Patents by Inventor Douglas Coulter

Douglas Coulter 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).

  • Patent number: 11199834
    Abstract: A human interface technique is disclosed for industrial automation systems. The technique allows for visualizations to be distributed to interfaces, such as thin client interfaces, from automation components. For access to the content, a user may be initially authenticated in a first manner, such as by multi-factor authentication. Thereafter, or for a certain time or location, the user may be authenticated by a reduced number of factors, such as single-factor authentication. The authentication may be used to deliver the visualizations based on policies of a visualization manager, such as the user identification, the user role, the user location, and so forth. The reduced factor authentication allow for users to freely move and view visualizations on any available device, or at different locations, and so forth, but still based on the policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Miller, Jerome R. Anderson, Randy A. Cannady, Timothy A. Caine, Michael J. Anthony, Douglas A. Coulter
  • Patent number: 11181892
    Abstract: A human interface technique is disclosed for industrial automation systems. The technique allows for visualizations to be distributed to interfaces, such as thin client interfaces, from automation components. For access to the content, a user may be initially authenticated in a first manner, such as by multi-factor authentication. Thereafter, or for a certain time or location, the user may be authenticated by a reduced number of factors, such as single-factor authentication. The authentication may be used to deliver the visualizations based on policies of a visualization manager, such as the user identification, the user role, the user location, and so forth. The reduced factor authentication allow for users to freely move and view visualizations on any available device, or at different locations, and so forth, but still based on the policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Miller, Jerome R. Anderson, Randy A. Cannady, Timothy A. Caine, Michael J. Anthony, Douglas A. Coulter
  • Publication number: 20200249665
    Abstract: A human interface technique is disclosed for industrial automation systems. The technique allows for visualizations to be distributed to interfaces, such as thin client interfaces, from automation components. For access to the content, a user may be initially authenticated in a first manner, such as by multi-factor authentication. Thereafter, or for a certain time or location, the user may be authenticated by a reduced number of factors, such as single-factor authentication. The authentication may be used to deliver the visualizations based on policies of a visualization manager, such as the user identification, the user role, the user location, and so forth. The reduced factor authentication allow for users to freely move and view visualizations on any available device, or at different locations, and so forth, but still based on the policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Scott A. Miller, Jerome R. Anderson, Randy A. Cannady, Timothy A. Caine, Michael J. Anthony, Douglas A. Coulter
  • Publication number: 20200249666
    Abstract: A human interface technique is disclosed for industrial automation systems. The technique allows for visualizations to be distributed to interfaces, such as thin client interfaces, from automation components. For access to the content, a user may be initially authenticated in a first manner, such as by multi-factor authentication. Thereafter, or for a certain time or location, the user may be authenticated by a reduced number of factors, such as single-factor authentication. The authentication may be used to deliver the visualizations based on policies of a visualization manager, such as the user identification, the user role, the user location, and so forth. The reduced factor authentication allow for users to freely move and view visualizations on any available device, or at different locations, and so forth, but still based on the policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Scott A. Miller, Jerome R. Anderson, Randy A. Cannady, Timothy A. Caine, Michael J. Anthony, Douglas A. Coulter
  • Patent number: 10635093
    Abstract: A human interface technique is disclosed for industrial automation systems. The technique allows for visualizations to be distributed to interfaces, such as thin client interfaces, from automation components. For access to the content, a user may be initially authenticated in a first manner, such as by multi-factor authentication. Thereafter, or for a certain time or location, the user may be authenticated by a reduced number of factors, such as single-factor authentication. The authentication may be used to deliver the visualizations based on policies of a visualization manager, such as the user identification, the user role, the user location, and so forth. The reduced factor authentication allow for users to freely move and view visualizations on any available device, or at different locations, and so forth, but still based on the policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Miller, Jerome R. Anderson, Randy A. Cannady, Timothy A. Caine, Michael J. Anthony, Douglas A. Coulter
  • Publication number: 20190101900
    Abstract: A human interface technique is disclosed for industrial automation systems. The technique allows for visualizations to be shared between devices, such as human machine interfaces, thin client interfaces, and so forth. The initial access to the visualization content may be based upon policies stored in a visualization manager, such as user identification, user role, user or device location, event triggers, and so forth. Once the user has access to the visualization content, it may be shared with other users in accordance with the policies, or in at least partial circumvention of the policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Scott A. Miller, Jerome R. Anderson, Randy A. Cannady, Timothy A. Caine, Michael J. Anthony, Douglas A. Coulter
  • Publication number: 20190101909
    Abstract: A human interface technique is disclosed for industrial automation systems. The technique allows for visualizations to be distributed to interfaces, such as thin client interfaces, from automation components. For access to the content, a user may be initially authenticated in a first manner, such as by multi-factor authentication. Thereafter, or for a certain time or location, the user may be authenticated by a reduced number of factors, such as single-factor authentication. The authentication may be used to deliver the visualizations based on policies of a visualization manager, such as the user identification, the user role, the user location, and so forth. The reduced factor authentication allow for users to freely move and view visualizations on any available device, or at different locations, and so forth, but still based on the policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Scott A. Miller, Jerome R. Anderson, Randy A. Cannady, Timothy A. Caine, Michael J. Anthony, Douglas A. Coulter
  • Publication number: 20190101884
    Abstract: A human interface technique is disclosed for industrial automation systems. The technique allows for visualizations to be distributed to interfaces, such as thin client interfaces, from automation components, such as automation controllers and other sources of visualization content. Access and delivery may be controlled by a visualization manager that stores policies for access to relevant content, such as based on an event, a user, a location of the user, and so forth. Upon occurrence of a particular event, such as relating to a machine or process that is monitored and/or controlled, the visualization manager may allow access to visualizations based upon the relevance factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Scott A. Miller, Jerome R. Anderson, Randy A. Cannady, Timothy A. Caine, Michael J. Anthony, Douglas A. Coulter
  • Publication number: 20190102456
    Abstract: A human interface technique is disclosed for industrial automation systems. The technique allows for reduced data set visualizations to be created for components that may include identifying information, operational data, real or near real time data, and so forth, such as in the form of a faceplate or brief summary. The content may be made available to users on interface devices, such as thin client devices. The access to the content may be distributed based upon relevant criteria that are stored as policies in a visualization manager, such as user, location, device, event triggers, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Scott A. Miller, Jerome R. Anderson, Randy A. Cannady, Timothy A. Caine, Michael J. Anthony, Douglas A. Coulter
  • Publication number: 20050075282
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of preventing the onset of epilepsy, or reducing the severity of epilepsy at it's onset, by reducing or eliminating the repression of neurotransmitter receptor gene expression resulting from brain injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventor: Douglas Coulter
  • Patent number: 4635141
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for storing data on a recording medium wherein the method includes grouping digital binary signals into chunks of N bits where N is an integer greater than 1. The value of each of the N bit chunks is determined and converted into a symbol cell. Each symbol cell has a duration which is dependent upon the value of the corresponding N bit chunk. The symbol cell is recorded. The transition shift for each of a plurality of juxtapositions of symbol cells is determined, and the symbol cell duration is varied depending upon the compensation required from the determined transition shift. A system of reading out the recorded symbol cells is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: United States Design Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas Coulter
  • Patent number: 3986309
    Abstract: An improved system of anchoring the bottom ends of interlocking wall panels in an aluminum swimming pool construction is disclosed, in which vertical anchors of reentrant cross section engage vertically extending peninsular projections of the rear of the panels, some at least of these projections being formed by interengagement of parts of adjacent panels, or panels and corner pieces. The anchors thus both anchor the panels and lock them together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1976
    Inventor: Terrance Douglas Coulter