Patents by Inventor Edward J. Tomkin

Edward J. Tomkin 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).

  • Motorized system integrated control and diagnostics using vibration, pressure, temperature, speed, and/or current analysis
    Patent number: 7539549
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling and diagnosing the health of a motorized system. The systems may comprise a diagnostics system and a controller, wherein the diagnostics system employs a neural network, an expert system, and/or a data fusion component in order to assess the health of the motorized system according to one or more attributes associated therewith. The controller may operate the motorized system in accordance with a setpoint and/or a diagnostics signal from the diagnostics system. Also disclosed are methodologies for controlling and diagnosing the health of a motorized system, comprising operating a motor in the motorized system in a controlled fashion, and diagnosing the health of the motorized system according to a measured attribute associated with the motorized system, wherein the motor may be operated according to a setpoint and/or the diagnostics signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Discenzo, Peter Unsworth, Sarat Babu Vetcha, Kenneth A. Loparo, Carl J. Dister, Edward J. Tomkin