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Michael D. Kalan
Also filed as: KALAN MICHAEL · KALAN MICHAEL D · KALAN MICHAEL DEAN
96 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,557 citations·filing 1987–2023
99Inventor score
Files withROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC78CHAND SUJEET10ALLEN BRADLEY CO5HOOD GAVAN W4FARCHMIN DAVID W2
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105 records- 0198US7734590B2Incremental association of metadata to production dataROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 8, 2010·53 cites·25 claims
- 0297US11726457B2Intelligent binding and selection of hardware via automation control objectsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 15, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0397US11232240B2Industrial automation project component replacement recommendationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 25, 2022·4 cites·18 claims
- 0496US8812684B1Messaging configuration systemHOOD GAVAN W·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 19, 2014·52 cites·32 claims
- 0596US8127035B1Distributed message engines and systemsHOOD GAVAN W·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 28, 2012·79 cites·31 claims
- 0695US11841700B2System and method for industrial automation device libraryROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 12, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0795US8782249B1Message engineHOOD GAVAN W·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 15, 2014·47 cites·30 claims
- 0895US7966659B1Distributed learn mode for configuring a firewall, security authority, intrusion detection/prevention devices, and the likeROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 21, 2011·148 cites·16 claims
- 0994US9958860B2Systems and methods for broadcasting data and data tags associated with an industrial automation systemROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 1, 2018·21 cites·14 claims
- 1094US8688780B2Peer-to-peer exchange of data resources in a control systemGORDON KEVIN G·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 1, 2014·45 cites·29 claims
- 1194US4937777AProgrammable controller with multiple task processorsALLEN BRADLEY CO·Filed 1987·Granted Jun 26, 1990·154 cites·9 claims
- 1293US11144038B2System and method for industrial automation troubleshootingROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 12, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 1393US10372107B2Custom properties in an application environmentROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 6, 2019·34 cites·27 claims
- 1493US8327130B2Unique identification of entities of an industrial control systemWILKINSON JR JOHN C·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 4, 2012·49 cites·14 claims
- 1593US8131832B1Message engine searching and classificationHOOD GAVAN W·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 6, 2012·22 cites·33 claims
- 1692US7526794B2Data perspectives in controller system and production management systemsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 28, 2009·31 cites·37 claims
- 1791US5193189AProgrammable controller with multiple priority level task processingALLEN BRADLEY CO·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 9, 1993·146 cites·7 claims
- 1890US11574219B2System and method for industrial automation rules engineROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 7, 2023·3 cites·17 claims
- 1990US8438191B1Incremental association of metadata to production dataCHAND SUJEET·Filed 2011·Granted May 7, 2013·6 cites·20 claims
- 2090US7835805B2HMI views of modules for industrial control systemsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 16, 2010·25 cites·22 claims
- 2190US7676279B2Services for industrial control systemsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 9, 2010·21 cites·34 claims
- 2290US4876664AProgrammable controller with a dual intermodule message systemALLEN BRADLEY CO·Filed 1987·Granted Oct 24, 1989·78 cites·11 claims
- 2389US11537919B2Industrial automation project component replacement recommendationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 27, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2489US9864365B2Control environment change communicationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 9, 2018·9 cites·23 claims
- 2588US11442439B2System and method for industrial automation device libraryROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 13, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 2688US11231697B2Systems and methods for incorporating proxy components in an industrial automation systemROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 25, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 2788US8132225B2Scalable and flexible information security for industrial automationCHAND SUJEET·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 6, 2012·51 cites·6 claims
- 2888US5287548AProgrammable controller having a stored program with both machine language instructions and source code dataALLEN BRADLEY CO·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 15, 1994·69 cites·18 claims
- 2987US8019796B1Incremental association of metadata to production dataROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 13, 2011·4 cites·20 claims
- 3087US7912560B2Module and controller operation for industrial control systemsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 22, 2011·18 cites·22 claims
- 3187US7693585B2Enabling object oriented capabilities in automation systemsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 6, 2010·45 cites·25 claims
- 3286US12164282B2Intelligent binding and selection of hardware via automation control objectsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3385US12140923B2Automation objects for integrated design environmentsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 12, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3485US8280537B2Editing lifecycle and deployment of objects in an industrial automation environmentCHAND SUJEET·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 2, 2012·5 cites·20 claims
- 3585US6064814AAutomatically updated cross reference system having increased flexibilityALLEN BRADLEY CO·Filed 1997·Granted May 16, 2000·146 cites·26 claims
- 3684US11567486B2Automated industrial process testing via cross-domain object typesROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 31, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 3784US8484250B2Data federation with industrial control systemsCHAND SUJEET·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 9, 2013·13 cites·26 claims
- 3883US12380348B2Industrial automation control code change management and multiple edit integrationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 3983US12086732B2Industrial automation control code change management and multiple edit integrationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4083US7856279B2Module structure and use for industrial control systemsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 21, 2010·12 cites·20 claims
- 4182US8855791B2Industrial operator interfaces interacting with higher-level business workflowCHAND SUJEET·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 7, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 4280US11727290B2Industrial automation control code change management and multiple edit integrationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 15, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 4379US7027880B2Safety controller providing rapid recovery of safety program dataROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 11, 2006·28 cites·21 claims
- 4478US11644809B2Automation objects for integrated design environmentsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 9, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4578US9819733B2Peer-to-peer exchange of data resources in a control systemROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 14, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 4678US8060223B2Editing lifecycle and deployment of objects in an industrial automation environmentCHAND SUJEET·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 15, 2011·6 cites·20 claims
- 4778US7801628B2Industrial operator interfaces interacting with higher-level business workflowROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 21, 2010·4 cites·32 claims
- 4877US11868117B2Systems and methods for incorporating proxy components in an industrial automation systemROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4977US11119463B2Automation objects for integrated design environmentsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 14, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 5077US10571898B2Control environment change communicationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 25, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
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