Patents by Inventor Michael Ferland

Michael Ferland 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).

  • Blade centric automatic test equipment system
    Patent number: 10649030
    Abstract: An automated test equipment (ATE) system includes a plurality of test blades each coupled to a test blade connector and mounted on a circular track; a central reference clock (CRC) having an origin point at a center of the circle; and a clock/sync connector coupled to the CRC through a zero skew clock connection to one or more sync buses, wherein each instrument utilizes the CRC to coordinate its testing process with another instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Gosys Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Carmichael, Edward Peek, James St. Jean, David Reynolds, Michael Ferland
  • Blade centric automatic test equipment system
    Patent number: 10502783
    Abstract: An automated test equipment (ATE) system includes a plurality of test blades each coupled to a test blade connector and mounted on a circular track; a central reference clock (CRC) having an origin point at a center of the circle; and a clock/sync connector coupled to the CRC through a zero skew clock connection to one or more sync buses, wherein each instrument utilizes the CRC to coordinate its testing process with another instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Golden Oak Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Carmichael, Edward Peek, James St. Jean, David Reynolds, Michael Ferland
  • Blade centric automatic test equipment system
    Patent number: 10495689
    Abstract: An automated test equipment (ATE) system includes a plurality of test blades each coupled to a test blade connector and mounted on a circular track; a central reference clock (CRC) having an origin point at a center of the circle; and a clock/sync connector coupled to the CRC through a zero skew clock connection to one or more sync buses, wherein each instrument utilizes the CRC to coordinate its testing process with another instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Golden Oak Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Carmichael, Edward Peek, James St. Jean, David Reynolds, Michael Ferland
  • BLADE CENTRIC AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180189157
    Abstract: An automated test equipment (ATE) system includes a plurality of test blades each coupled to a test blade connector and mounted on a circular track; a central reference clock (CRC) having an origin point at a center of the circle; and a clock/sync connector coupled to the CRC through a zero skew clock connection to one or more sync buses, wherein each instrument utilizes the CRC to coordinate its testing process with another instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Carmichael, Edward Peek, James St. Jean, David Reynolds, Michael Ferland
  • BLADE CENTRIC AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180189159
    Abstract: An automated test equipment (ATE) system includes a plurality of test blades each coupled to a test blade connector and mounted on a circular track; a central reference clock (CRC) having an origin point at a center of the circle; and a clock/sync connector coupled to the CRC through a zero skew clock connection to one or more sync buses, wherein each instrument utilizes the CRC to coordinate its testing process with another instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Carmichael, Edward Peek, James St. Jean, David Reynolds, Michael Ferland
  • BLADE CENTRIC AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180189158
    Abstract: An automated test equipment (ATE) system includes a plurality of test blades each coupled to a test blade connector and mounted on a circular track; a central reference clock (CRC) having an origin point at a center of the circle; and a clock/sync connector coupled to the CRC through a zero skew clock connection to one or more sync buses, wherein each instrument utilizes the CRC to coordinate its testing process with another instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Carmichael, Edward Peek, James St. Jean, David Reynolds, Michael Ferland
  • BLADE CENTRIC AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180188325
    Abstract: An automated test equipment (ATE) system includes a plurality of test blades each coupled to a test blade connector and mounted on a circular track; a central reference clock (CRC) having an origin point at a center of the circle; and a clock/sync connector coupled to the CRC through a zero skew clock connection to one or more sync buses, wherein each instrument utilizes the CRC to coordinate its testing process with another instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Carmichael, Edward Peek, James St. Jean, David Reynolds, Michael Ferland
  • Blade centric automatic test equipment system
    Patent number: 9921931
    Abstract: An automated test equipment (ATE) system includes a plurality of test blades each coupled to a test blade connector and mounted on a circular track; a central reference clock (CRC) having an origin point at a center of the circle; and a clock/sync connector coupled to the CRC through a zero skew clock connection to one or more sync buses, wherein each instrument utilizes the CRC to coordinate its testing process with another instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Golden Oak Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Carmichael, Edward Peek, James St. Jean, David Reynolds, Michael Ferland
  • BLADE CENTRIC AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170147461
    Abstract: An automated test equipment (ATE) system includes a plurality of test blades each coupled to a test blade connector and mounted on a circular track; a central reference clock (CRC) having an origin point at a center of the circle; and a clock/sync connector coupled to the CRC through a zero skew clock connection to one or more sync buses, wherein each instrument utilizes the CRC to coordinate its testing process with another instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Carmichael, Edward Peek, James St. Jean, David Reynolds, Michael Ferland
  • System for testing smart cards and method for same
    Publication number: 20060276989
    Abstract: A system and method for testing multiple smart card devices in parallel and asynchronously are provided. The system includes a smart card module that may be easily inserted in a digital test system. The smart card module includes multiple smart card instrument channels, each one of which testing a separate smart card device independently and asynchronously from the others. The smart card instrument channels employ a novel modulation technique based on palette waveforms that are formed of transitions between two data bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Clifford Ludwig, Dan Bullard, Michael Ferland, Eric Parker, James St. Jean, David Reynolds