Patents by Inventor Rick Sheffield

Rick Sheffield 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).

  • Apparatus for securing printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 9609779
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for securing a component such as a printed circuit board in a device at a single edge of the component, thereby facilitating removal and replacement, increasing unobstructed access for attachments and cabling, and improving potential density capacity of the components within a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventor: Rick Sheffield
  • Method and apparatus for testing components in a communications system
    Patent number: 6301336
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing network elements within a communications system. A test is initiated at a data processing system located at a first site by the selection of one or more network elements for testing. In initiating the test, a communications link is established between the data processing system located at the first site and a network element located at a second site. The network element is monitored during testing of the network element using the communications link. The information is displayed on the data processing system in the form of a web page. Monitoring of the network element is paused from the data processing system in response to detecting an error originating from the network element. Monitoring of the network element is restarted from the data processing system in response to a correction of the error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Branton, Jr., John Mark DeMoss, Roy Feldt, Mark Lamb, Rick Sheffield