Patents by Inventor Gregory S. Wilcox

Gregory S. Wilcox has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Remote line integration
    Patent number: 11477074
    Abstract: Techniques to facilitate communication between remote industrial assets are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a computing system provides a virtual private network (VPN) service for an industrial automation network of an industrial automation enterprise. The computing system communicates with a first gateway system to establish a first connection between a first industrial asset and the VPN service for the industrial automation network. The computing system also communicates with a second gateway system to establish a second connection between a second industrial asset and the VPN service for the industrial automation network, wherein the second industrial asset is located at a disparate location than the first industrial asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Gibson, Gregory S. Wilcox, Scott N. Sandler, Douglas B. Weber, Timothy S. Biernat, Vijayant Kaura, Clifford J. Whitehead, Jr.
  • REMOTE LINE INTEGRATION
    Publication number: 20200328937
    Abstract: Techniques to facilitate communication between remote industrial assets are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a computing system provides a virtual private network (VPN) service for an industrial automation network of an industrial automation enterprise. The computing system communicates with a first gateway system to establish a first connection between a first industrial asset and the VPN service for the industrial automation network. The computing system also communicates with a second gateway system to establish a second connection between a second industrial asset and the VPN service for the industrial automation network, wherein the second industrial asset is located at a disparate location than the first industrial asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: William J. Gibson, Gregory S. Wilcox, Scott N. Sandler, Douglas B. Weber, Timothy S. Biernat, Vijayant Kaura, Clifford J. Whitehead, Jr.
  • Remote line integration
    Patent number: 10700924
    Abstract: Techniques to facilitate communication between remote industrial assets are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a computing system provides a virtual private network (VPN) service for an industrial automation network of an industrial automation enterprise. The computing system communicates with a first gateway system to establish a first connection between a first industrial asset and the VPN service for the industrial automation network. The computing system also communicates with a second gateway system to establish a second connection between a second industrial asset and the VPN service for the industrial automation network, wherein the second industrial asset is located at a disparate location than the first industrial asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Gibson, Gregory S. Wilcox, Scott N. Sandler, Douglas B. Weber, Timothy S. Biernat, Vijayant Kaura, Clifford J. Whitehead, Jr.
  • REMOTE LINE INTEGRATION
    Publication number: 20190182106
    Abstract: Techniques to facilitate communication between remote industrial assets are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a computing system provides a virtual private network (VPN) service for an industrial automation network of an industrial automation enterprise. The computing system communicates with a first gateway system to establish a first connection between a first industrial asset and the VPN service for the industrial automation network. The computing system also communicates with a second gateway system to establish a second connection between a second industrial asset and the VPN service for the industrial automation network, wherein the second industrial asset is located at a disparate location than the first industrial asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: William J. Gibson, Gregory S. Wilcox, Scott N. Sandler, Douglas B. Weber, Timothy S. Biernat, Vijayant Kaura, Clifford J. Whitehead, Jr.