公开(公告)号：US20230017237A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17374193

申请日：2021-07-13

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： RYAN P. DUNN ,  Nathaniel S. Sandler ,  Christopher Wayne Como

IPC: G06F9/455 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: An industrial development hub (IDH) supports industrial development and testing capabilities that are offered as a cloud-based service. The IDH comprises an enhanced storage platform and associated design tools that serve as a repository on which customers can store control project code, device configurations, and other digital aspects of an industrial automation project. The IDH system can facilitate discovery and management of digital content associated with control systems, and can be used for system backup and restore, code conversion, and version management. The IDH also supports storage and instantiation of virtual machine images preconfigured with digital engineering applications that can be instantiated and executed remotely as part of a digital engineering services framework.

公开(公告)号：US20250103027A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18474899

申请日：2023-09-26

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathaniel S. Sandler ,  David C. Mazur ,  Jonathan A. Mills ,  Michael J. Anthony ,  Todd A. Wiese ,  Michael A. Spaner

IPC: G05B19/418

Abstract: In a container orchestration environment implemented in an industrial automation environment, a new industrial automation component (e.g., device or software) attaches to an industrial automation network, and a pod of the container orchestration environment detects the attachment. In response, the pod creates a new pod representing the new industrial automation component by determining a type of the new industrial automation component, identifying functionality specific to the industrial automation component based on the type, provisioning software to implement the functionality, and generating a pod with containers for the software. The pod couples interfaces in the software to interfaces of the new industrial automation component and exposes the pod in the container orchestration environment, allowing the industrial automation component to participate in the container orchestration system.

公开(公告)号：US20250044773A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18228398

申请日：2023-07-31

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Nathaniel S. Sandler ,  Jonathan A. Mills ,  Richard Resseguie ,  Brian J. Seibel ,  Eugene Mourzine ,  Jakob Methfessel ,  Lisa D. Hughes ,  Kurt D. Sneen

IPC: G05B19/418

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may involve monitoring an asset based on multiple device models representing the asset as operated in different process states. The systems and methods may involve receiving acquired data corresponding to a current operation of the asset and identifying a device model of the multiple device models based on the acquired data. The device model may correspond to a process state of the different process states, an operational parameter that the asset is operated in, and a training status indication.

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：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.

公开(公告)号：US20240272625A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18168646

申请日：2023-02-14

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Weaver ,  Nathaniel S. Sandler

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06F16/25

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  G06F16/254

Abstract: An industrial extract, transform, and load (ETL) system extracts and transfers data from proprietary industrial systems and devices to cloud-level systems or other higher level applications. The industrial ETL system uses application connectors that are designed to interface with various types commonly used or proprietary industrial systems and devices—including but not limited to industrial controllers, open platform communications (OPC) servers, databases, MQ telemetry transport (MQTT) brokers, motor drives, telemetry devices, etc.—and to extract data from those systems in a manner that reduces the impact on those systems' core functionalities relative to conventional ETL approaches. The system's application connectors use the same technology stack to communicate with multiple different devices and systems that are commonly found in industrial software architectures.

公开(公告)号：US20240163249A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18107006

申请日：2023-02-07

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

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

IPC: H04L9/40

CPC classification number: H04L63/0209 ,  H04L63/1425

Abstract: A method may include receiving, via a secure deployment management (SDM) system, data associated with one or more operations of an industrial device from a secure deployment management (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 method also includes sending the data to a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) container component may perform tasks in conjunction with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) process, such that the CMMS container component may communicate with the CMMS process via a first firewall through which the SDM system is incapable of communicating. The SDM system may enable the data associated with the operations to communicate with the SDM node through a second firewall between the SDM system and the SDM node, the second firewall being different from the first firewall.

公开(公告)号：US20240160190A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

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: 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.