Patents by Inventor Robert B. Hirschinger

Robert B. Hirschinger 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).

  • Method and apparatus for integrating an external motion planner with an industrial controller
    Patent number: 10754320
    Abstract: An industrial controller that integrates with an external controller for improved control of an industrial machine or process and for coordinating internal motion control functions of the industrial controller with the control routines native to the external controller is disclosed. The industrial controller includes one or more internal motion control instructions, such as a jog, cam, follower, or gearing function. The industrial controller further includes an internal motion planner to generate commands for motor drives connected to the industrial controller to execute the internal motion control instructions or user provided motion control instructions in a control program. External vendors have also developed motion planners to generate motion commands, for example, for the axes on robotic equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jatin P. Bhatt, Rahul Sharma, Shipei Tian, Robert B. Hirschinger
  • Method and Apparatus for Integrating an External Motion Planner with an Industrial Controller
    Publication number: 20190146451
    Abstract: An industrial controller that integrates with an external controller for improved control of an industrial machine or process and for coordinating internal motion control functions of the industrial controller with the control routines native to the external controller is disclosed. The industrial controller includes one or more internal motion control instructions, such as a jog, cam, follower, or gearing function. The industrial controller further includes an internal motion planner to generate commands for motor drives connected to the industrial controller to execute the internal motion control instructions or user provided motion control instructions in a control program. External vendors have also developed motion planners to generate motion commands, for example, for the axes on robotic equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Jatin P. Bhatt, Rahul Sharma, Shipei Tian, Robert B. Hirschinger