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Richard Galera
Also filed as: GALERA RICHARD
27 granted patents·6 pending applications·342 citations·filing 1981–2022
96Inventor score
Files withROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC24COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE2HARDEGGER MARTIN2MEINHERZ CARL2BURDENKO MICHAEL N1
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33 records- 0197US7616095B2Electronic token to provide sequential event control and monitoringROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 10, 2009·79 cites·25 claims
- 0296US10445944B2Augmented reality safety automation zone system and methodROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 15, 2019·47 cites·20 claims
- 0394US10725157B1Industrial safety sensorROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 28, 2020·15 cites·21 claims
- 0490US8046588B2Audit trail in a programmable safety instrumented system via biometric signature(s)ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 25, 2011·25 cites·17 claims
- 0590US7533798B2Data acquisition and processing system for risk assessmentROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 19, 2009·24 cites·20 claims
- 0687US8542348B2Color sensor insensitive to distance variationsHARDEGGER MARTIN·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 24, 2013·15 cites·20 claims
- 0787US7508512B1Continuous optical self-alignment for light curtains and optical presence sensors for simplification and maintenance of alignmentROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 24, 2009·19 cites·14 claims
- 0885US7932809B2RFID/biometric area protectionROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 26, 2011·22 cites·29 claims
- 0984US7522066B2Systems and methods that evaluate distance to potential hazards utilizing overlapping sensing zonesROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 21, 2009·13 cites·38 claims
- 1083US7313502B2System and method to combine and weight multiple sensors with overlapping sensing range to create a measurement system utilized in a high integrity or safety environmentROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 25, 2007·12 cites·37 claims
- 1178US9256944B2Integration of optical area monitoring with industrial machine controlROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 9, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 1277US9696424B2Optical area monitoring with spot matrix illuminationROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 4, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 1377US7539550B2Safety versus availability graphical user interfaceROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 26, 2009·8 cites·32 claims
- 1476US10962629B2Industrial safety sensorROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 30, 2021·1 cites·19 claims
- 1574US9921300B2Waveform reconstruction in a time-of-flight sensorROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 20, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 1672US7657814B2Optimizing availability and safety by reconfiguring and auto-adjusting redundancyROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 2, 2010·6 cites·34 claims
- 1772US7652759B1Industrial device with adaptive opticsROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 26, 2010·6 cites·27 claims
- 1870US9025019B2Time of flight (TOF) sensors as replacement for standard photoelectric sensorsMEINHERZ CARL·Filed 2010·Granted May 5, 2015·4 cites·10 claims
- 1968US9477907B2Integration of optical area monitoring with industrial machine controlROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 25, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 2068US2022128658A1Waveform reconstruction in a time-of-flight sensorROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2164US11125860B2Triangulation applied as a safety scannerROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 21, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2260US7442917B1Method for using a single optical emitter/receiver pair for creating a light curtain using LCD+MEMS technology for beam deflectionROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 28, 2008·2 cites·17 claims
- 2353US8562035B2Self-aligning safety lockBURDENKO MICHAEL N·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 22, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 2453US2013335725A1Color sensor insensitive to distance variationsCEDES SAFETY & AUTOMATION AG·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2552US11243294B2Waveform reconstruction in a time-of-flight sensorROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 8, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2648US4390775AAutomatic and self-adapting process for fusion-welding a joint between two surfacesCOMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE·Filed 1981·Granted Jun 28, 1983·14 cites·17 claims
- 2744US4413910ASystem for detecting and locating surface discontinuity by a light beamCOMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 8, 1983·10 cites·9 claims
- 2843US2015334371A1Optical safety monitoring with selective pixel array analysisROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2942USD742840SIndustrial controlROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 10, 2015·4 cites·1 claims
- 3040US2016371908A1Electronic Trapped KeysROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3138US8693159B2Method and apparatus for diagnostic coverage of safety componentsJONES DEREK W·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 8, 2014·0 cites·11 claims
- 3232US2012095575A1Time of flight (tof) human machine interface (hmi)MEINHERZ CARL·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3329US2011298579A1Dynamically adaptable safety zonesHARDEGGER MARTIN·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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