Patents by Inventor Raymond G. Sladky

Raymond G. Sladky 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).

  • Patent number: 9351420
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing an industrial automation drive includes a carrier frame configured to hold one or more semiconductor devices for use in the industrial automation drive. The carrier frame includes a set of fasteners disposed around an internal wall of the carrier frame such that each fastener of the set of fasteners includes an angled edge and a horizontal edge. Each fastener of the set of fasteners is configured to toollessly couple a power circuit board having the semiconductor devices to the carrier frame by bending from a first position when the power circuit board is pushed against the angled edge and returning to the first position when the power circuit board is pushed past the horizontal edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Doyle F. Busse, Kevin G. Stachowiak, Kevin L. Baumann, Raymond G. Sladky, Gary R. Krenke, John C. Boetcher, Brian R. Krueger, Robert M. Michalski, Paul J. Grosskreuz, Joseph William Budill, Brian C. Frank, Martha A. Maxwell
  • Patent number: 8848324
    Abstract: A drive circuit for delivering high-level power to a load, and method of stopping a high power load from operating, are disclosed. The drive circuit includes a high power circuit capable of being coupled to the load and delivering the high level power thereto, and a to power circuit that controls the high power circuit. The low power circuit includes a first circuit portion that provides at least one control signal that is at least indirectly communicated to the high power circuit and that controls the delivering of the high level power by the high power circuit, and a second circuit portions coupled to the first circuit portion. The second circuit portion is capable of disabling the first circuit portion so that the at least one control signal avoids taking on values that would result in the high power circuit delivering the high level power to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Fullington, Raymond G. Sladky, Daniel L. Stewart, Michael L. Gasperi, Scott P. Miles
  • Patent number: 8816625
    Abstract: Integrated AC regenerative motor drives and operating methods are presented in which a precharging circuit is provided with an IGBT, a diode and a parallel current limiting component in an intermediate DC circuit between a switching rectifier and an output inverter, and the drive is operated in one of three modes for motoring, regenerating and precharging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremiah Kopiness, Raymond G. Sladky, Ahmed Mohamed sayed ahmed
  • Publication number: 20140021896
    Abstract: A drive circuit for delivering high-level power to a load, and method of stopping a high power load from operating, are disclosed. The drive circuit includes a high power circuit capable of being coupled to the load and delivering the high level power thereto, and a to power circuit that controls the high power circuit. The low power circuit includes a first circuit portion that provides at least one control signal that is at least indirectly communicated to the high power circuit and that controls the delivering of the high level power by the high power circuit, and a second circuit portions coupled to the first circuit portion. The second circuit portion is capable of disabling the first circuit portion so that the at least one control signal avoids taking on values that would result in the high power circuit delivering the high level power to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: David G. Fullington, Raymond G. Sladky, Daniel L. Stewart, Michael L. Gasperi, Scott P. Miles
  • Patent number: 8593768
    Abstract: A drive circuit for delivering high-level power to a load, and method of stopping a high power load from operating, are disclosed. The drive circuit includes a high power circuit capable of being coupled to the load and delivering the high level power thereto, and a low power circuit that controls the high power circuit. The low power circuit includes a first circuit portion that provides at least one control signal that is at least indirectly communicated to the high power circuit and that controls the delivering of the high level power by the high power circuit, and a second circuit portions coupled to the first circuit portion. The second circuit portion is capable of disabling the first circuit portion so that the at least one control signal avoids taking on values that would result in the high power circuit delivering the high level power to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Fullington, Raymond G. Sladky, Daniel L. Stewart, Michael L. Gasperi, Scott P. Miles
  • Publication number: 20130106328
    Abstract: Integrated AC regenerative motor drives and operating methods are presented in which a precharging circuit is provided with an IGBT, a diode and a parallel current limiting component in an intermediate DC circuit between a switching rectifier and an output inverter, and the drive is operated in one of three modes for motoring, regenerating and precharging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremiah Kopiness, Raymond G. Sladky, Ahmed S. Mohamed Sayed Ahmed