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Wayne R. Foster
Also filed as: FOSTER WAYNE · FOSTER WAYNE R
24 granted patents·2 pending applications·51 citations·filing 1998–2022
93Inventor score
Files withROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC17GRINBERG ANATOLY G3FOSTER WAYNE R2FOSTER WAYNE1GRINBERG ANATOLY1
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26 records- 0194US9841142B2Single-wire industrial safety system with safety device diagnostic communicationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 12, 2017·13 cites·20 claims
- 0290US12019052B2Monitoring machine operation for various speed and loading conditionsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 25, 2024·2 cites·19 claims
- 0389US11527122B2Radio frequency identifier apparatus for access control and user identificationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 13, 2022·2 cites·16 claims
- 0486US8618791B2Double-coil inductive proximity sensor apparatusGRINBERG ANATOLY·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 31, 2013·12 cites·20 claims
- 0584US11636752B2Monitoring machine operation with different sensor types to identify typical operation for derivation of a signatureROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 25, 2023·1 cites·18 claims
- 0682US9083946B2System to detect failed pixels in a sensor arrayGRINBERG ANATOLY G·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 14, 2015·6 cites·11 claims
- 0781US11346498B1Light curtain alignment using beam intensitiesROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 31, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 0873US8941493B2Determining operational state with tagsFOSTER WAYNE·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 27, 2015·4 cites·18 claims
- 0970US11810412B2Radio frequency identifier apparatus for access control and user identificationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 7, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1069US9768212B2Method and apparatus for enabling sensors in a dual matrix sensor arrayROCKWELL AUTOMATION SWITZERLAND GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 19, 2017·2 cites·18 claims
- 1166US8872096B2Method and apparatus for detecting failures of a dual matrix sensor arrayGRINBERG ANATOLY G·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 28, 2014·2 cites·7 claims
- 1261US11703849B2Predicting end of life for industrial automation componentsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 18, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1357US9244153B2Radio frequency identification in safety applicationsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 26, 2016·2 cites·16 claims
- 1457US9135762B2Determining operational state with tagsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 15, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 1552US10210682B2Systems and methods for improving a sensing ability of an interlock switch systemROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 19, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 1652US8482376B2Reteachable switching circuit with ability for lockingFOSTER WAYNE R·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 9, 2013·0 cites·20 claims
- 1751US9797552B2Diagnostics and enhanced functionality for single-wire safety communicationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 24, 2017·0 cites·23 claims
- 1850US2022214675A1Dynamic risk assessment violation monitoring during a functional safety processROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 1950US2022342408A1Using sensor data and operational data of an industrial process to identify problemsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2049US9846423B2Smart taps for a single-wire industrial safety systemROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 19, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 2149US8669868B2Reteachable non-contact switching circuitROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 11, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 2247US8970343B2Reteachable switching circuit with ability for lockingROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·0 cites·17 claims
- 2347US8872113B2System to test performance of pixels in a sensor arrayGRINBERG ANATOLY G·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 28, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 2446US8294575B2Reteachable non-contact switching circuitFOSTER WAYNE R·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 23, 2012·0 cites·20 claims
- 2545US9934919B2Locking switch assembly and related methodsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 3, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 2630US6045067AChemical edgerFiled 1998·Granted Apr 4, 2000·4 cites·3 claims
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