Patents by Inventor John A. Kay

John A. Kay 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).

  • Patent number: 11750715
    Abstract: A system for performing industrial automation control may include a first device that generates a first set of data formatted according to a first protocol and a second device that generates an automation command. The automation command may control the first device based on the first set of data. The second device may interpret data formatted according to a second protocol. The system may include a broker system coupled between the first device and the second device to transform data communicated between the devices, such as the first set of data, the automation command, or both. For example, the broker system may transmit a set of data generated to communicate the first set of data to the second device formatted according to the second protocol as opposed to being formatting according to the first protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, Rob A. Entzminger, Corey A. Peterson, John A. Kay
  • Patent number: 11233387
    Abstract: Described herein are improvements for a power system by operating the power system using updated performance characteristics for a protection device. In one example, a method includes operating the power system based on a first operational curve for a first protection device of the one or more protection devices. The first operational curve indicates conditions upon which the first protection device will trip. The method also provides obtaining trip information describing conditions that cause the first protection device to trip at each of one or more trip occurrences during operation of the power system. The method further provides adjusting the first operational curve to generate an adjusted first operational curve that reflects the trip information and operating the power system based on the adjusted first operational curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, Troy M. Bellows, Rob A. Entzminger, Kurt R. Mickler, Bruce K. Venne, John A. Kay, Scott D. Day
  • Publication number: 20220019199
    Abstract: A system for performing industrial automation control may include a first device that generates a first set of data formatted according to a first protocol and a second device that generates an automation command. The automation command may control the first device based on the first set of data. The second device may interpret data formatted according to a second protocol. The system may include a broker system coupled between the first device and the second device to transform data communicated between the devices, such as the first set of data, the automation command, or both. For example, the broker system may transmit a set of data generated to communicate the first set of data to the second device formatted according to the second protocol as opposed to being formatting according to the first protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, Rob A. Entzminger, Corey A. Peterson, John A. Kay
  • Publication number: 20200259323
    Abstract: Described herein are improvements for a power system by operating the power system using updated performance characteristics for a protection device. In one example, a method includes operating the power system based on a first operational curve for a first protection device of the one or more protection devices. The first operational curve indicates conditions upon which the first protection device will trip. The method also provides obtaining trip information describing conditions that cause the first protection device to trip at each of one or more trip occurrences during operation of the power system. The method further provides adjusting the first operational curve to generate an adjusted first operational curve that reflects the trip information and operating the power system based on the adjusted first operational curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, Troy M. Bellows, Rob A. Entzminger, Kurt R. Mickler, Bruce K. Venne, John A. Kay, Scott D. Day
  • Patent number: 4957970
    Abstract: A package comprised of (A) compounding ingredients for unvulcanized rubber packaged in (B) a film comprised of syndiotactic-1,2-polybutadiene, sulfur, accelerator and retarder. The invention further relates to a compounded rubber comprised of a mixture of such package and sulfur curable rubber. The film may also contain additional selected rubbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Ronald L. Holsapple, John A. Kay
  • Patent number: D816093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, John A. Kay
  • Patent number: D816094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, John A. Kay
  • Patent number: D816095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, John A. Kay
  • Patent number: D816096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, John A. Kay
  • Patent number: D816684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, John A. Kay