ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,294,467, issued on May 6, was assigned to Dematic Corp. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
"Profile cable switching" was invented by Chad A. Niehaus (Brookfield, Wis.), Ronald W. David (Sparta, Mich.), Brian K. Doyle (Wayland, Mich.) and Kraig L. Rotman (Zeeland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A network module configured to provide switched auxiliary (AUX) power for E-stop system functionality in a network system. The network module includes a switching module and a controller. The switching module is configured to control the passage of power through a switched AUX cable for E-stop functionality. The switching module is configured to receive ...