Patents by Inventor Robert D. Maiorana

Robert D. Maiorana 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).

  • Testing system and methods with protocol pattern injection and external verification
    Patent number: 6550029
    Abstract: A system and method of testing processor boards in which a test path is created by setting switches in distribution hubs and the devices under test. Test signals are sent through the test path and errors in the signals are used to identify faulty boards. The distribution hubs of an embodiment can detect, report and eliminate errors in the test signals. A command path from a host to the distribution hubs and devices under test is provided through a multi-terminal connector. The command path is preferably separate from the test path. A test signal generator may be included. The system may be particularly adapted for fiber channel testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Brian K. Bailey, Robert D. Maiorana, Douglas Peeke