Patents by Inventor Eric Flanagin

Eric Flanagin 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).

  • Dynamic messaging system for factory automation device
    Patent number: 12138792
    Abstract: A dynamic messaging system for factory automation devices that provides flexible data transport, presentation and scheduling. Custom message instructions are provided to robot controllers using configuration templates which are loadable without rebooting the controller or affecting ongoing operations of the robot. The configuration templates contain data definitions only and no executable code. Custom data messages are sent from the robot controller based on triggers, including periodic timers, transmission of a current message, change of device elements and programmatic requests. Custom message attributes such as transmission rate and priority can be set, and messages may include file attachments. A message template creator, external to the robot controller, creates the configuration templates, ensures message uniqueness and generates data ingestion schema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: FANUC AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ashok Prajapati, Rick Wunderlich, Kenneth Krause, Isaac Eckert, Isaac Robinson Stephan Thangaiah Albert, Eric Flanagin
  • DYNAMIC MESSAGING SYSTEM FOR FACTORY AUTOMATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210276181
    Abstract: A dynamic messaging system for factory automation devices that provides flexible data transport, presentation and scheduling. Custom message instructions are provided to robot controllers using configuration templates which are loadable without rebooting the controller or affecting ongoing operations of the robot. The configuration templates contain data definitions only and no executable code. Custom data messages are sent from the robot controller based on triggers, including periodic timers, transmission of a current message, change of device elements and programmatic requests. Custom message attributes such as transmission rate and priority can be set, and messages may include file attachments. A message template creator, external to the robot controller, creates the configuration templates, ensures message uniqueness and generates data ingestion schema.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Ashok Prajapati, Rick Wunderlich, Kenneth Krause, Isaac Eckert, Isaac Robinson Stephan Thangaiah Albert, Eric Flanagin