Patents by Inventor Jeffery W. Brooks
Jeffery W. Brooks 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).
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Patent number: 11340588Abstract: Embodiments of this present disclosure may include industrial components in an industrial environment and a control system. The control system may receive a request to perform a control operation using the industrial components and may access a reference array associated with the industrial components. The reference array may include rows and columns, where each row may correspond to a respective industrial component of the industrial components. The control system may identify or program set points in the reference array associated with completing the control operation and may detect current motion components of the plurality of industrial components. The control system may generate control commands for the industrial components based on the current motion components, the set points, and/or the reference array. The industrial components may perform the control operation in response to receiving the control commands.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David A. Johnston, Jeffery W. Brooks, Michael J. Viste, Jatin P. Bhatt
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Publication number: 20220100177Abstract: Embodiments of this present disclosure may include industrial components in an industrial environment and a control system. The control system may receive a request to perform a control operation using the industrial components and may access a reference array associated with the industrial components. The reference array may include rows and columns, where each row may correspond to a respective industrial component of the industrial components. The control system may identify or program set points in the reference array associated with completing the control operation and may detect current motion components of the plurality of industrial components. The control system may generate control commands for the industrial components based on the current motion components, the set points, and/or the reference array. The industrial components may perform the control operation in response to receiving the control commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: David A. Johnston, Jeffery W. Brooks, Michael J. Viste, Jatin P. Bhatt
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Patent number: 9250897Abstract: The subject invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate display, selection, and management of context associated with execution of add-on instructions. The systems and methods track add-on instruction calls and provide a user with call and data context, wherein the user can select a particular add-on instruction context from a plurality of contexts in order to observe values and/or edit parameters associated with the add-on instruction. The add-on instruction context can include information such as instances of data for particular lines of execution, the add-on instruction called, a caller of the instruction, a location of the instruction call, references to complex data types and objects, etc. The systems and methods further provide a technique for automatic routine selection based on the add-on instruction state information such that the add-on instruction executed corresponds to a current state.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James H. Jarrett, John E. Belcher, Russell W. Brandes, Jeffery W. Brooks, Bruce A. Christensen, Keith M. Hogan, Michael D. Kalan, Douglas J. Reichard, Diane N. Ritchie, Thomas G. Rodano, Mark E. Taylor, Rae M. White
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Patent number: 8365145Abstract: The subject invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate display, selection, and management of context associated with execution of add-on instructions. The systems and methods track add-on instruction calls provide a user with call and data context, wherein the user can select a particular add-on instruction context from a plurality of contexts in order to observe values and/or edit parameters associated with the add-on instruction. The add-on instruction context can include information such as instances of data for particular lines of execution, the add-on instruction called, a caller of the instruction, a location of the instruction call, references to complex data types and objects, etc. The systems and methods further provide a technique for automatic routine selection based on the add-on instruction state information such that the add-on instruction executed corresponds to a current state.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James H. Jarrett, John E. Belcher, Russell W. Brandes, Jeffery W. Brooks, Bruce A. Christensen, Keith M. Hogan, Michael D. Kalan, Douglas J. Reichard, Diane N. Ritchie, Thomas G. Rodano, Mark E. Taylor, Rae M. Varga
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Patent number: 7860589Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method for employment in an industrial automation environment that facilitates utilizing data within a programmable logic controller. An interface component can facilitate receipt of a portion of data related to a programmable logic controller. An access component integrated within a programmable logic controller (PLC) and communicatively coupled to the interface component can employ programmatic access to the name and respective data space during runtime.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ronald E. Bliss, Jeffery W. Brooks
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Patent number: 7721273Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating automated manufacturing processes in an industrial controller environment. An automation system is provided for automated industrial processing. The system includes an equipment phase object that is executed by a controller engine, wherein the equipment phase object can be accessible from internal instructions within the controller and/or from external instructions directed to the controller such as from a server or another controller across a network connection. A sequencing engine operates with the equipment phase object to facilitate automated industrial processing. The sequencing engine can be adapted to various industrial standards or in accordance with other state type models.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2004Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kenwood H. Hall, Stephen D. Ryan, Richard Alan Morse, Kam-Por Yuen, Raymond J. Staron, Paul R. D'Mura, James H. Jarrett, Michael D. Kalan, Robert C. Kline, Jr., Charles Martin Rischar, Christopher E. Stanek, Tao Zhao, Kenneth S. Plache, Shoshana L. Wodzisz, Jan Bezdicek, David A. Johnston, Jeffery W. Brooks
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Publication number: 20090083525Abstract: The subject invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate display, selection, and management of context associated with execution of add-on instructions. The systems and methods track add-on instruction calls provide a user with call and data context, wherein the user can select a particular add-on instruction context from a plurality of contexts in order to observe values and/or edit parameters associated with the add-on instruction. The add-on instruction context can include information such as instances of data for particular lines of execution, the add-on instruction called, a caller of the instruction, a location of the instruction call, references to complex data types and objects, etc. The systems and methods further provide a technique for automatic routine selection based on the add-on instruction state information such that the add-on instruction executed corresponds to a current state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: James H. Jarrett, John E. Belcher, Russell W. Brandes, Jeffery W. Brooks, Bruce A. Christensen, Keith M. Hogan, Michael D. Kalan, Douglas J. Reichard, Diane N. Ritchie, Thomas G. Rodano, Mark E. Taylor, Rae M. Varga
