Patents by Inventor Darren R. Klug

Darren R. Klug 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).

  • Method and apparatus for synchronizing configuration changes across multiple components of an industrial control system
    Patent number: 8219216
    Abstract: An industrial control system includes an industrial controller and a series of bridge devices logically connected in a cascaded arrangement to facilitate data communication between the industrial controller and an I/O device. The control system further includes a programming interface connected to the industrial controller to provide modifications to the program and component configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren R. Klug, Petr Ptacek
  • Universal network adapter for industrial control networks
    Patent number: 8046444
    Abstract: A universal network adapter for a control system provides an appliance receiving a user selection of network cards for different proprietary network types and an internal interpreter running custom scripts downloadable to the appliance to map the network protocols of the different networks to a single common network communicating with the programmable controller. A buffer table interposed between the networks provides for a consistent ordering of data transfer in separate input and output sessions. Configuration data may be held by the appliance to configure the networks and the devices using the same scripting translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren R. Klug, Petr Ptacek
  • Industrial controller with coordination of network transmissions using global clock
    Patent number: 7930041
    Abstract: An industrial control system communicating among various control elements via a serial network synchronizes the scanning loops associated with collecting and forwarding data along the network so as to substantially reduce transmission delay and jitter, using synchronization information passed along the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward C. Korsberg, David A. Vasko, Darren R. Klug, Petr Ptacek
  • Universal Network Adapter for Industrial Control Networks
    Publication number: 20100250719
    Abstract: A universal network adapter for a control system provides an appliance receiving a user selection of network cards for different proprietary network types and an internal interpreter running custom scripts downloadable to the appliance to map the network protocols of the different networks to a single common network communicating with the programmable controller. A buffer table interposed between the networks provides for a consistent ordering of data transfer in separate input and output sessions. Configuration data may be held by the appliance to configure the networks and the devices using the same scripting translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Darren R. Klug, Petr Ptacek
  • Method and Apparatus for Synchronizing Configuration Changes Across Multiple Components of an Industrial Control System
    Publication number: 20100249951
    Abstract: An industrial control system includes an industrial controller and a series of bridge devices logically connected in a cascaded arrangement to facilitate data communication between the industrial controller and an I/O device. The control system further includes a programming interface connected to the industrial controller to provide modifications to the program and component configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Darren R. Klug, Petr Ptacek
  • INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER WITH COORDINATION OF NETWORK TRANSMISSIONS USING GLOBAL CLOCK
    Publication number: 20100082117
    Abstract: An industrial control system communicating among various control elements via a serial network synchronizes the scanning loops associated with collecting and forwarding data along the network so as to substantially reduce transmission delay and jitter, using synchronization information passed along the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Edward C. Korsberg, David A. Vasko, Darren R. Klug, Petr Ptacek