Patents by Inventor Dale Sapach

Dale Sapach 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).

  • Subscribing to alarms and events in a hierarchy
    Patent number: 8164435
    Abstract: An alarm provision system comprises a recognizer component that receives an alarm/event and recognizes the alarm/event. A provision component analyzes hierarchical relationships associated with an industrial environment and automatically provides a subscribing entity with the alarm/event and at least one other alarm/event that is related to the received alarm/event, the provision of the at least one other alarm/event is based at least in part upon the analysis of the hierarchical relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenwood H. Hall, Eric G. Dorgelo, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach
  • SUBSCRIBING TO ALARMS AND EVENTS IN A HIERARCHY
    Publication number: 20110156895
    Abstract: An alarm provision system comprises a recognizer component that receives an alarm/event and recognizes the alarm/event. A provision component analyzes hierarchical relationships associated with an industrial environment and automatically provides a subscribing entity with the alarm/event and at least one other alarm/event that is related to the received alarm/event, the provision of the at least one other alarm/event is based at least in part upon the analysis of the hierarchical relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kenwood H. Hall, Eric G. Dorgelo, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach
  • Subscribing to alarms and events in a hierarchy
    Patent number: 7902965
    Abstract: An alarm provision system comprises a recognizer component that receives an alarm/event and recognizes the alarm/event. A provision component analyzes hierarchical relationships associated with an industrial environment and automatically provides a subscribing entity with the alarm/event and at least one other alarm/event that is related to the received alarm/event, the provision of the at least one other alarm/event is based at least in part upon the analysis of the hierarchical relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenwood H. Hall, Eric G. Dorgelo, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach
  • Generation of timestamps within field devices
    Patent number: 7675406
    Abstract: A field device in an industrial environment comprises a clock that is synchronized with a clock of at least one other field device. A timestamp generator component creates a timestamp for at least one of an alarm and an event created within the field device, the timestamp accords to the synchronized time. An alarm generator component analyzes data produced and/or consumed by the field device and generates an alarm and/or event based at least in part upon the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Baier, Eric G. Dorgelo, Kenwood H. Hall, Charles M. Rischar, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach
  • Run-time configuration of alarms and events
    Patent number: 7551072
    Abstract: An alarm configuration system comprises a receiver component that receives parameters relating to an industrial process. An alarm generator component automatically configures an alarm during run-time based at least in part upon an analysis of the received parameters. Thus, the alarm generator component can alter alarm instructions during run-time within an industrial environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Tambascio, Kenwood H. Hall, John J. Baier, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach, Jan Bezdicek
  • RUN-TIME CONFIGURATION OF ALARMS AND EVENTS
    Publication number: 20080079559
    Abstract: An alarm configuration system comprises a receiver component that receives parameters relating to an industrial process. An alarm generator component automatically configures an alarm during run-time based at least in part upon an analysis of the received parameters. Thus, the alarm generator component can alter alarm instructions during run-time within an industrial environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Tambascio, Kenwood H. Hall, John J. Baier, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach, Jan Bezdicek
  • BUFFERING ALARMS
    Publication number: 20080079596
    Abstract: An industrial field device comprises an alarm generator component that creates an alarm relating to the industrial field device and a buffering component that selectively caches the alarm within a data repository. The field device can be an industrial controller or a network infrastructure device. The alarm created by the alarm generator component can be customized according to user information, including user preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: John J. Baier, Eric G. Dorgelo, Kenwood H. Hall, Charles M. Rischar, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach, Jan Bezdicek, Daniel Cernohorsky
  • INTERROGATING CONTROLLERS FOR ALARMS AND EVENTS
    Publication number: 20080082654
    Abstract: A system that facilitates automatic discovery of alarms/events in an industrial environment comprises an analyzer component that receives a subscription to an alarm/event and analyzes the subscription. An interrogator component interrogates a field device to determine whether the field device generates alarms/events that conform to the subscription.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Tambascio, Eric G. Dorgelo, John J. Baier, Kenwood H. Hall, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach, Jan Bezdicek
  • SUBSCRIBING TO ALARMS AND EVENTS IN A HIERARCHY
    Publication number: 20080079560
    Abstract: An alarm provision system comprises a recognizer component that receives an alarm/event and recognizes the alarm/event. A provision component analyzes hierarchical relationships associated with an industrial environment and automatically provides a subscribing entity with the alarm/event and at least one other alarm/event that is related to the received alarm/event, the provision of the at least one other alarm/event is based at least in part upon the analysis of the hierarchical relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kenwood H. Hall, Eric G. Dorgelo, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach
  • GENERATION OF TIMESTAMPS WITHIN FIELD DEVICES
    Publication number: 20080079595
    Abstract: A field device in an industrial environment comprises a clock that is synchronized with a clock of at least one other field device. A timestamp generator component creates a timestamp for at least one of an alarm and an event created within the field device, the timestamp accords to the synchronized time. An alarm generator component analyzes data produced and/or consumed by the field device and generates an alarm and/or event based at least in part upon the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: John J. Baier, Eric G. Dorgelo, Kenwood H. Hall, Charles M. Rischar, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach