ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,294, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Mayfield Heights, Ohio).
"Industrial safety monitoring configuration using a digital twin" was invented by Chris John Yates (Corstorphine, Great Britain), Maciej Stankiewicz (Dalkeith, Great Britain), Jonathan Alexander (Dunblane, Great Britain) and Chris Softley (Midlothian, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An industrial safety zone configuration system leverages a digital twin of an industrial automation system to assist in configuring safety sensors for accurate monitoring of a desired detection zone. The system renders a graphical represent...