Patents by Inventor Thaddeus C. Stankowski

Thaddeus C. Stankowski 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).

  • Lockout/tagout device with non-volatile memory and related system
    Patent number: 10460544
    Abstract: A lockout/tagout or smart isolation device includes a wireless link, a non-volatile memory, and a controller in communication with the wireless link and the non-volatile memory. The wireless link is in selective communication with a wireless identification device, such as a keycard, carried by a user. The controller is programmed to receive a signal from the wireless link and write usage information about the device to at least a portion of the non-volatile memory such that the portion of the non-volatile memory storing the usage information cannot be erased or re-written thereby securely storing this usage information. This lockout/tagout or smart isolation device may be standalone or be part of a system that may potentially serve as part of a facility-wide safety system (for example, networked or in communication with a SCADA system).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Brady Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Retzlaff, Thomas Campbell, Thaddeus C. Stankowski, Sohail Anwar, Edward T. Cisek
  • LOCKOUT/TAGOUT DEVICE WITH NON-VOLATILE MEMORY AND RELATED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170140596
    Abstract: A lockout/tagout or smart isolation device includes a wireless link, a non-volatile memory, and a controller in communication with the wireless link and the non-volatile memory. The wireless link is in selective communication with a wireless identification device, such as a keycard, carried by a user. The controller is programmed to receive a signal from the wireless link and write usage information about the device to at least a portion of the non-volatile memory such that the portion of the non-volatile memory storing the usage information cannot be erased or re-written thereby securely storing this usage information. This lockout/tagout or smart isolation device may be standalone or be part of a system that may potentially serve as part of a facility-wide safety system (for example, networked or in communication with a SCADA system).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: BRADY WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Retzlaff, Thomas Campbell, Thaddeus C. Stankowski, Sohail Anwar, Edward T. Cisek
  • Lockout device
    Patent number: D663605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Brady Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Rohde, Brent A. Bandholz, Richard L. Carriere, Thaddeus C. Stankowski