Patents by Inventor Victor P. Seidel

Victor P. Seidel 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 for testing circuits and/or burning-in chips
    Patent number: 5635847
    Abstract: According to the present invention an improved device and method for testing the integrity of electrical connectors on a substrate and/or for providing for burn-in of a semi-conductor on a substrate is provided. The test unit includes a mounting fixture having a plurality of pins carried thereon preferably spring loaded. At least some of the pins are provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced conducting members which are electrically insulated from each other. These pins are configured and mounted on the fixture to move into and out of engagement with a portion at least two and preferably four adjacent connectors on the substrate thereby allowing a single pin to contact up to four or more contacts on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Victor P. Seidel
  • Method of testing circuits and/or burning-in chips
    Patent number: 5530375
    Abstract: According to the present invention an improved device and method for testing the integrity of electrical connectors on a substrate and/or for providing for burn-in of a semi-conductor on a substrate is provided. The test unit includes a mounting fixture having a plurality of pins carried thereon preferably spring loaded. At least some of the pins are provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced conducting members which are electrically insulated from each other. These pins are configured and mounted on the fixture to move into and out of engagement with a portion at least two and preferably four adjacent connectors on the substrate thereby allowing a single pin to contact up to four or more contacts on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Victor P. Seidel