Patents by Inventor Erik Donald Ness

Erik Donald Ness 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: 11726146
    Abstract: Examples of an electronic device are described. In some examples, the electronic device includes a first shared line of a plurality of first contacts to respectively connect to a plurality of integrated circuits, a plurality of second lines of respective second contacts to respectively connect to the plurality of integrated circuits, and a third shared line of a plurality of third contacts to respectively connect to the plurality of integrated circuits. In some examples, the electronic device includes circuitry to determine whether one of the third contacts is connected to an integrated circuit based on a state of the first shared line and a state of one of the second lines that is associated with the one of the third contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John Michael Rossi, Erik Donald Ness, Scott Alan Linn, James Michael Gardner
  • Publication number: 20210373090
    Abstract: Examples of an electronic device are described. In some examples, the electronic device includes a first shared line of a plurality of first contacts to respectively connect to a plurality of integrated circuits, a plurality of second lines of respective second contacts to respectively connect to the plurality of integrated circuits, and a third shared line of a plurality of third contacts to respectively connect to the plurality of integrated circuits. In some examples, the electronic device includes circuitry to determine whether one of the third contacts is connected to an integrated circuit based on a state of the first shared line and a state of one of the second lines that is associated with the one of the third contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John Michael Rossi, Erik Donald Ness, Scott Alan Linn, James Michael Gardner