Patents by Inventor Edward M. Ickes

Edward M. Ickes 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).

  • Apparatus and method of protecting a probe card during a sort sequence
    Patent number: 6617866
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for protecting a probe card during a sort sequence are provided. With the apparatus and method, one or more probe card protectors are attached to a probe card. When the wafer is driven toward the probe card, if an amount of overdriving of the probe card occurs, the probe card protectors come into contact with the wafer. By pressing against the wafer, the probe card protectors generate a force that causes a driver motor of the driving mechanism to stall, thereby avoiding any further overdrive of the probe card and avoiding damage to the probe card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventor: Edward M. Ickes