Patents by Inventor Jacob Fern

Jacob Fern 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).

  • Interface for a test system
    Patent number: 9063170
    Abstract: An example test system includes: a pin electronics board for exchanging signals with a device under test (DUT), where the pin electronics board includes first electrical contacts; an interposer between the pin electronics board and a paddle board, where the paddle board includes second electrical contacts, and where the interposer includes electrical connectors for use in establishing electrical pathways between the first electrical contacts and the second electrical contacts; and an actuator configured to force the paddle board and the interposer to make contact so as to cause the electrical connectors to contact the second electrical contacts and thereby establish the electrical pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Caradonna, Jacob Fern, Stephen Wilkinson
  • INTERFACE FOR A TEST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140184257
    Abstract: An example test system includes: a pin electronics board for exchanging signals with a device under test (DUT), where the pin electronics board includes first electrical contacts; an interposer between the pin electronics board and a paddle board, where the paddle board includes second electrical contacts, and where the interposer includes electrical connectors for use in establishing electrical pathways between the first electrical contacts and the second electrical contacts; and an actuator configured to force the paddle board and the interposer to make contact so as to cause the electrical connectors to contact the second electrical contacts and thereby establish the electrical pathways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Caradonna, Jacob Fern, Stephen Wilkinson