Patents by Inventor Russell Elliott Poffenberger

Russell Elliott Poffenberger 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).

  • Patent number: 9459978
    Abstract: A segmented subsystem, for use within an automated test platform, includes a first subsystem segment including a first data sequencer configured to coordinate the execution of one or more instructions within the first subsystem segment. A second subsystem segment includes a second data sequencer configured to coordinate the execution of one or more instructions within the second subsystem segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Xcerra Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Fritzsche, James Michael Jula, Timothy Alton, Russell Elliott Poffenberger, Michael E. Amy
  • Patent number: 9430349
    Abstract: A scalable test platform includes a PCIe-based event fabric. One or more instrument subsystems are coupled to the PCIe-based event fabric and configured to interface one or more devices under test and generate captured test data. One or more digital signal processing subsystems are coupled to the PCIe-based event fabric and configured to process the captured test data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Xcerra Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Fritzsche, Jeffery D. Currin, Russell Elliott Poffenberger, Timothy Alton, Michael Gordon Davis
  • Patent number: 9430348
    Abstract: A scalable test platform includes a PCIe-based event fabric. One or more CPU subsystems are coupled to the PCIe-based event fabric and configured to execute an automated test process. One or more instrument subsystems are coupled to the PCIe-based event fabric and configured to interface one or more devices under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Xcerra Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Fritzsche, Jeffery D. Currin, Russell Elliott Poffenberger, Timothy Alton, Michael Gordon Davis
  • Patent number: 9336108
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for, upon the occurrence of a computer-related event, comparing code utilized by one or more subsystems included within a scalable test platform to code available from a remote location. If the code available from the remote location is newer than the code utilized by one or more subsystems, the code available from the remote location is obtained, thus defining newer code. The code utilized by one or more subsystems is updated with the newer code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Xcerra Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Fritzsche, Jeffery D. Currin, Russell Elliott Poffenberger, Timothy Alton, Michael Gordon Davis
  • Patent number: 9213616
    Abstract: A segmented subsystem, for use within an automated test platform, includes a first subsystem segment configured to execute one or more instructions within the first subsystem segment. A second subsystem segment is configured to execute one or more instructions within the second subsystem segment. The first subsystem segment includes: a first functionality, a second functionality, and a status polling engine. The status polling engine is configured to: determine a first status for the first functionality and a second status for the second functionality, and generate a consolidated status indicator for the first subsystem segment based, at least in part, upon the first status for the first functionality and the second status for the second functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: XCerra Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Fritzsche, Russell Elliott Poffenberger, Todor K. Petrov, Michael E. Amy
  • Publication number: 20140208164
    Abstract: A scalable test platform includes a PCIe-based event fabric. One or more instrument subsystems are coupled to the PCIe-based event fabric and configured to interface one or more devices under test and generate captured test data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: LTX-Credence Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Fritzsche, Jeffery D. Currin, Russell Elliott Poffenberger, Timothy Alton, Michael Gordon Davis
  • Publication number: 20140207404
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for, upon the occurrence of a computer-related event, comparing code utilized by one or more subsystems included within a scalable test platform to code available from a remote location. If the code available from the remote location is newer than the code utilized by one or more subsystems, the code available from the remote location is obtained, thus defining newer code. The code utilized by one or more subsystems is updated with the newer code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: LTX-Credence Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Fritzsche, Jeffery D. Currin, Russell Elliott Poffenberger, Timothy Alton, Michael Gordon Davis
  • Publication number: 20140208160
    Abstract: A segmented subsystem, for use within an automated test platform, includes a first subsystem segment including a first data sequencer configured to coordinate the execution of one or more instructions within the first subsystem segment. A second subsystem segment includes a second data sequencer configured to coordinate the execution of one or more instructions within the second subsystem segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: LTX-Credence Corporation
    Inventors: WILLIAM A. FRITZSCHE, James Michael Jula, Timothy Alton, Russell Elliott Poffenberger, Michael E. Amy
  • Publication number: 20140208082
    Abstract: A segmented subsystem, for use within an automated test platform, includes a first subsystem segment configured to execute one or more instructions within the first subsystem segment. A second subsystem segment is configured to execute one or more instructions within the second subsystem segment. The first subsystem segment includes: a first functionality, a second functionality, and a status polling engine. The status polling engine is configured to: determine a first status for the first functionality and a second status for the second functionality, and generate a consolidated status indicator for the first subsystem segment based, at least in part, upon the first status for the first functionality and the second status for the second functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: LTX-Credence Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Fritzsche, Russell Elliott Poffenberger, Todor K. Petrov, Michael E. Amy
  • Publication number: 20140208161
    Abstract: A scalable test platform includes a PCIe-based event fabric. One or more CPU subsystems are coupled to the PCIe-based event fabric and configured to execute an automated test process. One or more instrument subsystems are coupled to the PCIe-based event fabric and configured to interface one or more devices under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: LTX-Credence Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Fritzsche, Jeffery D. Currin, Russell Elliott Poffenberger, Timothy Alton, Michael Gordon Davis