Patents by Inventor Doug Buck

Doug Buck 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).

  • LOST MOTION GASKET FOR SEMICONDUCTOR TEST, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170023642
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing semiconductor wafers using a wafer translator are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus for testing semiconductor dies includes a semiconductor wafer translator having a wafer-side positioned to face toward a device under test, and an inquiry-side facing away from the wafer-side. The apparatus also includes a flexible arm peripherally connected to the wafer translator, and an evacuation opening within the flexible arm or within the wafer translator. The evacuation opening is open to a flow of a gas in a first position of the flexible arm, and closed to a flow of the gas in a second position of the flexible arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Translarity, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Preston, Christopher T. Lane, Mark Gardiner, Morgan T. Johnson, Doug Buck, Nikolai Kalnin