Patents by Inventor Corey A. Peterson
Corey A. Peterson 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).
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Patent number: 12348110Abstract: A motor control center (MCC) for an industrial automation system, includes an enclosure housing comprising a plurality of sections, including a first section having one or more buckets, including a first bucket, a first bus bar, a second bus bar, and a third bus bar extending horizontally across the first section along a back plane of the enclosure housing, and a first electrical component, configured to perform one or more functions of the MCC, disposed within the first bucket of the first section. The first electrical component is directly electrically coupled to the first set of bus bars such that the first electrical component draws a first phase of power from the first bus bar, a second phase of power from the second bus bar, and a third phase of power from the third bus bar.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Milosz Knap, Daniel Jastrzebski, Corey A. Peterson, Pawel Kokula, Troy M. Bellows, Scott D. Day
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Patent number: 12206191Abstract: A system for control of motors for industrial applications including a motor control center and motor control unit. The motor control center having at least one printed circuit board, and a motor control unit having at least one pin. At least one pin includes a barrel, a plunger, and a spring. The motor control unit is selectively insertable into the motor control center, whereas the at least one pin transitions from the first position to the second position upon insertion and the at least one pin connects to the at least one printed circuit board forming an electrical connection between the motor control center and motor control unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter J. Halpin, Todd R. Sauve, Troy M. Bellows, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Calvin C. Steinweg, Roberto Marques
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Patent number: 12204318Abstract: A system includes a multidrop cable and a connector. The connector is configured to couple to one or more MCC withdrawable units installed in one or more respective buckets of an MCC, wherein the connector is configured to couple the one or more MCC withdrawable units to, and decouple the one or more MCC withdrawable units from, the multidrop cable without disrupting a network or a subnet of the MCC.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Corey A. Peterson, Roberto S. Marques, Troy M. Bellows, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Patent number: 11944984Abstract: Techniques to facilitate adaptive optimization and control of flotation cell processing are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a computing system receives a plurality of flotation cell process variables associated with a flotation cell process. The flotation cell process variables are fed into a machine learning model associated with the flotation cell process to determine improved settings for the flotation cell process. The improved settings for the flotation cell process are provided to an industrial controller that controls at least one aspect of the flotation cell process to improve the flotation cell process.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Scotty Bromfield, Corey A. Peterson, Timothy L. Stanford, David C. Mazur, Steven Clohessy, Pieter Wolmarans, Rob A. Entzminger
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Patent number: 11860609Abstract: An operator control station of an industrial automation system includes at least one input interface to receive a user input and a communication interface to communicate with one or more devices of the industrial automation system, including a first device via an Ethernet communication protocol. The operator control station also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the communication interface. The controller performs operations including generating a signal based on the user input and the signal instructs the first device to control at least one component of the industrial automation system. The controller also performs operations including providing the signal to the communication interface for transmission to the first device via the Ethernet communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Corey A. Peterson, Roberto S. Marques, Yutao Wang
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Publication number: 20230352863Abstract: A system for control of motors for industrial applications including a motor control center and motor control unit. The motor control center having at least one printed circuit board, and a motor control unit having at least one pin. At least one pin includes a barrel, a plunger, and a spring. The motor control unit is selectively insertable into the motor control center, whereas the at least one pin transitions from the first position to the second position upon insertion and the at least one pin connects to the at least one printed circuit board forming an electrical connection between the motor control center and motor control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Peter J. Halpin, Todd R. Sauve, Troy M. Bellows, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Calvin C. Steinweg, Roberto Marques
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Patent number: 11750715Abstract: A system for performing industrial automation control may include a first device that generates a first set of data formatted according to a first protocol and a second device that generates an automation command. The automation command may control the first device based on the first set of data. The second device may interpret data formatted according to a second protocol. The system may include a broker system coupled between the first device and the second device to transform data communicated between the devices, such as the first set of data, the automation command, or both. For example, the broker system may transmit a set of data generated to communicate the first set of data to the second device formatted according to the second protocol as opposed to being formatting according to the first protocol.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David C. Mazur, Rob A. Entzminger, Corey A. Peterson, John A. Kay
