公开(公告)号：US20240104087A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17934472

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Kenneth W. Batcher ,  Sharath Chander Reddy Baddam ,  Juergen K. Weinhofer ,  Timothy S. Biernat ,  David A. Vasko

IPC: G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/27

CPC classification number: G06F16/2379 ,  G06F16/27

Abstract: Industrial blockchain digital twin change management (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. For example, a system can comprise: a memory that stores executable components, a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components, the executable components comprising: a blockchain component that stores a digital twin fingerprint for a digital twin of an industrial automation system to an immutable blockchain ledger and stores a configuration fingerprint representative of a configuration of the industrial automation system to the immutable blockchain ledger, wherein the digital twin fingerprint is associated with the configuration fingerprint, a change component that determines a change to the industrial automation system, and an update component that facilitates creation of an updated digital twin, representative of the change, and updates the digital twin fingerprint and the configuration fingerprint based on the change.

公开(公告)号：US11625024B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US16711670

申请日：2019-12-12

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David A. Vasko

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G06F16/51

Abstract: A lockout tagout auditing and guidance system provides a mobile device that can guide an individual to particular tags either to perform the operations required for lockout procedures or to perform an auditing activity. In both cases, images of the tags are obtained and imaged and tag locations compared to corresponding information in the database to assess the existence and clarity of the tags for auditing purposes.

公开(公告)号：US20210403252A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17350682

申请日：2021-06-17

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Kyle A. Crum ,  Robert H. Schmidt ,  David A. Vasko ,  Neil R. Bentley ,  Tracy M. Clark ,  Michael D. Cook

IPC: B65G47/90 ,  B65G47/38 ,  B61C13/04 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B65G35/08

Abstract: An industrial transportation system includes one or more movers and a robot system. The robot system is configured to load one or more items on the surface of respective movers and unload the one or more items from the surface of respective movers. Each of the one or more movers includes a first surface configured to provide reversible adhesion between the mover and an item loaded on the mover. The reversible adhesion of the surface is activated at loading and deactivated at unloading.

公开(公告)号：US20210397166A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US16905130

申请日：2020-06-18

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Bijan Sayyarrodsari ,  Subbian Govindaraj ,  David A. Vasko ,  Juergen Weinhofer ,  Andrew J Ellis ,  Ka-Hing Lin ,  Michael Pantaleano ,  Sujeet Chand ,  Kyle A. Crum

IPC: G05B19/418

Abstract: An industrial control programming development platform simplifies generation of an industrial control program and associated tag definitions by generating at least a portion of the control program and tag definitions based on analysis of digital engineering drawings of an automation system to be monitored and controlled. This drawing-based program generation includes creation and configuration of smart data tags that model and contextualize controller data at the device level for processing by higher level analytic systems. This device-level contextualization can be based in part on inferences drawn from the digital engineering drawings.

公开(公告)号：US20210181719A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US16711670

申请日：2019-12-12

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David A. Vasko

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06F16/51 ,  G07C9/00

Abstract: A lockout tagout auditing and guidance system provides a mobile device that can guide an individual to particular tags either to perform the operations required for lockout procedures or to perform an auditing activity. In both cases, images of the tags are obtained and imaged and tag locations compared to corresponding information in the database to assess the existence and clarity of the tags for auditing purposes.

公开(公告)号：US10547666B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US14752338

申请日：2015-06-26

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David A. Vasko ,  Kelly A. Michalscheck ,  Kyle K. Reissner ,  Jimi R. Michalscheck ,  Jessica L. Korpela ,  John J. Jauquet ,  Andrew Wilber ,  Matthew R. Ericsson

IPC: H04L29/08

Abstract: A system may include an industrial automation device, a computing device configured to receive a first set of data associated with the industrial automation device, and a cloud-computing system. The cloud-computing system may receive the first set of data from the computing device, identify a second set of data associated with the industrial automation device based on the first set of data, and send the second set of data to the computing device when the second set of data is relevant to the first set of data.

