Patents by Inventor Ronald Franklin Cox

Ronald Franklin Cox 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 and method for automated hardware compatibility testing
    Patent number: 9978418
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automating testing of multiple SATA hard drives with multiple motherboards are described herein. In certain embodiments any number of SATA drives may be switchably connected to any number of motherboards, and any number of tests may be performed on combinations of the SATA drives and motherboards without or with only minimal manual intervention between tests. In one embodiment, the system may include an automated selector having a controller adapted to receive a testing instruction and transmit the received testing instruction and a mainboard in communication with the controller. The mainboard may include a logic device to receive the testing instruction from the controller and/or a switch for pairing and unpairing motherboards with SATA storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Leidos, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy William Estell, Bruce Allen Clark, Littleton Kent Riggins, Jeffrey Errol Cade, Ronald Franklin Cox, Martin William Sutton, Jr.
  • System and Method For Automated Hardware Compatibility Testing
    Publication number: 20160042763
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automating testing of multiple SATA hard drives with multiple motherboards are described herein. In certain embodiments any number of SATA drives may be switchably connected to any number of motherboards, and any number of tests may be performed on combinations of the SATA drives and motherboards without or with only minimal manual intervention between tests. In one embodiment, the system may include an automated selector having a controller adapted to receive a testing instruction and transmit the received testing instruction and a mainboard in communication with the controller. The mainboard may include a logic device to receive the testing instruction from the controller and/or a switch for pairing and unpairing motherboards with SATA storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: Leidos, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy William Estell, Bruce Allen Clark, Littleton Kent Riggins, Jeffrey Errol Cade, Ronald Franklin Cox, Martin William Sutton, JR.
  • System and method for automated hardware compatibility testing
    Patent number: 9183071
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automating testing of multiple SATA hard drives with multiple motherboards are described herein. In certain embodiments any number of SATA drives may be switchably connected to any number of motherboards, and any number of tests may be performed on combinations of the SATA drives and motherboards without or with only minimal manual intervention between tests. In one embodiment, the system may include an automated selector having a controller adapted to receive a testing instruction and transmit the received testing instruction and a mainboard in communication with the controller. The mainboard may include a logic device to receive the testing instruction from the controller and/or a switch for pairing and unpairing motherboards with SATA storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Leidos, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy William Estell, Bruce Allen Clark, Littleton Kent Riggins, Jeffrey Errol Cade, Ronald Franklin Cox, Martin William Sutton, Jr.