Patents by Inventor Michael A. Fugere

Michael A. Fugere 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).

  • Motion controller with remote linking
    Patent number: 5689161
    Abstract: Multiple motion controllers for controlling servo motors are connected by a digital communications link so that controlled axes of the motion controllers may be slaved together regardless of their physical proximity. A given controller broadcasts position or command signals on the communications link in response to a request report message from any other controller. A second request report message may stop the broadcasting to conserve link capacity. Time shifting implicit in the link messages is corrected by estimating the velocity of the master axis and extrapolating the position to the local axes' time of updating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Allen-Bradley Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Fugere, David E. Halpert
  • Motion controller with remote linking
    Patent number: 5463296
    Abstract: Multiple motion controllers for controlling servo motors are connected by a digital communications link so that controlled axes of the motion controllers may be slaved together regardless of their physical proximity. A given controller broadcasts position or command signals on the communications link in response to a request report message from any another controller. A second request report message may stop the broadcasting to conserve link capacity. Time shifting implicit in the link messages is corrected by estimating the velocity of the master axis and extrapolating the position to the local axes' time of updating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Allen-Bradley Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Fugere, David E. Halpert