公开(公告)号：US10185310B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-22

申请号：US14871018

申请日：2015-09-30

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： John J. Jauquet ,  Jimi R. Michalscheck ,  Kelly A. Michalscheck ,  Jessica L. Korpela ,  Kyle K. Reissner ,  David A. Vasko ,  Matthew W. Fordenwalt ,  Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Andrew Wilber

IPC: G05B19/048 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G07C9/00 ,  F16K31/00 ,  F16K35/00 ,  F16K37/00 ,  H02J4/00 ,  G06F17/18 ,  G07C3/00

Abstract: In one embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable medium may store computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive an input associated with placing a piece of industrial automation equipment offline, determine whether the input corresponds to one or more regulations associated with placing the piece of industrial automation equipment offline, display a first set of instructions regarding how to place the piece of industrial automation equipment offline when the input corresponds to the one or more regulations, and display a second set of instructions regarding how to place the piece of equipment offline when the input does not correspond to the one or more regulations.

公开(公告)号：US10054934B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US14788504

申请日：2015-06-30

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jimi R. Michalscheck ,  Jessica L. Korpela ,  Kyle K. Reissner ,  David A. Vasko ,  Matthew W. Fordenwalt ,  John J. Jauquet ,  Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Andrew Wilber ,  Kelly A. Michalscheck

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/18 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G07C9/00 ,  F16K31/00 ,  F16K35/00 ,  F16K37/00 ,  H02J4/00 ,  G06F17/18 ,  G07C3/00

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  F16K31/00 ,  F16K35/00 ,  F16K37/0025 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G05B19/4183 ,  G05B19/4184 ,  G05B19/41875 ,  G05B2219/21147 ,  G05B2219/31229 ,  G05B2219/32368 ,  G05B2219/39251 ,  G05B2219/50193 ,  G06F17/18 ,  G07C3/00 ,  G07C9/00111 ,  G07C9/00309 ,  G07C9/00896 ,  H02J4/00 ,  Y02P80/11 ,  Y02P80/12 ,  Y02P90/02 ,  Y02P90/10 ,  Y02P90/14 ,  Y02P90/18 ,  Y02P90/22 ,  Y02P90/86

Abstract: An industrial automation system includes a first computing device that communicatively couples to a second computing device via a communication network. The first computing device receives image data capturing a visual representation of industrial automation equipment in operation via the communication network, in which the image data is acquired by the second computing device; determines an identity of the industrial automation equipment based at least in part on the image data; determines relevant information regarding the industrial automation equipment based at least in part on the identity of the industrial automation equipment; and instructs the industrial automation equipment, the second computing device, the first computing device, the industrial automation system, a user, or any combination thereof to perform one or more operations in the industrial automation system based at least in part on the relevant information.

公开(公告)号：US09904785B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US14728255

申请日：2015-06-02

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Sujeet Chand ,  David A. Vasko ,  Timothy Patrick Boppre ,  David A. Snyder ,  Alex Laurence Nicoll ,  Brian J. McMullen ,  Daniel B. Seger ,  John B. Dart

IPC: G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/64 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G05B19/048 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: G06F21/57 ,  G05B19/048 ,  G05B2219/25205 ,  G06F21/577 ,  G06F21/64 ,  G06F2221/033 ,  G06F2221/034 ,  H04L9/3236 ,  H04L9/3247 ,  H04L63/145 ,  Y02P90/86

Abstract: An industrial controller resistant to malicious attacks may provide a graduated response employing the elements of the control system to reduce access to the control system, log data, and announce intrusion based on a dynamically evolving assessment of the severity of any detected security issues.

公开(公告)号：US09817391B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US14728164

申请日：2015-06-02

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Sujeet Chand ,  David A. Vasko ,  Timothy Patrick Boppre ,  David A. Snyder ,  Alex Laurence Nicoll ,  Brian J. McMullen ,  Daniel B. Seger ,  John B. Dart ,  Timothy F. Roback ,  Paul G. Kucharski ,  Kevin Colloton

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06F21/57

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  G05B19/0428 ,  G05B2219/23464 ,  G05B2219/33136 ,  G05B2219/36542 ,  G06F21/57 ,  H04L9/3263 ,  H04L63/0428

Abstract: An industrial control system providing security against tampering or modification generates periodic state thumbprints defining a state of control elements that may be forwarded to a security or safety appliance for comparison to a benchmark thumbprint indicating no tampering. The transmitted state thumbprint may capture not only programs but also configuration and environmental states of the control element.