Patents by Inventor Anthony James Lord

Anthony James Lord 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).

  • Methods of producing augmented probe system images and associated probe systems
    Patent number: 11821912
    Abstract: Methods of producing augmented probe system images and associated probe systems. A method of producing an augmented probe system image includes recording a base probe system image, generating the augmented probe system image at least partially based on the base probe system image, and presenting the augmented probe system image. The augmented probe system image includes a representation of at least a portion of the probe system that is obscured in the base probe system image. In some examples, a probe system includes a chuck, a probe assembly, an imaging device, and a controller programmed to perform methods disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: FormFactor, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony James Lord, Gavin Neil Fisher, David Randle Hess
  • Microscopes with objective assembly crash detection and methods of utiliizing the same
    Patent number: 11454799
    Abstract: Microscopes with objective assembly crash detection and methods of utilizing the same are disclosed herein. For example, a microscope comprises a microscope body, an objective assembly comprising an objective lens, an objective assembly mount configured to separably attach the objective assembly to the microscope body, and an orientation detection circuit configured to indicate when a relative orientation between the microscope body and the objective assembly differs from a predetermined relative orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: FormFactor, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Lee Gisler, Sia Choon Beng, Anthony James Lord, Gavin Neil Fisher
  • METHODS OF PRODUCING AUGMENTED PROBE SYSTEM IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED PROBE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20210373073
    Abstract: Methods of producing augmented probe system images and associated probe systems. A method of producing an augmented probe system image includes recording a base probe system image, generating the augmented probe system image at least partially based on the base probe system image, and presenting the augmented probe system image. The augmented probe system image includes a representation of at least a portion of the probe system that is obscured in the base probe system image. In some examples, a probe system includes a chuck, a probe assembly, an imaging device, and a controller programmed to perform methods disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony James Lord, Gavin Neil Fisher, David Randle Hess
  • MICROSCOPES WITH OBJECTIVE ASSEMBLY CRASH DETECTION AND METHODS OF UTILIZING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200241278
    Abstract: Microscopes with objective assembly crash detection and methods of utilizing the same are disclosed herein. For example, a microscope comprises a microscope body, an objective assembly comprising an objective lens, an objective assembly mount configured to separably attach the objective assembly to the microscope body, and an orientation detection circuit configured to indicate when a relative orientation between the microscope body and the objective assembly differs from a predetermined relative orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Gerald Lee Gisler, Sia Choon Beng, Anthony James Lord, Gavin Neil Fisher