Patents by Inventor Ariel L. Perlmann

Ariel L. Perlmann 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: 3963986
    Abstract: A programmable interface contactor structure including a plurality of discrete electrical probes geometrically arranged, or oriented, to respectively electrically contact a discrete one of an array of conductive pads on a device under test. The plurality of discrete probes are contained and supported within a structure having a generally planar exposed upper surface where one end portion of each of said plurality of probes is electrically connected to a single conductive pad contained within an array of pads on said planar surface of the probe assembly. The contactor structure further includes a space transformer having a generally cylindrical overall configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Morton, Ariel L. Perlmann