Patents by Inventor James H. Luvall

James H. Luvall 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).

  • Apparatuses, device, and methods for cleaning tester interface contact elements and support hardware
    Patent number: 8790466
    Abstract: A method for predictably cleaning the contact elements and support hardware of a tester interface, such as a probe card and a test socket, while it is still in manual, semi-automated, and automated handling device and the electrical test equipment is disclosed. In the method, a cleaning device is loaded into wafer prober or packaged device handler and the pin contact elements and support hardware are contacted by the cleaning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: International Test Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan E. Humphrey, Jerry J. Broz, Bret A. Humphrey, James H. Luvall