Patents by Inventor Terrance Lee Thomas

Terrance Lee Thomas 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 spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry and design data wire testing
    Patent number: 10504307
    Abstract: A method for wire connectivity testing includes receiving wiring data indicating at least a length of a wire segment of a vehicle from a design database. The method further includes receiving spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry (SSTDR) data associated with the wire segment from an SSTDR device coupled to an endpoint of the wire segment. The method also includes calculating a distance-to-fault based on the SSTDR data. The method includes comparing the distance-to-fault to the length of the wire segment. The method further includes, in response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the wire segment, generating fault data indicating a failure within the wire segment. The method also includes sending the fault data to a user output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon M. Courter, Nam V. Ngo, Scott C. Farner, Joseph M. Dray, Terrance Lee Thomas
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPREAD-SPECTRUM TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY AND DESIGN DATA WIRE TESTING
    Publication number: 20190035177
    Abstract: A method for wire connectivity testing includes receiving wiring data indicating at least a length of a wire segment of a vehicle from a design database. The method further includes receiving spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry (SSTDR) data associated with the wire segment from an SSTDR device coupled to an endpoint of the wire segment. The method also includes calculating a distance-to-fault based on the SSTDR data. The method includes comparing the distance-to-fault to the length of the wire segment. The method further includes, in response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the wire segment, generating fault data indicating a failure within the wire segment. The method also includes sending the fault data to a user output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: BRANDON M. COURTER, NAM V. NGO, SCOTT C. FARNER, JOSEPH M. DRAY, TERRANCE LEE THOMAS
  • System and method for spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry and design data wire testing
    Patent number: 10102695
    Abstract: A method for wire connectivity testing includes receiving wiring data indicating at least a length of a wire segment of a vehicle from a design database. The method further includes receiving spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry (SSTDR) data associated with the wire segment from an SSTDR device coupled to an endpoint of the wire segment. The method also includes calculating a distance-to-fault based on the SSTDR data. The method includes comparing the distance-to-fault to the length of the wire segment. The method further includes, in response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the wire segment, generating fault data indicating a failure within the wire segment. The method also includes sending the fault data to a user output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon M. Courter, Nam V. Ngo, Scott C. Farner, Joseph M. Dray, Terrance Lee Thomas