Patents by Inventor Michael W. Schmidt

Michael W. Schmidt 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: 5564049
    Abstract: Subprograms together making up an industrial controller program are encapsulated in shells which make explicit the connection relationships and data flow directions of the subprogram normally implicit in the sharing of variables. The shells also identify the consumer/producer relationship of the variables as may be used to identify data contention problems. Actual connections between subprograms along which variables may be shared are externalized in a connection database that permits ready cross-referencing of such data sharing. Connection information stored in the shell may be used when a shell is cut and pasted to provide an initial suggestion of how to connect the new pasted shell. The automatic reconnection of the pasted shell refers to the previous connections and makes use of a hierarchical arrangement previously determined by the programmer reflecting the logic of the program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Allen-Bradley Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael W. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 4801240
    Abstract: Robotic tooling is connected to a robot arm with a device including a set of support members connected together to provide for relative axial movement and rotary movement of the tooling in addition to relative lateral movement in two perpendicular directions from a home or normal position. The members are biased to a precise normal position by pressure biased telescopic plungers confined within mating and opposing recesses, and a set of linear transducers sense movement along each of the three axes and also rotary movement to provide a feedback for the robot control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Inventors: Charles F. Hautau, Michael W. Schmidt, David L. Fleischman