Patents by Inventor Janet Gilmore

Janet Gilmore 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).

  • Virtualized generic equipment model data and control router for factory automation
    Patent number: 7031783
    Abstract: An interface between an automation host and a plurality of tools is used to perform a processing step. The interface includes a single communications and process behavioral connection interface to the automation host. The interface also includes a plurality of virtual host interfaces. Each virtual host interface from the plurality of virtual host interfaces provides a communications and process behavioral interface to one of the tools in the plurality of tools. The automation host can control and coordinate operation of all tools in the plurality of tools via the single communications and process behavioral connection interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. O'Grady, Joel Taylor, Ryo Takeda, Nobuhiko Yoshimura, John D. McNeill, Donald F. Shafer, Janet Gilmore, Patrick Doane
  • Virtualized generic equipment model data and control router for factory automation
    Publication number: 20030004586
    Abstract: An interface between an automation host and a plurality of tools is used to perform a processing step. The interface includes a single communications and process behavioral connection interface to the automation host. The interface also includes a plurality of virtual host interfaces. Each virtual host interface from the plurality of virtual host interfaces provides a communications and process behavioral interface to one of the tools in the plurality of tools. The automation host can control and coordinate operation of all tools in the plurality of tools via the single communications and process behavioral connection interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: William T. O'Grady, Joel Taylor, Ryo Takeda, Nobuhiko Yoshimura, John D. McNeill, Donald F. Shafer, Janet Gilmore, Patrick Doane