Patents by Inventor William A. Bartz

William A. Bartz 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).

  • Protected reset for network device
    Patent number: 11171833
    Abstract: For uninterrupted network communications, a method detects a protected reset at a network device. In response to the protected reset, the method maintains communication functions of a communication module. The communication module communicates with other network devices using the communication functions. In response to the protected reset, the method resets the network device without resetting the communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Bartz, August Schrab, Robert Alexander, Scott D. Braun, Kurt R. Hohensee, Mohammadreza Serjooei, James B. Vitrano, Jaime D. Fernandes, Sivaram Balasubramanian
  • Safety system for motor drive
    Patent number: 10193330
    Abstract: Disclosed examples provide control boards with power systems that include a safety system with a protection circuit to selectively connect or disconnect first and second DC to DC converters to or from a DC input signal according to the DC input signal and a monitor signal, and a monitor circuit to provide the monitor signal according to the first and second DC to DC converter output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Bartz, Michael W. Wielebski, Mark F. Pieronek, Joseph D. Riley