Patents by Inventor John E. Belcher

John E. Belcher 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: 12020056
    Abstract: An industrial development hub (IDH) supports industrial development and testing capabilities that are offered as a cloud-based service. The IDH comprises an enhanced storage platform and associated design tools that serve as a repository on which customers can store control project code, device configurations, and other digital aspects of an industrial automation project. The IDH system can facilitate discovery and management of digital content associated with control systems, and can be used for system backup and restore, code conversion, and version management. The IDH also supports storage and instantiation of virtual machine images preconfigured with digital engineering applications or project conversion that can be instantiated and executed remotely as part of a digital engineering services framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Wayne Como, John E Belcher, Ryan P Dunn, Nathaniel S Sandler, Scott A. Miller, Bruce T. McCleave, Jr., Nathan Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20230012832
    Abstract: An industrial development hub (IDH) supports industrial development and testing capabilities that are offered as a cloud-based service. The IDH comprises an enhanced storage platform and associated design tools that serve as a repository on which customers can store control project code, device configurations, and other digital aspects of an industrial automation project. The IDH system can facilitate discovery and management of digital content associated with control systems, and can be used for system backup and restore, code conversion, and version management. The IDH also supports storage and instantiation of virtual machine images preconfigured with digital engineering applications or project conversion that can be instantiated and executed remotely as part of a digital engineering services framework.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Wayne Como, John E Belcher, RYAN P DUNN, Nathaniel S Sandler, SCOTT A. MILLER, Bruce T. McCleave, JR., Nathan Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20180129793
    Abstract: An industrial precompile and encrypt system facilitates secure distribution of a digital industrial asset to a target device in an industrial automation environment while permitting common, expected user workflows such as interfacing with the asset; replacing failed target devices; verifying and validating the asset and its usage; securely troubleshooting the asset, editing the asset, or replacing the asset in a running system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Dylan A. Ulis, Kevin A. Fonner, Derek P. Miller, James J. Kay, Douglas W. Reid, Jack M. Visoky, Richard M. Cherney, John E. Belcher, Taryl J. Jasper
  • Patent number: 9250897
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 8365145
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 8181157
    Abstract: A software documentation system is provided. This includes a documentation object to store documentation data of an application. One or more custom language components are stored with the documentation objects to provide language display options for the application. The custom language components can be applied as a tag to indicate that tagged data items are to remain in a designated form such as a string name that is to remain in the designated language of the documentation designer. The custom language components can also be specified as differing forms of a similar language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Ericsson, John E. Belcher, David R. Curry, Christopher E. Stanek, Fabio Malaspina, Ronald E. Bliss
  • Publication number: 20090083698
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20090083525
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: 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
  • Patent number: 7457671
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20080127091
    Abstract: A software documentation system is provided. This includes a documentation object to store documentation data of an application. One or more custom language components are stored with the documentation objects to provide language display options for the application. The custom language components can be applied as a tag to indicate that tagged data items are to remain in a designated form such as a string name that is to remain in the designated language of the documentation designer. The custom language components can also be specified as differing forms of a similar language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Ericsson, John E. Belcher, David R. Curry, Christopher E. Stanek, Fabio Malaspina, Ronald E. Bliss