Patents Examined by Tamra Alexander
  • Socket test probe and method of making
    Patent number: 6564455
    Abstract: A method of making a socket test probe which results in a probe head which has flat plates which serve as electrodes encased in resin. The electrodes are conductive plates with one or more edges of the conductive plates exposed for connection to the electrodes of a socket. The entire probe head starts as a solid block of conductive material which is drilled, machined, filled with resin and machined again to form a socket testing probe utilizing the edges of conductive plates as electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: R-Tec Corporation
    Inventors: Gary A. Clayton, Douglas G. Hastings