Patents by Inventor David K. Johnson
David K. Johnson 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: 8164435Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2011Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kenwood H. Hall, Eric G. Dorgelo, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach
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Publication number: 20110156895Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2011Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kenwood H. Hall, Eric G. Dorgelo, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach
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Patent number: 7902965Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kenwood H. Hall, Eric G. Dorgelo, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach
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Patent number: 7675406Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John J. Baier, Eric G. Dorgelo, Kenwood H. Hall, Charles M. Rischar, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach
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Patent number: 7612661Abstract: Systems and methods that dynamically generates alarms in real time are disclosed. An interface component receives instructions for generating alarms. A builder component dynamically creates alarms in real time based on instructions received and information stored on a data repository. The information comprises at least one or more of user roles, language spreadsheet and device characteristics. The system can further comprise a publisher component that packages alarms for delivery to web servers and/or another network. A proxy component for implementing the subject invention with legacy controllers is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David K. Johnson, Eric G. Dorgelo, Kenwood H. Hall, Jan Bezdicek, Dale Robert Sapach, John J. Baier
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Patent number: 7551072Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Tambascio, Kenwood H. Hall, John J. Baier, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach, Jan Bezdicek
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Publication number: 20090157047Abstract: Disclosed are coatings for medical devices. The medical device can have a surface. The coatings can have a first and a second layer. The first layer can be disposed on at least a portion of the surface of the medical device, and the first layer can comprise a first copolymer. The first copolymer can have a first polymeric unit that can adhere to the surface of the medical device and a second polymeric unit that can adhere to the second layer. The second layer can be disposed on at least a portion of the first layer, and the second layer can comprise a second copolymer. The second copolymer can comprise a third polymeric unit that can adhere to the first layer and a second polymeric unit that can provide the surface properties of the coating. Methods of applying coatings are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: HORNG-BAN LIN, STEVE KANGAS, DAVID K. JOHNSON
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Patent number: 7541920Abstract: Systems and methods that can enhance protection of alarms and events within an industrial control environment are provided. An alarm security component employs cryptographic mechanisms and techniques to encrypt alarms and/or events related to field devices of an industrial controller system. Also included is a two-way mutual authentication using cryptography, thereby ensuring that an alarm is a valid alarm and that the clients using the alarms are authorized alarm clients. Effectively, the innovation can regulate access to alarms and events by unauthorized external entities (e.g., monitors and/or users) by employing cryptographic mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Tambascio, Kenwood H. Hall, John J. Baier, Eric G. Dorgelo, Charles M. Rischar, David K. Johnson
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Patent number: 7538664Abstract: An alarm generation system within an industrial automation environment comprises a packaging component that packages contextual data together with an alarm. A provision component relays the packaged contextual data and the alarm to an appropriate device. Thus, customized alarms can be provided for certain recipients given particular situations.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric G. Dorgelo, Kenwood H. Hall, David K. Johnson, Jan Bezdicek, Charles Martin Rischar, Dale Robert Sapach, John J. Baier, Kevin Michael Tambascio, Daniel Cernohorsky
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Patent number: 7513972Abstract: The present invention discloses a comprehensive, efficient, and cost effective portable evaporator unit, method, and system for the treatment of brine. The evaporator unit, method, and system require a pretreatment process that removes heavy metals, crude oil, and other contaminates in preparation for the evaporator unit. The pretreatment and the evaporator unit, method, and system process metals and brine at the site where they are generated (the well site). Thus, saving significant money to producers who can avoid present and future increases in transportation costs.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2004Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Hart Resource Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul John Hart, Bruce G. Miller, Ronald T. Wincek, Glenn E. Decker, David K. Johnson
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Publication number: 20080079597Abstract: Systems and methods that can enhance protection of alarms and events within an industrial control environment are provided. An alarm security component employs cryptographic mechanisms and techniques to encrypt alarms and/or events related to field devices of an industrial controller system. The specification also discloses two-way mutual authentication using cryptography, thereby ensuring that an alarm is a valid alarm and that the clients using the alarms are authorized alarm clients. Effectively, the innovation can regulate access to alarms and events by unauthorized external entities (e.g., monitors and/or users) by employing cryptographic mechanisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kevin Tambascio, Kenwood H. Hall, John J. Baier, Eric G. Dorgelo, Charles M. Rischar, David K. Johnson
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Publication number: 20080079595Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: John J. Baier, Eric G. Dorgelo, Kenwood H. Hall, Charles M. Rischar, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach
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Publication number: 20080079560Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kenwood H. Hall, Eric G. Dorgelo, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach
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Publication number: 20080079558Abstract: An alarm generation system within an industrial automation environment comprises a packaging component that packages contextual data together with an alarm. A provision component relays the packaged contextual data and the alarm to an appropriate device. Thus, customized alarms can be provided for certain recipients given particular situations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Eric G. Dorgelo, Kenwood H. Hall, David K. Johnson, Jan Bezdicek, Charles Martin Rischar, Dale Robert Sapach, John J. Baier, Kevin Michael Tambascio, Daniel Cernohorsky
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Publication number: 20080079596Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20080079559Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kevin Tambascio, Kenwood H. Hall, John J. Baier, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach, Jan Bezdicek
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Publication number: 20080082654Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kevin Tambascio, Eric G. Dorgelo, John J. Baier, Kenwood H. Hall, David K. Johnson, Dale Sapach, Jan Bezdicek
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Publication number: 20040261952Abstract: The present invention discloses a comprehensive, efficient, and cost effective portable evaporator unit, method, and system for the treatment of brine. The evaporator unit, method, and system require a pretreatment process that removes heavy metals, crude oil, and other contaminates in preparation for the evaporator unit. The pretreatment and the evaporator unit, method, and system process metals and brine at the site where they are generated (the well site). Thus, saving significant money to producers who can avoid present and future increases in transportation costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Paul John Hart, Bruce G. Miller, Ronald T. Wincek, Glenn E. Decker, David K. Johnson
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Patent number: 6640889Abstract: A vehicle heating and cooling system having a first coolant loop selectively connecting an engine cooling system with a heater core or a first coolant/refrigerant heat exchanger, a second coolant loop connecting a second coolant/refrigerant heat exchanger and the heater core to warm a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The system also includes a refrigerant loop that provides for conventional cooling of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, as well as operating as a heat pump, together with the coolant loops, to provide heat to the vehicle passenger compartment.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2002Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Shane A. Harte, Franck A. Vouzelaud, David K. Johnson, Thomas P. Gielda
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Publication number: 20030164001Abstract: A vehicle heating and cooling system having both a coolant loop with a heater core employing a coolant to warm a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and a refrigerant loop with an air conditioning system for cooling the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The refrigerant loop and coolant loop can also operate together where the air conditioning system is operating as a heat pump and drawing heat from the coolant loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2002Publication date: September 4, 2003Inventors: Franck A. Vouzelaud, Thomas P. Gielda, Shane A. Harte, David K. Johnson