Patents by Inventor Robert Dilgard
Robert Dilgard 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).
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Patent number: 12206191Abstract: A system for control of motors for industrial applications including a motor control center and motor control unit. The motor control center having at least one printed circuit board, and a motor control unit having at least one pin. At least one pin includes a barrel, a plunger, and a spring. The motor control unit is selectively insertable into the motor control center, whereas the at least one pin transitions from the first position to the second position upon insertion and the at least one pin connects to the at least one printed circuit board forming an electrical connection between the motor control center and motor control unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter J. Halpin, Todd R. Sauve, Troy M. Bellows, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Calvin C. Steinweg, Roberto Marques
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Publication number: 20230352863Abstract: A system for control of motors for industrial applications including a motor control center and motor control unit. The motor control center having at least one printed circuit board, and a motor control unit having at least one pin. At least one pin includes a barrel, a plunger, and a spring. The motor control unit is selectively insertable into the motor control center, whereas the at least one pin transitions from the first position to the second position upon insertion and the at least one pin connects to the at least one printed circuit board forming an electrical connection between the motor control center and motor control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Peter J. Halpin, Todd R. Sauve, Troy M. Bellows, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Calvin C. Steinweg, Roberto Marques
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Patent number: 11699562Abstract: A system may include a power supply that generates a first voltage. The power supply may couple upstream from an electrical load. The electrical load may operate based at least in part on the first voltage. In some cases, a solid-state circuit breaker may be coupled between the power supply and the electrical load. Furthermore, a control system may be communicatively coupled to the power supply, the electrical load, and the solid-state circuit breaker. The control system may receive an operational status from the solid-state circuit breaker and may update a visualization rendered on a graphical user interface based at least in part on the operational status. The operational status may indicate an operation of the solid-state circuit breaker coupling the power supply to the electrical load.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Patent number: 11699898Abstract: A system includes a solid-state circuit breaker coupling between a power supply and an electrical load. The system also includes a gateway interface device communicatively coupled to the solid-state circuit breaker and includes a plurality of communication interfaces. In an embodiment, the gateway interface device includes a controller configured to perform operations including determining a connection status of at least one communication interface of the plurality of communication interfaces and determining a number of devices connected to the at least one communication interface, receive a signal from at least one device of the number of devices. In the embodiment, the operations may also include in response to receiving the signal, instructing the solid-state circuit breaker to disconnect the electrical load from the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Patent number: 11677348Abstract: A motor control center (MCC) for an industrial system includes a plurality of sections and a safety bus. Each section includes one or more units. Each unit includes one or more industrial control devices. The safety bus is configured to receive safety signals from a safety distribution unit and delivers the safety signals to each unit of the plurality of section.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Roberto S. Marques, Calvin Steinweg, James K. Newbern, Robert Dilgard
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Patent number: 11640737Abstract: For secure and safe access control, a method authenticates a user of an equipment unit with a user credential. The method determines an equipment status for the equipment unit. The equipment status includes one of energized and un-energized and one of locked and unlocked. The method determines whether the user is authorized to access the equipment unit with an equipment authorization. The determination that the user is authorized is based on the equipment status. In response to the user being authenticated and authorized to access the equipment unit energized or the user being authorized to access the equipment unit un-energized and the equipment unit being un-energized, the method releases a unit lock for the equipment unit with a unit lock credential and the user credential.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Roberto Marques, James K. Newbern, Calvin C. Steinweg, Robert Dilgard
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Publication number: 20230066880Abstract: A motor control center (MCC) for an industrial system includes a plurality of sections and a safety bus. Each section includes one or more units. Each unit includes one or more industrial control devices. The safety bus is configured to receive safety signals from a safety distribution unit and delivers the safety signals to each unit of the plurality of section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Roberto S. Marques, Calvin Steinweg, JAMES K. NEWBERN, Robert Dilgard
