operational requirements—matc... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032232 | Natively retaining project documentation in a controller An industrial controller comprises a processing component and a memory that comprises logic code that is executable by the processing component. The memory further comprises documentation associated with the logic code and other control components, wherein the docum... | 10/04/2011 |
| 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 |
| 8028045 | Web-based configuration server for automation systems A configuration server provides a gateway for joining and exploring different networks to find and/or configure automation devices. The configuration server can be used for presentation and configuration interactions within a common web browser via, for example, a s... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8018324 | Sight-line non contact coupled wireless technology Control systems and methods are disclosed for controlling operation of movable systems in an automated process with a stationary system having a first control system component and at least one movable system having a second control system component, in which optical... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015409 | Authentication for licensing in an embedded system An industrial automation system is provided. This includes at least one license component that is granted by a third party to permit access to a portion of an industrial control component. At least one protocol component that is based in part on a private key exchan... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8001419 | Energy storage module An industrial automation controller module includes a main module and an energy storage module (ESM) releasably connected to the main module. The ESM includes a back-up electrical power source such as a battery or a capacitor that is electrically connected to proces... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000838 | Systems and methods that facilitate motion control through coordinate system transformations The subject invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate motion between different coordinate systems in an industrial control environment. The systems and methods accept data in one coordinate system and transform the data to a different coordinate syste... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000818 | Systems and methods for coordination motion instructions The invention provides systems and methods that integrate and/or control motion of a plurality of axes in a motion control environment. Grouped axes can be linked (e.g., via a tag) to provide desired multi-axis coordinated motion as well as provide control for corre... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996104 | Driver board control system for modular conveyor with address-based network for inter-conveyer communication A method and control system are provided for controlling a modular conveyor system, which may be networked together with other such systems in order to implement a control strategy for a modular conveyor system. The control system comprises a communications port for... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996093 | Automatic controller relationship resolution In an industrial control system, a relatively large number of bindings can permeate between different controllers. As a modification is made in a primary binding, supplemental bindings can be impacted and can become erroneous. The supplemental bindings can be automa... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994662 | Thermal block and thermal rail The innovation relates to systems and methodologies for facilitating and/or enhancing heat transfer in a stage machine employed in an industrial or manufacturing environment. A thermal block and thermal rail combination and/or a thermal block and bearing rail combin... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991602 | Agent simulation development environment The subject invention relates to integrating agents, control logic, and simulations in order to simulate and validate a control strategy for a physical system. The systems and methods integrate agents and control logic with simulations, and utilize the integrated ag... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987004 | Scalability related to controller engine instances The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates providing manageability within an industrial environment. A controller can execute with a real-time operating system such that the controller can include two or more controller engine instan... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7983769 | Time stamped motion control network protocol that enables balanced single cycle timing and utilization of dynamic data structures A system that enables controlling motion over a network comprises an interface that receives motion control data that includes a time stamp from the network. Additionally, the system includes a motion control component that utilizes the received motion control data ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980891 | Integrated DIN rail attachment feature for optimized constraint An electronics module includes a base including a recess adapted to receive an associated mounting rail such as a DIN rail. At least one rail constraining tab is located adjacent a first side of the recess and is adapted to capture a first flange of the associated m... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979158 | Blending algorithm for trajectory planning The present exemplary embodiment relates to motion control and planning algorithms to facilitate execution of a series of moves within a motion trajectory. In one example, a trajectory is specified as a sequence of one or more path segments. A velocity profile is ca... | 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 |
| 7966659 | Distributed learn mode for configuring a firewall, security authority, intrusion detection/prevention devices, and the like Techniques for system wide analysis of industrial protocol traffic are provided to determine an optimal location of a security device and/or to dynamically and automatically create rules for security devices, communication modules, and/or proxy devices, including re... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7966168 | Method and apparatus for sizing a drive unit for multiple applications with varying voltage requirements A method for sizing components of a motor control system powered by a power supply includes receiving an upper nominal line voltage parameter for the power supply. A lower nominal line voltage parameter for the power supply is received. A first performance measure o... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7950044 | Centrally managed proxy-based security for legacy automation systems A system that facilitates enhanced security with respect to an industrial automation environment comprises a legacy device that is existent within an industrial automation system and a central access authority that provides access rules to a proxy. The proxy receive... | 05/24/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7933676 | Automation system with integrated safe and standard control functionality An industrial control system includes a machine, a machine controller, and a safety controller. The machine controller is operable to identify a need for a human interaction, place the machine into a ready state for the human interaction, and generate a ready messag... | 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 |
| 7929323 | Method and apparatus for pre-charging power converters and diagnosing pre-charge faults Power conversion systems and diagnostic techniques are presented for detecting suspected converter faults when a pre-charge circuit is engaged during system startup, in which known or estimated system characteristics are used to derive expected converter voltage val... | 04/19/2011 |
