US 12,436,758 B2
Apparatus and methods for automatically removing data of mobile devices
Sean Parsons, West Chester, PA (US); Brian Parsons, Malvern, PA (US); Mark Parsons, West Chester, PA (US); Austin Gunter, Flower Mound, TX (US); Nidhin Davis, Glen Mills, PA (US); Krissy Durkin, Colora, MD (US); Mario Huber, Kuppenheim (DE); Martin Fiedler, Karlsruhe (DE); Annedore Bach, Durmersheim (DE); Jitendra Jain, Exton, PA (US); Siddharth Maheshwari, King of Prussia, PA (US); Jaclyn Domsohn, Downingtown, PA (US); Krithika Muthuveerappan, Exton, PA (US); and Pratik Shrestha, West Chester, PA (US)
Assigned to Communications Test Design, Inc., West Chester, PA (US)
Filed by Communications Test Design, Inc., West Chester, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/028,958.
Application 19/028,958 is a continuation of application No. 18/989,075, filed on Dec. 20, 2024, granted, now 12,293,181.
Application 18/989,075 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/797,618, filed on Aug. 8, 2024.
Application 18/797,618 is a continuation of application No. 17/007,103, filed on Aug. 31, 2020, granted, now 12,099,831, issued on Sep. 24, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/893,427, filed on Aug. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2025/0173142 A1, May 29, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 8/654 (2018.01); G06F 13/10 (2006.01); G06F 16/16 (2019.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 8/654 (2018.02) [G06F 13/10 (2013.01); G06F 16/162 (2019.01); G06F 21/604 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2143 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.