Patrick J Conroy

US Patent:

6671659, Dec 30, 2003

Filed:

Jun 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/681924

Inventors:

Terry A. Troia - Roanoke VA
Kenneth W. Boggs - Roanoke VA
Patrick J. Conroy - Roanoke VA

Assignee:

General Electric Co. - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G06F 300

US Classification:

702188, 702180, 702182, 702183, 702186

Abstract:

The invention provides a diagnostic method and system for monitoring controller performance. The diagnostic system includes a tool and a controller. The tool includes a user interface that displays at least one operational status command, such that a user may select the operational status command. A controller has an operation status. The operational status command of the tool queries the operation status of the controller. As a result, the controller generates at least one operational status response. A communications path for transmission of the at least one operational status command from the tool to the controller and the at least one operational status response from the controller to the tool is provided. The user interface displays the operational status response of the controller.

US Patent:

8056062, Nov 8, 2011

Filed:

May 14, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/748407

Inventors:

David Thomas Bowers - Salem VA, US
Nagesh Laxminarayana Kurella - Roanoke VA, US
Patrick Joseph Conroy - Roanoke VA, US
Peter Frank Andrews - Salem VA, US
Marc Gavin Lindenmuth - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717136

Abstract:

Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems and methods for converting application code in a turbine control system. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for converting a turbine control system may be provided for. The method may include providing a first application code format including one or more elements, providing a second application code format including one or more elements, and identifying mappings of the one or more first application code format elements to the one or more second application code format elements. The method may further include retrieving a first control system application code written in the first application code format, and generating application data from the first control system application code based at least in part on the identified mappings. Additionally, the method may include converting the application data to a second control system application code written in the second application code format.

US Patent:

20030009508, Jan 9, 2003

Filed:

Jun 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/681913

Inventors:

Terry Troia - Roanoke VA, US
Kenneth Boggs - Roanoke VA, US
Patrick Conroy - Roanoke VA, US
Jeffrey Melius - Roanoke VA, US

International Classification:

G06F009/00

US Classification:

709/107000

Abstract:

In accordance with some embodiments of the method and system of the invention, tasks are scheduled in an operating system. Task information relating to tasks processed in the operating system is obtained. A graphical user interface is generated based on the obtained task information. Loading of the operating system is determined based on the graphical user interface. Further, the scheduling of tasks may be adjusted by a user based on the loading of the operating system.

US Patent:

20110271266, Nov 3, 2011

Filed:

Apr 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/769159

Inventors:

Dana Robert Kreft - Salem VA, US
Patrick Joseph Conroy - Salem VA, US
Andre Steven DeMaurice - Salem VA, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717168

Abstract:

Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for deploying application code change configurations for multiple target controllers. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method for is provided for updating configurations associated with one or more controllers. The method can include updating one or more library user blocks, associating corresponding user block instances with the one or more library user blocks, and modifying one or more application code configurations associated with the one or more controllers based at least in part on the association.

US Patent:

20130282190, Oct 24, 2013

Filed:

Apr 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/454350

Inventors:

Patrick Joseph Conroy - Salem VA, US
Dhanashree Sadanand Damodar - Hyderabad, IN
Abhik Banerjee - Hyderabad, IN
Pradyumna Ojha - Hyderabad, IN
Veera Paparao Bolla - Hyderabad, IN
Balajose Goli - Hyderabad, IN
Christina Ann Romanik - Salem VA, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G06F 1/26

US Classification:

700286

Abstract:

Systems and methods for generating and maintaining configuration and management of power plant assets are described herein. A list of possible plant assets are received from a plant information model. One or more hardware assets describing a configuration of a particular power plant are selected, such as turbines, pumps, control interfaces, and so forth. Hierarchical relationships between at least a portion of the selected assets are defined. Asset configuration data is generated based at least in part on the selection and the defined relationships.

US Patent:

20150051714, Feb 19, 2015

Filed:

Aug 16, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/969459

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Tomas Christopher Gardiner - Roanoke VA, US
Patrick Joseph Conroy - Roanoke VA, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G05B 11/01

US Classification:

700 2, 700 89

Abstract:

A system includes an industrial controller comprising a first processor. The first processor is configured to execute a substantially deterministic control process. The first processor is further configured to communicate with a second processor included in a communications interface system and communicatively coupled to the first processor, wherein the first processor is configured to communicate an asynchronous data to the second processor via an industrial communications protocol during the execution of the control process, and the second processor is configured to retrieve external data from an external system based on the asynchronous signal, and to communicate the external data to the control system via an Ethernet-based communications protocol.