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Thomas Helpenstein
Also filed as: HELPENSTEIN THOMAS
21 granted patents·2 pending applications·43 citations·filing 2011–2020
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23 records- 0194US9841142B2Single-wire industrial safety system with safety device diagnostic communicationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 12, 2017·13 cites·20 claims
- 0286US10197985B2Safety controller moduleROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 5, 2019·4 cites·17 claims
- 0384US10020151B2Safety relay configuration system with multiple test pulse schemes using graphical interfaceROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 10, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 0484US9361073B2Development environment for a safety relay configuration systemROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 0579US8736118B2Single-channel safety outputLORENZ DIRK·Filed 2011·Granted May 27, 2014·4 cites·20 claims
- 0676US10969759B2Safety controller moduleROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 6, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 0776US9977407B2Safety relay configuration system for safety mat device using graphical interfaceROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 22, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 0871US10025287B2Method for assignment of verification numbersROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 17, 2018·2 cites·15 claims
- 0966US10520910B2I/O expansion for safety controllerROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 31, 2019·0 cites·19 claims
- 1064US10274921B2I/O expansion for safety controllerROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 30, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 1162US10152030B2Safety relay configuration system with safety monitoring and safety output function blocksROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 11, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 1262US9897990B2Safety controller with rapid backup and configurationROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 20, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 1358US11500429B2Input signal coordination and method for use with an expansion moduleROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 15, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 1457US9916950B2Single-channel safety outputROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 13, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 1556US10031502B2I/O expansion for safety controllerROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 24, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 1656US9368307B2Single-channel safety outputROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 14, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 1754US10247356B2Configurable safety inputROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 2, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 1850US11281191B2Global e-stop in an industrial safety system with local and global safety input devicesROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 22, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 1949US9846423B2Smart taps for a single-wire industrial safety systemROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 19, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 2047US2022035319A1Method of fast switching between devicesROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2143US9754752B2Auto detection of guard locking deviceROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 5, 2017·0 cites·13 claims
- 2241US9053884B2Safety switching device with universal signal inputLORENZ DIRK·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 9, 2015·0 cites·17 claims
- 2338US2011268455A1Modular Safety Switching Device System With Optical LinkLORENZ DIRK·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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