Patents by Inventor Gretchen Lee Krehbiel

Gretchen Lee Krehbiel 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).

  • Self-arbitrated resources for industrial control systems
    Patent number: 9086696
    Abstract: An industrial control system is provided. The system includes two or more industrial control resources that are employed to operate a control process. This includes at least one arbitration component installed with each of the industrial control resources, where the arbitration component is employed to resolve priorities between the industrial control resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Plache, Robert Kline, Paul R. D'mura, Gretchen Lee Krehbiel
  • SELF-ARBITRATED RESOURCES FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20100082814
    Abstract: An industrial control system is provided. The system includes two or more industrial control resources that are employed to operate a control process. This includes at least one arbitration component installed with each of the industrial control resources, where the arbitration component is employed to resolve priorities between the industrial control resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Plache, Robert Kline, Paul R. D'mura, Gretchen Lee Krehbiel