Patents by Inventor Martin D. Gardner

Martin D. Gardner 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 testing electrical connections between components
    Patent number: 11899077
    Abstract: A test system for an electrical system includes a slot array having a plurality of slots and a plurality of recesses formed therethrough, a plurality of mounts in which each mount of the plurality of mounts is positioned within a respective recess of the plurality of recesses to align with a respective slot of the plurality of slots, a connector port having a plurality of pins, and a plurality of conductors in which each conductor of the plurality of conductors extends from a respective pin of the plurality of pins to a respective mount of the plurality of mounts. Each mount of the plurality of mounts is configured to receive an additional conductor via a corresponding slot of the plurality of slots to electrically couple the additional conductor to a corresponding pin of the plurality of pins via a corresponding conductor of the plurality of conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon M. Barber, Mike Basford, Michael R. Dowdy, Martin D. Gardner
  • SYSTEM FOR TESTING ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20220326315
    Abstract: A test system for an electrical system includes a slot array having a plurality of slots and a plurality of recesses formed therethrough, a plurality of mounts in which each mount of the plurality of mounts is positioned within a respective recess of the plurality of recesses to align with a respective slot of the plurality of slots, a connector port having a plurality of pins, and a plurality of conductors in which each conductor of the plurality of conductors extends from a respective pin of the plurality of pins to a respective mount of the plurality of mounts. Each mount of the plurality of mounts is configured to receive an additional conductor via a corresponding slot of the plurality of slots to electrically couple the additional conductor to a corresponding pin of the plurality of pins via a corresponding conductor of the plurality of conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon M. Barber, Mike Basford, Michael R. Dowdy, Martin D. Gardner