Patents by Inventor Howard Thomas Johnston, Jr.

Howard Thomas Johnston, Jr. 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: 4063172
    Abstract: A multiple site probe for simultaneous probing of multiple chip site clusters of pads. The multiple site probe assembly includes a mounting plate having a plurality of groups of adjustably mounted probes thereon. A plurality of cams cooperate with cam followers associated with individual groups of probes, each of the cam and cam followers having a displacement which is dependent upon its distance from a predetermined and fixed reference relative to the mounting plate. An actuator is connected to the cams so as to effect simultaneous actuation of the cams and to allow for differential displacement of each group of the groups of probes so as to compensate for accumulated tolerances and/or shrinkage of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1977
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Louis Henry Faure, Howard Thomas Johnston, Jr., Dana Roberts Townsend