# US 2025/0096508 A1 · Systems and Methods for Hot-Swap Connectors of a Wireless Harness Automated Measurement System > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0096508 A1 - Document ID: US20250096508A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/468,241 - Filed: 2023-09-15 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Earliest claimed: 2023-09-15 - Assignees: Lockheed Martin Corporation - Applicants: Lockheed Martin Corporation - Inventors: Samuel Jasper Franklin; Gibson Richard Garner; Kevin Bell; Anthony Guo; Karolyn Kay Spencer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250096508A1 ## CPC - G01R 31/68: Testing of releasable connections, e.g. of terminals mounted on a printed circuit board - H01R 13/665: {with built-in electronic circuit (H01R13/70, H01R13/719 take precedence)} - G01R 31/50: Testing of electric apparatus, lines, cables or components for short-circuits, continuity, leakage current or incorrect line connections (testing of sparking plugs H01T13/58) - H01R 13/631: for engagement only - B64F 5/60: Testing or inspecting aircraft components or systems - G01R 31/008: {on air- or spacecraft, railway rolling stock or sea-going vessels} - H01R 31/065: {with built-in electric apparatus} - H01R 2107/00: Four or more poles - H01R 2201/20: for testing or measuring purposes - H01R 2201/26: for vehicles - G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12) - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - B64F: GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract According to some embodiments, a system includes a wireless test module (WTM) side hot-swap connector located between a chassis of a first WTM and a variable front end of the first WTM. The variable front end of the first WTM may mate to an aircraft connector. The WTM side hot-swap connector may mate to a front end side hot-swap connector of the variable front end of the first WTM. The WTM side hot-swap connector includes a female connector, an alignment peg configured to couple to the variable front end of the first WTM, a slip ring configured to secure the first WTM in place, and an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) read/write wire integrated on a circuit board operable to read/write data of the aircraft connector. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a wireless test module (WTM) side hot-swap connector located between a chassis of a first WTM and a variable front end of the first WTM, the variable front end of the first WTM operable to mate to an aircraft connector, the WTM side hot-swap connector operable to mate to a front end side hot-swap connector of the variable front end of the first WTM, the WTM side hot-swap connector comprising: a female connector; an alignment peg configured to couple to the variable front end of the first WTM; a slip ring configured to secure the first WTM in place; and an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) read/write wire integrated on a circuit board operable to read/write data of the aircraft connector. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the WTM side hot-swap connector is operable to attach the variable front end of the first WTM to the chassis of the first WTM. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the WTM side hot-swap connector is operable to detach the variable front end of the first WTM from the chassis of the first WTM. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the WTM side hot-swap connector is operable to transfer the data to the first WTM when the chassis of the first WTM and the variable front end of the first WTM mate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the WTM side hot-swap connector is a universal connector located at an end of the chassis of the first WTM that is attached to a front end side hot-swap connector located at an end of the variable front end of the first WTM. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first WTM is operable to wirelessly communicate, using a wireless transceiver, with a computer system to transfer the data stored on an EEPROM associated with the EEPROM read/write wire. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the female connector includes a plurality of contacts in a range of 48 contacts to 128 contacts. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the EEPROM read/write wire is configured to couple to the chassis of the first WTM. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, the WTM side hot-swap connector further comprising: a jumper harness configured to couple to the first WTM. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the WTM side hot-swap connector is operable to swap to a second WTM with address information updated automatically in real time when the first WTM malfunctions. ### Claim 11 A system comprising: a front end side hot-swap connector located between a chassis of a first wireless test module (WTM) and a variable front end of the first WTM, the variable front end of the first WTM operable to mate to an aircraft connector, the front end side hot-swap connector operable to mate to a WTM side hot-swap connector of the first WTM, the front end side hot-swap connector comprising: a male connector; an alignment peg configured to couple to the chassis of the first WTM; a thread configured to couple to a slip ring of a WTM side hot-swap connector; and an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) integrated on a circuit board operable to store data of the aircraft connector. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the front end side hot-swap connector is operable to attach the variable front end of the first WTM to the chassis of the first WTM. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the front end side hot-swap connector is operable to detach the variable front end of the first WTM from the chassis of the first WTM. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the front end side hot-swap connector is operable to transfer the data to the first WTM when the chassis of the first WTM and the variable front end of the first WTM mate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the front end side hot-swap connector is a universal connector located at an end of the variable front end of the first WTM that is attached to a WTM side hot-swap connector located at an end of the chassis of the first WTM. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the male connector includes a plurality of contacts in a range of 48 contact to 128 contacts. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, the front end side hot-swap connector further comprising: a plurality of connectors configured to couple to a wire jumper of the aircraft connector. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the first WTM is operable to wirelessly communicate, using a wireless transceiver, with a computer system to transfer the data stored on the EEPROM. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the data on the EEPROM is automatically incorporated into a testing software of the computer system without human data entry. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the front end side hot-swap connector is operable to swap to a second WTM with address information updated automatically in real time when the first WTM malfunctions.