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Programmable controller with control program comments

CA 1187196 A · Owner: Allen-Bradley Company Inc. · Inventors: Struger, Odo J.; Gray, Jon F.

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The control program for a programmable controller is entered and edited through a program terminal which displays the control program symbolically as a ladder diagram. Comment instructions are entered into the control program and associated comment data is entered and stored. The comment data is subsequently displayed by the program terminal along with the ladder diagram rung containing the comment instruction.

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  • Granted May 14, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 14, 2002.
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FiledMarch 30, 1983
GrantedMay 14, 1985
Term endedMay 14, 2002
Patent numberCA 1187196 A
Classification (IPC)G06F3/02 +2 more

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1984198619881990199219941996199820002002Application filedMarch 30, 1983Patent grantedMay 14, 1985Term endedMay 14, 2002

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