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Patent number: 11699562Abstract: A system may include a power supply that generates a first voltage. The power supply may couple upstream from an electrical load. The electrical load may operate based at least in part on the first voltage. In some cases, a solid-state circuit breaker may be coupled between the power supply and the electrical load. Furthermore, a control system may be communicatively coupled to the power supply, the electrical load, and the solid-state circuit breaker. The control system may receive an operational status from the solid-state circuit breaker and may update a visualization rendered on a graphical user interface based at least in part on the operational status. The operational status may indicate an operation of the solid-state circuit breaker coupling the power supply to the electrical load.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Patent number: 11699898Abstract: A system includes a solid-state circuit breaker coupling between a power supply and an electrical load. The system also includes a gateway interface device communicatively coupled to the solid-state circuit breaker and includes a plurality of communication interfaces. In an embodiment, the gateway interface device includes a controller configured to perform operations including determining a connection status of at least one communication interface of the plurality of communication interfaces and determining a number of devices connected to the at least one communication interface, receive a signal from at least one device of the number of devices. In the embodiment, the operations may also include in response to receiving the signal, instructing the solid-state circuit breaker to disconnect the electrical load from the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Publication number: 20230106122Abstract: An operator control station of an industrial automation system includes at least one input interface to receive a user input and a communication interface to communicate with one or more devices of the industrial automation system, including a first device via an Ethernet communication protocol. The operator control station also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the communication interface. The controller performs operations including generating a signal based on the user input and the signal instructs the first device to control at least one component of the industrial automation system. The controller also performs operations including providing the signal to the communication interface for transmission to the first device via the Ethernet communication protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Corey A. Peterson, Roberto S. Marques, Yutao Wang
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Publication number: 20230098106Abstract: A system includes a multidrop cable and a connector. The connector is configured to couple to one or more MCC withdrawable units installed in one or more respective buckets of an MCC, wherein the connector is configured to couple the one or more MCC withdrawable units to, and decouple the one or more MCC withdrawable units from, the multidrop cable without disrupting a network or a subnet of the MCC.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Corey A. Peterson, Roberto S. Marques, Troy M. Bellows, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Publication number: 20230092966Abstract: A motor control center (MCC) for an industrial automation system, includes an enclosure housing comprising a plurality of sections, including a first section having one or more buckets, including a first bucket, a first bus bar, a second bus bar, and a third bus bar extending horizontally across the first section along a back plane of the enclosure housing, and a first electrical component, configured to perform one or more functions of the MCC, disposed within the first bucket of the first section. The first electrical component is directly electrically coupled to the first set of bus bars such that the first electrical component draws a first phase of power from the first bus bar, a second phase of power from the second bus bar, and a third phase of power from the third bus bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Milosz Knap, Daniel Jastrzebski, Corey A. Peterson, Pawel Kokula, Troy M. Bellows, Scott D. Day
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Publication number: 20220393456Abstract: A system includes a solid-state circuit breaker coupling between a power supply and an electrical load. The system also includes a gateway interface device communicatively coupled to the solid-state circuit breaker and includes a plurality of communication interfaces. In an embodiment, the gateway interface device includes a controller configured to perform operations including determining a connection status of at least one communication interface of the plurality of communication interfaces and determining a number of devices connected to the at least one communication interface, receive a signal from at least one device of the number of devices. In the embodiment, the operations may also include in response to receiving the signal, instructing the solid-state circuit breaker to disconnect the electrical load from the power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Patent number: 11514217Abstract: Systems and method for generating Ethernet modules based on base designs. After a processor receives a base design for an industrial device assembly, the processor may calculate electrical load limits for sections of the base design based on dimensions of the sections, a number of sections, a location of the industrial device assembly, and the like. Based on the electrical load limits, the processor may determine a number of Ethernet modules for the sections and respective placements of the Ethernet modules within the base design. The processor may update a layout of the industrial device assembly based on the number of Ethernet modules for the sections and respective placements of the Ethernet modules within the base design.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yong Y. Auh, John P. Mason, Steven L. Fischer, Joel L. Wille, Richard E. Wandsnider, Gerald W. Renderman, Corey A. Peterson
