Patents by Inventor Jerrold Akers

Jerrold Akers 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).

  • Methods and apparatus using a service to launch and/or monitor data formatting processes
    Publication number: 20070208984
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of operating a number of data formatters 1) blocks execution of a tester's test processes that generate test results, the test results pertaining to test of at least one device under test (DUT); 2) launches a number of data formatters, operable to format the test results, while execution of the test processes is blocked; and 3) upon determining that the number of data formatters has successfully launched, removing the block. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Reid Hayhow, Carli Connally, Jerrold Akers