Patents by Inventor John S Atkinson

John S Atkinson 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 for ensuring correct pin assignments between system board connections using common mapping files
    Patent number: 6898775
    Abstract: The system of the invention ensures pin assignments between system board connections of printed circuit boards. A plurality of software configuration files define connections of a plurality of printed circuit boards. A mapping file correlates pin assignment attributes between the software configuration files. A processing section processes the configuration files and the mapping file to generate board schematics for the plurality of printed circuit boards with common pin assignment for the connections of each of the printed circuit boards. The software configuration files may include symbol files representing parts within the plurality of printed circuit boards. The software configuration files may include geometry files representing physical attributes of the parts. Changes to the design are automatically correlated to pin assignments through the boards and layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael John Erickson, Paul J. Mantey, John S Atkinson
  • Method for ensuring correct pin assignments between system board connections using common mapping files
    Patent number: 6629307
    Abstract: The system of the invention ensures pin assignments between system board connections of printed circuit boards. A plurality of software configuration files define connections of a plurality of printed circuit boards. A mapping file correlates pin assignment attributes between the software configuration files. A processing section processes the configuration files and the mapping file to generate board schematics for the plurality of printed circuit boards with common pin assignment for the connections of each of the printed circuit boards. The software configuration files may include symbol files representing parts within the plurality of printed circuit boards. The software configuration files may include geometry files representing physical attributes of the parts. Changes to the design are automatically correlated to pin assignments through the boards and layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP.
    Inventors: Michael John Erickson, Paul J. Mantey, John S Atkinson