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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11740614 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2021

Systems and methods for a multi-purpose sensing device for industrial automation equipment

Applicant:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Inventors:

Jimi R. Michalscheck, Racine, WI (US);

Kelly A. Michalscheck, Racine, WI (US);

Jessica L. Korpela, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Kyle K. Reissner, Hudson, OH (US);

David A. Vasko, Hartland, WI (US);

Matthew W. Fordenwalt, Hudson, OH (US);

John J. Jauquet, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Matthew R. Ericsson, Lyndhurst, OH (US);

Andrew Wilber, Franklin, WI (US);

Assignee:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Attorney:

Fletcher Yoder, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Bryan Bui

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G07C 3/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G06F 17/18 (2006.01); G07C 9/28 (2020.01); G05B 19/406 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 35/00 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01); H02J 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4185 (2013.01); F16K 31/00 (2013.01); F16K 35/00 (2013.01); F16K 37/0025 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05B 19/406 (2013.01); G05B 19/4183 (2013.01); G05B 19/4184 (2013.01); G05B 19/41875 (2013.01); G06F 17/18 (2013.01); G07C 3/00 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); G07C 9/28 (2020.01); H02J 4/00 (2013.01); G05B 2219/21147 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31229 (2013.01); G05B 2219/32368 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39251 (2013.01); G05B 2219/50193 (2013.01); Y02P 80/10 (2015.11); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11); Y02P 90/80 (2015.11);
Abstract

In one embodiment, a multi-purpose sensor may couple to a machine operating in an industrial environment and include numerous sensors disposed within the multi-purpose sensor to acquire sets of data associated with the machine or an environment surrounding the machine. A first portion of the sets of data may include historical sensor measurements over time for each of the sensors, and a second portion of the sets of data may include sensor measurements subsequent to when the first portion is acquired for each of the sensors. A processor of the multi-purpose sensor may determine a baseline collective signature based on the first portion, determine a subsequent collective signature based on the second portion, determine whether the collective signatures vary, and generate signals when a variance exists. The signals may cause a computing device, a cloud-based computing system, and/or a control/monitoring device to perform various actions.

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