Patents by Inventor Brian J. Whitaker

Brian J. Whitaker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Transferring storage devices within storage device testing systems
    Patent number: 8712580
    Abstract: A method of transferring storage devices within a storage device testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to retrieve multiple storage devices presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver each retrieved storage device to a respective test slot of the storage device testing system and insert each storage device in the respective test slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Evgeny Polyakov, Edward Garcia, Eric L. Truebenbach, Brian S. Merrow, Brian J. Whitaker
  • Transferring storage devices within storage device testing systems
    Patent number: 8160739
    Abstract: A method of transferring storage devices within a storage device testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to substantially simultaneously retrieve multiple storage devices presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to substantially simultaneously deliver each retrieved storage device to a respective test slot of the storage device testing system and substantially simultaneously insert each storage device in the respective test slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: John Toscano, Evgeny Polyakov, Edward Garcia, Eric L. Truebenbach, Brian S. Merrow, Brian J. Whitaker
  • Transferring Disk Drives Within Disk Drive Testing Systems
    Publication number: 20120034054
    Abstract: A method of transferring disk drives within a disk drive testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to retrieve multiple disk drives presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver each retrieved disk drive to a respective test slot of the disk drive testing system and insert each disk drive in the respective test slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Evgeny Polyakov, Edward Garcia, Eric L. Truebenbach, Brian S. Merrow, Brian J. Whitaker
  • Transferring disk drives within disk drive testing systems
    Patent number: 8095234
    Abstract: A method of transferring disk drives within a disk drive testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to retrieve multiple disk drives presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver each retrieved disk drive to a respective test slot of the disk drive testing system and insert each disk drive in the respective test slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Evgeny Polyakov, Edward Garcia, Eric L. Truebenbach, Brian S. Merrow, Brian J. Whitaker
  • Transferring disk drives within disk drive testing systems
    Patent number: 7987018
    Abstract: A method of transferring disk drives within a disk drive testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to retrieve multiple disk drives presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver each retrieved disk drive to a respective test slot of the disk drive testing system and insert each disk drive in the respective test slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Evgeny Polyakov, Edward Garcia, Eric L. Truebenbach, Brian S. Merrow, Brian J. Whitaker
  • Transferring Storage Devices Within Storage Device Testing Systems
    Publication number: 20110106298
    Abstract: A method of transferring storage devices within a storage device testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to retrieve multiple storage devices presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver each retrieved storage device to a respective test slot of the storage device testing system and insert each storage device in the respective test slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Evgeny Polyakov, Edward Garcia, Eric L. Truebenbach, Brian S. Merrow, Brian J. Whitaker
  • Transferring storage devices within storage device testing systems
    Patent number: 7890207
    Abstract: A method of transferring storage devices within a storage device testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to substantially simultaneously retrieve multiple storage devices presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to substantially simultaneously deliver each retrieved storage device to a respective test slot of the storage device testing system and substantially simultaneously insert each storage device in the respective test slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: John Toscano, Evgeny Polyakov, Edward Garcia, Eric L. Truebenbach, Brian S. Merrow, Brian J. Whitaker
  • Transferring Disk Drives Within Disk Drive Testing Systems
    Publication number: 20100165501
    Abstract: A method of transferring disk drives within a disk drive testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to retrieve multiple disk drives presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver each retrieved disk drive to a respective test slot of the disk drive testing system and insert each disk drive in the respective test slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Evgeny Polyakov, Edward Garcia, Eric L. Truebenbach, Brian S. Merrow, Brian J. Whitaker
  • Transferring Storage Devices Within Storage Device Testing Systems
    Publication number: 20100168906
    Abstract: A method of transferring storage devices within a storage device testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to substantially simultaneously retrieve multiple storage devices presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to substantially simultaneously deliver each retrieved storage device to a respective test slot of the storage device testing system and substantially simultaneously insert each storage device in the respective test slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: John Toscano, Evgeny Polyakov, Edward Garcia, Eric L. Truebenbach, Brian S. Merrow, Brian J. Whitaker
  • Transferring Storage Devices Within Storage Device Testing Systems
    Publication number: 20090265032
    Abstract: A method of transferring storage devices within a storage device testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to substantially simultaneously retrieve multiple storage devices presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to substantially simultaneously deliver each retrieved storage device to a respective test slot of the storage device testing system and substantially simultaneously insert each storage device in the respective test slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: John Toscano, Evgeny Polyakov, Edward Garcia, Eric L. Truebenbach, Brian S. Merrow, Brian J. Whitaker