Patents Assigned to Rockwell Automation AG
  • Patent number: 8872096
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein describes an optical sensor used in a safety system. The sensor includes two pixel matrices on a single substrate. Each of the pixel matrices are arranged in a row and column format, and pixels from one matrix are interspersed with pixels from the other matrix such that alternating pixels in each row and column belong to separate matrices. Two sets of selection logic allow each matrix to be enabled separately. Additional monitoring logic is included to detect shorted pixels and/or shorted selection lines. In addition, the frames generated by each pixel array may be compared to detect variation in performance between arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignees: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Rockwell Automation AG
    Inventors: Anatoly G. Grinberg, Wayne R. Foster, Martin Hardegger, Derek W. Jones, Simon Eggenberger, Carl Meinherz
  • Publication number: 20140166621
    Abstract: A contact bus bar assembly for supplying power to a load, and further pertains to a switching device which can be connected to such a compact bus bar assembly, and to a power distribution system. The bus bar assembly includes at least two electrically conductive tracks which are at least partly covered by an electrically insulating cover. An outer surface of said insulating cover is provided with a plurality of ribs arranged in a region connecting pin terminals. The switching device may additionally comprise a separating element provided with a plurality of second ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Rockwell Automation AG
    Inventors: Thomas Strebel Marzano, Willy Feller
  • Patent number: 8711547
    Abstract: A contact bus bar assembly for supplying power to a load, and further pertains to a switching device which can be connected to such a compact bus bar assembly, and to a power distribution system. The bus bar assembly includes at least two electrically conductive tracks which are at least partly covered by an electrically insulating cover. An outer surface of said insulating cover is provided with a plurality of ribs arranged in a region connecting pin terminals. The switching device may additionally comprise a separating element provided with a plurality of second ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation AG
    Inventors: Thomas Strebel Marzano, Willy Feller
  • Patent number: 6372989
    Abstract: An equipment carrier for electric installation equipment which is connectable, such as by bus bars, with a mounting support for the equipment carrier that includes an adapter lower portion that is connectable with the mounting support and an adapter upper portion, that serves for the reception of at least one installation equipment whereby the adapter lower and upper portions are formed as separate, connectable components as well as an adapter lower portion of a defined construction size being connectable with adapter upper portions of differing sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation AG
    Inventors: Karl Rischard, Peter Hilfiker, Jorg Mathiowetz, Emil Fuchs, Markus Muller