Patents by Inventor Alan Gibson

Alan Gibson 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).

  • Test, development and deployment infrastructure for spacecube high-performance flight processors
    Patent number: 12197373
    Abstract: Software and hardware for monitoring, testing, and developing communication and electronic systems on spacecrafts. Several systems are provided to monitor, test, and control a next generation SpaceCube, including a RadHard Monitor (RHM), a Mini ASTM Board, an FMC+ ASTM Board, a Mini Evaluation Board, a MEZZ and an Automated Test Suite. The RHM are FPGA IP and hardware configured to monitor COTS components. The Mini ASTM Board connects a Mini Processor Card to an ASTM for electrical testing. FMC+ ASTM Card connects FMC and FMC+ test cards to the ASTM for electrical testing. A Mini Evaluation Board supplies all necessary power to the Mini Processor card. The MEZZ is a multi-use GSE test board that is compatible with several different development platforms in the SpaceCube to allow developers to develop and test their software. The Automated Test Suite provides functional testing of an assembled SpaceCube board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
    Inventors: Alessandro Geist, Travis Wise, Cody Brewer, Nicholas Franconi, Christopher Wilson, Jonathan Boblitt, Robin Ripley, Alan Gibson, Manuel Buenfil
  • Building foundation construction and methods
    Patent number: 8656653
    Abstract: A building foundation having a plurality of insulating members arranged to define a perimeter that acts as a form for concrete is described. Concrete is poured into the form in a non-rigid state and allowed to harden into a concrete slab integrally formed with the plurality of insulating members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: GO Logic, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Matthew O'Malia, Alan Gibson
  • Automatic source code generation
    Publication number: 20030084423
    Abstract: A method for generating a hub and spoke messaging infrastructure for propagating messages used in the implementation of a process on a distributed system of computers, each of which is adapted to execute messaging software to enable each computer to communicate with the others in a distributed system. The method comprises the steps of producing a graphical description of the process -and automatically creating source code for generating the hub and spoke messaging infrastructure by selecting and adapting appropriate portions of predefined source code in accordance with the graphical description of the process, the predefined source code using the messaging software to control the routing of messages between the computers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Dai Clegg, Alan Gibson, John Blair