Patents by Inventor Jeffrey David Gandier

Jeffrey David Gandier 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).

  • Customizable contactor prognostics system
    Patent number: 9995790
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying a health status of a contactor includes a processor coupled to a computer readable media. The processor is coupled to the contactor to instruct the contactor to open and close. A database stored in the computer readable media includes operation count variables for the contactor, closing time variables for the contactor, and health status rules for the contactor. The operation count variables and the closing time variables may be inputs to the health status rules to identify the health status of the contactor. A customization program may also be stored in the computer readable media. The customization program enables an operator to modify at least one of the operation count variables, the closing time variables, and the health status rules to affect the identified health status of the contactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chao Chen, Qing Jia, Angelo R. Bortolus, F. Michael Frayne, Jeffrey David Gandier, Xiang Jing
  • Customizable Contactor Prognostics System
    Publication number: 20120123698
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying a health status of a contactor includes a processor coupled to a computer readable media. The processor is coupled to the contactor to instruct the contactor to open and close. A database stored in the computer readable media includes operation count variables for the contactor, closing time variables for the contactor, and health status rules for the contactor. The operation count variables and the closing time variables may be inputs to the health status rules to identify the health status of the contactor. A customization program may also be stored in the computer readable media. The customization program enables an operator to modify at least one of the operation count variables, the closing time variables, and the health status rules to affect the identified health status of the contactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Chao Chen, Qing Jia, Angelo R. Bortolus, F. Michael Frayne, Jeffrey David Gandier, Xiang Jing
  • Customizable contactor prognostics system
    Patent number: 8103460
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying the health status of a contactor include the steps of counting the number of operations performed by the contactor, identifying a closing time of the contactor, using the number of operations and the closing time to assess the health status of the contactor and, where the health of the contactor is a first health status, reporting the health status of the contactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chao Chen, Qing Jia, Angelo R. Bortolus, F. Michael Frayne, Jeffrey David Gandier, Xiang Jing
  • CUSTOMIZABLE CONTACTOR PROGNOSTICS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100153022
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying the health status of a contactor, the method comprising the steps of counting the number of operations performed by the contactor, identifying a closing time of the contactor, using the number of operations and the closing time to assess the health status of the contactor and, where the health of the contactor is a first health status, reporting the health status of the contactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Chao Chen, Qing Jia, Angelo R. Bortolus, F. Michael Frayne, Xiang Jing, Jeffrey david gandier