Granted Patent B2

US 12,436,758 · App. 19/028,958 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Inventors: Sean Parsons (West Chester, PA); Brian Parsons (Malvern, PA); Mark Parsons (West Chester, PA); Austin Gunter (Flower Mound, TX); Nidhin Davis (Glen Mills, PA); Krissy Durkin (Colora, MD); Mario Huber (Kuppenheim, DE); Martin Fiedler (Karlsruhe, DE); Annedore Bach (Durmersheim, DE); Jitendra Jain (Exton, PA); Siddharth Maheshwari (King of Prussia, PA); Jaclyn Domsohn (Downingtown, PA); Krithika Muthuveerappan (Exton, PA); Pratik Shrestha (West Chester, PA)

Assignee: Communications Test Design, Inc.

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Abstract

Claims (18)

1. An apparatus for automatically removing data from mobile devices, comprising:

a plurality of racks, each rack including a plurality of slots;

wherein each slot is configured to secure a mobile device therein;

at least one robot arm having a grabber at one end;

the robot arm is located in such that the grabber can place and remove mobile devices from each slot;

each slot has a connector secured therein which is configured to secure to a mobile device placed in the slot; wherein,

each of the connectors are magnetic connectors;

at least one computer operably coupled to a testing system, wherein the testing system is configured to be operably coupled to the mobile device via each connector of the respective slot.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a first conveyor.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second conveyor.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first conveyor is configured to move mobile devices into grabbing reach of the at least one robot arm.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second conveyor is configured to removed mobile devices from the reach of the at least one robot arm.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a screen operably coupled with the at least one computer.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a scanner operably coupled with the at least one computer.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the scanner is placed such that it can scan mobile devices when picked up by the at least one robot arm.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each rack is comprised of 5 sets of slots.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each slot is comprised of a shelf having a back rising therefrom.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the back of each slot is tilted away from the shelf creating an obtuse angle.

Continuity (5)

References Cited (12)