Patents by Inventor Robert J. Kretscmann

Robert J. Kretscmann 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).

  • Virtual tool box for use with industrial control system
    Patent number: 6381502
    Abstract: An industrial control system incorporating a plurality of human/machine interfaces provides for the identification of an operator using the human/machine interface so as to forward output from an ongoing application tool program to the operator as the operator moves about the factory without interruption of the tool program. Location of the human/machine interface may be used to alter the tool program to refer to data relevant to the particular part of the process near the HMI providing for intuitive and efficient use of software type tools by roving operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Rockwell Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Rudder, Robert J. Kretscmann