Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Gries

Mark Alan Gries 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).

  • Integrated drive motor power interface
    Patent number: 9300144
    Abstract: An integrated drive motor (IDM) power distribution architecture utilizes an IDM power interface module (IPIM) to create a control voltage that is distributed to all the IDMs in a network. This power distribution may be accomplished along a hybrid cable, for example, that includes both signal conductors and power conductors. The IPIM is capable of detecting short circuits and/or overload conditions and disabling the power supply to the IDMs. Additionally, a second power supply may be utilized in the IPIM such that when the power supply to the IDMs is deactivated, the IPIM may remain functional, for example, to report one or more fault conditions to the user. Additionally, this reporting of fault status may be accomplished via a user display integrated with or coupled to the IPIM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Cooper, Mark Alan Gries, Zoran Vrankovic, David Dean Van Dorpe
  • INTEGRATED DRIVE MOTOR POWER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20150042162
    Abstract: An integrated drive motor (IDM) power distribution architecture utilizes an IDM power interface module (IPIM) to create a control voltage that is distributed to all the IDMs in a network. This power distribution may be accomplished along a hybrid cable, for example, that includes both signal conductors and power conductors. The IPIM is capable of detecting short circuits and/or overload conditions and disabling the power supply to the IDMs. Additionally, a second power supply may be utilized in the IPIM such that when the power supply to the IDMs is deactivated, the IPIM may remain functional, for example, to report one or more fault conditions to the user. Additionally, this reporting of fault status may be accomplished via a user display integrated with or coupled to the IPIM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Cooper, Mark Alan Gries, Zoran Vrankovic, David Dean Van Dorpe
  • Integrated drive motor power interface
    Patent number: 8872460
    Abstract: An integrated drive motor (IDM) power distribution architecture utilizes an IDM power interface module (IPIM) to create a control voltage that is distributed to all the IDMs in a network. This power distribution may be accomplished along a hybrid cable, for example, that includes both signal conductors and power conductors. The IPIM is capable of detecting short circuits and/or overload conditions and disabling the power supply to the IDMs. Additionally, a second power supply may be utilized in the IPIM such that when the power supply to the IDMs is deactivated, the IPIM may remain functional, for example, to report one or more fault conditions to the user. Additionally, this reporting of fault status may be accomplished via a user display integrated with or coupled to the IPIM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Cooper, Mark Alan Gries, Zoran Vrankovic, David Dean Van Dorpe