Patents by Inventor Juerg Merki

Juerg Merki 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).

  • Publication number: 20250096601
    Abstract: A system includes one or more modular monitor systems. Each modular monitor system includes a modular control system that controls one or more switches that couple a power source to a load device. Each modular monitor system also includes one or more sensors that acquire sensor data including electrical characteristics associated with a respective modular monitor system. Additionally, the system includes a central monitor system that receives the sensor data, presents the sensor data via a display device integral to the central monitor system, generates one or more control signals based on the sensor data, and transmits the one or more control signals to the one or more modular monitor systems. The one or more control signals may cause a respective modular control system of the respective modular monitor system to operate one or more respective switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Aiman Kerim, Juerg Merki
  • Patent number: 12224575
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, via at least one processor, a first set of data indicative of a fault being present and send a first signal to a breaker based on the first set of data. The first signal may cause the breaker to open a plurality of poles of the breaker. The method may then involve receiving a second set of data indicative of the fault being cleared and sending a second signal to the breaker based on the second set of data. The second signal may cause the breaker to close a first pole of the plurality of poles at a first time and close a second pole of the plurality of poles at a second time different from the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle B. Adkins, Aiman Kerim, Juerg Merki, Randall S. Langer, Andrew E. Carlson, David Elmiger
  • Patent number: 11978606
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first set of operational parameters that correspond to one or more semiconductor devices of a solid-state circuit breaker and sending a first command to the solid-state circuit breaker to turn off the one or more semiconductors in response to the first set of operational parameters exceeding a first set of thresholds. The method includes sending a second command to the solid-state circuit breaker to turn on the one or more semiconductors in response to the first set of operational parameters being equal to or less than the first set of thresholds. The method includes receiving a second set of operational parameters that correspond to one or more electrical properties associated with an operation of the solid-state circuit breaker coupled to a load device and generating a baseline profile representative of the first set of operational parameters and the second operational parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Aiman Kerim, Juerg Merki, Kyle B Adkins, Randall S. Langer, Jr., Andrew E. Carlson, David Elmiger
  • Publication number: 20240063630
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, via at least one processor, a first set of data indicative of a fault being present and send a first signal to a breaker based on the first set of data. The first signal may cause the breaker to open a plurality of poles of the breaker. The method may then involve receiving a second set of data indicative of the fault being cleared and sending a second signal to the breaker based on the second set of data. The second signal may cause the breaker to close a first pole of the plurality of poles at a first time and close a second pole of the plurality of poles at a second time different from the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle B. Adkins, Aiman Kerim, Juerg Merki, Randall S. Langer, Andrew E. Carlson, David Elmiger
  • Publication number: 20240047161
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first set of operational parameters that correspond to one or more semiconductor devices of a solid-state circuit breaker and sending a first command to the solid-state circuit breaker to turn off the one or more semiconductors in response to the first set of operational parameters exceeding a first set of thresholds. The method includes sending a second command to the solid-state circuit breaker to turn on the one or more semiconductors in response to the first set of operational parameters being equal to or less than the first set of thresholds. The method includes receiving a second set of operational parameters that correspond to one or more electrical properties associated with an operation of the solid-state circuit breaker coupled to a load device and generating a baseline profile representative of the first set of operational parameters and the second operational parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Aiman Kerim, Juerg Merki, Kyle B. Adkins, Randall S. Langer, Andrew E. Carlson, David Elmiger
  • Patent number: 11423799
    Abstract: A method for generating assembly instructions may include receiving inputs from a user, such that the inputs may include an indication of components of a product package. The method may also include retrieving assembly attribute data for each component from a first storage component, such that the assembly attribute data includes information regarding compatibility properties between two or more of the plurality of components. The method may then involve retrieving model data for each component from a second storage component, such that the model data is representative of physical properties of a respective component. The method may also include generating the assembly instructions for assembling the components together based on the attribute data and the model data, such that the assembly instructions include visualizations representative of at least a portion of a process for assembling the plurality of components together. The assembly instructions are then presented via an electronic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Kocher, Kelly M. Kunowski, Mason Khan, James Furukawa, Troy M. Bellows, Scott B. Lasko, Mayo D. Hemmingson, Charles L. Quentin, Anthony M. Avila, Austen K. Scudder, Karen R. Hecht, Juerg Merki, Guillermo Garcia, Maciej Branicki
  • Publication number: 20210005103
    Abstract: A method for generating assembly instructions may include receiving inputs from a user, such that the inputs may include an indication of components of a product package. The method may also include retrieving assembly attribute data for each component from a first storage component, such that the assembly attribute data includes information regarding compatibility properties between two or more of the plurality of components. The method may then involve retrieving model data for each component from a second storage component, such that the model data is representative of physical properties of a respective component. The method may also include generating the assembly instructions for assembling the components together based on the attribute data and the model data, such that the assembly instructions include visualizations representative of at least a portion of a process for assembling the plurality of components together. The assembly instructions are then presented via an electronic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Kyle Kocher, Kelly M. Kunowski, Mason Khan, James Furukawa, Troy M. Bellows, Scott B. Lasko, Mayo D. Hemmingson, Charles L. Quentin, Anthony M. Avila, Austen K. Scudder, Karen R. Hecht, Juerg Merki, Guillermo Garcia, Maciej Branicki