Patents by Inventor Richard Albert Baker, Jr.

Richard Albert Baker, Jr. 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).

  • Internet web interface including programmable logic controller for controlling output devices based on status of input devices
    Patent number: 6151625
    Abstract: A control system includes an Internet web interface to a network of at least one programmable logic control system running an application program for controlling output devices in response to status of input devices. The Web interface runs Web pages from an Ethernet board coupled directly to the PLC back plane and includes an HTTP protocol interpreter, a PLC back plane driver, a TCP/IP stack, and an Ethernet board kernel. The Web interface provides access to the PLC back plane by a user at a remote location through the Internet. The interface translates the industry standard Ethernet, TCP/IP and HTTP protocols used on the Internet into data recognizable to the PLC. Using this interface, the user can retrieve all pertinent data regarding the operation of the programmable logic controller system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Schneider Automation Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew G. Swales, Ronald Naismith, Richard Breinlinger, Richard Albert Baker, Jr., A. Dean Papadopoulos, Allan Tanzman, Rodolfo G. Belliardi, Dennis J. W. Dube