Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Wenner

Stephen A. Wenner 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).

  • Proxy system for system log messages
    Patent number: 11853040
    Abstract: An industrial automation system includes a collector component communicatively coupled to a first network and configured to receive one or more event logs via a first communication protocol. The industrial automation system also includes a first industrial automation component communicatively coupled to the first network and the collector component. The first industrial automation component is configured to communicate via the first communication protocol. Additionally, the industrial automation system includes a second industrial automation component configured to communicate via a second communication protocol, generate a first event log representative of a property associated with the second industrial automation component, and send the first event log to the first industrial automation component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Copus, Stephen A. Wenner, Kyle E. Neet
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PRP NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20230097452
    Abstract: A method for generating a topology view of an industrial parallel redundancy protocol (PRP) network includes: detecting, by one or more processors, a plurality of nodes on the PRP network; determining, by the one or more processors, a first set of the plurality of nodes that connects to a first local area network (LAN); determining, by the one or more processors, a second set of the plurality of nodes that connects to a second LAN; determining, by the one or more processors, connections between the plurality of nodes; and generating, by the one or more processors, the topology view of the PRP network comprising a topology view of the first LAN and the second LAN according to the determined connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Julie Nguyen, Stephen A. Wenner, Eric Eilberg, Jessica E. Forguites, Mark G. Devonshire
  • PROXY SYSTEM FOR SYSTEM LOG MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20220413471
    Abstract: An industrial automation system includes a collector component communicatively coupled to a first network and configured to receive one or more event logs via a first communication protocol. The industrial automation system also includes a first industrial automation component communicatively coupled to the first network and the collector component. The first industrial automation component is configured to communicate via the first communication protocol. Additionally, the industrial automation system includes a second industrial automation component configured to communicate via a second communication protocol, generate a first event log representative of a property associated with the second industrial automation component, and send the first event log to the first industrial automation component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: James R. Copus, Stephen A. Wenner, Kyle E. Neet