| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20100082133 | APPLICATION BUILDER FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION - A control system development platform is provided. The platform includes a shell component adapted to support development of a control systems application. An abstract model is associated with the shell component to facilitate development of the control systems applications. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100083213 | APPLICATION BUILDER FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION - A control system development platform is provided. The platform includes a shell component adapted to support development of a control systems application. An abstract model is associated with the shell component to facilitate development of the control systems applications. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100083220 | MULTI LANGUAGE EDITOR - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates creating a portion of an industrial process. An interface component can receive a first portion of data associated with a first programming language and a second portion of data associated with a second programming language, wherein the first programming language is independent and disparate of the second programming language. An editor component can create at least one of a portion of an industrial process or a portion of a mixed language object by enabling the combination of the first portion of data and the second portion of data independent of the respective programming languages. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100083223 | COMPILATION MODEL - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates creating executable code for an industrial environment. A language editor can enable a programming of a portion of data within a programming language. A compiler can compile the portion of data within the programming language. An assembler component can utilize an intermediate language to convert the portion of data into a portion of assembly object code, wherein the assembly object code is target independent. A linker can create a binary file from the portion of assembly object code, wherein the binary file is target independent. A loader can specifically tailor the binary file to a target resource by leveraging at least one PLC definition, wherein the loader creates a target executable code (TEC) program at runtime or at development time. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100083229 | APPLICATION BUILDER FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION - A control system development platform is provided. The platform includes a shell component adapted to support development of a control systems application. An abstract model is associated with the shell component to facilitate development of the control systems applications. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100083232 | APPLICATION BUILDER FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION - A control system development platform is provided. The platform includes a shell component adapted to support development of a control systems application. An abstract model is associated with the shell component to facilitate development of the control systems applications. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100083239 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATION COLLABORATIVE FRAMEWORK - An automation collaborative framework (ACF) is provided. The ACF includes an abstract automated model (AAM) that defines a generic data management scheme. The AAM is extended so as to define an extended data management scheme according to control solutions received from a user. A concrete automation model (CAM) then implements a concrete data management scheme, in which the concrete data management scheme is derived as a function of the generic data management scheme and the extended data management scheme. | 04-01-2010 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20110127229 | ACTUATION SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR MOVING A PAYLOAD - An actuation system includes a bridge crane, a trolley, and an end effector and is configured for moving a payload. A first actuator is operatively connected to the bridge crane. The bridge crane is configured for moving along an X axis in response to the first actuator being actuated. The trolley extends from the bridge crane. A second actuator is operatively connected to the trolley. The trolley is configured for moving along a Y axis in response to the second actuator being actuated. The end effector extends from the trolley and is configured for supporting a payload. A third actuator is operatively connected to the end effector. The end effector is configured for rotating about the Z axis in response to the third actuator being actuated to rotate the end effector. Each actuator is disposed in spaced relationship to the bridge crane, the trolley, and the end effector. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110127230 | ASSIST SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR MOVING A MASS - An assist system is configured for moving a mass vertically, along a Z axis. The assist system includes a vertical actuation system, a cable, a plurality of pulleys, an actuator, and a mass. The pulleys are operatively attached to the support structure and an assist device that is movable attached to the support structure. The cable is routed around each of the pulleys and attached to the support structure. One of the pulleys supports the mass. The mass moves vertically in response to the actuator. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110129320 | PHOTO-INTERRUPTER BASED FORCE SENSING HANDLE AND METHOD OF USE - A robotic system includes a robot for moving a payload in response to a calculated input force. Sensors in respective sensor housings are connected to a handle, each sensor including a light emitter and receiver. The sensors measure a light beam received by a respective receiver. A controller calculates the calculated input force using received light. Each sensor housing modifies an interruption of the light beam in a sensor when the actual input force is applied, and the controller controls the robot using the calculated input force. A method of controlling the robot includes emitting the light beam, flexing a portion of the sensor housing(s) using the actual input force to interrupt the light beam, and using a host machine to calculate the calculated input force as a function of the portion of the light beam received by the light receiver. The robot is controlled using the calculated input force. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110130862 | SENSOR FOR HANDLING SYSTEM - The cable lift system provides assistance to movement of a flexibly suspended payload actuated by operator input into one or more sensing devices attached to the payload. The sensing device is configured to collect information about the typical push-pull and lift-lower motions of an operator moving the payload horizontally and/or vertically, such that the operator's input to the sensor is intuitive and is provided in a manner which is substantially transparent to the operator. The assist mechanisms included in the system are actuated by a controller processing signals received from the one or more sensing devices on the payload. Movement assistance is provided such that the manual effort required by the operator to overcome the inertia of the payload in a starting or stopping event is substantially relieved, thus minimizing the ergonomic impact of the starting and stopping events on the operator. | 06-02-2011 |