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：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：US12072688B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

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：US12007755B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17447647

申请日：2021-09-14

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Marius G. Chis ,  Jonathan A. Mills ,  Scott D. Braun ,  Todd A. Wiese ,  David C. Mazur

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  G05B19/4183 ,  G05B19/4188

Abstract: An industrial device includes an input/output module and a processor. The input/output module is configured to communicate with one or more other devices via an industrial network. The processor is configured to configure the industrial device as a leader device or a follower device. The processor includes a leader module, upon being activated, configured to detect and configured one or more follower devices connected to the industrial network; and a follower module, upon being activated, configured to broadcast identity and receive configuration command from a leader device.

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.

公开(公告)号：US11947342B1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

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：US20240103491A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

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

CPC classification number: G05B19/4155 ,  G05B2219/31368

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.