Patents by Inventor Klaus ILGENFRITZ

Klaus ILGENFRITZ 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).

  • Method and device for loading and unloading devices under test into a tester by flipping
    Patent number: 10613138
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a method of handling devices comprising the steps of, receiving a tray on which devices to be tested are supported, into a flipping station; positioning the tray under a boat, so that the devices which are supported on the tray are sandwiched between the tray and a surface of the boat which can support devices, to form a first stack; flipping the first stack, so that the tray is positioned over the boat, to cause the devices to fall, under the influence of gravity, away from the tray to become supported on the surface of the boat, thereby transferring the devices from the tray to the surface of the boat; moving the boat to a testing station and testing the devices on the boat; receiving the boat of tested devices into the flipping station; positioning a tray over the boat, so that the devices which are supported on the surface of the boat are sandwiched between the surface of the boat and tray to form a second stack; flipping the second stack so that the bo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: RASCO GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Wammetsberger, Andreas Wiesböck, Klaus Ilgenfritz, Dieter Schmid, Max Schaule, Alex Waldauf
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING DEVICES UNDER TEST INTO A TESTER BY FLIPPING
    Publication number: 20180348296
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a method of handling devices comprising the steps of, receiving a tray on which devices to be tested are supported, into a flipping station; positioning the tray under a boat, so that the devices which are supported on the tray are sandwiched between the tray and a surface of the boat which can support devices, to form a first stack; flipping the first stack, so that the tray is positioned over the boat, to cause the devices to fall, under the influence of gravity, away from the tray to become supported on the surface of the boat, thereby transferring the devices from the tray to the surface of the boat; moving the boat to a testing station and testing the devices on the boat; receiving the boat of tested devices into the flipping station; positioning a tray over the boat, so that the devices which are supported on the surface of the boat are sandwiched between the surface of the boat and tray to form a second stack; flipping the second stack so that the bo
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: RASCO GmbH
    Inventors: Christian WAMMETSBERGER, Andreas WIESBÖCK, Klaus ILGENFRITZ, Dieter SCHMID, Max SCHAULE, Alex WALDAUF