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Publication number: 20090083698Abstract: The subject invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate display, selection, and management of context associated with execution of add-on instructions. The systems and methods track add-on instruction calls provide a user with call and data context, wherein the user can select a particular add-on instruction context from a plurality of contexts in order to observe values and/or edit parameters associated with the add-on instruction. The add-on instruction context can include information such as instances of data for particular lines of execution, the add-on instruction called, a caller of the instruction, a location of the instruction call, references to complex data types and objects, etc. The systems and methods further provide a technique for automatic routine selection based on the add-on instruction state information such that the add-on instruction executed corresponds to a current state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: James H. Jarrett, John E. Belcher, Russell W. Brandes, Jeffery W. Brooks, Bruce A. Christensen, Keith M. Hogan, Michael D. Kalan, Douglas J. Reichard, Diane N. Ritchie, Thomas G. Rodano, Mark E. Taylor, Rae M. Varga
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Patent number: 7457671Abstract: The subject invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate display, selection, and management of context associated with execution of add-on instructions. The systems and methods track add-on instruction calls provide a user with call and data context, wherein the user can select a particular add-on instruction context from a plurality of contexts in order to observe values and/or edit parameters associated with the add-on instruction. The add-on instruction context can include information such as instances of data for particular lines of execution, the add-on instruction called, a caller of the instruction, a location of the instruction call, references to complex data types and objects, etc. The systems and methods further provide a technique for automatic routine selection based on the add-on instruction state information such that the add-on instruction executed corresponds to a current state.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James H. Jarrett, John E. Belcher, Russell W. Brandes, Jeffery W. Brooks, Bruce A. Christensen, Keith M. Hogan, Michael D. Kalan, Douglas J. Reichard, Diane N. Ritchie, Thomas G. Rodano, Mark E. Taylor, Rae M. Varga
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Publication number: 20070208440Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method for employment in an industrial automation environment that facilitates utilizing data within a programmable logic controller. An interface component can facilitate receipt of a portion of data related to a programmable logic controller. An access component integrated within a programmable logic controller (PLC) and communicatively coupled to the interface component can employ programmatic access to the name and respective data space during runtime.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2006Publication date: September 6, 2007Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Ronald E. Bliss, Jeffery W. Brooks
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Patent number: 7266425Abstract: The subject invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate motion between different coordinate systems in an industrial control environment. The systems and methods accept data in one coordinate system and transform the data to a different coordinate system. Suitable transformations include instructions that transform between Cartesian, pre-defined non-Cartesian, and user-defined non-Cartesian coordinate systems, including transformations between a non-Cartesian coordinate system to another non-Cartesian coordinate system. Such transformations can be programmed in essentially any industrial control language and can be seamlessly integrated with the control environment. The systems and methods can be utilized to generate a motion instruction that includes, among other information, source and target coordinate systems and the transformation between them.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jatin P. Bhatt, Fabio Malaspina, Michael Piatka, William C. Schwarz, Jeffery W. Brooks, Slobodan Milosevic
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Patent number: 6018797Abstract: An integrated RISC and relay ladder logic processor uses shared registers, program counter, bus lines, and processing circuitry to eliminate delays associated with transfer of control in co-processor type architecture. The RISC instructions do not significantly interfere with the specialized hardware needed for rapid relay logic execution, the latter which may be further improved through the use of a pipeline well suited for relay ladder logic which creates few pipeline hazards. Two levels of condition codes are used for the arithmetic and logic instructions to permit nested arithmetic operations without interference with those instructions visible to the user. Hybrid instructions are provided to synchronize the relay ladder instructions with the arithmetic instructions, thus truly integrating the two instruction sets.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1997Date of Patent: January 25, 2000Assignee: Allen-Bradley Company, LLCInventors: Otomar Schmidt, Richard S. Gunsaulus, Ronald E. Schultz, Jeffery W. Brooks
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Patent number: 5819097Abstract: A compiler for an industrial controller uses a user modifiable instruction table to contain code fragments necessary to compile particular instructions. During compilation, the instructions are replaced with the code fragments. Thus new instructions recognizable by the compiler may be added simply by editing this instruction table. Multiple instructions having the same name are resolved through a best match of operand types which examines the possible data loss in conversion of operand types to select a particular one of the instructions.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1996Date of Patent: October 6, 1998Assignee: Allen Bradley Company, LLCInventors: Jeffery W. Brooks, Raymond R. Husted, Charles M. Rischar, Amir S. Ansari
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Patent number: 5812759Abstract: A method of handling a fault which occurs during execution of an executable program comprises the steps of designating a first sequence of instructions of the executable program as visible and designating a second sequence of instructions of the executable program as invisible. According to this scheme, for the first visible sequence of instructions, faults are reported in a manner which designates an instruction at which the fault occurred. For the second invisible sequence of instructions, faults are reported in a manner which designates the invisible sequence of instructions as a whole. The invention permits fault handling for instructions added by a user to be performed in the same way as fault handling for built-in functions, and is usable with compiled machines.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1996Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Assignee: Allen Bradley Company, Inc.Inventor: Jeffery W. Brooks
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Patent number: 5295059Abstract: A machine is operated by a programmable controller that executes a ladder logic control program. A custom ladder logic processor is provided for high speed execution of the more common ladder logic instructions and a microprocessor interprets the remaining ladder logic instructions. A first section of memory contains a ladder logic control program in which some of the instructions are macro instructions executable by the ladder logic processor. Each macro instruction specifies an operation code, a first memory file containing data to be processed by the macro instruction, a second memory file containing control data governing the processing, and a storage location for results produced by execution of the macro instruction. Another memory section stores a library file containing a ladder logic software routine for each macro instruction, and stores a directory which identifies a starting location of the macro instruction routine for each operation code.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1992Date of Patent: March 15, 1994Assignee: Allen-Bradley Company, Inc.Inventors: Jeffery W. Brooks, Michael D. Yoke, John J. Kolat, Jr.