Patents by Inventor David W. Grooms

David W. Grooms 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).

  • Mechanical-electrical template based method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7546232
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying sections of an existing schematic that are consistent with best design practices, the method comprising the steps of providing a template set, each template specifying a sub-set of components and relationships that are consistent with best design practices and examining the existing schematic to identify sections of the existing schematic that are inconsistent with the best design practices specified in the template set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruven E. Brooks, David W. Grooms
  • Mechanical-electrical template based method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6993456
    Abstract: A method for identifying at least a section of a first schematic associated with at least a section of a second schematic wherein each of the first and second schematics includes a set of components for configuring a system to perform a process and wherein the components of the first and second schematics are first and second different types, respectively, the method comprising the steps of identifying the components of the first type included in the first section of the first schematic, examining the second schematic to identify at least one instance of components of the second type that are associated with the identified components of the first type and when at least one instance of components of the second type is identified, rendering the at least one instance accessible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruven E. Brooks, David W. Grooms
  • Mechanical-electrical template based method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20040073404
    Abstract: A method for identifying at least a section of a first schematic associated with at least a section of a second schematic wherein each of the first and second schematics includes a set of components for configuring a system to perform a process and wherein the components of the first and second schematics are first and second different types, respectively, the method comprising the steps of identifying the components of the first type included in the first section of the first schematic, examining the second schematic to identify at least one instance of components of the second type that are associated with the identified components of the first type and when at least one instance of components of the second type is identified, rendering the at least one instance accessible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Ruven E. Brooks, David W. Grooms