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Patent number: 11514202Abstract: Systems and method for generating a base design and corresponding layout based on client data and an electrical load list. The electrical load list may include any number of electrical components for an industrial device assembly. A processor may determine parameters that define levels of operations for each of the electrical components based on the client data and subsequently identify a set of base designs based on the parameters. Additionally, supporting modules that assist operations of at lead one of the electrical components may be added to the base design. In turn, the set of base designs and corresponding supporting modules may be displayed to a user as a set of visualizations. In response to receiving a selection of a particular visualization that represents a particular base design, the processor may generate and display a layout corresponding to the particular base design.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yong Y. Auh, John P. Mason, Steven L. Fischer, Joel L. Wille, Richard E. Wandsnider, Gerald W. Renderman, Corey A. Peterson
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Patent number: 11462898Abstract: A system includes a solid-state circuit breaker coupling between a power supply and an electrical load. The system also includes a gateway interface device communicatively coupled to the solid-state circuit breaker and includes a plurality of communication interfaces. In an embodiment, the gateway interface device includes a controller configured to perform operations including determining a connection status of at least one communication interface of the plurality of communication interfaces and determining a number of devices connected to the at least one communication interface, receive a signal from at least one device of the number of devices. In the embodiment, the operations may also include in response to receiving the signal, instructing the solid-state circuit breaker to disconnect the electrical load from the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Patent number: 11263359Abstract: Systems and method for selecting option packs using guided selection via base designs. A processor may display visualizations that represent types of option packs associated with the industrial device assembly. Each visualization may include a slide visualization that moves selectable levels. The selectable levels may include a first selectable level and a second selectable level. For instance, the first selectable level may correspond to a first rating related to a respective operation of a respective type of option pack. After receiving a first selection of a type of option pack and a second selection representative of a selectable level, the processor may identify an option pack that corresponds to the first and second selections. In turn, the processor may generate an updated base design and layout based on the identified option pack.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yong Y. Auh, John P. Mason, Steven L. Fischer, Joel L. Wille, Richard E. Wandsnider, Gerald W. Renderman, Corey A. Peterson
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Publication number: 20220044901Abstract: A system may include a power supply that generates a first voltage. The power supply may couple upstream from an electrical load. The electrical load may operate based at least in part on the first voltage. In some cases, a solid-state circuit breaker may be coupled between the power supply and the electrical load. Furthermore, a control system may be communicatively coupled to the power supply, the electrical load, and the solid-state circuit breaker. The control system may receive an operational status from the solid-state circuit breaker and may update a visualization rendered on a graphical user interface based at least in part on the operational status. The operational status may indicate an operation of the solid-state circuit breaker coupling the power supply to the electrical load.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Publication number: 20220019199Abstract: A system for performing industrial automation control may include a first device that generates a first set of data formatted according to a first protocol and a second device that generates an automation command. The automation command may control the first device based on the first set of data. The second device may interpret data formatted according to a second protocol. The system may include a broker system coupled between the first device and the second device to transform data communicated between the devices, such as the first set of data, the automation command, or both. For example, the broker system may transmit a set of data generated to communicate the first set of data to the second device formatted according to the second protocol as opposed to being formatting according to the first protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: David C. Mazur, Rob A. Entzminger, Corey A. Peterson, John A. Kay
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Patent number: 11158477Abstract: A system may include a power supply that generates a first voltage. The power supply may couple upstream from an electrical load. The electrical load may operate based at least in part on the first voltage. In some cases, a solid-state circuit breaker may be coupled between the power supply and the electrical load. Furthermore, a control system may be communicatively coupled to the power supply, the electrical load, and the solid-state circuit breaker. The control system may receive an operational status from the solid-state circuit breaker and may update a visualization rendered on a graphical user interface based at least in part on the operational status. The operational status may indicate an operation of the solid-state circuit breaker coupling the power supply to the electrical load.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg