Patents by Inventor Sean C. Schmelzer

Sean C. Schmelzer 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).

  • Patent number: 11656589
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to power topology discovery in industrial environments. More specifically, some embodiments relate to automatic power topology discovery for factories based on device data that is already recorded for other purposes. Systems and methods described herein may be used to generate an accurate electrical network topology by collecting power data from power devices that may provide real-time or recorded measurements, detecting power change events, and matching power change signatures over power events for the devices in order to calculate the likelihoods of possible topology assumptions. Power change event data is used to recursively update topology probabilities using the Bayesian formula until a system topology can be produced with satisfactory confidence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Benfeng Tang, Linglai Li, David B. Berman, Phillip R. Bush, Steven T. Haensgen, Michael L. Gasperi, Sean C. Schmelzer, Alex Nicoll
  • Publication number: 20220075337
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to power topology discovery in industrial environments. More specifically, some embodiments relate to automatic power topology discovery for factories based on device data that is already recorded for other purposes. Systems and methods described herein may be used to generate an accurate electrical network topology by collecting power data from power devices that may provide real-time or recorded measurements, detecting power change events, and matching power change signatures over power events for the devices in order to calculate the likelihoods of possible topology assumptions. Power change event data is used to recursively update topology probabilities using the Bayesian formula until a system topology can be produced with satisfactory confidence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Benfeng Tang, Linglai Li, David B. Berman, Phillip R. Bush, Steven T. Haensgen, Michael L. Gasperi, Sean C. Schmelzer, Alex Nicoll
  • Patent number: 10372118
    Abstract: An energy monitoring system includes a memory storing instructions to execute an energy modeling technique and processing circuitry for executing the instructions to operate the energy modeling technique. The energy modeling technique includes receiving energy data from a plurality of segments representative of one or more logical subgroups. The energy modeling technique includes categorizing the energy data of the logical subgroups into a plurality of segments. The energy modeling technique includes organizing the plurality of segments into a plurality of state-based hierarchical levels. The energy modeling technique includes calculating energy usage and factors associated with the plurality of state-based hierarchical levels via an energy model. The energy modeling technique includes outputting a visualization representative of the energy data corresponding to each of the segments to a monitoring and control system, resulting in a graphical representation accessible by a user-viewable screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Linglai Li, Guolin Zhang, David Brandt, Fred M. Discenzo, Philip Kaufman, David Berman, Phillip Bush, Sean C. Schmelzer, Steven Lombardi, Noel Henderson, Richard A. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20180088567
    Abstract: An energy monitoring system includes a memory storing instructions to execute an energy modeling technique and processing circuitry for executing the instructions to operate the energy modeling technique. The energy modeling technique includes receiving energy data from a plurality of segments representative of one or more logical subgroups. The energy modeling technique includes categorizing the energy data of the logical subgroups into a plurality of segments. The energy modeling technique includes organizing the plurality of segments into a plurality of state-based hierarchical levels. The energy modeling technique includes calculating energy usage and factors associated with the plurality of state-based hierarchical levels via an energy model. The energy modeling technique includes outputting a visualization representative of the energy data corresponding to each of the segments to a monitoring and control system, resulting in a graphical representation accessible by a user-viewable screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Linglai Li, Guolin Zhang, David Brandt, Fred M. Discenzo, Philip Kaufman, David Berman, Phillip Bush, Sean C. Schmelzer, Steven Lombardi, Noel Henderson, Richard A. Morgan