Patents by Inventor Yui Kin TANG

Yui Kin TANG 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 conducting automated maintenance of a test contactor module
    Patent number: 8933720
    Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining a conductivity of electrical contacts of a test contactor for testing electronic devices comprises a rotary turret disk having a plurality of test stands operative to hold respective electronic devices, the electronic devices being rotatable by the rotary turret disk to a position of the test contactor to be contacted by the electrical contacts during testing. At least one contactor maintenance stand comprising a maintenance component is located between adjacent test stands on the rotary turret disk, wherein the electrical contacts of the test contactor are adapted to engage the maintenance component so as to automatically clean the electrical contacts and/or verify the conductivity thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: ASM Technology Singapore Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Yui Kin Tang, Chak Tong Sze, Pei Wei Tsai, Cho Hin Cheuk, Kut Lam
  • APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING AUTOMATED MAINTENANCE OF A TEST CONTACTOR MODULE
    Publication number: 20130207684
    Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining a conductivity of electrical contacts of a test contactor for testing electronic devices comprises a rotary turret disk having a plurality of test stands operative to hold respective electronic devices, the electronic devices being rotatable by the rotary turret disk to a position of the test contactor to be contacted by the electrical contacts during testing. At least one contactor maintenance stand comprising a maintenance component is located between adjacent test stands on the rotary turret disk, wherein the electrical contacts of the test contactor are adapted to engage the maintenance component so as to automatically clean the electrical contacts and/or verify the conductivity thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Yui Kin TANG, Chak Tong SZE, Pei Wei TSAI, Cho Hin CHEUK, Kut LAM