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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2021
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Kevin Zomchek, Nashua, NH (US);
Yongyao Cai, Malden, MA (US);
Rebecca R. Jaeger, Somerville, MA (US);
Suresh R. Nair, Nashua, NH (US);
Lee A. Lane, Medford, MA (US);
Brian J. Taylor, Boston, MA (US);
Burt Sacherski, Nashua, NH (US);
Ashley M. Killian, Eastlake, OH (US);
Michelle L. Poublon, Nashua, NH (US);
Linxi Gao, Reading, MA (US);
Timothy P. Wolfe, Medford, MA (US);
Wayne R. Foster, Tyngsborough, MA (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A component includes a housing mounted at an entry point of an enclosure protecting a machine. The component includes a first RFID sensor, in the housing, that reads a first RFID tag in close proximity to the first RFID sensor indicating a closed status of a movable barrier of the enclosure at the entry point. Opening of the movable barrier allows entry to the enclosure. The component includes a second RFID sensor, in the housing, that reads a second RFID tag of an authorized person. The component includes a barrier access module that sends an open alert that the movable barrier is in an open state in response to the first RFID sensor not being close enough to read the first RFID tag, and an identification module that sends tag information unique to a person from the second RFID tag.