Patents by Inventor Mark Ruetty

Mark Ruetty 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).

  • Apparatus for multi-chassis configurable time synchronization
    Patent number: 7818457
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for time synchronization of operations in a control system. Synchronization networks and devices are provided for transferring synchronization information between controllers in a distributed or localized control system, which is employed in order to allow operation of such controllers to be synchronized with respect to time. Also disclosed are synchronization protocols and hardware apparatus employed in synchronizing control operations in a control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Flood, Mark Ruetty, Anthony Cachat
  • Protocol and method for multi-chassis configurable time synchronization
    Patent number: 7721001
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for time synchronization of operations in a control system. Synchronization networks and devices are provided for transferring synchronization information between controllers in a distributed or localized control system, which is employed in order to allow operation of such controllers to be synchronized with respect to time. Also disclosed are synchronization protocols and hardware apparatus employed in synchronizing control operations in a control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Flood, Anthony Cachat, Mark Ruetty, Steven Zuponcic
  • Protocol and method for multi-chassis configurable time synchronization
    Patent number: 7007106
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for time synchronization of operations in a control system. Synchronization networks and devices are provided for transferring synchronization information between controllers in a distributed or localized control system, which is employed in order to allow operation of such controllers to be synchronized with respect to time. Also disclosed are synchronization protocols and hardware apparatus employed in synchronizing control operations in a control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Flood, Anthony Cachat, Mark Ruetty, Steven Zuponcic