Patents by Inventor Bret S. Hildebran

Bret S. Hildebran 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).

  • High-speed sequential sampling of I/O data for industrial control
    Patent number: 7941229
    Abstract: An I/O module samples an industrial process to acquire data indicative of performance of the industrial process. The I/O module has an internal memory in which the data from multiple samples is stored until readout by, or produced to, an industrial controller. The I/O module assigns a time-stamp identifier to the stored samples thereby providing time information to the industrial controller for the stored data when read out by the industrial controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Bret S. Hildebran
  • HIGH-SPEED SEQUENTIAL SAMPLING OF I/O DATA FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTROL
    Publication number: 20080307125
    Abstract: An I/O module samples an industrial process to acquire data indicative of performance of the industrial process. The I/O module has an internal memory in which the data from multiple samples is stored until readout by, or produced to, an industrial controller. The I/O module assigns a time-stamp identifier to the stored samples thereby providing time information to the industrial controller for the stored data when read out by the industrial controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventor: Bret S. Hildebran
  • Low overhead synchronized activation of functional modules
    Patent number: 7054399
    Abstract: A system and/or method for synchronizing one or more modules of an industrial controller relative to a common time base. A module may be programmed and/or configured to employ an activation interval for controlling periodic activation for sampling one or more inputs and/or applying data at outputs of the module. The module synchronizes its activation interval based on a coordinated time base signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret S. Hildebran, Thomas K. Sugimoto, Terence Scott Tenorio