Patents by Inventor William F. Rootz

William F. Rootz 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).

  • Consolidated automatic support system (CASS) flexible exchange adapter and interface device
    Patent number: 6358095
    Abstract: A two-component adapter assembly provides a less expensive, less labor-intensive alternative for interfacing between a General Purpose Interface of a CASS (Consolidated Automatic Support System) and a military electronic unit under test, such as a weapons replaceable assembly (WRA) or a shop replaceable assembly (SRA). The adapter assembly includes a first universal adapter component having a first universal connection assembly suitable for attachment to the General Purpose Interface and a second universal connection assembly disposed in electrical communication with the first universal connection assembly. Since the first universal adapter component includes expensive gold-plated attachment sockets for connection to the General Purpose Interface, the invention contemplates using only a single universal version of this component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William F. Rootz, Steven A. Wegener, Randall L. Marion, Kenneth J. Scheve, James J. Cook, Brett E. McSparin