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Publication number: 20220393456Abstract: A system includes a solid-state circuit breaker coupling between a power supply and an electrical load. The system also includes a gateway interface device communicatively coupled to the solid-state circuit breaker and includes a plurality of communication interfaces. In an embodiment, the gateway interface device includes a controller configured to perform operations including determining a connection status of at least one communication interface of the plurality of communication interfaces and determining a number of devices connected to the at least one communication interface, receive a signal from at least one device of the number of devices. In the embodiment, the operations may also include in response to receiving the signal, instructing the solid-state circuit breaker to disconnect the electrical load from the power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Patent number: 11462898Abstract: A system includes a solid-state circuit breaker coupling between a power supply and an electrical load. The system also includes a gateway interface device communicatively coupled to the solid-state circuit breaker and includes a plurality of communication interfaces. In an embodiment, the gateway interface device includes a controller configured to perform operations including determining a connection status of at least one communication interface of the plurality of communication interfaces and determining a number of devices connected to the at least one communication interface, receive a signal from at least one device of the number of devices. In the embodiment, the operations may also include in response to receiving the signal, instructing the solid-state circuit breaker to disconnect the electrical load from the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Publication number: 20220044901Abstract: A system may include a power supply that generates a first voltage. The power supply may couple upstream from an electrical load. The electrical load may operate based at least in part on the first voltage. In some cases, a solid-state circuit breaker may be coupled between the power supply and the electrical load. Furthermore, a control system may be communicatively coupled to the power supply, the electrical load, and the solid-state circuit breaker. The control system may receive an operational status from the solid-state circuit breaker and may update a visualization rendered on a graphical user interface based at least in part on the operational status. The operational status may indicate an operation of the solid-state circuit breaker coupling the power supply to the electrical load.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Publication number: 20210390809Abstract: For secure and safe access control, a method authenticates a user of an equipment unit with a user credential. The method determines an equipment status for the equipment unit. The equipment status includes one of energized and un-energized and one of locked and unlocked. The method determines whether the user is authorized to access the equipment unit with an equipment authorization. The determination that the user is authorized is based on the equipment status. In response to the user being authenticated and authorized to access the equipment unit energized or the user being authorized to access the equipment unit un-energized and the equipment unit being un-energized, the method releases a unit lock for the equipment unit with a unit lock credential and the user credential.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Roberto Marques, James K. Newbern, Calvin C. Steinweg, Robert Dilgard
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Patent number: 11158477Abstract: A system may include a power supply that generates a first voltage. The power supply may couple upstream from an electrical load. The electrical load may operate based at least in part on the first voltage. In some cases, a solid-state circuit breaker may be coupled between the power supply and the electrical load. Furthermore, a control system may be communicatively coupled to the power supply, the electrical load, and the solid-state circuit breaker. The control system may receive an operational status from the solid-state circuit breaker and may update a visualization rendered on a graphical user interface based at least in part on the operational status. The operational status may indicate an operation of the solid-state circuit breaker coupling the power supply to the electrical load.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Patent number: 11120658Abstract: For secure and safe access control, a method authenticates the user of an equipment unit with a user credential. The method determines whether the user is authorized to access the equipment unit with an equipment authorization. In response to the user being authenticated and authorized to access the equipment unit, the method releases a unit lock for the equipment unit with a unit lock credential or the user credential.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Roberto Marques, James K. Newbern, Calvin C. Steinweg, Robert Dilgard
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Publication number: 20210265830Abstract: A system includes a solid-state circuit breaker coupling between a power supply and an electrical load. The system also includes a gateway interface device communicatively coupled to the solid-state circuit breaker and includes a plurality of communication interfaces. In an embodiment, the gateway interface device includes a controller configured to perform operations including determining a connection status of at least one communication interface of the plurality of communication interfaces and determining a number of devices connected to the at least one communication interface, receive a signal from at least one device of the number of devices. In the embodiment, the operations may also include in response to receiving the signal, instructing the solid-state circuit breaker to disconnect the electrical load from the power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg
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Publication number: 20210265124Abstract: A system may include a power supply that generates a first voltage. The power supply may couple upstream from an electrical load. The electrical load may operate based at least in part on the first voltage. In some cases, a solid-state circuit breaker may be coupled between the power supply and the electrical load. Furthermore, a control system may be communicatively coupled to the power supply, the electrical load, and the solid-state circuit breaker. The control system may receive an operational status from the solid-state circuit breaker and may update a visualization rendered on a graphical user interface based at least in part on the operational status. The operational status may indicate an operation of the solid-state circuit breaker coupling the power supply to the electrical load.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: David C. Mazur, Corey A. Peterson, Robert Dilgard, Todd R. Sauve, Peter J. Halpin, Calvin C. Steinweg