Patents by Inventor Bryan Metts

Bryan Metts 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).

  • PLC based wireless communications
    Patent number: 7656846
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing wireless communication for a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). The PLC includes a central processing unit (CPU) card mounted on the backplane of the PLC, a CPU mounted on the CPU card and a means for wireless radio frequency communication coupled to the CPU so that the means for radio frequency communication and CPU communicate without using the PLC module bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Metts, Kojakully Shetty, Yuvbir Singh, Peter G. Thomas
  • PLC based wireless communications
    Publication number: 20040095910
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing wireless communication for a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). The PLC includes a central processing unit (CPU) card mounted on the backplane of the PLC, a CPU mounted on the CPU card and a means for wireless radio frequency communication coupled to the CPU so that the means for radio frequency communication and CPU communicate without using the PLC module bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Bryan Metts, Kojakully Shetty, Yuvbir Singh, Peter G. Thomas