Patents by Inventor Anthony Madine

Anthony Madine 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).

  • Apparatus and method for testing a circuit board
    Patent number: 5909124
    Abstract: Apparatus for testing an electrical circuit having: a base for receiving a printed circuit board carrying the electrical circuit, wherein the base section includes a plurality of test pins for contacting a corresponding plurality of solder pads formed on a surface of the circuit board; a cover section comprising a test head facing an opposite surface of the printed circuit for shorting together a plurality of contacts of a component of the electrical circuit connected to the plurality of solder pads and mounted on the opposite surface of the circuit board; means for applying a stimulus signals to at least one test pin; and means for detecting a signal at a second test pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Madine, Alexander Nicol