Patents by Inventor Alan John Nelson

Alan John Nelson 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).

  • Patent number: 5790411
    Abstract: An equipment for testing electronic circuitry comprising: test connections to said circuitry; measurement means for generating test signals for application to said circuitry and monitoring response signals produced by the circuitry in response to the test signals, said test signals being applied and said response signals being received by way of said test connections; switches for switching the test signals generated to said test connections and the response signals produced to said measurement means; means defining the settings of said switches for a current test of a series of tests required to be performed on said circuitry; first memory means for storing the switch settings for the next test of said series following said current test; second memory means for storing the switch settings for the entire series of tests; and sequencer means for transferring (i) the next switch settings from said first memory means to said means defining and (ii) the switch settings for the test of said series following said n
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Marconi Instruments Limited
    Inventor: Alan John Nelson