Patents by Inventor Russel L. Gillenwater

Russel L. Gillenwater 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).

  • Real-time test controller
    Patent number: 6557115
    Abstract: The real-time test controller maintains a failure database containing a history of past failures for devices under test and selectively sorts the history for the device to be tested. The diagnostic testing sequence is then rearranged with tests having higher failure rates being conducted first. If faults are detected, a message is provided to the operator and the failure database is either manually or automatically updated with the latest fault information. In this manner, a continuously updated history of faults is maintained and the most efficient testing sequence is followed, resulting in significant time and cost savings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Russel L. Gillenwater, Philip J. Brisky, Kenneth G. Keels
  • Real-time test controller
    Publication number: 20020053045
    Abstract: The real-time test controller maintains a failure database containing a history of past failures for devices under test and selectively sorts the history for the device to be tested. The diagnostic testing sequence is then rearranged with tests having higher failure rates being conducted first. If faults are detected, a message is provided to the operator and the failure database is either manually or automatically updated with the latest fault information. In this manner, a continuously updated history of faults is maintained and the most efficient testing sequence is followed, resulting in significant time and cost savings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Russel L. Gillenwater, Philip J. Brisky, Kenneth G. Keels