Patents by Inventor Neal R. Krejci

Neal R. Krejci 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).

  • Systems and methods for authenticating industrial automation components
    Patent number: 12038741
    Abstract: A first component of an industrial automation system includes an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) storing data identifying the first component. The data identifying the first component is read from the EEPROM by a second component to which the first component is communicatively coupled to authenticate the first component. The first component lacks a processor and a microcontroller, and does not run firmware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal R. Krejci, Chandresh R. Chaudhari, Sean P. Overberger, Bret S. Hildebran, Daniel E. Killian
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20230095486
    Abstract: A first component of an industrial automation system includes an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) storing data identifying the first component. The data identifying the first component is read from the EEPROM by a second component to which the first component is communicatively coupled to authenticate the first component. The first component lacks a processor and a microcontroller, and does not run firmware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Neal R. Krejci, Chandresh R. Chaudhari, Sean P. Overberger, Bret S. Hildebran, Daniel E. Killian