Patents by Inventor Peter A. Sherrard

Peter A. Sherrard 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).

  • Hard disc drive verification tester
    Patent number: 6434499
    Abstract: The present invention provides a portable on-site tester to test a disc drive at a location remote from the disc drive manufacturer. The tester supports multiple disc drive interfaces by supporting multiple drive initiator cards, one of which is selected for use at a time. A tester which controls operation of the tester is attached to a local computer via a tester interface. The proper drive initiator card is selected for connection to the tester interface such that the drive initiator card supports the disc drive interface format of the disc drive to be tested. The tester may be configured to support different disc drive interfaces by connection of various drive initiator cards to the tester. The drive initiator cards are mounted to one or more drive initiator card supports, which are oriented in the tester such that the selected drive initiator card is electrically connected to the tester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Scott D. Ulrich, Cary D. Johnson, Morse Magnuson, Peter A. Sherrard