Patents by Inventor Greg ERWIN

Greg ERWIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20230393220
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) tester includes a power supply source and a station. The station can include at least one test head having a first contact and a second contact arranged and configured to simultaneously electrically connect to a common MLCC transported to a test site, and arc suppression source circuitry. The arc suppression source circuitry can be electrically connected between an output of the power supply source and the first contact, wherein the arc suppression source circuitry is configured to introduce an impedance to the electrical connection between the MLCC and the power supply source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc
    Inventors: Yonghang FU, Gene MIRRO, Juan HINOJOS, Aaron HUMPHREY, Kyle BALL, Jonathan DANDY, Gale STRANEY, Greg ERWIN
  • Patent number: 6495674
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of neurobiology. More particularly, the invention relates to the discovery of a new family of proteins and their relation to signal transduction, vesicle trafficking, and diseases associated with aberrations in membrane biosynthesis and organization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Greg Erwin Lemke, Andrew Do Nguyen, Ralf Krappa