Patents by Inventor Donald Jackson Avery

Donald Jackson Avery 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).

  • System and method for testing the integrity of a vehicle testing/diagnostic system
    Patent number: 8355837
    Abstract: A system and method for testing the integrity of a vehicle testing/diagnostic system is provided. Examples of vehicle testing/diagnostic systems may include any equipment (portable or stationary) found in an automotive maintenance and/or testing environment (or other environment) that is capable of communicating with vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems. Prior to conducting an OBD test on one or more vehicles, an integrity testing system interfaces with a vehicle testing/diagnostic system to determine whether the vehicle testing/diagnostic system is capable of communicating via one or more predetermined communications protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.
    Inventors: Donald Jackson Avery, Terry Edward Goretti
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING THE INTEGRITY OF A VEHICLE TESTING/DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120016552
    Abstract: A system and method for testing the integrity of a vehicle testing/diagnostic system is provided. Examples of vehicle testing/diagnostic systems may include any equipment (portable or stationary) found in an automotive maintenance and/or testing environment (or other environment) that is capable of communicating with vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems. Prior to conducting an OBD test on one or more vehicles, an integrity testing system interfaces with a vehicle testing/diagnostic system to determine whether the vehicle testing/diagnostic system is capable of communicating via one or more predetermined communications protocols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: ENVIROMENTAL SYSTEMS PRODUCTS HOLDING INC.
    Inventors: Donald Jackson Avery, Terry Edward Goretti
  • System and method for testing the integrity of a vehicle testing/diagnostic system
    Patent number: 7945358
    Abstract: A system and method for testing the integrity of a vehicle testing/diagnostic system is provided. Examples of vehicle testing/diagnostic systems may include any equipment (portable or stationary) found in an automotive maintenance and/or testing environment (or other environment) that is capable of communicating with vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems. Prior to conducting an OBD test on one or more vehicles, an integrity testing system interfaces with a vehicle testing/diagnostic system to determine whether the vehicle testing/diagnostic system is capable of communicating via one or more predetermined communications protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Environmental Systems Products Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Jackson Avery, Terry Edward Goretti