Calvin C Steinweg

US Patent:

7668605, Feb 23, 2010

Filed:

Oct 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/259441

Inventors:

Scott D. Braun - Fredonia WI, US
Calvin C. Steinweg - Hartford WI, US
Christine E. Weingarth - Germantown WI, US
Neil W. Knutsen - Milwaukee WI, US

Assignee:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. - Mayfield Heights OH

International Classification:

G05B 11/01
G05B 15/00

US Classification:

700 17, 700 83

Abstract:

An industrial control system includes a motor drive, a wireless interface module, and a wireless user interface. The motor drive has at least a first port. The wireless interface module is coupled to the first port of the motor drive. The wireless user interface is operable to connect to the wireless interface module and establish a first connection through the wireless interface module to access the motor drive. A user interface operable to connect to a device within an industrial control system includes a display and a processing unit operable to establish a connection with the device and display an image representative of the device on the display responsive to establishing the connection.

US Patent:

D612339, Mar 23, 2010

Filed:

Jun 11, 2009

Appl. No.:

29/338420

Inventors:

Scott D. Braun - Fredonia WI, US
Wanda J. Miller - Mequon WI, US
Calvin C. Steinweg - Hartford WI, US
Rachel M. Bugaris - Glenview IL, US
David M. Wisniewski - Hartford WI, US

Assignee:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. - Mayfield Heights OH

International Classification:

1403

US Classification:

D13168, D13162

US Patent:

8080965, Dec 20, 2011

Filed:

Nov 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/272604

Inventors:

Alan J. Campbell - New Berlin WI, US
John Howard Stuedemann - Milwaukee WI, US
John Michael Keller - Milwaukee WI, US
Calvin C. Steinweg - Hartford WI, US
Paul Thomas Krause - Fredonia WI, US
Peter John Halpin - Mequon WI, US

Assignee:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. - Mayfield Heights OH

International Classification:

G05B 19/02

US Classification:

318600, 318 34, 318 43, 318 83, 318439, 700 22, 701305

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a motor drive is provided that includes a control board and one or more option boards coupled to the control board via one or more serial interfaces such that data from the one or more option boards is communicated via one or more synchronous interrupts on the one or more serial interfaces. A method of operating a motor drive that includes transmitting one or more signals from an option board to a control board via one or more synchronous interrupts, wherein the option board is coupled to the control board via a serial interface. A tangible machine-readable medium implementing the method is also provided.

US Patent:

20100079096, Apr 1, 2010

Filed:

Sep 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/241695

Inventors:

Scott D. Braun - Fredonia WI, US
Wanda J. Miller - Mequon WI, US
Calvin C. Steinweg - Hartford WI, US

Assignee:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. - Mayfield Heights OH

International Classification:

H02P 29/00

US Classification:

318494

Abstract:

A power electronics device with an improved human interface module (HIM) is provided. More specifically, a motor drive is provided that includes a HIM with a portable memory device that stores the programming configuration of the motor drive. The improved HIM with portable memory enables improved techniques for quickly and efficiently updating the programming configuration of one or several motor drives.

US Patent:

20130198442, Aug 1, 2013

Filed:

Mar 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/801136

Inventors:

Wanda J. Miller - Mequon WI, US
Calvin C. Steinweg - Hartford WI, US

Assignee:

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Mayfield Heights OH

International Classification:

G06F 12/02

US Classification:

711103

Abstract:

A power electronics device with an improved human interface module (HIM) is provided. More specifically, a motor drive is provided that includes a HIM with a portable memory device that stores the programming configuration of the motor drive. The improved HIM with portable memory enables improved techniques for quickly and efficiently updating the programming configuration of one or several motor drives.

US Patent:

20130198443, Aug 1, 2013

Filed:

Mar 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/801823

Inventors:

Wanda J. Miller - Mequon WI, US
Calvin C. Steinweg - Hartford WI, US

Assignee:

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Mayfield Heights OH

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 12/02

US Classification:

711103, 713 2

Abstract:

The embodiments describe a control system and a method for programming a plurality of motor drives. One embodiment provides a control system including a workstation configured to acquire a configuration file, in which the configuration file is indicative of a programming configuration of a motor drive. The control system further includes a plurality of motor drives communicatively coupled to the workstation. The workstation is configured to transfer the configuration file to each of the plurality of motor drives, and each of the plurality of motor drives is configured to update the programming configuration associated with the motor drive based on the configuration file.

US Patent:

55811698, Dec 3, 1996

Filed:

Aug 31, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/298624

Inventors:

Russel J. Kerkman - Milwaukee WI
David Schlegel - Saukville WI
Calvin C. Steinweg - Hartford WI

Assignee:

Allen-Bradley Company, Inc. - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

H02P 540

US Classification:

318811

Abstract:

A method and apparatus used with a motor controller having a PWM inverter for eliminating discontinuities in a stator current that are caused by noise, command signal discontinuities and feedback corrections. While noise, discontinuities, and correction can cause multiple crossings between a carrier signal and a command signal during a half cycle of a carrier signal, the present invention only allows a single crossing during any carrier signal half cycle to effect motor operation.

US Patent:

20220393456, Dec 8, 2022

Filed:

Aug 12, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/886738

Inventors:

- Mayfield Heights OH, US
Corey A. Peterson - Grafton WI, US
Robert Dilgard - Shorewood WI, US
Todd R. Sauve - Oak Creek WI, US
Peter J. Halpin - Mequon WI, US
Calvin C. Steinweg - Hartford WI, US

International Classification:

H02H 1/00
H02H 3/10
H02H 7/08

Abstract:

A system includes a solid-state circuit breaker coupling between a power supply and an electrical load. The system also includes a gateway interface device communicatively coupled to the solid-state circuit breaker and includes a plurality of communication interfaces. In an embodiment, the gateway interface device includes a controller configured to perform operations including determining a connection status of at least one communication interface of the plurality of communication interfaces and determining a number of devices connected to the at least one communication interface, receive a signal from at least one device of the number of devices. In the embodiment, the operations may also include in response to receiving the signal, instructing the solid-state circuit breaker to disconnect the electrical load from the power supply.