Patents by Inventor Brian Shumaker

Brian Shumaker 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).

  • Patent number: 11698390
    Abstract: A high-frequency testing probe with a probe substrate and at least two probe tips. The probe substrate is a printed circuit board and the probe tips are coupled to and extend away from the printed circuit board. The first and second probe tips are each communicatively coupled to respective first and second probe connectors through respective first and second conducting traces disposed upon respective first and second sides of the printed circuit board. The probe connectors are configured to couple the testing probe to at least one of a high-frequency vector network analyzer and a high-frequency time domain reflectometer. The positions of the first ends of the first and second probe tips are adjustable. The first and second probe tips may be coupled to the first and second conducting traces through respective first and second joints, and may be configured to rotate about the first and second joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Signal Microwave, LLC
    Inventors: William Rosas, Eric Gebhard, Brian Shumaker
  • Patent number: 11543434
    Abstract: A high-frequency testing probe having a probe substrate and at least two probe tips. The probe substrate is a printed circuit board and the probe tips are coupled to and extend outward from the printed circuit board. The first and second probe tips are each communicatively coupled to respective first and second probe connectors through respective first and second conducting traces disposed upon the printed circuit board. The probe connectors are configured to couple the testing probe to at least one of a high-frequency vector network analyzer and a high-frequency time domain reflectometer. The probe tips translate along their respective central longitudinal axes through respective adjustable couplings to modify respective distances the probe tips extend outward from the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Signal Microwave, LLC
    Inventors: William Rosas, Eric Gebhard, Brian Shumaker
  • Patent number: 10852322
    Abstract: A high-frequency testing probe having a probe substrate and at least two probe tips. The probe substrate is a printed circuit board and the probe tips are coupled to and extend outward from the printed circuit board. The first and second probe tips are each communicatively coupled to respective first and second probe connectors through respective first and second conducting traces disposed upon the printed circuit board. The probe connectors are configured to couple the testing probe to at least one of a high-frequency vector network analyzer and a high-frequency time domain reflectometer. The probe tips translate along their respective central longitudinal axes through respective adjustable couplings to modify respective distances the probe tips extend outward from the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNAL MICROWAVE, LLC
    Inventors: William Rosas, Eric Gebhard, Brian Shumaker
  • Publication number: 20080186036
    Abstract: A high speed probe is configured with a diamond-gold plated tip to facilitate high speed test operations. A die is used to adjust the probe tips in a predetermined shape configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Brian Shumaker