Patents by Inventor Neal Gordon Staats

Neal Gordon Staats 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).

  • Method and system for testing hardware and/or software applications
    Patent number: 6279124
    Abstract: An adaptable system and method for testing a plurality of hardware and/or software applications. The system and method include a test case generator for generating a plurality of test cases, each test case corresponding to one of the plurality of applications, and a multi-layered interface for communicating between corresponding test cases and applications. The system and method also include means for executing the test cases to generate test data, and means for recording the test data generated during execution of the test cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: Derek J. Brouwer, Scott Allan Musson, Neal Gordon Staats
  • Method and system for testing the operation of an electronic mail switch
    Patent number: 5841982
    Abstract: A method and system for testing the operation of an electronic mail switch that supports interaction between different electronic mail applications having different formats includes generating a test message having a first format. The test message is forwarded to the electronic mail switch to generate a received message having a second format. The test message is compared with the received message based on a plurality of comparison tests. Finally, an error in the operation of the electronic mail switch can be determined based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Inventors: Derek J. Brouwer, Neal Gordon Staats, David Allen Knox