Patents by Inventor Bunny L. Gaab

Bunny L. Gaab 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).

  • Clamping and unclamping apparatus for a semiconductor test board
    Patent number: 6628129
    Abstract: A system for simultaneously securing a plurality of integrated circuits in a test fixture, comprising a base supporting a test board having a plurality of sockets. Each socket is configured to receive a integrated circuit and has a locked position and an unlocked position. The system further comprises a fixture adjacent to the test board and plurality of sockets comprising a support mechanism connected to the base, a contact region coupled to the support mechanism, and a means for moving the contact region to a contact position whereby the contact region, when in the contact position, contacts the plurality of sockets to move the plurality of sockets to the unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Monica B. Vizcara, Bunny L. Gaab
  • Clamping and unclamping apparatus for a semiconductor test board
    Publication number: 20020109516
    Abstract: A system for simultaneously securing a plurality of integrated circuits in a test fixture, comprising a base supporting a test board having a plurality of sockets. Each socket is configured to receive a integrated circuit and has a locked position and an unlocked position. The system further comprises a fixture adjacent to the test board and plurality of sockets comprising a support mechanism connected to the base, a contact region coupled to the support mechanism, and a means for moving the contact region to a contact position whereby the contact region, when in the contact position, contacts the plurality of sockets to move the plurality of sockets to the unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Monica B. Vizcara, Bunny L. Gaab