Patents by Inventor Jim Wert

Jim Wert 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).

  • Model for communication between manufacturing and enterprise levels
    Patent number: 7904181
    Abstract: A device for communicating with low level controllers and sensors located on the production floor of an enterprise directly from the top level of the enterprise. The device comprises a controller which interfaces with programmable logic controllers (PLCs) via the backplane into which the PLCs are plugged. Users are able to define triggers that specify the circumstances under which data points within the PLCs are transported to the enterprise level where they may be stored in a database or sent directly to enterprise application via one of a number of possible transfer protocols. The invention also includes a software client which allows users to set up transfer triggers and view data points on the PLCs in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: ILS Technology LLC
    Inventors: Eric Aupperlee, Sunil Barboza, David De La Rosa, John Keever, Jim Wert, Terry Zanzucchi
  • Model for communication between manufacturing and enterprise levels
    Publication number: 20050267882
    Abstract: A device for communicating with low level controllers and sensors located on the production floor of an enterprise directly from the top level of the enterprise. The device comprises a controller which interfaces with programmable logic controllers (PLCs) via the backplane into which the PLCs are plugged. Users are able to define triggers that specify the circumstances under which data points within the PLCs are transported to the enterprise level where they may be stored in a database or sent directly to enterprise application via one of a number of possible transfer protocols. The invention also includes a software client which allows users to set up transfer triggers and view data points on the PLCs in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Eric Aupperlee, Sunil Barboza, David De La Rosa, John Keever, Jim Wert, Terry Zanzucchi