Patents by Inventor Brent D. Hooker

Brent D. Hooker 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: 4985674
    Abstract: An interface between a memory tester and a memory includes, in order, an inverter and digital line driver, a short section of coaxial cable, an impedance matching resistor, a level shifter (which may be omitted if the tester and the memory operate at a common voltage), an analog line driver, a long section of coaxial cable, and a final impedance matching resistor. Very high frequency memory interrogation is supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: Ralf D. Woods, Brent D. Hooker