ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,675,099, issued on July 7, was assigned to ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Mayfield Heights, Ohio).

"Industrial control program component exploration and playback" was invented by Leo T Kilfoy (San Diego), Michael J Tresh (Manchester, N.H.), Bruce T. McCleave Jr. (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Daniel C. Rischar (Mayfield Heights, Ohio), Stephen C. Briant (Moon Township, Pa.) and Ryan P. Dunn (Mayfield Heights, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cloud-based Industrial Development Hub (IDH) supports development and testing capabilities for industrial customers that are easy to use and offered as a service. The IDH comprises an enhanced ...