Patents by Inventor Peter J. Flickinger

Peter J. Flickinger 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).

  • Publication number: 20260140494
    Abstract: A remote motor control center (MCC) interface with a unit profile view. Information about the MCC units is obtained from a data file containing project data for the MCC. Status data is collected for the units. An elevation view showing the units of the MCC is generated, which includes background and contextual information for each of the units and the motor control devices therein. The elevation view includes selectable elements for the MCC units. In response to receiving a selection of a selectable element, the unit devices for the corresponding unit are identified. A network path facilitating communication with the unit devices is identified and leveraged for attempts to instantiate monitoring for the unit devices. Based on the attempts to instantiate monitoring and any successful monitoring, a unit profile for the unit is generated. The unit profile includes at least type and status information for the unit devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Hayley L. Jamiola, Suzanne M. Michelich, Peter J. Flickinger, Brandon C. Uniewski, Andrew G. Beugnet, Andrew T. Dudley, Todd A. Vance
  • Publication number: 20240272898
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may improve configuration file generation and management in an industrial automation system. Indeed, described herein is an integrated development environment (IDE) tool that may be integrated with a version control system (VCS) to improve change control issues that may otherwise arise when multiple IT devices have access to a same project and/or configuration file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Peter J. Flickinger, Andrew T. Dudley, Brandon Uniewski, Ryan Coon, Andrew G. Beugnet, Todd A. Vance, Christian O. Vazquez-Rivera, Christopher E. Stanek, Suzanne M. Michelich
  • Patent number: 11556109
    Abstract: Provided herein are techniques related to an industrial system that may have a plurality of industrial automation devices, a database that has a plurality of location datasets that correspond to the plurality of industrial automation devices, and a monitoring system that may communicate with the industrial automation devices via a network and the database. The monitoring system may send a first request to the industrial automation devices in the industrial system to identify an industrial automation device having an active maintenance status. The active maintenance status may be indicative of a maintenance request for the industrial automation device. The monitoring system may send a second request to the database for a location dataset associated with the industrial automation device, generate a visualization that includes the active maintenance status and the location dataset associated with the industrial automation device, and display the visualization via an electronic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, Mithun M. Nagabhairava, Peter J. Flickinger, Ryan Coon, Jonathan D. Walter, Jonathan Wise, Calvin C. Steinweg
  • Publication number: 20210356949
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, systems, and software for automatic generation of reports associated with an industrial automation environment. In one implementation, a method includes accessing a source of data containing information related to operation of an industrial automation system. An industrial controller controls the operation. The method also includes identifying user defined types (UDTs) containing a data property in the source of data; creating asset model tags that point to the UDTs in the industrial controller; creating asset definitions by grouping all asset model tags of a particular UDT; instantiating a separate model for each asset in the industrial automation system based on the corresponding asset definition; and generating a report to display values of the asset model tags of the instantiated models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Bruce K. Venne, Rob A. Entzminger, Peter J. Flickinger, David C. Mazur, Jeffrey Schmelebeck, Scott D. Day
  • Publication number: 20210181707
    Abstract: Provided herein are techniques related to an industrial system that may have a plurality of industrial automation devices, a database that has a plurality of location datasets that correspond to the plurality of industrial automation devices, and a monitoring system that may communicate with the industrial automation devices via a network and the database. The monitoring system may send a first request to the industrial automation devices in the industrial system to identify an industrial automation device having an active maintenance status. The active maintenance status may be indicative of a maintenance request for the industrial automation device. The monitoring system may send a second request to the database for a location dataset associated with the industrial automation device, generate a visualization that includes the active maintenance status and the location dataset associated with the industrial automation device, and display the visualization via an electronic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, Mithun M. Nagabhairava, Peter J. Flickinger, Ryan Coon, Jonathan D. Walter, Jonathan Wise, Calvin C. Steinweg
  • Patent number: 10955816
    Abstract: Provided herein are techniques related to an industrial system that may have a plurality of industrial automation devices, a database that has a plurality of location datasets that correspond to the plurality of industrial automation devices, and a monitoring system that may communicate with the industrial automation devices via a network and the database. The monitoring system may send a first request to the industrial automation devices in the industrial system to identify an industrial automation device having an active maintenance status. The active maintenance status may be indicative of a maintenance request for the industrial automation device. The monitoring system may send a second request to the database for a location dataset associated with the industrial automation device, generate a visualization that includes the active maintenance status and the location dataset associated with the industrial automation device, and display the visualization via an electronic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, Mithun M. Nagabhairava, Peter J. Flickinger, Ryan Coon, Jonathan D. Walter, Jonathan Wise, Calvin C. Steinweg
  • Publication number: 20200096965
    Abstract: Provided herein are techniques related to an industrial system that may have a plurality of industrial automation devices, a database that has a plurality of location datasets that correspond to the plurality of industrial automation devices, and a monitoring system that may communicate with the industrial automation devices via a network and the database. The monitoring system may send a first request to the industrial automation devices in the industrial system to identify an industrial automation device having an active maintenance status. The active maintenance status may be indicative of a maintenance request for the industrial automation device. The monitoring system may send a second request to the database for a location dataset associated with the industrial automation device, generate a visualization that includes the active maintenance status and the location dataset associated with the industrial automation device, and display the visualization via an electronic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, Mithun M. Nagabhairava, Peter J. Flickinger, Ryan Coon, Jonathan D. Walter, Jonathan Wise, Calvin C. Steinweg
  • Publication number: 20170343996
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and software to facilitate automatic generation of type-based reporting model and reports associated with an industrial automation environment. In one implementation, one or more computer-readable storage media have program instructions stored thereon, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a computing system, direct the computing system to at least access a source of data containing information related to operation of a system and identify at least one object in the information related to a data property. The program instructions also direct the computing system to create an asset definition of the at least one object, instantiate a model of the at least one object in an asset model based on the asset definition, and generate a report comprising an aspect of the model based on the data property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Bruce K. Venne, Rob A. Entzminger, Peter J. Flickinger, David C. Mazur, Jeffrey Schmelebeck, Scott D. Day