Patents by Inventor Jessie G. Crane

Jessie G. Crane 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).

  • Grid array package test contactor
    Patent number: 6181149
    Abstract: A contactor apparatus used in automatic testing in a manufacturing line includes a site for receiving an electrical device with an array of input/output elements on a surface of the electrical device package. The contactor is capable of forming electrical connections with each of the elements in the array. The contactor has a guide plate including plurality of contact elements. Each contact element has a first end and a second end. The contact elements are positioned in an array which corresponds to the array of input/output elements of the electrical device. The guide plate is attached to a printed circuit having a plurality of pads. The pads are also situated in an array. The printed circuit is an interface to test electronics located near the printed circuit. An anisotropic compliant conductive interposer is positioned between the contact elements of the guide plate and pads of the printed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark K. Godfrey, Jessie G. Crane, Paul Zadworniak